, sometimes requiring them to move beyond their current knowledge domains. The existing knowledge‐ and capability‐based views have … aims to put forward a “knowledge‐based perspective on non‐routine change” to explain how firms can generate innovative … processes and outcomes that are disconnected from their current knowledge and capability base. Design/methodology/approach: The …

knowledge flows. However, there is lack of research on the motivation and needs driving firms in their choice of mechanisms for … information on the informal protection of knowledge and innovations when resources are limited. In particular, it helps them to …/or informal protection as a strategy. It combines both formal and informal mechanisms. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this …