Rereading the Processes of Configuration and Integration of A New Innovation Intermediary In Its Ecosystem - A Proximity Approach
Within innovation ecosystems, intermediary organizations have emerged to develop new forms of collaboration between the academic and economic spheres. This paper focuses, using a longitudinal study, on the processes of configuration of a university intermediary organization and its integration into the ecosystems that constitute its environment. To do so, we use the framework of proximities in a structuralist ecosystemic perspective. Our research reveals different proximity dynamics and highlights relational activities that fall under three configurations: “initiator-informant”, “guide companion” and “gatekeeper facilitator”.