This empirical study examines the relationship between total quality management (TQM) and innovation performance and compares the nature of this relationship against quality performance. The empirical data were obtained from a survey of 194 managers in Australian industry encompassing both manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors. The structural equation modeling technique was used to examin...

This article uses historical data on inventor and firm research and development (R&D) lab locations to examine the technological and geographic structure of corporate knowledge capital accumulation during a formative period in the organization of United States innovation. Despite the localization of inventive activity around the labs, one-quarter of inventors lived outside a 30 mile commuting r...

A discursive approach to technological innovation recognises that scientific and technical innovations are the products of groups of people. The subject of this paper is how this insight from the sociology of scientific knowledge can make a contribution to debates in economic geography. Principally drawing on the work of social constructionists, this approach is used to provide insights into th...

Technology shifts are lethal to many manufacturing companies. Previous research indicates that this is not purely a problem of technological innovation, but is also closely related to the inertia of business models and business model innovation. This paper inquires into the dynamics of this intersection between technology and business models. Anchored in a case study in the automotive industry,...

IT industry has become patent-intensive due to the rapid advances in technology and the fierce competition among firms. While prior studies indicate financial returns from investments in IT patents are unclear, recent patent wars in IT industry suggest that IT patents may be of great value. We examine the impact of IT patents as an intangible IT resource on firm value in IT industry, while also...

This paper summarizes the experience gained in dealing with resistance to change appeared in the companies when they develop innovative processes related to the adoption of new technologies, tools, equipment, infrastructure and methodologies. Technological innovation is rapidly absorbed by society on a personal level. But at the enterprise level, resistance to innovation can occur at any hierar...

This paper investigates the specialization pattern of countries in terms of technology and exports and examines the role of innovation intensity and technological opportunity in determining bilateral trade at the aggregate and sectoral level. Some of the major ndings are as follows: At the aggregate level, innovation intensity and technological opportunity has positive and signi cant impact on ...

This paper compares groups of firms with different technological capabilities in Bangkok (Thailand), Penang (Malaysia) and Singapore in respect to their innovation activity, cooperation behaviour and assessment of the business environment. While conspicuous differences between the regions are found, the comparison of the different technological capabilitygroups is less conclusive. However, some...

Toward a systematic framework for research on dominant designs, technological innovations, and industrial change Johann Peter Murmann a,∗, Koen Frenken b,1 a Australian Graduate School of Management, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia b Urban and Regional Research Center Utrecht (URU), Section of Economic Geography, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80115, NL-3508TC Utrecht, The Net...