The article discusses two issues. Thefirst is whether service firms innovate at all; the second is how they organise the innovation activities. The basis for the analysis is a series of case studies in Danish service firms. The first issue is discussed theoretically. Of the several paradigms within traditional innovation theory, the strategic innovation paradigm is the most adequate to explain ...

2 Introduction 1 This paper provides an overview of findings and conceptual arguments with respect to services, and innovation in services, especially from a 'systems of innovation' perspective. It will draw especially on the work undertaken by CRIC on innovation in airports, in health care, and in retailing, but will also be informed by wider considerations of services and their innovation act...

Recent literature reveals the increasingly important role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) within innovation in services. This paper aims at outlining how scholars have conceptualized and defined the relationship between ICT and innovation in services so far, by analysing the fragmented body of knowledge available on the topic, to strengthen the research area as field of stud...

innovation is the key to growth, without it, most organization would forever be stuck doing the same old things the same old way. new products, new services and new ways of doing business would never emerge. entrepreneurship activities brings about business innovation with resultant development in enterprises which also serves as a panacea to economic growth in developing countries. entrepreneu...

this study aimed at identifying and analyzing issues and challenges on the agricultural research and technology development under the national innovation framework. the survey consisted of two groups: agricultural researchers of agriculture-research and education organization and all faculty members of public agricultural faculties of ministry of scientific, research and technology. using cochr...

The emergence of mobile application services and App Store has led to the explosive growth of user innovation, which users voluntarily contribute to. User innovation communities where end users freely reveal innovative ideas and needs with other community members are becoming increasingly influential in this area. However, user’s ideas in user innovation community are not enough to be new servi...

Technological innovation risks of China’s e-Services include such factors as policy, economy, technology, market and resources. Based on analyzing the above factors, the Article has designed the assessment system for technological innovation risk of China’s e-Services, discussed on the assessment method of analytical matrix and proposed the particular measures for preventing China’s e-Services ...