Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how firms achieve competitiveness by implementing design-driven innovation. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a detailed longitudinal analysis of the design innovation underpinning the Norwegian furniture industry. Using a data set spanning...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the characteristics of knowledge creation in a key technology field, i.e. information and communication technology (ICT), to determine whether it is driven by domestic firms and inventors, or whether the traction is provided by international...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of institutional distance on national innovation systems. Design/methodology/approach: This study uses social network analysis to analyze the connectivity between national systems of innovation. A regulative distance index is...