I develop a dynamic innovation model with three important features: (a) asymmetry between large and small firms (“giants” and “midgets”); (b) technology transfer by acquisition; and (c) the distinction between gradual innovation (i.e., within a certain “paradigm”) and disruptive innovation (i.e., that which induces a new paradigm). I provide conditions such that (a) greater asymmetry between gi...

Technology innovation is the key motivation to push strategic emerging industry development. Research on key factors to influence industrial technological innovation is essential to enhance strategic emerging industrial technology innovation. This paper analyzes the various factors that influence industrial technology innovation by the fixed effects variable coefficient model. Through the expan...

This paper explains market turbulence, such as the recent dotcom boom/bust cycle, as equilibrium industry dynamics triggered by technology innovation. When a major technology innovation arrives, a wave of new firms implement the innovation and enter the market. However, if the innovation complements existing technology, some new entrants will later be forced out as more and more incumbent firms...

Technology innovation and creative problem solving are necessary for long-term enterprise survival. Making strategic decisions for product development is a key step in the technical innovation process. Computer-aided innovation (CAI) systems based on TRIZ (Theory of inventive problem solving) support strategic ideas generation of innovation. TRIZ methods are applied to assess the maturity of a ...

Abstract This paper proposes a holistic approach for investigating high innovation performance in SMEs by comparing different German regions. Invoking insights from the mode concept and existing literature on regional innovation, we apply qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) of 47 interviews with to show that innovativeness is based bundle conditions summarized as mechanisms learning-by-doing...