concept of transportation to that of serving the entire logistical needs of customers. Quantum advances in science, technology …” (technology, knowledge and relationship networks) that are essential if firms are to operate effectively within the emerging …, this paper examines the factors that nurture innovation in logistics services, identifies the contributions of the new …

Understanding people and how they factor into complex information technology (IT) implementations is critical to … the social and organizational influences impacting peoples’ acceptance of technology designed to improve business … performance. This article applies the diffusion of innovation theoretical framework to understand and analyze IT innovation …

commitment, and innovation. Design/methodology/approach – Mail surveys were sent to members of the Automobile Aftermarket … commitment was not found to be significantly related to innovation in reverse logistics at smaller firms. This is likely to be … reverse logistics programs, are especially critical. Innovation in reverse logistics programs was found to be related to …

collaboration can improve financial performance, enhance innovation, and reduce transaction costs..  …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine how a firm's strategic orientation affects service innovation …: customer orientation, competitor orientation, cost orientation, service innovation, and market performance. Findings – Although … the relationship between cost orientation and service innovation is not supported, the relationships between customer …

innovation. Originality/value – This is the first study that analyzes conflict and conflict resolution in horizontal LSP …

Purpose How do knowledge-intensive technology-based offshore information technology service providers (ITSPs) in … developing countries sustain their innovation and remain competitive? The purpose of this paper is to answer this question by … drawing from the knowledge-based view of firm innovation to argue that organisational collectivism (COLL) plays a crucial role …

health insurance reform, focusing on whether such reform is conducive to pharmaceutical innovation. Design … for pharmaceutical innovation. Finally, these implications and the potential for policy transfer to other European … Enthoven's managed competition model. Certain features of the new system are conducive to pharmaceutical innovation. These …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate physicians' attitudes toward smart fabric medical innovation and … to use smart fabric technology. Design/methodology/approach – Data for this study were collected using a web‐based survey … fabric technology is a recent development that has received widespread attention in textile industry publications as well as …

Purpose – This paper aims to analyze the present trends in pharmaceutical innovation and the impact of generic … years, innovators have been aggressively pursuing the radical innovation process. Further, there has been a significant … increase in incremental innovation. Pharmaceutical companies' investment in research has gone up resulting in higher number of …