Process management and process innovation often cause confusion to managers. This study aims to clarify the differences between process management and process innovation and the proper timings for their respective applications. The study uses the S-Curve of the technology development cycle to explain the roles that process management and process innovation play during the cycle and to make sugg...

In this paper, we performed a comparative study in two research domains in order to develop a method of detecting emerging knowledge domains. The selected domains are research on gallium nitride (GaN) and research on complex networks, which represent recent examples of innovative research. We divided citation networks into clusters using the topological clustering method, tracked the positions ...

This paper revises the interdependence between flexible technology and product innovation in the context of a monopolistic firm. Previous literature argued that flexible machinery reduces the cost of incremental innovation. To take interactions beyond the fixed cost into account, we introduce a 2-period optimization model where technology, innovation and price are chosen first, then stochastic ...

Radical innovations prompt significant subsequent technological development and exhibit novelty and "architectural" innovation, i.e. rearranging the way design elements are put together in a system. Thus, radical innovations often serve as the foundation for new technological systems, industries or domains and are seen to involve significant conceptual breakthroughs, through either luck or geni...

A lthough most pharmaceutical innovation is incremental, small improvements in therapy often add up to substantial progress over time.1 Incremental innovation in drug therapy can take various forms, including new agents, new indications for existing drugs, and new dosage forms with improved pharmacologic profiles.1 Combination therapy with two or more agents having complementary mechanisms of a...

Many current sustainability considerations in industry constrain design space by emphasizing reduced material and energy flows across product life cycles. However, there are also opportunities for sustainability awareness to extend design space and drive innovation. Product-service systems (PSS) in particular can be a vehicle through which sustainability-driven innovation occurs. A framework fo...

How can we sustain global economic performance while reducing and perhaps eliminating climate impacts? This dual objective ultimately requires the innovation of radically new low-or zero-emitting energy technologies. But what is involved in such innovation, and why and how should governments support it? What are the implications for innovation policymakers? The paper discusses the nature of the...