A Multi-partnership Enterprise Social Network-Based Model to Foster Interorganizational Knowledge and Innovation

This paper presents a multi-partnership enterprise social network-based model, which overcomes the more frequent drawbacks of such social networks, providing then a higher added-value when designing and implementing them. Further, it implies to all the main stakeholders involved in the value chain and bring them together into the technological space provided not only at the general value chain level but also at the individual groups one. Finally, it also mentions four analyses that can be carried out to enhance collaboration, fostering knowledge and value creation, which is of great value in important collaborative processes such as product/service codesign and co-engineering activities.