This study explores how firms manage the entire life cycle of innovation projects based on the framework of harvesting … and planting innovation. While harvesting innovation seeks new products in the expectation of financial performance in the … short term, planting innovation pursues creating value over a long time period. Without proper management of the process of …

This exploratory empirical study compares the determinants of innovation in manufacturing and services through … different innovation objectives or cooperating with different types of partners appears to have detrimental effects on service … innovation. We interpret the latter results through reference to service firms' R&D and alliance management capabilities …