The increasing complexity of products and services, rapidly changing market demands, or growing pressure from various societal groups are trends that require companies to enact new practices to remain competitive. The external search for information and its integration in the context of open...

The main aim of this study is to explore the linkages between innovation capacity, business sophistication, and macroeconomic stability within OECD countries. In order to obtain information regarding the relationship between time series variables, the Pedroni cointegration, Kao cointegration,...

There are very different outcomes in the literature regarding the influences of corruption on business innovation and also arguments for both "sanding the wheels" and "greasing the wheels" approaches. The main goal pursued in this paper is to broaden the understanding of the corruption influence...

Luigi Barone’s famous curve offers an excellent framework for the study of the microeconomic and macroeconomic implications of innovation and imitation. However, neither Barone nor his epig- ones have been able to sufficiently "exploit" his contribution to date. Complementing his analysis of...

The ever-increasing worldwide demand for automation has augmented the adoption of technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning for industrial developments. Among the recent technological advancements, intelligent robots are increasingly becoming an integral part of several...

A synthesis of existing Industry 4.0 literature depicts that knowledge management and decision making strategies are crucial factors for organizations. This article highlights the need and develops a framework for knowledge management and decision-making style by reviewing existing management...

Traditional model of management is based on hierarchical decomposition of organizational structure. Company is divided on workroom, union, partitions and every formation of his has independent agenda and his responsibility. However the formations often have tendency create about themselves...

This study focuses on the role of human factors in the innovation processes of firms in four member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), i.e., Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam. Firms are required first to obtain new information related to innovation and...