As sustainable innovation becomes a strategy for companies to gain competitive advantage, the question of how to profit … from sustainable innovation becomes central. Surprisingly, little research exists on the appropriation strategies of … companies engaged in sustainable innovation and the few studies are poorly connected. This chapter focuses on intellectual …

Europe#s innovation potential is currently dominated by well-established large companies. In most member countries the … be the driving force behind radical innovation which will be a source of employment and growth in future. In addition … regard to the contribution of SMEs and young firms to innovation. The central question of the paper is whether SMEs and young …