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This paper examines the mechanisms underlying territorial dynamics of inter-organizational innovation, focusing … specifically on the combinative capabilities of clusters. We analyse the front-end process of inter-organizational innovation …, which is the stage when partners negotiate and establish Collaborative localised innovation projects (CLIPs). While most …
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innovation. This paper sets out to question this tendency to equate projects and innovation which, in our view, can lead to the … improper use of projects to manage innovation. We argue that, in line with the work on project classification, a distinction …
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developers of truly novel solutions. Most stop before market launch of their innovation, but others go further and start their … lead users in the innovation process, little research has been done concerning motivations that drive these individuals to …
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Crowdsourcing practices and we present similarities and differences between Crowdsourcing and established theories (Open Innovation …, User Innovation and Open Source Software). Then, we propose and illustrate a typology of Crowdsourcing practices based on …
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Long-term success of firms depends on the efficiency of their management of R&D projects. However, there is a gap between standard economic and strategic indicators and the high uncertainty, complexity of commitments, and organizational issues that can be observed in the more innovative R&D...
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A number of studies have found that the performance of NPD projects greatly depends on the support they get from top management. However, research into why some projects get more support than others has been limited. The present paper takes a political approach to NPD, in which top management...
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guideline and also illustrates how to apply virtual interaction tools and integrate engineers into the innovation process …
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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are indeed the engines of global economic growth. Their continued growth is a major subject for the economy and employment of any country. Towards that end, virtual research and development (R&D) could be a viable option to sustain and ease the...
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Purpose - The purpose of this study is to examine how firms deal with a situation of true uncertainty about their potential markets and technologies. Specifically, we ask how firms can create products when the corresponding market does not exist. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is...
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This paper presents a general framework for modeling the impact of insurance on healthcare demand extending some of the results of the two-risk model of Rothschild and Stiglitz (1976), but including the latter as a special case. Rothschild and Stiglitz's approach assumes equivalence between the...
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