Creativity and entrepreneurship, like innovation, have been recognized as important contributors to a nation’s economic … growth. Creativity plays an important role in the fuzzy front end of a firm’s innovation process and also in corporate …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This study is concerned with change in the factors that drive and support innovation, focusing on the … framework that recognises both the strongly systemic nature of innovation and the inexorable processes of transformation in an … increasingly international competitive context. It brings together sectoral innovation system approaches and frameworks for …

encourage and reward innovation. …

design led approach to innovation to assist medical device companies develop new services and experiences and reshape their … emerging economies. The contribution of this work in advancing research into design innovation and future research directions …

knowledge flows in determining innovation adoption rates is conceptually examined. A promising new approach is developed. Open … innovation system theory is extended, by reviewing the role of three frameworks: (1) knowledge intermediaries, (2) absorptive … capacity and (3) governance arrangements. Originality: We develop a novel open innovation system model to guide further …

The importance of collaboration for firm level innovation has been well established but much of the research focuses on … innovation and external collaboration and between future product innovation and past abandonment in small and medium sized firms … had previously experienced abandonment of a product innovation than firms without external collaboration. Implications …

critical issue for ensuring sustained innovation capacity. The relationship between Human Resource Management (HRM) in KIFs is … HRM practices that support innovation. To this end, the paper includes reviews of the literature relevant to HRM and … innovation in KIFs and four case studies from companies in Denmark and Australia that have been recognized for excellence in …

continuously innovate, often having to do more with less. Increasing awareness of the benefits of stimulating continuous innovation … in small and medium enterprises has led to the development and implementation of design innovation programs, with many … western countries investing in design innovation programs for better firm performance. This paper investigates how firms …

This study investigates the links between product innovation and external collaboration and between future product … innovation and past abandonment in small and medium sized firms. Our findings from 449 manufacturing firms indicated firms that … of a product innovation than firms without external collaboration. Implications, limitations and future research are …