AVENTO was a 3-year research project that was aimed at the development of advanced tools for improved control of ventilation networks in underground coal mines; for i) improving the safety at working areas through a better control of methane emissions and climatic conditions, and ii) optimizing...

AVENTO was a 3-year research project that was aimed at the development of advanced tools for improved control of ventilation networks in underground coal mines; for i) improving the safety at working areas through a better control of methane emissions and climatic conditions, and ii) optimizing...

We build on the knowledge-based view to study the relative impact of alternative sources of R&D on innovation performance. We contrast two arguments: One is that diversity of knowledge is better for innovation, because the integration of a larger variety of knowledge helps create new products...

Globalization, technological advances and the demands of international competition have driven firms to develop activities in their value chains abroad. Although this phenomenon — known as offshoring — is not new, it has undeniably gained in importance over the last decade. And the scope,...

This chapter analyzes the ways in which firms can use their interactions with customers to generate innovations and better foresight future trends in the marketplace. We discuss how the interaction with customers varies depending on the type of innovation the firm is aiming to achieve: Product...

We extend the literature on the difficulties of internationalization by discussing their types and specific consequences associated with each type. The types of difficulties can be separated into three main groups based on their cause and specificity: the inabilities to transfer advantage and to...

We analyze the influence of a regional economic integration agreement (REIA) on a firm's investments in research and development (R&D). A country's entry into a REIA creates two competing influences on the firm's R&D investments. On the one hand, increased competition in product markets after...

We analyze learning-by-doing and how emerging market multinationals use it to upgrade their capabilities. Building on an in-depth case study, we present two novel arguments. First, we clarify the concept of learning-by-doing by identifying four distinct processes in which learning-by-doing...