Literature on geographic economic highlights the fact that larger cities are more innovative than smaller ones. For instance, Carlino (2001) stresses that patenting activities are positively correlated to the city density. Moreover the implied gain in the rate of patenting per capita due to the urban density outpaces the simple effect of employment density (scale effect). Feldman (1999) in a re...

We consider a model in which an innovating monopolist of a technologically superior intermediate input must sell this product to final output producers. Prior research shows that, with complete information, the monopolist’s optimal strategy will lead to complete adoption of this technologically superior innovation. In this article we show that, when the price of some competitively supplied inpu...

Innovation in multinational companies is complex and involves heterogeneous actors. The importance of drawing upon globally-dispersed knowledge and entering new markets leads to globalisation of innovation activities. Simultaneously, localisation favours a close and personal interaction and thus the transfer of implicit knowledge. A redefinition of the concepts of globalisation and localisation...

Innovation in multinational companies is complex and involves heterogeneous actors. The importance of drawing upon globally-dispersed knowledge and entering new markets leads to globalisation of innovation activities. Simultaneously, localisation favours a close and personal interaction and thus the transfer of implicit knowledge. A redefinition of the concepts of globalisation and localisation...

Innovation is the engine of development for enterprises, and there is an increasing trend to adopt an open innovation strategy. However, how to manage external resources in an open, collaborative and complementary manner, and in a shared environment that will yield the greatest networking effects, it is a challenging task. Because there is no such a satisfactory model for an open innovation str...

• Discuss the challenges involved with introducing TRIZ to executive level decision makers. Factors affecting approval, buy-in, resource allocation, and toplevel commitment including financial analysis, cost vs. rewards of innovation programs, measuring innovation success. Consideration of the politics of organizations in implementing organization-wide programs, and vital role of innovation in ...