The multiple roles of universities in U-I collaborations: The case of Emilia–Romagna motor vehicle industry
This paper investigates the development of collaboration modes between university and local industry, within a regional system having a diffused innovation process. As a case study, we analyse into an appreciative framework the roles ...
The moderating effect of absorptive capacity on the technology search and innovation quality relationship in high-tech manufacturing firms
Based on the knowledge-based view, we conceptualize the technology search of high-tech manufacturing firms into three dimensions, namely search breadth, search depth, and balanced search, and construct the functional paths of the ...
Technology legitimacy and the legitimacy of technology: The case of chronic kidney disease therapies
In this paper we explore how the institutional environment in which technologies are embedded serves to select certain technological options while marginalizing others. To do this, we trace the activities occurring among and between ...
Technology diffusion and firm agency from a technological innovation systems perspective: A case study of fatigue monitoring in the mining industry
The diffusion of new technological innovations occurs within an ecosystem of stakeholders, institutions and networks. Dynamic interactions and processes need to unfold in order for an innovation to be diffused successfully. This study ...
A resilience framework to explorative quality management in innovative building projects
Quality management (QM) can be either explorative or exploitative. While QM in innovative building projects is largely explorative, it is still less understood how explorative quality management (EQM) is handled. Grounded upon the ...
A scientometric review of technology capability research
In a global competitive environment, the ability of organizations to be flexible enough to adapt to conditions is directly related to their capacity management capabilities. The basic capability of an organization with new product ...
Knowledge dissimilarity, bargaining power, and smaller firms’ ability to negotiate a favorable alliance contract
This paper investigates how partners in asymmetric R&D alliances contractually contend with the problems that arise when their knowledge sets are dissimilar. This paper also examines the sources of bargaining power that smaller firms ...
Approaches to measuring dynamic capabilities: Theoretical insights and the research agenda
There are a range of studies on Dynamic Capabilities (DC) even though the knowledge existing on their measuring/operational implementation remains incipient, with this shortcoming correspondingly identified in the literature. This ...
Team intuition and creativity in new product development projects: A multi-faceted perspective
Team intuition and creativity are growing research areas in the new product development (NPD) literature. However, past studies superficially investigated the relationship between team intuition and team creativity, in terms of team ...