TY - JOUR T1 - Boundary Objects as Part of Knowledge Integration for Networked Innovation JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2016 A1 - Sari Mäenpää A1 - Anu Helena Suominen A1 - Rainer Breite KW - boundary object KW - co-creation network KW - cross-learning KW - knowledge integration KW - networked innovation AB - Networked innovation in co-creation networks is not possible without collaborative practices. Especially in complex projects, contextual knowledge is often spread among different stakeholders. To harness this dispersed knowledge for networked innovation, working knowledge management and collaborative practices are needed. This article addresses this need for better understanding and approaches to facilitate knowledge integration for networked innovation. We consider knowledge integration as the ability to put knowledge into action, and networked innovation as the co-created goal-driven output of selected partners. Our study focuses on describing and reporting a cross-learning type of expert knowledge-integration process with boundary objects, concrete or abstract “bridges” for overcoming possible knowledge boundaries, in a co-creation network. This article adds knowledge on networked innovation through knowledge integration with boundary objects. The reported process will help managers to systematically approach problems requiring expert knowledge that does not exist within their own organization and to better integrate knowledge required for innovation within their project networks. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 6 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/1025 IS - 10 U1 - Tampere University of Technology Sari Mäenpää, DrTech, works as a Post-Doctoral Researcher and Project Manager in the area of Industrial and Information Management at the Tampere University of Technology, Finland. She holds a LicSc degree in Logistics, an MSc degree in Industrial Engineering, and a BSc degree in Construction Engineering. Her doctoral thesis focused on managing network relations in project business context. Sari has been working for years in the field of research and education and is especially interested in knowledge integration, relationship quality, and digitalization among manufacturing networks and business ecosystems. Prior to her academic career, she worked several years within the construction industry. U2 - Tampere University of Technology Anu Helena Suominen, MScTech, is currently a doctoral student in the area of Industrial and Information Management at Tampere University of Technology, Finland. Her doctoral thesis focuses on inter-organizational network legitimation. Anu has several years of practical working experience in exports in the metal and telecommunications industries. She has also managed both networking and training projects in industry. Her research interests focus on inter-organizational networks and their governance, and innovation, especially from the perspective of knowledge management. U3 - Tampere University of Technology Rainer Breite, DrTech, is a Lecturer and Researcher in the area of Industrial and Information Management at Tampere University of Technology, Finland. He has worked in several engineering companies, and his main industrial experience derives from water turbines. Rainer’s research interest is focused on knowledge sharing in supply chains and networks. ER -