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Managing Collaborative R&D Projects

Leveraging Open Innovation Knowledge-Flows for Co-Creation

  • Provides case studies and real life examples of open innovation and project management in collaborative R&D projects
  • Examines new approaches to collaboration among established organisations that lead to successful open innovation
  • Explores new insights into governance and management of collaborative R&D projects
  • Provides practical insights and road-maps for more effective open innovation and project management

Part of the book series: Contributions to Management Science (MANAGEMENT SC.)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
  2. Managing Collaborative R&D Projects

    • Gabriela Fernandes, Lawrence Dooley, David O’Sullivan, Asbjørn Rolstadås
    Pages 1-15
  3. Literature Reviews

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
    2. A Systematic Literature Review of Open Innovation and R&D Managers

      • James A. Cunningham, María José Foncubierta-Rodríguez, Fernando Martín-Alcázar, José Luis Perea-Vicente
      Pages 19-45
    3. Review of Collaborative Project Management Approaches in R&D Projects

      • Alencar S. Bravo, Darli R. Vieira, Christophe Bredillet, Rebecca Pinheiro
      Pages 47-63
  4. Industry Collaborations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
    2. Co-creation of Innovation by Corporates and Start-Ups

      • Vered Holzmann, Haim Rousso
      Pages 67-83
    3. Open Innovation Strategy of an Early-Stage SME

      • Gillian Barrett, Lawrence Dooley
      Pages 85-99
    4. Framework Linking Open Innovation Strategic Goals with Practices

      • Daniel Trabucchi, Stefano Magistretti, Elena Pellizzoni, Federico Frattini
      Pages 121-138
  5. University-Industry Collaborations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-161
    2. Managing a Major University–Industry Collaboration R&D Program

      • Gabriela Fernandes, David O’Sullivan
      Pages 163-182
    3. Balancing Industry Value Proposition and Researcher Academic Interests

      • Peter E. D. Love, Derek H. T. Walker
      Pages 183-208
    4. Emergence of Governance Structure in Collaborative University–Industry R&D Programs

      • Roya Derakhshan, Gabriela Fernandes, Mauro Mancini
      Pages 209-221
  6. Collaborative Project Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 235-235
    2. Challenges in Managing Large-Scale Collaborative R&D Projects

      • Ana Correia Simões, José Coelho Rodrigues, António Lucas Soares
      Pages 237-251
    3. Critical Success Factors in Collaborative R&D Projects

      • Jeffrey K. Pinto, Mary Beth Pinto
      Pages 253-270
    4. Developing Trust Between Partners in Collaborative R&D Projects

      • Rafaela Escobar Bürger, Nadine Roijakkers
      Pages 271-284

About this book

Collaboration among industry, universities and research institutes plays a vital role in stimulating open innovation, which in turn leads to new products, processes, services and business models. This book brings together a number of real-life examples of how to govern and manage open innovation collaboration projects more effectively, and provides timely insights that project consortia, governance boards and funding agencies can directly apply to implement and monitor projects and achieve greater impacts. All papers were written by recognized leading authorities with extensive experience in governance and management, and reveal how to capitalize on the potential of open innovation.

This book shares multidisciplinary research perspectives on the potential benefits and challenges of collaboration, project management, and open innovation, as well as the management of complex organizational cultures and governance models.


Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Coimbra, CEMMPRE, Coimbra, Portugal

    Gabriela Fernandes

  • University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

    Lawrence Dooley

  • National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland

    David O’Sullivan

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

    Asbjørn Rolstadås

About the editors

Gabriela Fernandes is a lecturer at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Her research interests are project management and managing collaborative university-industry R&D funded projects. 
Lawrence Dooley is a lecturer and researcher in enterprise and innovation at University College Cork (UCC), Ireland. His core research interests focus on organisational innovation and issues related to inter-enterprise collaboration and value creation. 


David O’Sullivan is professor of industrial engineering at the National University of Ireland Galway. His research covers topics in quality management, innovation management and industrial systems. 


Asbjørn Rolstadås is professor emeritus of mechanical and industrial engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering. His research covers topics like computer-aided production planning and control systems and project management methodsand systems. He is the founding editor of the journal Production Planning and Control (Taylor & Francis).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Managing Collaborative R&D Projects

  • Book Subtitle: Leveraging Open Innovation Knowledge-Flows for Co-Creation

  • Editors: Gabriela Fernandes, Lawrence Dooley, David O’Sullivan, Asbjørn Rolstadås

  • Series Title: Contributions to Management Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61605-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-61604-5Published: 26 March 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-61607-6Published: 29 March 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-61605-2Published: 25 March 2021

  • Series ISSN: 1431-1941

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-716X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 329

  • Number of Illustrations: 39 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Project Management, Innovation/Technology Management, R & D/Technology Policy

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Hardcover Book USD 179.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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