The practice of innovation management is developing fast. As new concepts emerge, exploratory studies are needed and case study research often appropriate. To investigate the usage quality in management, all articles published five top journals over 20 years (1997–2016) were reviewed. Case accounted for 818 this period (12%) an evaluation template (termed ca se s tudy e valuation t emplate: CASET) was developed to objectively assess these against 10 criteria. It found that has been low,...

How do companies manage to compete in a marketplace marked by turbulence, and not be outcompeted? In our study we assess the resources used create resilience organizations how each of these relates organizational creativity. We show that is positively related Specifically, highlights cognitive, emotional, structural are important for wanting become creative. Our results based upon pilot in‐depth qualitative case followed survey medium‐sized firms. The advance emergent literature on practical...

During new product development ( NPD ), functional areas such as marketing, R&D , and manufacturing work together to understand customer needs, create concepts, solve technical issues. is dependent on the creation of knowledge interplay between tacit (knowledge that difficult articulate codify) explicit can be codified documented). Knowledge requires time resources, dichotomy facing senior management how much spare capacity in teams—so‐called organizational slack—is appropriate. Too...

Absorptive capacity has been marked as one of the most important capabilities Multinational Corporations for effective management knowledge. To address calls research on micro-level origins concept, this paper focuses determinants individual-level absorptive capacity. We examine extent to which individuals’ capability recognize, assimilate and exploit new knowledge from environment is shaped by different forms work motivation (i.e., intrinsic extrinsic), overall ability, exposure diverse...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role top management control in stimulating innovation through their effect on creation knowledge new product development (NPD) projects. Top has a crucial companies, particular as managers affect interaction with project teams before and during an NPD project, which can course innovation. Design/methodology/approach Through comparative case‐based research two companies high‐velocity industries, chosen theoretical sampling, authors have...

Beyond the traditional focus on product innovation, prior research and practical examples from a variety of industrial settings underscore importance early phases process development innovation. Despite potential for large cost savings efficiency gains, however, little is known about what firms actually do in design concept creation development, guides their subsequent formal efforts. By means longitudinal multiple case study four companies, we bridge this gap by conceptualizing ‘process...

Based on a longitudinal case study of four interorganizational product development collaborations, this paper identifies lure to cross‐functional integration that has hereto been neglected. In particular, findings suggest when the buyer firm separates R esearch and D evelopment ( R&D ) epartment from P rocurement epartment, two departments play good cop–bad cop strategy toward supplier. Thereby, they are able foster high level goodwill trust between personnel collaborating firms, while...

Programs to decrease cost and increase operational efficiency may reduce a company's ability innovate, by reducing organisational slack. Previous research on the relationship between slack innovation has been at level of firm neglected processes underlying relationship, which takes place product development projects. In this paper, we identify its influences project. Through exploratory case in high-velocity industries, two are identified: customer interaction top management control. We also...

Purpose – This paper aims to highlight that there are different levels of analysis and types influence on the choice R&D location organization. Specifically, purpose is identify geographically dispersing contracting forces activities, which helps bring together these two theoretical fields.

In this paper we examine what enables (or hinders) innovation project to create whilst being part in a system of innovation. By using complexity theory and the notion resilience, show that projects stems from knowledge intensive, having multiple stakeholders involved, time lags occur during project. To handle these constant challenges, there is need supporting resources enable be resilient, i.e., able respond constructively without "cracking under pressure". Our conclusion key, external,...

Our concern is with how changes in organizational slack affect knowledge creation product development projects. We operationalize a change as changed possibilities to depart from project deliverables NPD Through case research high velocity industries we identify the effect has on processes inside In particular highlight effects tacit and explicit knowledge. More specifically find that reduced creates focus rather than knowledge, which may reduce ability create ultimately innovate.

The starting point of this paper is the question: Which issues do students think are important when choosing a higher education institution, and how they related to factors taken into consideration in ranking institutions? aim identify rank parameters perceive as their place education. based on qualitative pre-study quantitative main study which authors examine what business school rankings. Our findings show that, by taking students’ perspective account, one can see that some used rankings...

Trust within teams is a central performance driver in product innovation. In this paper, we examine the antecedents to and implications of trust firms engaged radical innovation compared those working towards incremental innovations. Our findings suggest that systematic processes structures are significantly linked conducting innovation, but not so also indicate business firms, although do find link between stronger for firms. A contribution our study therefore better understanding how...

Research on knowledge transfer has predominantly focused how to source successfully a recipient. However, there is lack of studies product development (PD) collaborations where the parties involved in must all jointly contribute process when no clear sender–receiver relationship exists. Our paper concerns these relationships and guided by following research question: What are mechanisms used order create operational level conditions for collaborative PD projects? Through three-year...

Through an inductive case study over three years of two product development collaborations, we identified how four organizational interfaces play out time and they are related to each other. This therefore contributes our understanding evolve their mutual dependencies in shaping conditions for knowledge integration. Our extends previous work on that have either focused within the organization or one link integration without considering enabling conditions. longitudinal approach helps...

In this paper, we present a process model on how the measurement of innovation performance within firm shapes attention organizational members. Most firms measure regular basis. Yet, practice is double-edged. On one hand, may help audit thus enabling improvement innovative activities. other, hinder creativity and make managers focus their too narrowly. Addressing dilemma, existing studies has taken strong normative stance, providing lists best- metrics. At same times, these are often...