of indigenous entrepreneurs. This paper therefore argued for the provision of comprehensive innovation policy, in which … (competitive) obstacles to innovation; and strengthening the knowledge base through investment in education, research and …

counteracting innovation declines after M&As. This paper provides empirical evidence into the role of acquiring firms’ absorptive …

When startup innovation involves a potentially disruptive technology – initially lagging in the predominant performance … commercialization with the startup. While the prevailing theory of disruptive innovation suggests that this will lead to (exclusively …

With increasing technological advances, the need to create not only innovations but faster innovation has become a part … of sustaining or gaining competitive advantage. Open innovation paradigm answers this need by utilizing larger resources … and expertise that firms involved in the open innovation process offer. Given the recency of the concept of open …

This study explores the characteristics and determinants of innovation of exceptionally innovative small and medium … innovation in small serial innovators. We also provide comparisons to whether differences exist with respect to large serial … innovators, traditionally associated with persistent innovation. Our empirical evidence is based upon a longitudinal dataset of …

, where a non-governmental organization (NGO) rather than a regulator watches over citizens' interests. The innovation … innovation process is considered in terms of a redistribution of profit towards community development, with or without additional … demonstrates that the firm's choice of VA hinges on the tradeoffs between appropriating the full innovation profit and paying a …

and loyalty. Strong ties, however, have also been shown to prevent innovation, suggesting that firms should also develop …, innovation. It is based in a seven-year longitudinal research project with Adidas, a global sporting goods company. From the case …-customer relationships. Contrary to the established literature, we find that strong ties in the Adidas case supported significant innovation …

Profiting from technological innovation requires both the development of new products and the capture or appropriation …

between innovation and product market competition for an individual industry, based on the possibility for non …-successful firms to remain productive. When the relative cost advantage of successful firms is large (large innovation step or small …

This paper analyzes the choice between different innovation activities of a firm. In particular, we study the … technology acquisition decision of the firm, i.e. its technology BUY decision as part of the firm's innovation strategy. We take …