This paper investigates the determinants of inter-firm cooperation in research and development (R&D). We analyse the impact of structural and firm specific characteristics, market performance, access to resources and managerial techniques on different types of inter-firm R&D cooperation. Based...

The purpose of this paper is to present a critical evaluation of the implementation and development of innovation and knowledge management in the Romanian emergent economy. As a former socialist country, Romania faced some specific difficulties in its transition from centrally controlled economy...

Knowledge has become one of the critical driving forces for business success. Organizations are becoming more knowledge intensive and the needs for leveraging the value of knowledge are increasing. Organizations need to be cognizant and aware of the factors that will influence the success of a...

Fast product innovation and creativity is driving the development strategies of the most nations enjoying high economic growth. The development of fast innovative new products needs to be based on a close alignment between technology, products and markets, with a focus on achieving increased...

The aim of this paper is to introduce a model that makes explicit the links among intellectual capital (IC) items (human-HC, structural-SC and relational capital-RC) and the indicators activity growth in innovative SMEs. Several authors have pointed out the importance of knowledge and innovation...

Knowledge has become one of the critical driving forces for business success. Organizations are becoming more knowledge intensive and the needs for leveraging the value of knowledge are increasing. Organizations need to be cognizant and aware of the factors that will influence the success of a...

Fast product innovation and creativity is driving the development strategies of the most nations enjoying high economic growth. The development of fast innovative new products needs to be based on a close alignment between technology, products and markets, with a focus on achieving increased...

The purpose of this paper is to present a critical evaluation of the implementation and development of innovation and knowledge management in the Romanian economy. As a former socialist country, Romania faced some specific difficulties in its transition from centrally controlled economy toward...

While several frameworks have attempted to incorporate knowledge management within the principles of innovation, there is still scant evidence of the influence of key drivers that facilitate intra-organisational knowledge transfers to improve international new product development (INPD)...