Innovation management has been acknowledged as a crucial activity for the growth and survival of firms. An important … element of a firm’s innovation management strategy is the acquisition and management of patents. Although the role of patents …

externally, e.g. by means of licensing out technology. The aim of this paper is to help firms achieve strategic fit in the keep … implications for research into strategic fit, hierarchical strategies, knowledge management and open innovation. Achieving fit …

Summary This paper analyzes empirically the effects of innovation on employment at the firm level using a uniquely long … introduce different innovation categories. We find clearly positive effects for product and process innovations on employment … growth with the effects for process innovations being slightly higher. For product innovations that involved patent …

developing countries sustain their innovation and remain competitive? The purpose of this paper is to answer this question by … drawing from the knowledge-based view of firm innovation to argue that organisational collectivism (COLL) plays a crucial role … in influencing the effects of knowledge-based capabilities on innovation of ITSPs. Design/methodology/approach The study …

networks lightly. Originality/value – Entrepreneurs may be able to leverage their advice networks for maximum innovation by …

stimulating knowledge sharing and collaborative innovation. Design/methodology/approach – Community based participatory research … and innovation can result in positive outcomes if the cluster is managed and facilitated appropriately and knowledge … variety of sectors as a way of understanding knowledge sharing and innovation exchange. However, given this research comprised …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the main obstacles for innovation in Dutch consultancy firms by … focusing on the strength of informal knowledge sharing as an avenue for innovation. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is … process of innovation can be problematic in consultancy firms. Consultants do simply not find the time to innovate, since they …

mechanisms (ICT‐based, personal interaction‐based, and embedded in management processes) on innovation capability (both on … ideation and on innovation project management), as well as the influence of each first‐level innovation capacity on company … research. Findings – The results obtained show that knowledge sharing is a key issue in order to enhance innovation capability …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how organizations focusing on employee-driven innovation (EDI …) use information and communication technologies (ICT)-based tools in their innovation work. EDI involves systematic … external and internal knowledge in their innovation work. Originality/value – This study applies a knowledge management …