Research on R&D performance measures applied in firms is still scarce. Based on the established “R&D laboratory as a system” thinking, systematically derive and identify R&D department level key performance measures. Through a mixed-method approach, grounded in (1) literature and (2) text...

This study focuses on the dilemmas that social entrepreneurs encounter and the practices used to manage dilemmas over time. Using a multi-method approach involving event structure analysis and an inductive multiple case study, we find that four key organizational practices—asset...

Chinese innovation is again flowing westwards, which is fomented by China’s Belt and Road Initiative. In this context, we study the international impact of innovations from specific countries. Based on panel data of patents from 27 countries over 17 years, we find that levels of open...

Eine Routenplaner/Ticketing-Anwendung als Killerapplikation: Ausgehend von dieserÜberlegung wurde eine Befragung durchgeführt, anhand derer die kritischen Faktorender Akzeptanz eines solchen Dienstes ermittelt werden sollten.Die Visualisierung dieser Ergebnisse mittels des DART-Ansatzes soll...

A literature review of Performance Measurement Systems (PMS) in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) shows that the main contributions focus on the development of theoretical models, but not on guidelines for practical implimentation. In this context an important neglected aspect is the...

Developing new innovative products in the automotive industry means investing huge sums in advance, as one does not know if th product will be successful on the market after launch. The paper discusses the results of a qualitative meta-analysis of 16 empirical studies on New Product Development...

For decades suggestion systems have been used include employees in innovation process. However, in order to gather superior ideas, integrating external stakeholders is critical to the innovation process. Wwwithin this paper the authors derive a sophisticated model of an integrated idea...

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