Model for the network-specific design of the type-based governance of focal-organized, self-financed research networks: Conceptual research design

Companies face increasing challenges in research due to higher costs and risks as well as the need of unique interdisciplinarity know-how. On the other hand, research institutes meet intense challenges to achieve suitable financing and to obtain high research reputation. To realize faster and better research, companies and research institutes collaborate progressively in organized research networks, which are managed by a focal administrative organization. For an effective and efficient collaboration of independent network partners, the governance organization needs to be designed with regard to the specific network requirements. Goal of this paper is to illustrate a conceptual research methodology to design to the governance organization of focal-organized, self-financed research networks.