, relationships, and innovation processes, which are basic and critical elements for the continued growth of the traditional agri …

local search positively influences subsequent performance in exploratory innovation. Our empirical analyses of a unique data … support our argument by showing that knowledge gained as a result of local search increases subsequent performance in … exploratory innovation both in terms of its frequency and valuableness. Specifically, local search is shown to be positively …

This paper investigates the ability of knowledge intensive business firms (KIBS) to engage in co-innovation with client … firms. Co-innovation is related to the competitive advantage of KIBS as knowledge creators and sources of innovation. We … apply a knowledge-based perspective where knowledge-related resources and learning capabilities explain why certain KIBS …

The effects of open search strategies (i. e., search for firm-external knowledge) on firm-level innovation performance … that applying one focused search strategy intensively generally enhances the firm-level innovation performance. It also … stronger, the greater the number of knowledge sources used. Furthermore, the results show that firm-specific technological …

knowledge for innovation which has become a strategic imperative. Inbound open innovation helps increase the innovativeness of …Knowledge-based competition is leading to collaboration with partners and even competitors as firms pursue appropriate … the firm by monitoring the operating environment and enabling it to source knowledge from collaborative partners. On the …

to academic literature. First, it deepens the existing knowledge of how firms have created competitiveness through the …

Research on innovation has focussed on management structures, processes and tools, whereas research on entrepreneurship …, what we refer to as Conjoint Innovation. We examine 15 case studies, historical and contemporary, to demonstrate the … prevalence and utility of the concept of Conjoint Innovation. We identify three generative mechanisms in such interactions …

Community Innovation Survey dataset. Treating our protection variable as multinomial confirmed the influences on patenting found …

an organization is an important, if understudied aspect of the innovation process. Based on an interactional perspective …, widely used in creativity and innovation studies, this paper examines the influence of both contextual and individual …-experimental approach, it is reported that intrinsic motivation, knowledge and curiosity are more important motivators than individual …

reports a case study on customer-driven business model innovation. The resulting four-phase process framework is based on …