the effective features and performances needed for an innovation thus resulting in more affordable and sustainable … outcomes. Arguably, frugality might play a decisive role in ecological material transition as technology-driven innovation …

improved products through product innovation, and makes firms more efficient at producing goods through process innovation … relationship between productivity growth, innovation and digital technology adoption plays out is particularly important for the …

This research sheds light on the role of product scope on the innovation activity of multinational multi-product firms …. We use patent citation data to break down innovation into two types by measuring the degree to which innovation performed … focus on two features in multinational production: (i) fundamental innovation is geographically more difficult to transfer …

The phenomenon of frugal innovation, as characterized by "affordable excellence", is experiencing increasing acceptance … businesses and fail to comprehend the importance of frugal innovation. They would be well advised to retain their focus on … innovation approaches. Instead of focusing on delivering "more for more for few" they should rather continue to focus on …

User innovation is a broadly discussed phenomenon in the context of open innovation which describes, for instance, the … field of lead users and user innovation, scientific literature provides only a few insights into how barriers are … research into the effects of user innovation barriers on user-generated products, and how user innovators' personal …

their product to market. Our findings show that these innovation opportunities were mostly recognized during time … cases, the innovation had significant impacts on the quality of lives of the patients and, in case of caregivers, on both … ailment. This finding on innovation's social component complements current research on lead-users, as the solution of one …

This paper presents a thorough analysis of the research field of Social Innovation (SI). It seeks to contribute to the … between Open Innovation and Social Innovation is examined. The results show that four main cluster exist defining the research … field of SI. These clusters are: Social Entrepreneurship, Partnerships and Interaction, Theoretical Foundation and Change …

exhaustively explain innovation, the role of ownership competence, profits, the function of financial markets, wealth and income … theoretical basis for the importance of new venture creation as a source of innovation-driven growth; entrepreneurs must establish …