competitive disadvantage to an advantage by examining the market mindset and utilizing disruptive innovation to introduce a new … innovation. Findings – A new evolutionary product was indicated in the research. Research limitations/implications – There may be …. Practitioners should recognize the competitive opportunities afforded through “disruptive innovation” strategies. Originality …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine innovation in the context of property and asset management (PAM) and … innovatively. Innovation is primarily cultural and is disruptive by design which is uncomfortable for a mature industry like PAM … innovation to flourish. Originality/value – There is little published research on PAM.  …

Purpose – Place‐based innovation has become central to meeting the complex demands on contemporary public … operationalising innovation can be addressed in practice. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews placed‐based public … powerful authorising environment and also a framework for operationalisation. As with private sector innovation new ideas in …

countries, are carefully following the development and change of China's technology system and innovation policy. After turning … itself into the world's manufacturing powerhouse, China aims to be an innovation‐oriented country. The purpose of this paper …/methodology/approach – The paper lists some of the key factors, which favor or hinder China's efforts to build an innovation‐oriented country …

‐centred product and service design to innovation by the user, specifically internet‐supported collaborative design by user communities …. Design/methodology/approach – An overview of the importance of innovation by individual lead users is followed by a … description of collaborative innovation by user communities. The authors then focus on policies, which need to be re‐examined in …

” as used in the innovation studies literature provides a better understanding of the dynamic nature of an innovation … system. The paper therefore focuses less on organisations and other key actors in Hong Kong's innovation system and more on …/methodology/approach – The paper adopts the term “innovation environment” to denote the institutional setting within which innovative activity is …

this paper is to identify and analyze several factors that determine the success of a major process innovation in a mature … systematic analysis of the case using the 20 key drivers allows us to evaluate the management of this major innovation process … find that the management of attention of the top‐management is crucial in long‐term innovation projects. Originality …

Purpose – This introduction aims to set the scene for this special issue on innovation in Chinese firms. Design … outline for the special issue highlighting the main topics in terms of technology and innovation management in large and small … number of contributions that they are submitted to the EURAM Conference and track on “innovation in Chinese firms” in 2008 …