There is an increasing number of researchers conducting empirical and theoretical investigations tobetter understand innovation and protection activities of service companies. In fact, previous analysesreveal that the protection topic is difficult to study, particularly when using traditional...

In today’s environment of rapid technological change companies can not rely on incrementalinnovations alone. To sustain long-term competitiveness companies need to develop radicalinnovations as well. Such innovations typically incorporate new and highly complex technologies,create new markets...

The aim of this paper is to describe front-end activities in practice and get first hints for effects of the front end on project outcome and the meaning of contextual factors.The results of an exploratory study of fourteen product development projects are contrary to the wide-spread opinion...

This study explores the effects of minimum wage on automation and innovation in a Schumpeterian growth model. We find that raising the minimum wage decreases low-skilled workers' employment and has an ambiguous impact on innovation and automation. Specifically, suppose the substitution...

This study explores the effects of minimum wage on automation and innovation in a Schumpeterian growth model. We find that raising the minimum wage decreases low-skilled workers' employment and has an ambiguous impact on innovation and automation. Specifically, suppose the substitution...