their abilities to organize and facilitate a process of innovation by user communities and capture the value of the …

companies (MNCs). Such subsidiaries are viewed as critical players in the innovation process at MNCs. Although this topic has … the dynamics of the innovation process in Russian-based subsidiaries of global MNCs. It seeks to explore and understand … motivation and drivers of innovation, key participants, and impact and outcomes of innovation, with a specific reference to the …

attribute that we assume to affect the quality of user innovation. Whether or not a firm-established user community can be … that firms employ communities of users to strengthen their innovation process has not yet received much attention. In firm …) responsive to “firm-recognition” as a motivating factor for undertaking innovation, which explains their decision to join the …

toolkittechnology. We conclude by suggesting that interactive consumer learning will positively affect the toolkits approach. In a case …Leading firms have begun to offer “user toolkits for innovation”. User toolkits are seen as a means to eliminate …, 2002; von Hippel and Katz, 2002 ). In this paper we investigate the implications of increasing opportunities for consumer …

The massive economic crisis 2008/09 had substantial impacts on the innovation activities of the German economy. The … loss in sales and profits resulted in a sharp decline of innovation expenditure. While capital expenditure for new products … and improved processes were cut substantially, R&D budgets basically remained unchanged. Firms with innovation and R …

innovation by using a sample of 108 Tunisian service firms. Specifically, we are interested in the domestic outsourcing of … innovation. This suggests that outsourcing allows Tunisian service firms to create value, increase flexibility and improve the …

product development process. HCs do not invest more into innovation, but achieve higher innovation success. The higher …

at the intensive margin, i.e. our results do not suggest that non-innovative companies are deterred from innovation …

The massive economic crisis 2008/09 had substantial impacts on the innovation activities of the German economy. The … loss in sales and profits resulted in a sharp decline of innovation expenditure. While capital expenditure for new products … and improved processes were cut substantially, R&D budgets basically remained unchanged. Firms with innovation and R …