Innovation plays a central role in economic development, at regional and national level. In the competitive environment … achieve innovations of high quality. Depending on the type of industry, the type of business, the type of innovation and the … strategic objectives that have been set, firms will regularly have to modify the way in which their R&D and innovation is …

One increasingly important driver for innovation is sustainability, a concept which aims to integrate ecological and … social dimensions into conventional management. Whereas prior research on sustainability-oriented innovation (SOI) has often … dealt with innovation processes in large companies, the last decade has also generated broad knowledge on SOI in small and …

sustainability with a focus on eco-innovation. The research identifies drivers and barriers for eco-innovation, and highlights … facilitation for eco-innovation from different types of intermediaries (public and private) with different levels of support, which …

most valuable part of the innovation (e.g., genetic sequence, protein structure) may be known years before the full … innovation is needed in order to sustain healthy innovation in biotechnology and address the needs of new innovators. Several …

This research aimed to study the relationship between innovation and variables that represent firm performance. Using a … comprehensive database that cross references innovation information gathered by PINTEC (Technological Innovation Research) of IBGE … evaluation of possible relationships between innovation and performance of Brazilian companies was performed. Factorial analysis …

successful new products to the marketplace. Virtual team can be a solution to answer the requested demand. However, literature … have shown no significant differences between traditional NPD and virtual NPD in general, whereas NPD in SME’s virtual team …