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Seeking legitimacy and learning: an exploration of KTOs’ engagement with associations to improve knowledge exchange

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Rosa Grimaldi
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Azzurra Meoli
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Andrea Piccaluga
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Giovanni Tolin *
DOI:10.1016/j.technovation.2026.103574delete
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• Knowledge Exchange Associations (KEAs) support Knowledge Transfer Offices (KTOs) by building legitimacy and searching for learning. • Affiliates join KEAs to gain both inward and outward institutional legitimacy. • Learning evolves from informal exchanges to formal training and data sharing. • The study offers a process model explaining KEAs' formation and evolution.
Keywords:
Knowledge transfer offices
KTOs
TTOs
Interorganizational networks
Knowledge exchange associations
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