This paper examines how to structure resource-constrained innovation teams in order to maximise learning and creativity … effective as nominal groups. The study segmented 672 business managers and university post-graduate students into nominal … separately to complete the same puzzle in parallel with the rest of the group. This suggests that structuring innovation teams …

. A total of 60 managers from a large manufacturing company participated in the study. They rated the creativity potential …This paper explores whether the manager’s physical office work environment can stimulate the manager’s creativity … creativity potential. Compared to offices with low creativity potential, offices with high creativity potential have lower …

This paper explores whether the manager’s physical office work environment can stimulate the manager’s creativity. A … total of 60 managers from a large manufacturing company participated in the study. They rated the creativity potential and … good interior design of manager’s office environment could stimulate a manager’s creativity and could therefore contribute …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the Focus Section “Creativity and innovation in the firm … selected papers are found to relate to the Focus Section theme of impact of managers’ characteristics on creativity and … for students of innovation and creativity by providing fresh ideas about whether and how top manager characteristics …

should be focused on innovation, creativity, competitiveness, entrepreneurial culture, accumulation and use of knowledge … firm. These, and not only these, can be considered as successful models to follow by Romanian SMEs. …

export-oriented SMEs, are barely found. Using 120 samples collected from agricultural-based industry in Java-Indonesia, the …, 1994), they become essential for SMEs export oriented to grow. It has been believed SMEs play crucial parts for generating … result appeared innovation in distribution channel was positively significant with distribution efficiency, which in turn …

classified as either support for process innovation or support for product innovation. Although these types of programs do not … difference in differences were combined. The study found that by supporting both process and product innovation … product innovation activities. …

Wissenstransferaktivitäten von schwerpunktmäßig kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen (KMU) in der Region Jena. Die Studie konzentriert sich auf drei …The research project KompNet 2011 - Factors determining the success of regional innovation networks, funded by the …-sized enterprises (SME) in and closely around Jena (Thuringia). The study focuses on three aspects: How do the different channels used …

innovation capability in SMEs. According to the results, performance measurement has positive effects on issues related to … innovation capability. The measurement of the aspects of innovation capability is rare in SMEs, although innovation capability … innovation capability. The study contributes to the current understanding in two ways; first by presenting the important aspects …

This paper studies the degree to which innovation by Costa Rican manufacturing firms creates or displaces employment …, how different innovation strategies affect employment, and how these effects vary by firm size and type of employment … process innovations on employment growth. Particular attention is paid to identifying innovation impacts on employment …