Innovating Through Networks and Ecosystems  

This theme explores how innovation emerges, diffuses, and is constrained within inter-organizational networks and ecosystems. Building on studies of value co-creation, ecosystem dynamics, and shared problem representation, it investigates how organisational actors balance cooperation and competition, manage tensions, and co-evolve their innovation capabilities. The goal is to uncover mechanisms that enable innovation resilience, adaptability, and mutual value creation in increasingly dynamic and digitally mediated network contexts.

Members

Stephanie Scott, https://www.durham.ac.uk/business/our-people/s-a-scott/ 

Zsófia Tóth, https://www.durham.ac.uk/business/our-people/zsofia-toth/ 

Associated research (selected)

Tóth, Z., Peters, L. D., Pressey, A., & Johnston, W. J. (2018). Tension in a value co-creation context: A network case study. Industrial Marketing Management, 70, 34–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2017.08.015 

Wirths, O., Tóth, Z., & Diaz Ruiz, C. A. (2024). Adversarial service networks: A study of service firms’ response to manufacturer-led servitization in aviation. Industrial Marketing Management, 119, 162–177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2024.04.004 

Ogundipe, S. J., Peters, L. D., & Tóth, Z. (2022). Interfirm problem representation: Developing shared understanding within inter-organizational networks. Industrial Marketing Management, 100, 76–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2021.11.004