Michał Bańka is a leader in the Polish startup capital investment market and researcher of open innovation, organizational innovation, organizational structures, startup ecosystems, new venture opportunities and organization–environment relations. He is one of Poland’s most renowned experts in cooperation between startups, venture capital funds and corporations. He is the founder and manager of a startup accelerator called Accelpoint. His firm services a portfolio of international corporations like AXA, Santander, Orange and PKO BP. Having received a Doctorate degree in economic sciences, specializing in business management, from the Warsaw University of Technology, Michal is currently an Assistant Professor and the Head of Division in the Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. He is also a visiting scholar at the Stanford University School of Engineering.

• Introduction 1. Open innovations: Theoretical and practical treatment of startup acceleration programs 2. Startup acceleration programs as a tool for inter-organizational cooperation on open innovations 3. Research methodology 4. Diagnosis regarding the perception of inter-organizational cooperation between startups and corporations in acceleration programs 5. Cooperation between corporations and startups in acceleration programs – cognitive basis 6. Attributes of startups that may affect the effectiveness of inter-organizational cooperation Conclusion

Michał Bańka is a leader in the Polish startup capital investment market and researcher of open innovation, organizational innovation, organizational structures, startup ecosystems, new venture opportunities and organization–environment relations. He is one of Poland’s most renowned experts in cooperation between startups, venture capital funds and corporations. He is the founder and manager of a startup accelerator called Accelpoint. His firm services a portfolio of international corporations like AXA, Santander, Orange and PKO BP. Having received a Doctorate degree in economic sciences, specializing in business management, from the Warsaw University of Technology, Michal is currently an Assistant Professor and the Head of Division in the Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. He is also a visiting scholar at the Stanford University School of Engineering.

• Introduction 1. Open innovations: Theoretical and practical treatment of startup acceleration programs 2. Startup acceleration programs as a tool for inter-organizational cooperation on open innovations 3. Research methodology 4. Diagnosis regarding the perception of inter-organizational cooperation between startups and corporations in acceleration programs 5. Cooperation between corporations and startups in acceleration programs – cognitive basis 6. Attributes of startups that may affect the effectiveness of inter-organizational cooperation Conclusion

Michał Bańka is a leader in the Polish startup capital investment market and researcher of open innovation, organizational innovation, organizational structures, startup ecosystems, new venture opportunities and organization–environment relations. He is one of Poland’s most renowned experts in cooperation between startups, venture capital funds and corporations. He is the founder and manager of a startup accelerator called Accelpoint. His firm services a portfolio of international corporations like AXA, Santander, Orange and PKO BP. Having received a Doctorate degree in economic sciences, specializing in business management, from the Warsaw University of Technology, Michal is currently an Assistant Professor and the Head of Division in the Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. He is also a visiting scholar at the Stanford University School of Engineering.

• Introduction 1. Open innovations: Theoretical and practical treatment of startup acceleration programs 2. Startup acceleration programs as a tool for inter-organizational cooperation on open innovations 3. Research methodology 4. Diagnosis regarding the perception of inter-organizational cooperation between startups and corporations in acceleration programs 5. Cooperation between corporations and startups in acceleration programs – cognitive basis 6. Attributes of startups that may affect the effectiveness of inter-organizational cooperation Conclusion