The objective of this study is to provide an analysis of the importance of design - defined as the procedures, choice of elements and technical preparation to implement a new product - and R&D investments as drivers of European firms' innovation performance. In addition, it specifically analyses...

To innovate, firms constitute a ‘knowledge-capital’, defined as a set of information and knowledge produced, acquired and used in the value creation process. In this paper, we focus on small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) and study their ability to develop their own knowledge-capital as...

This study focus upon the significant issue that how inter-organizational knowledge acquisition (IOKA) enhances the green innovation (GI) through mediating role green organizational culture (GOC) and moderating role of absorptive capacity (AC). Contextualizing manufacturing SMEs, this study...