comprehensive way. Such a tool is useful for obtaining an overall view of the working logic of the firm and to facilitate innovation …

are an important source of innovation, and therefore it is important to develop a means to study the relationship between … technology-based firms' emphasis on design as an element of innovation and their performance. This article develops a model for … evaluating technology-based firms' design emphasis. The model is based on a synthesis approach to studying innovation in both …

companies alike trying to continuously link design to innovation and business strategy. With this paper, our intent is to … guidelines that can support them in this quest. To accomplish this, we analysed the innovation processes of a set of leading … they adopt particular practices and innovation approaches by collaborating with a series of interpreters; moreover they …