the innovation, design and manufacturing practices in a rapidly growing number of companies. Design … clearly no longer a novelty, and as numerous examples show it can now become an extremely effective addition to the innovation …

the advice for these companies was too general and not of any particular help. Two, the research addresses innovation … were often explored in isolation in the literature. Similarly, a definition of innovation was established and a systematic … compared with bottom 80 per cent firms in terms of product innovation management, process and work organisation. Means of …

more focused on value creation through co‐innovation. Secondly, by adopting a more integrated network structure, such …. Originality/value – For producers faced with the challenge of coping with the threat of low‐cost competition, co‐innovation within … an integrated supplier network may be quite helpful. By working to coordinate the innovation efforts of assemblers and …