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In today’s global market, a brand’s marketing strategy must go head‐to‐head, not only with regional or national brands, but also with international competitors’ marketing strategies. This adds an entirely new dimension to a company’s marketing strategy when it comes to identifying,...
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This article describes an informal process of new product innovation that took place outside of the established … structures in a large Swedish telecom company; how a number of individuals brought a product idea from invention to innovation by … insights into how “networked innovation” might be accomplished and supported, by elaborating this case and pointing to some of …
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not directly related to the project. External specialist companies are an increasingly important source of innovation and …
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Market research results frequently produce negative reactions to discontinuous new products (innovative products) that later become profitable for the innovating company. Famous examples such as the fax machine, the VCR and James Dyson’s bagless vacuum cleaner are often cited to support this...
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A product is more likely to be successfully developed and marketed when the “upfront or fuzzy front‐end (FFE)” activities are understood and carefully managed. A framework is developed to illuminate several factors affecting FFE performance. Using this framework, several strategic issues...
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This study analyses the effect of the use of cross‐functional teams and effective leaders on the success of the new product development (NPD) process. With this aim, a sample of 125 firms representing the most innovative industries in Spain has been used. Results show that firms using...
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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 …
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An overview of the success/failure literature in new product development points to a long list of critical success factors (CSF), which define what should be done to enhance new product success rates but not how to do it. The net result is failure rates which are marginal improvements on...
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regarding retro and innovation. Findings – The results suggest that a neo-retro-product design conveys newness and does not …-retro-product design, perceived innovation and consumer innovativeness has not previously been examined in the literature. The paper …
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‐section tourism data for Greece. Findings – Overall results indicate that a firm's knowledge base is conducive to innovation activity … participating in successful, high impact, network alliances. Originality/value – Innovation in tourism is a critical aspect of the … sector's growth potential. Yet, research in tourism innovation and the factors that are conducive to innovation is rather …
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