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This paper studies the influence of firm size over degree of innovation in a service sector, specifically in … size positive influence over degree of innovation in services. To avoid distortions in this main relationship, three …). Results seem to indicate that firm size, measured by turnover, is related positively with degree of innovation, independently …
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The last decade has been a turbulent one for the automobile industry. Two of the more significant competitive priorities that have emerged from this turbulence are the introduction of the platform strategy in new product development and the integration of information technology in the product,...
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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.  …
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Success in innovation management of telecommunication products depends not only on sales, but also, and primarily so …
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This paper aims to understand whether there are different styles of organisation and management of industrial R&D activities. Recent cases of re‐organisation of R&D activities within firms suggest that: R&D activities tend to be carried out in different units of the same organisation and often...
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The paper argues that some conventional tools guiding innovation processes inadequately analyse problems arising from …
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Continued innovation of products, services, technology and the organization itself, is one way to keep a business on … its feet during these turbulent times. The importance of innovation – the process during which leap‐changes are effected … – is generally recognized. However, in practice, the successful conclusion of a total innovation project is by no means …
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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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