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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is twofold: to quantify the communication of organizational innovativeness (OI) on a large scale; and to examine the relationship of communicating OI and the corresponding investments in research and development (R & D) of multinational corporations (MNCs)....
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the concept of innovation actually refers to and what is involved in the process of innovation. Attempts to clarify the … meaning and nature of organizational innovation and examines a number of key communication factors which innovators should …
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innovation of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in the software industry. The paper seeks to use the extant literature to … develop a matrix consisting of incremental internationalization and innovation and radical internationalization and innovation … and the type of innovation, and each group has particular types of network relationships. Firms with limited network …
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, technology, and innovation, it can have an important influence on the personality and behaviour of the firm. Although a cultural … model of market orientation encourages product innovation and fosters cooperative relationships with clients, few studies … contributions for both researchers and managers in the field of service innovation. It identifies explicitly the relationship …
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dimensions of innovation have on three distinct customer loyalty dimensions (retention, extension, and referrals). Design … and relevant areas to be considered within innovation management. The effect on customer loyalty is moderated by the …, consider other services, investigate how LSPs can facilitate proactive improvement and improve innovation management, and …
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Purpose – Long‐run corporate success requires engagement in two types of innovative activities: exploitation and exploration. However, earlier research has focused on exploration and exploitation concerning a firm's technologies. The purpose of the present article is to explicitly examine...
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Innovations in retailing are characterised by, first, a hostile reaction from established organisations and, second, by a distinctive pattern of evolution. This article presents an integrated theory of retail change which is used to describe the development of the retail warehouse, one of the...
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its use of innovation theory as a framework. Explains why the shipyard gained a productivity growth of 34 per cent in 1989 …
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Presents research which: introduces a new multidimensional concept of the innovativeness of organizations; develops an approach for its measurement involving a cross‐section of innovations adopted by multiple organizations in multiple industries; identifies different economic,...
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Examines the interface of entrepreneurship and marketing. Defines entrepreneurship as a variable phenomenon that can be applied at the societal, organizational and individual levels. Marketing is conceptualized as a fundamentally entrepreneurial activity. Argues that entrepreneurship is an...
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