The formal and informal structures of firms and their external linkages have an important bearing on the rate and direction of innovation. This paper explores the properties of different types of firms with respect to the generation of new technology. Various archetypes are recognized and an effort is made to match organization structure to the type of innovation. The framework is relevant to t...

A growing number of studies have recently analysed the entire link between innovation input, innovation output and productivity (CDM model), thereby trying to shed some light into the ”black box” of the innovation process at the firm level. One problem in previous studies is that they only use an output indicator for product innovations. Using German data from the CIS3 (3 Community Innovation S...

This study builds on our previous work (Tiwari and Herstatt, 2012), which had questioned the validity of certain assumptions of the lead market theory in the face of changing ground realities in a globalized world. Sustained economic growth and proven technological capabilities in some “emerging economies” like China and India call for a reassessment of the appropriateness of the “conventional ...

This article analyzed the motive of multinational corporation technological innovation globalization, the characteristic and the present situation ,thought strives for the cost advantages and the market advantages, contention and reserve human resources, which are the strategic goal of multinational corporation implements technological innovation in China. Therefore, Chinese enterprise’s strate...

The agglomeration of innovation determinants has a significant influence on the innovation performance of industries and enterprises. Such an effect has received less attention in empirical research studies. This study involves a survey of the agglomeration effect of two important innovation determinants, R&D investment and R&D personnel, and its influence on innovation performance from the per...

Purpose – To analyse logistical innovations from 1984 to 2003. Design/methodology/approach – The approach concerned analysing the use of patents retrieved from major patent databases to create a picture of logistical innovations. Findings – Confirmation that the use of patent statistics can depict an overall picture of technological innovation in the logistics sector. Logistics firms can be inn...

OBJECTIVE To study the implementation of innovation activities in Dutch radiotherapy (RT) centres in a broad sense (product, technological, market and organizational innovations). METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 15 Dutch RT centres. A list of innovations implemented from 2011 to 2013 was drawn up for each centre using semi-structured interviews. These innovations ...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between technological capabilities and firm performance. We divide technological capabilities into two types – exploitation, which refers to refinement, production and execution, and exploration, which refers to searching, flexibility, and innovation. Based on a sample of 302 small and medium-sized manufacturing firms in Japan, our an...