the heart of the lean factory; more recent works have identified “innovation” as the major driver “of growth in free … organisations attached to innovation – in the sense of a hybrid system of learning from the best practice of other organisations. In …

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate the different types of innovation that are predominant in … companies in the UK services sector, the degree of innovativeness, the practices associated with the pursuit of innovation and … related to innovation performance. Radical innovations were also found to be related to innovation management practices …

Purpose – The objective of this study is to explore the types of innovation that are predominant in UK SMEs, whether … the types of innovation that SMEs pursue is pioneering in the field as previous studies of this type have been based on … incremental or radical innovation. These are the contributions of this paper.  …

Purpose – Inter‐organizational innovation networks provide opportunities to exploit complementary resources that reside … beyond the boundary of the firm. The shifting locus of innovation and value creation away from the “sole firm as innovator …‐organizational networks as a means of accessing such resources for innovation. Design/methodology/approach – This exploratory investigation …

development, procurement, and operations – are associated with product quality and product innovation. Design … innovation, marketing is not. Procurement is related to both product quality and product innovation. Research limitations … product quality and innovation. It is often not feasible for managers to emphasize all the elements of the value chain …