Despite the increasing implementation of community-based enterprise (CBE), two problems are prevailing: (1) lack of comprehensive understanding about the organization of CBE and (2) lack of generalizability of the individual findings. In response to these problems, this paper aligns its research...

The term "frugal innovation" has established itself in scholarly discourse as well as in actual business practice in a short time. Nevertheless, its theoretical antecedents and underpinnings remain unclear. In this study we present results of a bibliometric analysis, which indicate that the...

Frugal innovation is gaining traction globally, not only in emerging economies, but also in the industrialized world. The root causes of frugality's acceptance as a societal value may however differ according to the social context, especially between the developing and the developed world. In...

India’s automotive sector has grown tremendously in the post-liberalization period. The growing domestic market, increased export opportunities and greater emphasis of vehicle manufacturers on high-quality, innovative solutions have created a context for component suppliers to ramp up their...

This paper investigates the determinants of vertical integration. We first derive a number of predictions regarding the relationship between technology intensity and vertical integration from a simple model with nancial imperfections andincomplete contracts. Then, we investigate these...

In this paper, we compare two different representations of Framework Programs as affiliation network: "One-mode networks"' and "Two-mode networks"'. The aim of this article is to show that the choice of the representation has an impact on the analysis of the networks and on the results of the...