Total quality management programmes applied to research and development often produce great improvements in … satisfaction. Such improvements are obtained through a better definition of the objectives of research activity, and through … organisational overhauls which highlight the contribution to the innovation process made by the marketing, engineering, and …

This paper deals with the characteristics of two basic elements for the study of innovation in the firm: the concept of … technological innovation, which is defined as a flow magnitude; and the concept of technology, which is defined as a stock magnitude …. The technological innovation process is characterized by: being of a continuous nature; being path dependent; being …

Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS3), both in terms of their policy formulation and their … regional research and innovation strategies in order to build “place-based” competitive advantages and help regions and …Purpose – This Special Issue of the European Journal of Innovation Management sheds new light on the burning issue of …

classification of ambiguity in NPD processes. Design/methodology/approach – The authors' research design is a holistic multiple … organizational resources, whereas the sources of ambiguity include multiplicity, novelty, validity, and reliability. Research … limitations/implications – As the study is based on just four case studies in a single industry segment, further research is …

Purpose – The paper aims to identify the requisite attributes and organisation to be displayed by a research university … in order to engage successfully in collaborative research with industry partners. Design/methodology/approach – The … government‐university‐industry research funding. The framework supports the exploration of a case study of a long‐standing and …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to improve the understanding of university‐industry research collaboration … collaborative partnering and supporting factors namely social capital and the role of knowledge. Empirical research involved a … integrative frameworks for the management of research collaborations. Through building on the suggested best practice described in …

management in particular had an important role in organisational innovativeness. Research limitations/implications – The data … results lend support to previous research arguments for the positive effect of an ethical organisational culture on …. Originality/value – The research paper provides empirical evidence on the interrelation between the ethical culture of …

retain market share, customer requirements and expectations should be met and exceeded through product innovation. For … model and points to the importance of product innovation in exceeding customer satisfaction. It further proposes an … attributes and product innovation.  …

Success in innovation management of telecommunication products depends not only on sales, but also, and primarily so …