In this paper we explore how knowledge brokers - specialised design and engineering companies offering services to … leaders of 13 knowledge brokering companies. The interviews focused on product development projects in which analogies were … participating in such projects are the crucial factor that influences the outcome of the project. -- product development ; knowledge …

The existing literature on open innovation strongly emphasizes on the organizational level, while neglecting the people …' knowledge exchange in OIprojects by means of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and a literature review regarding motivational … factors influencing individuals’ attitude toward knowledge exchange. An online survey amongst 133 R&D employees was conducted …

conducted in the field of medical technology. Five radical innovation projects were selected including medical robots and … able to significantly improve their radical innovative capability. The paper contributes to technology and innovation … management research in two ways. First, by exploring critical user characteristics for distinct phases of the radical innovation …

Die kreative Kraft von Analogien -- Wissen aus analogen Märkten ür Innovationen nutzen -- TRIZ-Methodik als Wegweiser … Wertschöpfungsketten -- SQAT - Ein strategisches Tool zur bionischen Innovation -- Konfrontationstechniken - Systematische Anregung … existierendem Wissen, welches geschickt neu kombiniert wird. Ein vielversprechender Ansatz, gezielt bestehendes Wissen aus anderen …

-driven innovations are especially successful when firms seek recourse to “open global innovation networks” (OGINs) for collaborative … development in all phases of the innovation value chain …