This paper integrates the interorganisational innovation process and national innovation system-approach into a new model. A case study research project that covers a 16-year period of sustainable innovations in the Dutch residential building industry applies the model. The research outcomes...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the inhibiting factors of partnership creation between social entrepreneurs in the business, government, public and non-profit sector. Design/methodology/approach – This paper examines four cases of social entrepreneurship in the start-up...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how organisations use a corporate real estate strategy to support their competitive strategy. It provides a theoretical and empirical overview and analysis of effective combinations of firms' real estate and competitive strategies....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the inhibiting factors of partnership creation between social entrepreneurs in the business, government, public and non‐profit sector. Design/methodology/approach – This paper examines four cases of social entrepreneurship in the start‐up...

Quality management practices do support the management of strategically important innovation processes. This conclusion is based on empirical research in the Dutch construction industry. A large‐scale innovative construction project is intensively studied during a three‐year period. The...

Strategic ambitions can function as drivers of improvement in organizations. Continuous improvement is driven by strategic ambitions to: design quality into the structure of the organization; plan and control improvements; assure improvements; set and realize improvement goals; position the...