Purpose – This paper seeks to deal with an exploratory analysis of the impact of technological innovations on the extent of outreach of hospitality services to customers. Design/methodology/approach – After a review of several hospitality services, two factors were selected to assess their...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the strategic technology outsourcing of corporate ventures from an integrated perspective. Design/methodology/approach – The proposed model argues that technology sourcing modes are jointly determined by the technological regime,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a framework for studying the process of technology‐based service system innovation from a broad perspective using an approach that elucidates the non‐linear facets of this process. The framework draws on Lévy‐Strauss's concept of...

Purpose – China has been successful in its economic reform and opening and is becoming the third largest economy and the third largest exporter in the world. The global society is looking for Chinese experience with great interest. This paper attempts to explain and explore China's experience...

Purpose – Science and technology is the bedrock in developing a knowledge‐based economy. Immense changes will be spawned by the development of science and technology. Today, China's remarkable growth has brought a great interest to the rest of the world in fostering her economic development...

Purpose – The main purpose of his paper is to identify key barriers for technology transfer (TT) in a transitional economy. Poland is presented as a case study, with an emphasis on domestic TT. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on the author's empirical studies, using a few...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the mechanism through which decisions on the preferred governance mode of strategic technology alliances are made at the firm level. Design/methodology/approach – The author constructed a value‐mediated governance model that is empirically...

Purpose – Technological intervention for housing construction in rural areas in India is very low. The purpose of this paper is to understand the mutual influences of the variables influencing technology transfer in the rural housing sector. Design/methodology/approach – Using interpretive...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how and why staying on the edge of emerging and converging technologies is significant for businesses to create the most vibrant, adaptive and complex behaviors, including a wider range of business relational initiatives (e.g. outsourcing,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how accelerated technology innovations lead to shorter product lifecycles, and consumers often face the dilemma of choosing between keeping the existing product and upgrading to a new version. They may enact certain coping strategies to deal with...