The present study fills some of the void in the literature on the concept and phenomenon of innovation and imitation …. Basing our arguments on features that the literature indicates are characteristics of innovation, we delimit the concepts of … innovation and imitation. Using these features and considering a company’s degree of entrepreneurial and market orientation, we …

The aim of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of innovation in services. First, service firms were … interaction between producer and consumer. This is a key element in the process of production and, hence, in the innovation … developed by these firms. Second, we identified four different modes of innovation in Spanish service firms, which reflect …

organizing, while existing almost in parallel. Both have significant implications for, inter alia, innovation and creativity …, adaptability, and management in turbulent times. Previous research has considered the role of improvisation in innovation. We build …

national innovation systems (NIS) for environmental innovation in a transforming industry sector, the Nordic pulp and paper … triangulation, crucial factors for environmental innovation are analyzed. The cases focus on bioenergy technologies in pulp mills …, the formation of innovation markets is increasingly dependent on international developments. Environmental innovation is …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine challenges in the front end of innovation (FEI) and to propose a …

Purpose – This paper aims to review how current policy instruments drive (or not) environmental innovation and, by … doing so, to reinvestigate the relationship between innovation and regulation. Design/methodology/approach – A comprehensive … literature review on innovation and environmental regulation created a theoretical foundation of the paper. Using the grounded …

to develop a basic understanding of the innovation concept and process in Thailand, and to investigate how the five … factors associated with innovation interact with Hofstede's five cultural dimensions to influence the innovation process … studies of national culture and innovation potential use Hofstede's dimensions but this study suggests that in Thailand there …

relationships between the adoption of sustainability practices, stakeholder interaction, and product and process innovation. Design … successful in product and process innovation. Practical implications – The results of this research can help firms and … between the adoption of sustainability practices, stakeholder interaction, and product and process innovation.  …