some arab critics and historians believe that if we cast a look at complete poetical work of mahmoud sami al-baroudi, we will realize that he has not brought anything new into poetical affairs and technical form of poem. and also he has not stepped out of the current issues of his own age. al-baroudi’s poetry has been divided into panegyric, lampoon, glory, and rhyming and his sensational prosp...

Why do some concepts come to be highly popular, significantly reshaping the IT landscape, while others do not? We address this question by exploring the communities of organizations that underlie IT innovation concepts. In an illustrative investigation of the community for cloud computing, we integrate theories of organizational ecology and scale-free network and their associated methods. Subst...

This article analyzes the distribution of financial value from innovation in the global supply chains of iPods and notebook computers. We find that Apple has captured a great deal of value from the innovation embodied in the iPod, while notebook makers capture a more modest share of the value from PC innovation. In order to understand these differences, we employ concepts from theories of innov...

Knowledge management can be enhanced by creating conditions that facilitate knowledge creation, thus the concepts of teamworking, thinking styles and innovation are central to the effective utilization of knowledge. This paper presents the results of a survey of 156 civil servants at Putrajaya, investigating relationships between teamworking and thinking styles with technology diffusion and inn...

Why do some concepts come to be highly popular, significantly reshaping the IT landscape, while others do not? We address this question by exploring the communities of organizations that underlie IT innovation concepts. In an illustrative investigation of the community for cloud computing, we integrate theories of organizational ecology and scale-free network and their associated methods. Subst...

Innovation is an integral part of the practice of surgery. It is a concept that many surgeons are familiar with, but many do not fully appreciate the issues surrounding surgical innovation and partnership with industry. Herein, we review key issues and concepts of surgical innovation, industry partnership, and the potential pitfalls that are present. We conclude with principles that every surge...

Technological innovation can be highly instrumental in achieving sustainable development. How well does technology innovation research address the needs of sustainable development and in what directions does this research need to move to usher in sustainable development? We use co-word analysis in existing research publications to map the intellectual structure of the field of ‘strategic techno...