European Journal of Innovation Management: Volume 22 Issue 4

Idea selection using innovators and early adopters

Maria Sääksjärvi, Katarina Hellén

Development of new products is important for firm success; however, firms often struggle to identify the best ideas from multiple options. The purpose of this paper is to study…

Designing and managing co-innovation: the case of Loccioni and Pfizer

Noemi Ombrosi, Elena Casprini, Andrea Piccaluga

Knowing the factors influencing the success of collaborative innovation is particularly relevant for both academics and practitioners. Nonetheless, many studies have regarded the…

Industry innovation spending and openness to collaboration as levers for firm performance

Luiz Fernando de Paris Caldas, Fabio de Oliveira Paula, T. Diana L. van Aduard de Macedo-Soares

The purpose of this paper is to analyze to what extent spending on innovation activities and collaboration at the industry level affects the relationship between firm innovation…

Innovation capabilities for global R&D projects in subsidiaries

Elisangela Lazarou Tarraço, Roberto Carlos Bernardes, Felipe Mendes Borini, Dennys Eduardo Rossetto

Is the development of local innovation capabilities enough for foreign subsidiaries in emerging markets to be able to integrate into global R&D projects? The authors argue that it…

Effects of information sources for new customers and suppliers on the immediate innovation output of firms

Pankaj Kumar Medhi, Palakh Jain, Tinu Jain

The purpose of this paper is to propose a typology of the information sources for new customers or suppliers on the basis of their existing relational linkage with the acquiring…

The diversity of knowledge sources and its impact on firm-level innovation: Evidence from Germany

Shoaib Abdul Basit, Kehinde Medase

The combination of different knowledge sources has been considered conducive for innovation performance. While the literature has advanced regarding the combination of knowledge…