Purpose – This paper utilizes the concept of innovation as a form of methodological starting-point in order to analyse … of innovation is produced in Swedish universities, and how these versions of innovation are gendered and related to … universities and how they perceive innovation. The results are related to a governmentality framework in order to explain the …

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to discuss the theory of gender bias in innovation studies, to illustrate the … gender bias of innovation studies by using empirical means and to suggest what is needed to reduce such bias. Previous … studies on innovation have primarily focussed on male-dominated industries. These studies have been biased and hence unable to …

Purpose – This article provides an analysis of the gendering process in product innovation. Interwoven into this … gender in the innovation process. The article draws from recent and classical theories of gender, ranging from gendering … article may relate to the specificity of the innovation process in chemical industry that are different to other industrial …

Purpose – This paper aims to illustrate how open innovation is implemented in practice in a large multinational … (interviews and documents) are derived from a four year longitudinal research project on open and distributed innovation processes … in the automotive industry. Findings – Masculinity enters the discourse of open innovation through prescribed classical …

the ramp effect on LSPs’ innovation processes. This viewpoint is based on the authors’ experience in the field, on a … them. Originality/value The ramp effect as a source of innovation and proactive strategies for LSPs has never been covered …

), innovation and firm export performance. Design/methodology/approach Hypotheses were tested here by structural equation modeling … internationalization and innovation, little attention has been paid to the effect of the characteristics of the foreign markets … (specifically cultural differences) on firm innovation strategies. Moreover, much research has been devoted to the effect of …

Purpose Despite the growing interest in innovation within low-tech herbal manufacturing from strategic and policy … standpoints, little empirical research exists on their innovation capability. The purpose of this study is to explore innovation … capability and its effect on product innovation performance of small low-tech herbal manufacturing companies. Design …

Focuses on exploring the extent and patterns of innovation in the West Midlands region, based primarily on data … regional development and innovation within a framework developed by Camagni, which focuses on agglomeration economies and the … creation of an innovative milieu within a regional economy. Suggests two methods to encourage innovation within the UK’s West …