ABSTRACT
It is widely recognized that networks of collaborative relationships among firms are one important form of organization of innovative activities (Powell et al., 1996; Kogut, 2000).
Particularly in high growth, technology intensive industries, networks of collaborative relationships are increasingly analyzed as organizational devices for the coordination of heterogeneous learning processes by agents endowed with different skills, competencies, access to information, and assets (Orsenigo et al., 2000).
