Innovation management has been acknowledged as a crucial activity for the growth and survival of firms. An important … element of a firm’s innovation management strategy is the acquisition and management of patents. Although the role of patents …

‐ordinate knowledge sharing within and between firms' innovation processes. Design/methodology/approach – There are many different types … objects play in the knowledge sharing within and between firms' innovation processes. The study is conducted with the help of … role as a co‐ordinating mechanism in the knowledge sharing of companies' innovation processes. Originality/value – The …

Purpose – Collaboration for research and development (R&D) and innovation among various organizations can be beneficial … innovation requires firms to share their core knowledge, and simultaneously make sure that they will not lose their core … relation to collaborative innovation endeavours. Design/methodology/approach – This study approaches the knowledge protection …

Purpose – Team‐based innovation requires a balance of creative and pragmatic processes both within teams and between … that facilitate innovation, paying comparatively little attention to team‐stakeholder dynamics. The purpose of this study … effectiveness of innovation teams. Design/methodology/approach – This study investigates the knowledge and trust linkages between 51 …

Purpose – Inter-organizational innovation is becoming an attractive development form in view of the complexity of many … of today’s innovations. However, inter-organizational innovation does not often lead to the desired results. To …

field in such a coupled open innovation process and to identify which strategies can be developed to cope with this tension … open knowledge exchange strategy and a layered collaboration scheme with inner and outer members. Licensing is moreover … on the knowledge paradox in R&D collaborations as a coupled process of open innovation. Moreover, it describes two …