We analyze the effects of captive off-shoring of innovation activities on the firms' ability to adapt their organizational processes and structures. Starting from complexity theory, we use three consecutive waves of the German part of the Community Innovation Survey to test our hypotheses. We...

The combination of research and development units following a merger or an acquisition usually requires a broad and widespread integration project to ensure that a company’s innovative capabilities are carried forward into the future. Previous research has shown, however, that the combined...

Une entreprise évoluant dans un environnement fortement concurrentiel doit développer sa capacité à combiner deux types d'innovation : une innovation d'exploitation, basée sur l'efficience du management par projet, et une innovation d'exploration, basée sur le renouvellement et la...