It is the goal to identify potential systematic differences between the Family- (FF) and None-Family-Firms (NFF) with regard to innovation and potentially performance. As a major area of interest, the dissertation not only tries to understand differences between FFs and NFFs, but also...

1. Introduction -- 2. Some initial definitions -- 3. Sources of new products -- 4. The extent of product innovation -- 5. The demand for a new product -- 6. Capacity creation, pricing, and the promotion of product innovations -- 7. The incentives to, and constraints upon, product innovation --...

New products are the major driver of revenue growth in today's dynamic business environment. In this Handbook, the world's foremost experts on new product development bring together the latest thinking on this vitally important topic. These thought-leading authors organize knowledge into useful...

"It is designed to be accessible and readable. The book emphasises the need to view innovation as a management process. We need to recognise that change is at the heart of it. And that change is caused by decisions that people make. The framework in Chapter 1 (Figure 1.9) attempts to capture the...

Nils Levsen focuses on the international diffusion of product and service innovations for elderly users. In particular, the existence and location of lead markets is being investigated. Lead markets are characterized by their early adoption of innovations and their influence on design choice in...