This exploratory research investigates nine individuals participating as specialists in different phases of the invention and new product development (NPD) process in one organization. In-depth interviews were conducted with these individuals, as well as with 17 of their managers and co-workers,...

Innovation is one of the most important issues in business research today. It has been studied in many independent research traditions. Our understanding and study of innovation can benefit from an integrative review of these research traditions. In so doing, we identify 16 topics relevant to...

The Resource-Based View (RBV) of the firm suggests that assets, and their effective management, should be associated with achieving and maintaining competitive advantage. As the RBV has developed, it has moved toward the idea that difficult-to-imitate learning processes may be the only true...