Les entreprises collaborent avec d'autres organisations pour obtenir des ressources et compétences qu'elles ne possèdent pas en interne. Pour une PME, il est très difficile de mener à bien, seule, un projet d'innovation. La mise en œuvre de réseaux interorganisationnels lui permet de...

This paper explores the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and innovation and seeks to identify potential specificities related to small-sized companies. We analyze the complementarities between stakeholder and social capital theories on the one hand, and strategic...

The literature on innovation highlights the interactive nature of the innovation process in which non-technological activities are essential. However, few works have taken into account the role of other innovative strategies such as marketing and organisational innovations. The purpose of this...

Comprendre la manière dont les entreprises se coordonnent au sein de réseaux interorganisationnels est crucial pour réussir un projet d'innovation. Cet article analyse cinq modes de coordination : les garanties, la répartition des résultats, le degré de formalisme, la résolution de...

Research has shown that NPD project leaders should engage in boundary-spanning activities. The present study tested the impact of four boundary-spanning activities on NPD project performance and analyzed the antecedents of these activities. We hypothesized that NPD project leaders' abilities to...

Purpose – This paper aims to provide evidence of the major role of non‐technological activities in the innovation process. It seeks to highlight the effects of marketing and organizational innovation strategies on technological innovation performance. Design/methodology/approach – The...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test the major determinants of technological (product and process) innovation persistence and provides evidence of the significant role of organizational innovation. Design/methodology/approach – Data came from two waves of the Luxembourg Community...

This article aims at demonstrating that cooperations, and notably Research and Development (R&D) consortia, allow partners to innovate and to appropriate scientific and technological results. Based on an expanded definition of appropriation, the major factors favouring this innovation within R&D...

The present article examines the link between a firm’s organizational context and its capacity to be ambidextrous in terms of innovation. Although the management practices underlying context have a profound effect on innovation, their impact has not previously been investigated. Nor has...