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J. Ali, Abbas - In: Competitiveness Review 24 (2014) 1, pp. 2-4

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of innovation in society. It explores the relationship … between societal happiness and economic growth and how innovation is linked to both issues. Design/methodology/approach – The … paper briefly discusses the concept of innovation and the instrumental role that innovative people play in generating wealth …

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The role of clusters in the global innovation strategy of MNEs

Gugler, Philippe; Keller, Michael; Tinguely, Xavier - In: Competitiveness Review 25 (2015) 3, pp. 324-340

generation of new knowledge. Strategic asset-seeking investment has been a major driver of the internalization of innovation … activities performed by MNEs abroad. This paper demonstrates the attractiveness of foreign clusters in the global innovation … based on an in-depth patent data analysis and confirm the importance of clusters in an innovation-driven industry …

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Outsourcing, information leakage and the risk of losing technology‐based competencies

Hoecht, A.; Trott, P. - In: European Business Review 18 (2006) 5, pp. 395-412

Purpose – To draw attention to a particular outsourcing risk that has not yet been adequately addressed in the literature, namely information leakage arising from acts of accidental disclosure or even purposeful betrayal by consultants that work for several client firms at the same time....

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Low‐tech, small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises and the practice of new product development

Lindman, Martti; Scozzi, Barbara; Otero‐Neira, Carmen - In: European Business Review 20 (2008) 1, pp. 51-72

. Findings – The study shows considerable differences in performance that occur in terms of the degree of design and innovation … and innovation together with systematic new product development (NPD) and goal orientation enhances NPD performance. As to …

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What is the future of business schools?

Syvertsen, Carsten - In: European Business Review 20 (2008) 2, pp. 142-151

analysis of history of universities and a literature search on knowledge creation and innovation, the author believe that … to combine innovation with knowledge creation, as the author's reference the opinion that research can be regarded as a …

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Producing and socializing relevant management knowledge: re‐turn to pragmatism

Fendt, Jacqueline; Kaminska‐Labbé, Renata; Sachs, … - In: European Business Review 20 (2008) 6, pp. 471-491

Purpose – Management practice is progressing at unprecedented pace and often academia is lagging behind, if not totally irrelevant, both in management research and in education. This paper strives to show how principles of pragmatism and action research are likely to increase the relevance of...

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Entrepreneurship and innovation process in the health industry in Taiwan

Jian Chung Yuan, Benjamin; Yi Liu, Chun; Ming Kao, Kun; … - In: European Business Review 21 (2009) 5, pp. 453-471

viewpoint of innovation and the factor of success for innovation. Design/methodology/approach – The research methods include a … literature study and a case study. In addition, the innovation activity of an enterprise is based on the viewpoint of procedure … (input‐process‐output). The innovation activity of an enterprise is separated into three phases: innovation motivation …

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Comparing R&D consortia in Taiwan and the Chinese mainland

Xu, Qiang; Chi, Renyong - In: European Business Review 21 (2009) 5, pp. 481-497

major tool for promoting industrial technological innovation and enhancing industry competitiveness. Inspired by R …

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Innovative marketing in SMEs: a theoretical framework

O'Dwyer, Michele; Gilmore, Audrey; Carson, David - In: European Business Review 21 (2009) 6, pp. 504-515

Purpose – Previous research has identified and clarified the nature of innovative marketing in small and medium size enterprises (SMEs), providing a list of key constituent elements. While this list of innovative marketing variables goes some way towards explaining the nature of innovative...

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Knowledge sharing through inter‐organizational knowledge networks

Ahmad, Norita; Daghfous, Abdelkader - In: European Business Review 22 (2010) 2, pp. 153-174

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the business sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) based on their level of involvement in knowledge‐sharing activities with external sources, internal organizational innovations, and the barriers and benefits of joining knowledge networks....

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