Valley, respectively, these IC firms can easily imitate any innovation through the interactions among intra-industry firms …. The contribution of intra-industry innovation development to firms' technological advancement is defined as the "spillover … effect". This paper compares how the innovation characteristics and industrial clustering influence the spillover effects …

Innovation is of vital importance, not only to commercial companies, but also to governments. For the Dutch, innovation … evaluation of a water innovation program carried out by the Dutch government, using the cyclic innovation model, shows that there … is a broad understanding of innovation, that innovators see innovation as a significant break from the "old" and …

This paper examines the role of several learning mechanisms for innovation performance, particularly their relevance … for different types of innovation. Although the innovation drivers have been extensively discussed in the literature, more … evidence is needed to verify that specific innovation outputs rely on specific knowledge sources. Based on the European …

The paper discusses the relationship between learning, innovation and (institutional) reflexivity. It is often held … that reflexivity is a crucial factor for learning and innovation processes. However, a rather formalistic approach to … also inhibit innovation. This is especially the case when reflexive tools are abused to push performance only. In order to …

Inculcation of innovation in organizations and the strategies to assess, monitor and promote the same are prevalent …. However, individual innovation assessment and a methodology to improve individual innovation are still in their infancy. This … paper stresses the importance of individual innovation for the progress of individual and therefore, for the organization …

Capturing and understanding innovation dynamics is a continuous challenge due to the difficulty of collecting process … applying complexity theory in explaining temporal and nonlinear characteristics of innovation because of its systematic … paper fulfills this objective by examining longitudinal data of Nylon innovation. Results reveal an attractor …

Corporate innovation continues to be the subject of a stream of articles in the business press as well as the focus of … innovation were further analyzed to characterize the similarities and differences between the Goods and Service Sectors; the …