Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer a conceptual understanding of the role played by social capital when firms engage in collaborative partnerships to develop their innovative capability, especially under environmental turbulence. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is...

This study presents a novel empirical approach to identify financing constraints for innovation based on the idea of an ideal test as suggested by Hall (2008). Firms were offered a hypothetical payment and were asked to choose between alternatives of use. If they choose additional innovation...

This study presents a novel empirical approach to identify financing constraints for innovation based on the concept of an ideal test as suggested by Hall (2008). Firms were offered a hypothetical payment and were asked to choose between alternatives of use. If they selected additional...

This paper focuses on the importance of contradictions and solving them for improving the innovative capabilities of engineers and their companies in China. The data are analyzed based on the collections from ten classes and ten projects of engineers from a national training program. A pattern...

Trucking companies are important part of supply chains, as they connect most of product movements. While a lot of studies have been done to assess supply chain maturity level, very limited studies have been done to specifically address trucking companies. In this study we develop a model and...

The aim of this study is to create a measurement system for evaluating the effectiveness and innovative capability of the Lahti University Consortium. The Lahti University Consortium is a network university, which was established by four Finnish universities and offers services provided by...