products. Especially, collaboration with consumers for product innovation is indispensable. On the other hand, social media has … been spreading all over the world. Network communities formed by social media are one of key factors of innovation achieved … by collaborating with consumer innovators, which is referred to as consumer collaborative innovation. This paper studies …

This paper seeks to construct a new theory on SME innovation by reviewing and comprehending findings and knowledge … obtained to date from a unified perspective. Conventional research on innovation in general has focused thematically on … individual factors such as absorptive capability, R&D, and open innovation. While this approach has its advantages, it is …

This paper attempts to analyze the relationship between ICT and R&D in the innovation process. R&D is categorized into …&D groups have different innovation processes; (ii) what are the factors of production innovation in R&D groups; and (iii) how … innovation in R&D group, indicating ICT more contributed to their innovation. …