Firms without research and development (R&D) have frequently been neglected by mainstream innovation research. The … that non-R&D-performing firms show a “typical”, homogeneous innovation pattern. Oliver Som challenges this assumption … innovation patterns of non-R&D-performers. The findings impressively underline the need for future innovation research …

Introduction -- Innovation in Low-Tech Industries: Current Conditions and Future Prospects -- Economic Relevance and … Environment and Competitive Factors of Non-R&D-Performing and Non-R&D-Intensive Firms -- Innovation Strategies and Patterns of Non …-R&D-Performing and Non-R&D-Intensive Firms -- Non-R&D-Intensive Firms' Innovation Sourcing -- The Absorptive Capacity of Non …