“…(Bag, 2017) The economic crisis reduces the intensity of supplier relationships, which results in reduced innovation (Mandják et al, 2017) The constitutive elements (interdependence, dynamic relationships according to changing market needs) of the innovation ecosystem with external organizations accelerate the creation of innovative products (Ferasso et al, 2018) Customer-supplier orientation, international customer control, and technological uncertainty among parties increase supplier innovation in international customer-supplier relationships. (Bryan Jean et al, 2017) High intensity of service innovation, both in the form of partnerships (suppliers and customers) as well as ecosystem stakeholders (local government, communities, legislators) increase innovation highly (Lütjen et al, 2019) The importance of understanding social capital (structural, relational, and cognitive) among buyers and suppliers when evaluating supplier value innovations to the buyer organizations. (Chae et al, 2020) Government support plays a key role in logistics innovation (Amling & Daugherty, 2018) University research plays a key role in collaboration, knowledge transfer, and product innovation.…”