Firms' search for external knowledge is one aspect of knowledge integration in the innovation process. The literature … has investigated innovation and the breadth of search in different information channels. We introduce the concept of … search balance reflecting the heterogeneity of a firm's knowledge base. Results from German Community Innovation Survey data …

Our study focuses on the question, whether users should be intensively involved in the innovation process of radical … question arises, whether users play a productive role in the innovation process of radical innovations at all, or if their … contributions might even be counterproductive. To gain a better understanding for the users' role in radical innovation and to …

, commercialization being one of the most critical phases. At the same time, however, it is the less studied area of disruptive innovation …, market learning, user's involvement, market configuration, adoption networks and stakeholders, and innovation transference …. The study evidences how commercialization has evolved from a later stage in innovation to influence even the early phases …

the Slovak Republic was analyzed. The study differentiates between product innovation and three different forms of process …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the different concepts of innovation in the subsistence marketplace … constructing a framework based on approaches and innovation concepts, which can guide future research efforts. Additionally, this … paper presents two case studies, which can improve the way innovation is developed and diffused in the subsistence …