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Claudia Jooß et al<br />

With reference to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> challenges <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> interdisciplinary management in scientific oriented networks, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

Cross Secti<strong>on</strong>al Processes comprise two approaches:<br />

The provisi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> special services cross-linking <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> cluster actors, so called “Network Services”<br />

(Sydow & Zeichhardt 2009, Buhl & Meier zu Köcker 2009, Jooß et al. 2010) (e. g. organizati<strong>on</strong>al<br />

measures like colloquia for employees or digital knowledge management tools) aims at promoting<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> cluster-internal cooperati<strong>on</strong> and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> scientific output.<br />

Cross Secti<strong>on</strong>al Processes also comprise an own scientific layer in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Cluster <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Excellence<br />

“Integrative Producti<strong>on</strong> Technology for High-Wage Countries” researching <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>tinuous<br />

optimizati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> cross linking interdisciplinary scientific actors. The results <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> a performance<br />

measurement system (cf. chapter 3.1) are used for a fur<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r development <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> entire cluster<br />

strategy and single “Network Services” (ibid.).<br />

A str<strong>on</strong>g dependency exists between both approaches. On <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong>e hand, results <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> scientific layer<br />

c<strong>on</strong>tinuously influence a modificati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> “Network Services” (ibid.). On <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r hand, new<br />

research questi<strong>on</strong>s arise with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> implementati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> different “Network Services” (ibid.).<br />

3. Cross Secti<strong>on</strong>al Processes and Methodology Used<br />

With reference to c<strong>on</strong>temporary challenges in interdisciplinary network management, fur<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r research<br />

<strong>on</strong> an overall model for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> management <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Cross Secti<strong>on</strong>al Processes in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>text <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> scientific<br />

research networks like <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Cluster <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Excellence “Integrative Producti<strong>on</strong> Technology for High-Wage<br />

Countries” is necessary. Although e. g. Defila et al. (2006) define in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir work relevant steps to<br />

manage interdisciplinary projects, fur<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r specific aspects in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>text <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> highly-complex<br />

interdisciplinary research networks, like different hierarchical levels or staff-turnover, have to be<br />

c<strong>on</strong>sidered in this research field. These aspects directly influence <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> model for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> management <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

Cross Secti<strong>on</strong>al Processes which simultaneously includes <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> levels: human, organizati<strong>on</strong> and<br />

technology.<br />

Hence, to face this challenge and to answer <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> research questi<strong>on</strong> (cf. chapter 1), Cross Secti<strong>on</strong>al<br />

Processes are developing a model to point out specific measures for a promoti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> interdisciplinary<br />

cooperati<strong>on</strong> and cluster development at respective phases <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> network development. Ahrens et al.<br />

(2004) classify phases <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> network development in initial phase, stable phase and steady phase<br />

(Ahrens et al. 2004). According to this, a toolbox <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> cross secti<strong>on</strong>al measures for different levels <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

cluster-internal scientific cooperati<strong>on</strong> (such as <strong>Knowledge</strong> Organisati<strong>on</strong>, Research Organisati<strong>on</strong>,<br />

Communicati<strong>on</strong>, and <strong>Knowledge</strong> Output) is implemented. The field-tested measures originating from<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Federal Ministry <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Educati<strong>on</strong> and Research (BMBF)-project SENEKA were adapted to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> needs<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> a producti<strong>on</strong> engineering cluster. On basis <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> experience in cross linking heterogeneous actors,<br />

first measures <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> toolbox were advised to be implemented in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> cluster in accordance with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

steering committee and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> cluster management board (cf. Fig. 1).<br />

Figure 1: Toolbox <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Cross Secti<strong>on</strong>al Measures<br />

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