Learning and Innovation @ a Distance: An Empirical Investigation into the Benefits and Liabilities of Different Forms of Distance on Interactive ... und Technologie im modernen Management)

Juliane Hartig develops a framework of different forms of distance and discusses their impact and interplay for interactive learning and innovation. Her empirical study draws on a sample of international cooperation projects from German biotechnology SMEs. Combining quantitative and qualitative research, she comes to new insights, and offers practitioners tools on how to create proximity in order to derive the most from global cooperation.