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decision to innovate: simultaneously (one-stage model) or sequentially (two-stage model). Afterwards, once the innovation … that the two-stage model has a statistically significant advantage in predicting innovation. Indeed, it is shown that the … sequential model illustrates well the innovation making-decision procedures. In fact, the main determinant behind the dominance …
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We evaluated the execution of the operational programs (OPs) committed to encouraging the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). To achieve this goal, we employed a novel three-stage weighted Russel directional distance (WRDD)...
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externally through open innovation is a possible approach to go beyond the internal development of innovations. One practice of … open innovation to assimilate external knowledge is corporate venture capital (CVC), meaning minority investments in … approach to engage in open innovation practices, since it allows one to pursue a range of different strategic objectives …
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Industry 4.0 was introduced in 2011 and since then has been perceived in multiple ways such as a vision, a paradigm, a scenario or as a digital revolution in production and service organizations. Even though Industry 4.0 is associated with great improvements for companies, there is still a lack...
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This study collected literature on augmented reality (AR) from academic and patent databases to plot the historic development trajectory of AR and forecast its future research and development trends. A total of 3193 and 13,629 papers were collected from academic and patent databases,...
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The term "smart cities" is a widely used, but at the same time a highly fuzzy concept. The fuzziness hinders our understanding on the benefits of its adoption, and explains the existence of many relevant activities with fragmented or distorted views of what a truly smart city is. The aim of this...
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" (TH) as attempts to find surplus value in bringing industrial innovation closer to public R&D. Whereas the firm is central … can take leading roles in innovation eco-systems. In addition to the (transversal) technology transfer at each moment of … feedforward ones that drive innovation eco-systems towards self-organization and the auto-catalytic generation of new options. The …
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Although it is conventional wisdom that innovation requires free mind, diversity, or creativity all of which are … East Asia that successfully capitalized on innovation to catapult their economies onto the growth trajectory. Scholars have … of non-institutional features facilitating or hampering innovation. …
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Transition to a low-carbon, energy-efficient economy presents an opportunity to enhance the sustainability and competitiveness of manufacturing firms. The integration of energy-efficiency solutions into products resembles the concept of servitization that is now a lever for product com-...
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participation of all societal stakeholders. Innovation systems in principle offer a framework for policy designs supporting the … and mass consumption. For this purpose, we introduce the idea of a Dedicated Innovation System, which takes care of … social and responsible innovation. The transformation process will likely compensate for decreasing jobs in traditional …
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