"We are very pleased to present the fifth edition of our book on Research Methods. The first edition of this book, published in 1995, received considerable recognition and attention, mainly from scholars in the United Kingdom, Scandinavia and the Netherlands. The second, third and fourth...

Effective co-ordination of business-to-business relationships is an important determinant of firms' competitiveness under changing market conditions. Drawing on transaction cost analysis (TCA) and resource-dependence theory (RDT), the authors analyse the effects of inter-firm dependence and...

As several writers have indicated, significant deviations from the competitive model are found in pharmaceutical markets. Aside from barriers related to scale economies, technological factors and demand conditions, a variety of legal restraints are placed on production, distribution and...

This paper reports a study conducted in order to explore the impact of resources, environmental contact, and various management related indicators on organizational innovativeness. A strong positive relationship was found between environmental contact and organizational innovativeness, while...

This article discusses the relationships between competences and strategies in firms. The competences of firms are normally their most basic resource and, as opportunities for winning on technological leadership are diminishing; a firm's capacity to develop and use its competences are vital to...

The article looks at how firms' perceptions of competitive influences shape their innovative behaviour as they search for strategic advantage. In this exploratory piece of research, the author shows that firms take notice of a small number of competitors only, their perceived competitive...