Measuring performance is helpful, but it's only part of the story. To learn from our past successes and failures, we need to understand how they came about. continually improve, must examine not innovation performance, processes with which develop exploit these innovations. Vittorio Chiesa, Paul Coughlan, Chris Voss present a framework for auditing technical management. Their methodology goes beyond measurement by highlighting problems needs, providing information that can be used in...

Open Innovation has been one of the most‐debated topics in management research last decade. Although our understanding this paradigm significantly improved over few years, a number important questions are still unanswered. In particular, an issue that deserves further attention is anatomy organizational change process through which firm evolves from being Closed to Innovator. The paper represents first step overcoming limitation. adopting longitudinal, firm‐level perspective, it addresses...

Digital transformation has undoubtedly become a key enabler of innovation as evidenced by the numerous firms that use digital technologies to manage their processes. This issue is even more relevant today when processes have open and require greater resources in different implementation phases capture transfer knowledge within outside firm's boundaries. implies additional challenges managing increasing amount information flows. Accordingly, can be used implemented through easier access...

Scientific and technological knowledge is considered the most important raw material for economic growth. The attention on exploitation of public research, undoubtedly one main sources new scientific knowledge, has increased in recent years. After reviewing some concepts regarding research results, paper focuses analysis academic spin‐off companies as promising ways to transfer results market place. phenomenon described using both international evidence a survey 48 Italian companies.

Measuring performance is helpful, but it's only part of the story. To learn from our past successes and failures, we need to understand how they came about. continually improve, must examine not innovation performance, processes with which develop exploit these innovations. Vittorio Chiesa, Paul Coughlan, Chris Voss present a framework for auditing technical management. Their methodology goes beyond measurement by highlighting problems needs, providing information that can be used in...

Commercialization is known to be a critical stage of the technological innovation process, mainly because high risks and costs that it entails. Despite this, many scholars consider often least well managed phase entire there ample empirical evidence corroborating this belief. In high-tech markets, difficulties encountered by firms in commercializing are exacerbated volatility, interconnectedness, proliferation new technologies characterize such markets. This clearly evinced abundance...

Researchers and practitioners have recently paid great attention to technological partnering. In this paper, the problem of choosing which organizational form collaboration should take is carefully examined. The aim support decision‐maker who, once it has been decided that a certain technology be acquired externally, identify most appropriate mode for such an acquisition. This not easy task critical success collaboration. A framework suggested assist decision‐maker, based upon preliminary...

The increasing dispersion of R&D laboratories in different countries force multinational firms to take a global view managing their research operations and make efforts coordinate dispersed R&D. Few studies have so far investigated whether or not international structures exist, how forms division labor, interdependencies, coordination among geographically units place. This paper proposes taxonomy attempts identify why they are designed as are. It is based on the findings field 12 companies....

Measuring research and development (R&D) performance has become a fundamental concern for R&D managers executives in the last decades. As result, issue been extensively debated innovation management literature. The paper contributes to this growing body of knowledge, adopting systemic contextual perspective look into problem measuring performance. In particular, it explores interplay between measurement objectives, dimensions factors design system (PMS) activities. relies on multiple...

Purpose This paper seeks to endorse the management control system taxonomy by Robert Simons explore whether, how and why different approaches are more intensely employed: in phases of radical innovation process; projects showing degrees radicalness. Moreover, it aims discuss influence exerted some contextual variables. Design/methodology/approach Case studies concerning four (two nature two incremental) implemented companies operating home automation industry Italy were conducted. Findings...

Abstract In the last years, circular economy has represented one of most‐debated topics in management research. Although understanding this industrial paradigm significantly improved over decade, a number important research questions still remain unanswered. Among them, design process business model through which established firms evolve from being linear to deserves further investigation. Existing falls short investigate how companies dimensions value creation, transfer, and capture their...

Abstract This work studies the management and organization of global R&D projects, i.e. projects leading to innovations be exploited in multiple countries. It provides a taxonomy how firms conduct such projects. The empirical base is composed twelve multinational companies, from three major areas (Europe, Japan, North America), operating technology-intensive businesses. Two basic structures are identified: specialization based, where one foreign lab (the firm’s center excellence) assigned...

Several authors in recent years have discussed the observed trend towards externalisation of (part of) a firm's R&D activities. As consequence, several companies been created that provide innovators with technical and scientific services such as contracts, laboratory testing services, technology consulting, industrial design, engineering. The paper is based upon an empirical study which consists (i) extensive analysis, information has collected (for about two hundred companies) on size,...

Researchers and practitioners have recently paid great attention to research development (R&D) performance measurement, although it is acknowledged be a very challenging task because of R&D intrinsic uncertainty complexity levels. In this paper, the problem designing measurement system (PMS) for activities addressed; specifically, we investigate if how design PMS influenced by type activity applied to, namely Basic Applied Research or new product (NPD). We first develop theoretical...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on the adoption open innovation paradigm in bio‐pharmaceutical industry and investigate through which organisational modes (e.g. collaborations, in‐ out‐licensing) has been implemented how these are interwoven with different phases drug discovery development process. Open currently one most debated issues management literature. Few contributions, however, have paid attention so far systematically longitudinally addressing a specific industry.

Notes that measurement of R&D performance has always posed great problems due to the nature activity and difficulties in identifying a tangible output. Also systems have often been built on input variables or qualitative evaluation Attempts identify quantitative measures single out those related activities under complete partial control managers. Takes as starting‐point concept economic value creation firm’s normative objective analysis contribution it. Builds this system leads proxy...