The InnoRegio-program: a new way to promote regional innovation networks - empirical results of the complementary research -

Network management and organizational structure

For a network to function successfully, it is crucial that it have sound management, and
effective organizational structures for information exchange and decision-making. In the
initial phase, management is of central importance for the InnoRegio concept. Assessing
management and organizational structures thus offers further criteria with which the level of
development can be judged. It is again necessary for a suitable form of organization to tailor
itself to actual conditions in the network. Due to the lack of an objective measurable indicator,
the views of network participants once again have to be used in the assessment.

The management assessment was carried out using the categories “positive influence on the
network”, “leadership ability” and “confidence in the management”. The majority of
participants gave the management a positive assessment using these criteria. Only a few
were dissatisfied (Figure 4). The assessment was also scaled. The range was between 3.6
and 4.4. Every sixth network diverges by at least 0.2 percentage points above or below the
mean for all other networks (4.0) respectively. This is classified as having an above average
positive or negative value respectively.

Figure 4

Participant rating of the network
management 2001

"The management efficiency and
leadership qualities are positive for
the network. "

Source: DIW Berlin and partners, questionnaire
from summer 2001.

DIW Berlin 2002

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