Framework of the Ecosystem of a University Research Centre in Project Studies

We propose a framework for a collaborative environment formed by a University Research Centre in Project Studies and external organisations. The framework resulted from a literature review process enriched with empirical data from twenty-eight semi-structured interviews with academics, PhD candidates, and practitioners. The thematic analysis identified four macro-elements of the ecosystem: Project Studies; Impact Generation Process; Governance & Management and Circumstances; and Context, broken down into sixty elements, for the co-creation of knowledge in Project Studies.