Recommended readings (Machine generated): Abernathy, W.J. and Utterback, J.M. (1978), 'Patterns of innovation in technology', Technology Review, 80 (7), 40-47. -- Chesbrough, H. (2003), Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology, Boston, MA: Harvard Business...

Many studies argue that the continual creation of new ideas by small and young firms steadily destroys the competitive positions of their larger, more established rivals. Despite this attention, empirical results relating firm size to innovation remain exceedingly fragile. This paper proposes...

One of the key mechanisms of firms' strategic renewal is Ramp;D, and a key driver of the intensity of Ramp;D is industry context. A number of theories develop propositions linking industry factors to firm Ramp;D behavior, but these theories lack consensus. To date empirical tests have been...