Knowledge, Learning and Innovation: Research Insights on Cross-sector Collaborations

Vanessa Ratten is an Associate Professor (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) at La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University. Dr Ratten is the discipline coordinator of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at La Trobe Business School. She teaches both undergraduate, postgraduate and Executive Education courses on Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Sport Innovation, Management and Marketing for Sustainable Value Creation and Entrepreneurial Business Planning. Ratten’s main research areas include entrepreneurship (especially sport entrepreneurship, developing country entrepreneurship and international entrepreneurship) and innovation (focusing on technological innovation, cloud computing, mobile commerce). She has published on a wide range of subjects including European entrepreneurship, Asian entrepreneurship and tourism marketing. Vitor Braga is an Associate Professor at the School of Technology and Management of Felgueiras, Polytechnic of Porto. He is the director of the Business Sciences BSc, the head of the business sciences department and the director of the MSc in International Management. His main research interests deal with entrepreneurship processes, such as co-operation, internationalization and innovation. He is also part of the Entrepreneurship Education Project: Enhancing Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Identity, coordinated by the University of Wisconsin and the Illinois State University and involving universities across 70 countries worldwide.