Collaborative R&D projects: a framework for effective management

There is a growing trend toward collaboration, both between companies and between academia and industry, driven by the knowledge that the sharing of information and technology enhances the generation of innovation. However, collaborations rarely achieve their full potential because of difficulties managing across organisational boundaries. The identification of “success” factors in collaboration management has therefore been the subject of considerable research. However, the current body of knowledge provides no practical guidance as to how the full range of these success factors could be applied in the everyday context of managing a collaboration, The framework presented here provides a mechanism for achieving effective collaboration management in the form of a simple-to-use management tool