Knowledge intermediaries and business mentors. The rising of comanaged Innovation.

The main aim of this work is to investigate the development of innovation through interorganizational relationships. Focusing the attention on the relational perspective of technology transfer, the paper analyses the role of the Science Parks and the Incubators in order to support the management of business relationships among heterogeneous organizations. The outlining of interconnected relationships overcomes geographic proximity and supports the rising of the Learning Network. The research results are mainly ascribable to the ability of the Science Parks and the Incubators to support the development of knowledge in business ideas, and the transformation of business idea in business plan, facilitating the sharing and combining of heterogeneous knowledge among different organizations.