In recent years, innovation processes involve more heterogenous actors inside and outside the firm. Little is known … however about the spatial impact of this organisational decomposition of innovation processes (ODIP): Does it lead to a … geographical dispersion of innovation activities as well? Furthermore, which parts of the innovation process are carried out …

This paper analyses the influence of in-house R&D and external knowledge acquisition on the total factor productivity … with domestic partners. We do not find a significant effect for employing inventors with access to international knowledge … or for collaborating with international partners. International knowledge acquisition is only effective if conducted via …

This paper examines the use of innovation protection mechanisms in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). By starting … from a knowledge-based view, the aim is to achive a better understanding of how the role perceived by innovating SMEs of … such as secrecy or lead time advantage are explored. This is because different knowledge protection practices must not only …

diversity. Does this trend affect innovation? I use patent data to disentangle these two sources of knowledge diversity in teams …Inventor teams increasingly attain diverse knowledge from a combination of non-overlapping members -- across …-individual knowledge diversity -- as opposed to from individuals holding broad expertise themselves -- within-individual knowledge …

This essay explores potential research opportunities at the intersection of institutions, innovation, and impact. We … innovation — but indicates surprisingly little emphasis on impact. We conclude our essay by sketching an impact-focused research … agenda that is both institutionally-informed and innovation-oriented …

When commentators discuss innovation’s externalities, they often classify them into one of two categories. On the … positive externalities, or “spillovers” side, legal and economics scholars often speak of the benefits innovation confers on … other innovators. Future innovators profit from past innovation as they “stand on the shoulders of giants” to develop …

divestment to combat climate change. Will it work? This chapter explores whether divestment might induce green innovation, a … critical component of transitioning to a cleaner economy. Divestment could theoretically steer innovation by increasing the … investment opportunities. I argue that continuing to invest in dirty industries could drive green innovation conditional on …

research question is: How can bi-lateral research collaboration be a source of knowledge generation and commercialization for … knowledge creation method to analyze the findings. We also describe the collaboration process from idea and application through … in the process of knowledge creation and commercialization. We conclude that collaboration is a source of new knowledge …

This paper introduces the evolving understanding and conceptualization of innovation process models. We categorize the … different approaches to understand and model innovation processes into two types. First, the so-called innovation management … approach focuses on the evolution of corporate innovation management strategies in different social and economic environments …