influences the innovation performance of a firm. While former studies mainly focused on knowledge management cycles, we … management techniques and their influence on product and process innovation. The ability to source external knowledge positively … the tools of knowledge management in function of the kind of technical innovation it wants to proceed. …

and external knowledge. Knowledge in turn constitutes one of the main inputs to service innovation. Hence, social software … social software applications triggers innovation. Thereby, it refers to a knowledge production function in which social … firms. Social software can be employed for knowledge management and for external communication enabling access to internal …

Our study shows empirically that the choice of resource allocation strategy affects innovation performance. A policy of … allocating resources to a broader range of innovation projects increases sales of new products, especially if these are truly … stronger for firms that allocate resources more selectively at later stages of the innovation process. Based on these results …

novel knowledge and to enhance innovation performance. We develop targeted management recommendations based on these results. …Searching for external knowledge has frequently been characterized as crucial for firm success. However, little is … known about how the direction of search strategies influences innovation performance. In this paper, we argue that firms …

This paper investigates the impact of in-house R&D and innovation management practices on innovation success in small … innovation management tools in order to achieve innovation success. We analyse whether such a strategy can pay off. Based on data … from the German CIS we find that R&D activities are a main driver for innovation success if combined with external R …

Competitors can be valuable sources and partners for innovation activities. Against the background of international … co-opetition) is becoming an increasingly interesting way to gain access to well guarded knowledge from abroad. However … competitors. On the other hand, the firm has to be able to absorb and utilize the knowledge and capabilities of the collaborating …