. Findings – The findings show that innovation implementation in the SME requires ongoing effort, commitment and understanding …Purpose – The aim of this paper is to explore the application of a process of innovation within a small to medium …‐sized enterprise (SME) case study organisation over a six‐year period, leading to improved understanding for further application and …

‐ordinate knowledge sharing within and between firms' innovation processes. Design/methodology/approach – There are many different types … objects play in the knowledge sharing within and between firms' innovation processes. The study is conducted with the help of … role as a co‐ordinating mechanism in the knowledge sharing of companies' innovation processes. Originality/value – The …

's innovation activities. The process of creating new knowledge requires acquiring useful data and information, and utilizing it … effectively in its internal innovation activities. To manage external knowledge, firms need absorptive capacity. The purpose of …

Purpose – To examine the literature on corporate entrepreneurship and innovation and to develop a combined definition … between corporate entrepreneurial activity and the innovation process. Design/methodology/approach – A number of published … works on entrepreneurship and innovation are critiqued. The findings from this literature review are used to develop a …

innovation in organisations and academia. There is a substantial body of knowledge in regard to the concept of innovation …. However, there is a need to make a distinction between innovation and the implementation of innovation in organisations. The … study of innovation implementation is much less defined in regard to theory and practice. The aim of this paper is to …

entrepreneurship and innovation. Design/methodology/approach – The components that have been synthesized from a review of the … corporate entrepreneurship and innovation; a macro model which presents the high‐level environmental drivers of innovation and a … micro model that discusses the contextual factors that underpin the corporate entrepreneurship and innovation process …

type and strength of the mental models held by a team contribute to its success in general and to innovation in particular … generation of knowledge for process innovation while open to external influence. The second case demonstrates that, where there … out external influences and pre‐selecting desired knowledge, opportunities for innovation are shut down. Practical …

philosophical. The concepts of innovation and market orientation are gaining ground steadily in the context of an increasingly … similar market orientation are similarly concerned about innovation. Design/methodology/approach – The population for this … textile sector, and more specifically of its leading companies, enables one to conclude that market orientation and innovation …

– The paper shows the significant need for market protection for disruptive innovation and that a limiting factor of success … identifies the significant need for market protection for disruptive innovation. This implies that a limiting factor of success …