VII Inhaltsübersicht IX Inhaltsverzeichnis XI Abbildungsverzeichnis XVII Tabellenverzeichnis XIX Abkürzungsverzeichnis XXI 1 Einleitung 1 1.1 Motivationsrahmen 2 1.2 Relevanz des Themas und Problemstellung 3 1.3 Forschungsfokus 8 1.4 Aufbau der'Arbeit 10 1.5 Konventionen 13 2 Forschungsdesign.') 15 2.1 Forschungskontext 16 2.1.1 Forschungsmethodik 17 2.1.1.1 Quantitative Ansätze 17 2.1.1.2 Qual...

This paper describes the terminology of Virtual Enterprise Environments as a construct to enable the combination of spaces for open innovation and Virtual Enterprises. This shall contribute towards better management of innovation processes in collaborative networks. Consequently this includes the Business Innovation Space and the Value Production Space, which are shared by the collaborating ent...

This paper studies firms’ innovation behavior in a supply chain where two firms first invest to reduce component’ cost according to different innovation modes (non-cooperative innovation, sequential innovation, and cooperative innovation) and then decide the prices according to different market powers (Supplier-Stackelberg, Manufacturer-Stackelberg, and Nash). We find that both the supplier and...

The idea of ‘scaling’ or ‘scaling up’ is increasingly the dominant framing for how success is understood in the field of social innovation (Dees 2004, 2010; Westley, 2010; de Bruin & Stangl, 2013). For many in the social sector, scale is a kind of Holy Grail. According to Bradach (2010), “there may be no idea with greater currency in the social sector than ‘scaling what works’.” This is by no m...

The purpose of this paper is to increase knowledge of central issues in building a concept for an open innovation platform for a city’s needs. So far, there is very little knowledge of the fundamental question that needs to be answered when building up an innovation platform which aims at developing solutions to a city’s problems and needs. This paper empirically fills this knowledge gap and co...

ISO 9000 quality system certification has been widely applied around the world, but with mixed success. A review of the literature revealed gaps in research in this area of quality/operations management, particularly in the empirical testing of the effects of ISO 9000 certification on innovation performance. This study examines the impact of ISO 9000 certification on product and process innovat...

This paper reports on an exploratory study that explores the instructional patterns within English as a Foreign Language (EFL) secondary school classrooms in Syria. Recently, the Syrian Ministry of Education (MoE) has introduced a new national curriculum which recommends a shift in EFL teachers’ instructional practices. Despite this costly innovation, there has been no attempt to check whether ...

In today's competitive world corporate survival requires special attention to innovation. Given the key role of intellectual capital in corporate innovation capability, this article is written with the aim of provide a model to promote organizational innovation through human capital management and knowledge sharing. The population in this study is managers, directors and experts from 13 industr...

In today's competitive world corporate survival requires special attention to innovation. Given the key role of intellectual capital in corporate innovation capability, this article is written with the aim of provide a model to promote organizational innovation through human capital management and knowledge sharing. The population in this study is managers, directors and experts from 13 industr...

Innovation is a complex phenomenon and process involving translation of knowledge into new techniques, products, services. It is considered crucial for sustainable agriculture development and achievement of long-term food security. The review describes the diversity of innovation and relates it to agro-food sector. It also sheds light on different innovation models and explores their contributi...