a context for component suppliers to ramp up their innovation capabilities as well. For about past 20 years the auto … investigate the prevalent innovation pathways and trajectories in India’s Auto Component Industry. The results indicate that firms …, high quality products provide good incentives for investments and openness for external knowledge. Cooperation between …

In this paper we explore how knowledge brokers - specialised design and engineering companies offering services to … leaders of 13 knowledge brokering companies. The interviews focused on product development projects in which analogies were … participating in such projects are the crucial factor that influences the outcome of the project. -- product development ; knowledge …