The following sections are included: <ul><li class="bullet">Introduction</li></ul> <ul><li class="bullet">Conceptual Background and Hypotheses <ul><li class="bullet"> Theoretical foundations</li><li class="bullet"> The promise of open innovation</li><li class="bullet"> The moderating role of innovation management <ul><li class="bullet"> Research capacity</li><li class="bullet"> Incentive system</li><li class="bullet"> Cross-functional collaboration</li></ul> <p></li></ul> <p></li></ul> <ul><li class="bullet">Methods <ul><li class="bullet"> Setting and data</li><li class="bullet"> Measures <ul><li class="bullet">...</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></p></p>

The following sections are included: <ul><li class="bullet">Introduction</li></ul> <ul><li class="bullet">An Examination of the Evidence of the Closed Innovation Principles <ul><li class="bullet"> The smart people in our field work for us</li><li class="bullet"> To profit from R&D, we must discover, develop and ship it ourselves</li><li class="bullet"> If we discover it ourselves, we will get it to market first</li><li class="bullet"> If we...</li></ul></li></ul>

The following sections are included: <ul><li class="bullet">Introduction</li></ul> <ul><li class="bullet">Why Firms Should Balance Their Innovation Model</li></ul> <ul><li class="bullet">Link Between Strategy and Innovation Activities <ul><li class="bullet"> The opportunity-seeking prospector</li><li class="bullet"> Case study 1: Henkel ¡ª opportunity search via systematic cross-industry innovation <ul><li class="bullet"> The dual-oriented analyzer</li><li class="bullet">...</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul>

The following sections are included: <ul><li class="bullet">Introduction</li></ul> <ul><li class="bullet">Open, User-Centric Innovation in Project-Based Organizations</li></ul> <ul><li class="bullet">Method</li></ul> <ul><li class="bullet">Empirical Context: An Introduction to TECs</li></ul> <ul><li class="bullet">Micro- and Meso-Level Mechanisms Contributing to Open, User-Centric Innovation <ul><li class="bullet"> Dynamics of generative interaction</li><li class="bullet"> Dynamics of...</li></ul></li></ul>

The following sections are included: <ul><li class="bullet">Introduction</li></ul> <ul><li class="bullet">Theoretical Lens: Contingency Theory</li></ul> <ul><li class="bullet">Literature Review</li></ul> <ul><li class="bullet">Measuring Inbound Open Innovation <ul><li class="bullet"> Dimension one of inbound open innovation: Breadth</li><li class="bullet"> Dimension two of inbound open innovation: Depth</li><li class="bullet"> Dimension three of inbound open innovation: Ambidexterity</li></ul> <p></li></ul>...</p>

This paper analyzes various innovation strategies of firms. Using five waves of the Community Innovation Survey in Sweden, we have traced the innovative behavior of firms over a ten-year period, i.e. between 2002 and 2012. We distinguish between sixteen innovation strategies, which compose of...

Innovation is a difficult phenomenon to evaluate. Innovation impacts the firm in a variety of ways. It is difficult to analyze the full impact of innovation because there is no single set of metrics that can capture its full significance. The metrics that have been traditionally used only...

This paper empirically examines the dichotomous contribution for innovation, for technological exploration and market exploitation, from alliances. Using a sample from US economy-wide alliances of US Public companies and employing cross-tabulation of various classifications of alliances and...

Ensuring the alignment of course content against desired goals and objectives has always been at the core of effective instructional course design—whether the instruction is delivered face-to-face, or via the support of distance technologies. Nonetheless, with the latter delivery of...

Unternehmer koennen eine aktive Rolle in ihren eigenen Unternehmen spielen: Sie sind dann gleichzeitig Eigentuemer, Fuehrungskraft und stehen in der operativen Verantwortung. Fuer das UEberleben der Unternehmen sind Innovationen essentiell: Ohne Innovation entsteht kein Produkt. Wie sich...