The Interaction Between Cooperatives and Startups. A Qualitative Comparative Analysis in the Context of Open Innovation

Large corporations have aimed to establish partnerships with startups turn them into drivers of corporate innovation. Lately, collaboration initiatives multiplied, but this interaction has received little attention from organizational studies. This article aims fill in gap by identifying the determining elements between cooperatives and context open A Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) was conducted representatives credit Brazilian startups. The results led five constructs for innovation - objective, decision-making, relationship, knowledge flows, experience. conditions required context, resulting QCA analysis, were pointed out, a leading framework proposed based on identified. These might assist involved initiatives.