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Advances and challenges in innovation studies
Castellacci, Fulvio; Grodal, Stine; Mendonca, Sandro; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
The article discusses recent advances and future challenges in innovation studies. First, it separately considers four … main strands of research, studying innovation at the organisational, systemic, sectoral and macroeconomic levels. Then … technological and institutional change; the role of demand; and the impacts of innovation on individual and collective welfare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008764696
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Niche products, generic products, and consumer search
Larson, Nathan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
We endogenize product differentiation in a model of sequential search with random firm-consumer match value à la Wolinsky (1986) and Anderson and Renault (1999). We focus on a product design choice by which a firm can control the dispersion of consumer valuations for its product; we interpret...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009211231
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Search duplication in research and design spaces - Exploring the role of local competition
Konrad, Kai A. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
A lack of sufficient diversification in research strategies has been identified as an important problem for delegated research. We show that this problem can be solved by local competition (such as bribery, lobbying, rent seeking, competition at the patent office) among players who apply the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011096160
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Locating inside the Salop circle: Demand rotations in a micro-founded model
Bar-Isaac, Heski; Caruana, Guillermo; Cuñat, Vicente - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
We present a micro-founded model of design, that provides a framework in which design leads to demand rotations. We show simple sufficient conditions that determine when design should be extreme (fully standardized or fully tailored) or rather be only partially tailored.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111146
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Critical factors for new product developments in SMEs virtual team
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are considered as an engine for economic growth all over the world and especially for developing countries. During the past decade, new product development (NPD) has increasingly been recognized as a critical factor in ensuring the continued survival of SMEs....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008740589
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Virtual Teams for New Product Development – An Innovative Experience for R&D Engineers
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
guideline and also illustrates how to apply virtual interaction tools and integrate engineers into the innovation process …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008742983
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SMEs; Virtual research and development (R&D) teams and new product development: A literature review
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008742995
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Envisages of New Product Developments in Small and Medium Enterprises through Virtual Team
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
New product development (NPD) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) virtual team has not been systematically investigated in developing countries. Literatures have shown no significant differences between traditional NPD and virtual NPD in general. New product development especially for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008743010
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The Effectiveness of Virtual R&D Teams in SMEs: Experiences of Malaysian SMEs
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Rashid, Abdul; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), especially those involved with research and development (R&D) programs and employed virtual teams to create the greatest competitive advantage from limited labor are increasing. Global and localized virtual R&D teams are believed to have a high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008765905
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The effectiveness of virtual R&D Teams in SMEs: experiences of Malaysian SMEs
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Rashid, Abdul; Hanim, Salwa; Ahmed, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
The number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), especially those involved with research and development (R&D) programs and employed virtual teams to create the greatest competitive advantage from limited labor are increasing. Global and localized virtual R&D teams are believed to have high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009149413