Purpose – The research fields of service innovation and social innovation have, until now, been largely disconnected … innovation are shown by identifying research areas in which both find a joint heuristic field. This approach has been illustrated … in a set of case studies in the health sector in Europe. Findings – The bridge between social innovation and service …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine how different innovation patterns affect the financial performance … of global technological firms. Design/methodology/approach – The authors integrate the theories of innovation performance … with those of Schumpeter’s innovation patterns, namely, creative destruction and creative accumulation. Data spread over 20 …

facilitated in multidisciplinary groups working with innovation in knowledge-intensive organizations. Design … in a Norwegian research institute working with innovation. The analysis is inductive and conducted within a qualitative …

technology innovation in driving the importance of this genre. A key idea of this paper is that ongoing popularity of retro pop … influenced by psychological factors as well as technology innovation. The survey provides supporting evidence. Of particular …

Purpose – Innovation education has been identified as a key contributor to enhancing the innovative behavior of … individuals, organizations and economies; yet very little literature exists on the development and assessment of innovation … innovation education facilitators may develop and evaluate their IEPs. The proposed framework provides a thematic appreciation of …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how an “innovation champion” identity is formulated in the context of … UK construction sector. A conceptual model of “innovation champion” themes is derived from the literature on social … Constructing Excellence – the UK construction sector’s network-type organisation for driving innovation. Findings – Practitioners …

importance of a new type of collaborative innovation: the collaboration with radical circles and social movements in their early …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the recurrences in the empirical evidences that link open innovation … (OI) actions and innovation performance in European countries. It provides managers with useful strategic suggestions …/methodology/approach – The authors systematically reviewed empirical articles linking OI actions and innovation performance in European countries …

version of the Stage-Gate® system) were, on average, more successful in their innovation activities than the users of other …

between economic growth literature, which focuses largely on the role of formal education, and innovation studies where the …