Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test the existence of true persistence in the generation and adoption of product innovations in the context of a developing country. Design/methodology/approach A dynamic probit model with random effects is used to test true persistence relying on a panel...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of banks in enhancing consumer knowledge aiming to increasing customer’s financial well-being. Design/methodology/approach: This research applied two quantitative studies with customers of banks in a Latin American country. The...

Purpose: This paper aims to develop the concept of internal search of ideas to show the contrast between search strategies adopted by firms that introduce new products into local and international markets. Design/methodology/approach: Based on data from 2,652 innovative firms, the paper uses...