likely to occur in presence of complementarities on demand or supply sides; they raise specific accounting issues concerned … demand side, and potential complementarities in R&D activities on the supply side. The authors’ model describes different … innovation and R&D – should deserve specific attention. Firms and regulators need to properly account for both hard intangibles …

, France, Spain including Mondragon, the UK and the US with relatively many employee-owned firms. How have the barriers for … five barriers: the organization problem; the problem of entry and exit of employee-owners; the startup and takeover problem …; the capital- and the risk problem. Findings Italy, France and Spain have overcome the barriers by specific legislation for …

exploratory study which examines the transfer of Equality Policy into practice in three European countries: the UK, France and … out in the qualitative paradigm with women architects in the UK, France and Spain. Findings – Findings are twofold: first …

Profiles the changing face of the UK automobile market 1978‐80. Examines the changing fortunes of the four major … UK market and subsequently increase their share of the market. Highlights the weaknesses of UK manufacturers – the … limited size of UK plants, a tendency for model overlap and industrial relations problems. Explores the nature of competition …

Undertakes a comparative analysis of the evolution and development of own branding strategies in UK and French grocery … to determine the nature of their own branding strategies and to draw out comparisons with the strategies of their UK …’s, Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Safeway in the UK. The organizational structure of French grocery business is less conducive to …

” dimensions of the factors that contribute to innovation in public organizations. Design/methodology/approach – The potential … factors in nurturing innovation in public organizations are identified through the literature review. Structural equation … reveal that management commitment is the essential factor that drives strategic orientation to boost innovation. This can be …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess innovation in public sector organisations (PSOs) from the middle … managers’ perspectives. Several studies have been conducted on innovation drivers in organisations; however, such studies are … limited when it comes to the public sector. Innovation is a term that has been synonymous with the private sector, until of …

Purpose – Organizational innovation is critical for firm competitive advantage. Yet, we do not know enough about the … relationship between leadership and organizational innovation. The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of chief … executive officer (CEO) transformational and transactional leadership on organizational innovation. The authors examine the …

innovation. Moreover, in adopting the theory of innovation, the study addresses two under-researched areas, namely, innovation … among micro and small firms and innovation in the context of the emerging craft brewing industry. Design …/methodology/approach The perspectives of 163 craft brewery operators located in Italy, Spain, and the UK were gathered through online …

innovation in Human Resources Management policies has served to place training at the top of the economic and social agenda in … France. Its role in contemporary French industrial relations is also considered.  …