management practices. The focus is on knowledge management practices implemented to increase collaboration on innovation … over 1,500 innovative German firms from the Mannheim Innovation Panel of 2003. Findings – The paper finds that an … innovation strategy targeted at consumers and continuous R&D activities are positively related to knowledge management usage by …

KCE approaches. The paper's particular focus is on KCE in innovation. Furthermore, practical examples illustrate the …

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to explore the mechanisms of knowledge management (KM) for innovation and … provide an approach for enterprises to leverage KM activities into continuous innovation. Design/methodology/approach – By … reviewing the literature from multidisciplinary fields, the concepts of knowledge, KM and innovation are investigated. The …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the literature on social capital and its contribution to innovation … considered of capital importance to innovation outcomes. Further, the paper clarifies the implications of social capital to two … types of innovation: radical vs incremental innovation. Finally, the paper analyzes the structural dimension of social …

/methodology/approach – Innovation perspective informs the identification of the ways in which KM strategies are devised and put into action. Using in … into account both technological innovation and organisational innovation. Neglecting one aspect poses apparent danger that …

that positively impact knowledge quality, which in turn has an influence on innovation. Research limitations … knowledge quality and its positive impact on innovation. Practical implications – The valid and reliable instruments of …

Purpose – The present paper aims to propose a measurement scale of the customer knowledge enabled innovation (CKEI … innovation. Practical implications – Organizations need to measure the degree to which they are endowed with the capability of … managing effectively customer knowledge in order to foster innovation. The CKEI scale is considered as a barometer allowing …