nurtured by internationally-oriented entrepreneurial founders enable these firms to develop cutting-edge knowledge intensive …

, in a particular Portuguese region. Design/methodology/approach – A regional case study (Region Centro of Portugal) is … policymakers in the understanding of regional and innovation clustering of small to medium‐sized enterprises.  …

‐to‐market as mediator variables. Data were gathered from business service firms' senior managers in Spain and Portugal (74 service … with increasing service quality and innovation success. Research limitations/implications – The results of this study are … importance of the internal relationship between service employees and the company in service innovation, the paper pays …

Purpose – This study aims to add to the existing body of knowledge the link between market structures, strategy and … innovation by applying the diagnostic test of the integrated model of innovation, and also present the results of an empirical … innovation strategies pursued to compare similarities and differences according to a firms’ geographical location to identify …

organizational development to innovation. The process may not be applicable to all businesses but Portugal Telecom (PT) accomplished … organizational innovation. Design/methodology/approach – The case describes an approach to boost the problem solving and innovation … an extensive change in corporate culture. By carefully designing an innovation program with valuable incentives made more …

Portugal integrates itself into the value chain of company clients. The pedagogical objectives are: to present a success case … in technological, processes and business innovation; to present a success case in business strategy, based on the build …. These results are deeply connected with their innovative value proposal, e.g. product innovation, process innovation …

factors innovation, risk/uncertainty, risk/challenges, competitive energy, proactivity and autonomy, and the performance on …

shift from an optimal into a non‐optimal innovation policy. Design/methodology/approach – A theoretical model is developed … in order to examine and explain the growth and welfare effects of optimal and non‐optimal innovation policies. The non … supporting national R&D instead of foreign R&D and conclude that the same support given to innovation can produce strikingly …

triple helix model performance from the firm's perspective and recognizes key factors for successful innovation dynamics in a … less favored region of Portugal. Design/methodology/approach – A brief bibliographic revision regarding development of the … triple helix model in the innovation process is followed by a description of the role of the helixes and the presentation of …