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ABSTRACT

This paper investigates the role of citizenship in the innovation process. While there is a large amount of research on organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), interorganizational citizenship behavior (ICB) has received less attention. This study examines a dense, localized cluster of private, public, and non-profit organizations. Seven dimensions characterize ICB during the different phases of the innovation process. These ICBs reflect 16 interorganizational practices that generate absorptive capacity. Seven of these practices occur during the ideation phase, five during the invention phase, and four during the exploitation phase. Cooperation and collaboration precede or underlie ICB. This study shows that spatial proximity is insufficient for enhancing innovation activities in industrial agglomerations and that ICB, collaboration, and cooperation are necessary. Therefore, these findings contribute to knowledge on the theory of innovation management and economic geography.

5. Discussion, implications, and conclusions

5.1. Discussion of major findings Strategy traditionally relies on the notion that competitive advantage is attained through the superior combination of product factors (Barney & Zajac, 1994; Porter, 1998; Schumpeter, 1942). This case study shows that the idiosyncrasies of a sport-based industry cluster generate constructive interactional approaches based on amiability. Interorganizational behavior is no longer forged by hostile and destructive attitudes towards other market actors but rather by friendly and constructive interaction approaches (Zuckerman & Sgourev, 2006). These attitudes favor citizenship arising from collaboration and cooperation as a means of achieving innovation (Autry et al., 2008; Dyer & Singh, 1998). These findings contribute to the theory in innovation management and economic geography.