A la fonction traditionnelle de protection des innovations s'ajoute aujourd'hui une dimension stratégique : les entreprises brevètent aussi pour barrer (" bloquer ") la route de l'innovation à leurs concurrents. Nous cherchons à cerner l'utilisation de ce brevet " bloquant ", qui diffère du...

This paper explores the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and innovation from a firm strategic perspective. Matching Community Innovation Survey data with specific data collected about the CSR behaviour of Luxembourg firms, the authors identify two types of firms...

This paper explores the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and innovation from a firm strategic perspective. Matching Community Innovation Survey data with specific data collected about the CSR behaviour of Luxembourg firms, the authors identify two types of firms...

This paper explores the relationship between different Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies and innovation. Using a survey carried out on CSR behavior of Luxembourg firms, we found two types of firms as far as CSR practices are concerned. Cluster 1 firms adopted CSR practices to...

Purpose This paper aims to provide evidence of the major role of non-technological activities in the innovation process. It highlights the effects of marketing and organizational innovation strategies on technological innovation performance. Design/methodology/approach The article tests...

The growing literature on knowledge and information has focused on the impact of information sources on technological innovation. Our objective was to explore the use made by firms of internal and external (market, research and generally available) sources of information for their organizational...

Comprendre la manière dont les entreprises se coordonnent au sein de réseaux interorganisationnels devient depuis quelques années un enjeu crucial, notamment pour réussir des projets d'innovation. En témoigne d'ailleurs la littérature croissante, tant universitaire que managériale, sur ce...

Le concept d'innovation ouverte connaît un succès grandissant. Toutefois, les risques sont nombreux et importants, notamment en ce qui concerne les difficultés de maîtrise et de valorisation des droits de propriété attachés à l'innovation collaborative. La littérature tend à montrer...

Research into organization theory contains abundant evidence of the positive effects of ambidexterity on a firm's performance, and of the influence of organizational context on ambidexterity. The present research tests whether organizational context affects innovation ambidexterity. Our results,...

Despite abundant literature dedicated to networks and coordination, few empirical studies address the internal operations of inter-organizational networks. This research therefore aims to characterize coordination mechanisms of various forms and analyse their evolution through an empirical...