Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine various technological innovation influencers (TIIs) in small … manufacturing firms. It introduces a study framework of technological innovation and evaluates the relevance of four TIIs to … innovation in small manufacturing firms. It introduces a study framework of technological innovation and examines the relevance …

innovation capability and firm performance. Design/methodology/approach – The study was conducted through a web-based survey in … SMEs. Findings – Consistent with predictions, the link between innovation capability and firm performance is significant in … of SMEs through innovation capability. Practical implications – Using the results of this study, practitioners can …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a framework for improving innovation capability through performance … measurement in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The development of an organisation’s innovation capability is … considered increasingly important in the current literature. Developing such capability is essential, as innovation plays a key …

radical innovation proposals identify new potential for improved performance? The goal is to determine the types of early … that emerges by creating new potential concepts to the innovation stream of an existing company. Findings – The authors … original since the authors treat the study of innovation as an independent variable. The authors apply a theory …

resilience and robustness. Resilience is enterprise ability to self-renew through innovation, changing and reinventing itself by …-ecological innovation. Springboard technology includes an assessment regime that yields actionable feedback and foresight. These inform next …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a social innovation model and understand the levels of communication … of different social actors at different points of a social innovation project (at Hewlett Packard). The paper also looks … into the effect of communication networks and power of words in social interaction in social innovation projects. Design …

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to examine, appraise and highlight the significance of promoting innovation in …‐led industrial development and the need to adopt a primary focus on innovation‐driven industrial policy. Findings – By drawing … lessons from the developed world, the article explains why industrial policy‐making must address the pursuit of innovation as …

examining the perceived relevance of these activities for public sector learning, innovation and development. More specifically …, innovation and development resource which, if carefully attended to and managed, could bring some distinct value to the municipal …

innovation, change management and other sources is explored. Findings – The paper finds that the managers developed a dynamic … innovation theory and related literature like “skunk works”, outside their intended private sector context.  …