关键词: 合作创新项目, 合作范式, 关系风险, 治理结构, Cooperative innovation project, Cooperative pattern, Relational risk, governance structure

Abstract: Due to the characteristics of the inter-organizational collaboration, the cooperative innovation projects may face more relationship risks than the others. By reviewing the literatures on perception of relationship risk and project risk management, this article developed a model on governancing the relationship risk in the cooperative innovation projects, which was composed of the cooperation paradigm, risk governance structure and innovative work behaviors within the project teams. The case studies on three cooperative innovation projects leaded by the state-owned high-tech enterprises, multinational corporations and universities, proved that governancing relationship risk from three aspects (i.e perception, assessment and control) was the process that the elements related to those aspects were embedded into the innovation management among the cooperative teams. Specifically, the evidence also revealed the internal correlations among those elements. The analysis suggests that the difference on the cooperation pattern, institution background and corporation culture among three cooperative innovation teams may have a great influence on governancing the relationship risks. Moreover, the analysis reveals the strategies and path on engaging the team embedded management into relationship risk governance.