Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part 1: Approaching Media Transformation: Triggers and Effects Shaping the Future of Media -- Chapter 2. Business Models and Innovation Triggers in the Media Industry: How Digitalization Contributes to a Secure Future for Companies -- Chapter 3. The Influence of New...

Using detailed product- and invention-level data from the pharmaceutical industry, we demonstrate that firms with particularly high-selling "blockbuster" products concentrate their development efforts on new products that both target the same customer segments and are more likely to be...

Aim/purpose - This study evaluates the influence of opportunity-enhancing human resource practices on radical innovation and examines the mediating role of exploration capability in this relationship. Design/methodology/approach - Hypotheses were formulated to determine the relationship between...

Markets for technology provide a vibrant channel through which firms purchase ownership rights to patented inventions. Although such transactions enable firms to secure access to intangible assets originating beyond their borders, they also provide cues to competitors regarding the purchasing...

This paper studies the interaction between process and product innovations and their distinct role in firm growth dynamics. We differentiate empirically and theoretically two types of process innovations: foundational processes that advance production technology and cost-reducing processes that...

Purpose - What are the effects of implementing various types of innovation, including product, process, and technological innovations, on the performance of SMEs in the manufacturing sector? This is a question that preoccupies us a lot. This study seeks to examine the individual and integrated...

The question of whether opening a new technology to secondary developers stimulates innovation is central to public policy and firm strategies in many high-tech industries. Yet there is scant systematic evidence on this relationship. This paper analyzes how opening handheld computer platforms to...