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Reig-Otero, Y.; Edwards-Schachter, M.; Feliú-Mingarro, C.; Fernández-de-Lucio, I.

This paper provides an in-depth case study of the ink-jet printing (IJP) technology that emerged from the ceramic industry in a Spanish region (Castellon) in the first decade of 2000. We propose an analytical framework that combines the theoretical perspectives of Industrial Districts and Innovation Systems, and exploit a qualitative methodology that includes information from patent and scientific article databases and 21 in-depth interviews. Our results show that IJP is a major innovation that breaks with the tradition of machinery innovations in this industry in Spain. Micro-level evidences show the complex external and internal relationships in the sharing of knowledge and innovation process, being the role of internal ties, trust, secrecy and strong in-house R&D strategies determinants of the IJP innovation

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Year of publication 2014
Journal Journal of Technology Management & Innovation
DOI 1
Reference Reig-Otero, Y.; Edwards-Schachter, M.; Feliú-Mingarro, C.; Fernández-de-Lucio, I. (), . Journal of Technology Management & Innovation, 29, p. 56