this paper seeks to trace some of the roots and problems of the rational view of innovation. concentrating primarily upon product innovation, we point out that the eighteenth century notion of social progress in the light of reason has gradually given an enormous impetus to a rational view of product innovation in modern organizations. we summarize several decades of research into management of...

Innovations, commercialized by new or old established firms, located at the core of industrial renewal process. The innovation concept has suffered transformations, along with the evolution of the models that try to explain and understand the innovation process. The innovative process corresponds to all activities that generate technological changes and the dynamic interaction between them, not...

the purpose of this research is to determine indicators for innovation survey in the field of biotechnology in iran. in order to achieve this goal, theoretical basics on innovation survey are required to be studied to reach the needed indicators. finally, with a view to the advantages and weaknesses of the innovation survey procedures and also on the basis of a comparative study in the approach...

innovation could be recognized as a key factor in anincreasingly competitive environments and it is difficult to find anindustry that is not engaged in innovation. however, innovation successand achievement to important advantages such as performanceimprovement is not easy and it relies on applying innovation strategiesfrom firms' top managers and consultants. the objective of this paper i...

the current paper aims to investigate the effect of entrepreneurial marketing on innovation considering the moderating effect of two-factor learning orientation and organizational structure. then, the relationship between innovation and the marketing performance was assessed. in this research, sales and marketing managers of 42 sample companies were selected from three industries including: ind...

Incumbent firms increasingly strive to embrace digital innovation, often via implementing dedicated innovation units (DIUs). As seizing the rapid and various innovation-related market movements may be overwhelming for an individual DIU, collaborations within ecosystems are perceived as crucial continuously recognizing business opportunities threats. Although this is a growing field of interest ...

purpose of this paper is development for pattern of a measuring and analysing of innovation in research institutes in vehicle industry. this scale include 3 area: individual innovation, organizational innovation & nature and strength of innovation in current situation. samples selected in 2 research institute npd & ipco in iran khodro, by accident. according to factor loading, identified latent...

In current research on open innovation, the impact of innovative openness on the effect of innovation capability on corporate operating performance has been ignored. This paper uses hierarchical linear regression model with financial data of 137 listed enterprises in Chinese Stock Exchanges to study the moderate effect of openness on relationship of innovation capability and operating performan...

McKinsey & Company has observed that while companies are rushing headlong to become more digital, executives have very diverse perspectives as what “going digital” really means.5 These perspectives range from a focus on technology, to digital customer engagement, to new digital business models and more. The lack of clarity often results in piecemeal initiatives, missed opportunities and false s...

This paper reports from preparations in an ongoing research study concerning how digital service innovation transforms value networks in the vehicle industry. The research study concerns digital services based on remote diagnostics systems. This digital service innovation in particular is of great importance since the vehicle industry has great potential to expand its business and found new and...