SMEs new arenas to engage in what we may call are “global innovation” activities so as to gain, retain, and further … strengthen the competitive position. This pressure to go for global innovation is enhanced by given socio-demographic factors, e … carried out in the Metropolitan Region of Hamburg in Germany to identify barriers to innovation in selected industries and to …

Evaluation nutzt dabei zuerst Daten des Mannheimer Innovation Panel für die Untersuchung in Deutschland und später Daten der … Community Innovation Survey für die Untersuchung in Europa. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die drei verschiedenen Ebenen der …

continuously innovate, often having to do more with less. Increasing awareness of the benefits of stimulating continuous innovation … in small and medium enterprises has led to the development and implementation of design innovation programs, with many … western countries investing in design innovation programs for better firm performance. This paper investigates how firms …

a significant influence on innovation, but no direct effect on performance. This suggests that beef producers should …

judged by individual performance on a scale to measure cognitive style. Effie Awards were not associated with innovation in …

product categories. Together, these findings challenge traditional conceptualizations of innovation adoption decision making … and suggest that cognitive models alone are insufficient to explain innovation adoption decisions. The second essay …

It has been argued that a firm's capacity to learn from its market is a source of both innovation and competitive … potential to contribute to competitive advantage. Prior innovation research has been biased toward technological innovation … advantage reflecting the need for a broader conceptualization of the innovation construct. Past research has also overlooked the …