The practice of frugal innovation (FI) has been garnering great research interest in recent years. Although initially focused on emerging economies, the idea is now more global, gaining adepts developed economies. FI shows potential to effectively provide valuable products for underserved communities while sparing resources globally and contributing social environmental change. To reconcile a f...

background and aims: infertility is one of the most important conditions in reproductive system and there is no reliable estimates for global prevalence of infertility. therefore, knowing the prevalence of infertility is important and can be effective in decision making. methods: we systematically reviewed all published papers in medline database and scopus (1988–2010). univariate and multivari...

In this paper we present two evolving concepts, Responsible Innovation and Open Innovation, aiming to deepen discussion on similarities and differences between the two. The idea for this conceptual paper is led by the need to elaborate the two concepts in order to allow easier alignment with organizational strategies. We begin by presenting the definitions of the concepts and contexts in which ...

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Unit of analysis: User level Innovation related core benefits (facing new needs, dissatisfaction with existing products) and expertise in product use (product knowledge, use experience, and fun by dealing with innovation) positively affect user innovation effort, while financial related benefits does not affect the DV. Jeppesen and Frederiksen (2006) Independent variables • Lead userness • Firm...

background: to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis on controlled treatment trials of meta-cognitive therapy for anxiety disorders. materials and methods: studies were included if they employed controlled methodology and treated people above 18 years with anxiety disorders. case studies (with less than 4 cases) and single case designed studies were excluded. a comprehensive literature ...

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To analyse the impact of implementation and use of eHealth services is fraught with difficulty, and there is often a gap between expected and identified outcomes. In this paper, we identify innovation effects of an eHealth service by applying a framework that focusses on the expected coherent impacts of implementing an IT innovation and contributes to the body of knowledge on tracking innovatio...