Product innovation is a subtle process, frequently leading to shifts in the competitiveness of firms. Developing … sophisticated organizations. In order to tackle competitiveness and to deal with innovation uncertainty, firms develop diverse … innovation processes. Two modes of innovation are suggested in recent literature: 1) Science, Technology and Innovation (STI …

SMEs new arenas to engage in what we may call are global innovation activities so as to gain, retain, and further … strengthen the competitive position. This pressure to go for global innovation is enhanced by given socio-demographic factors, e … carried out in the Metropolitan Region of Hamburg in Germany to identify barriers to innovation in selected industries and to …

In this paper, we analyze the relationships between different types of innovation and collaboration, given the varying … success of regional innovation networks', which examines the innovation activities of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME … linkages determines innovation orientation and innovative behavior. That means: Innovation performance could be positively …

demands constant market analyses as well as flexibility and organisationalefficiency. Theorising and modelling of innovation …

In this paper we report empirical evidence from a mixed methods approach to investigating the drivers of innovation in … regarding their innovation and competition experiences. Our results from both forms of evidence-gathering suggest that in a … small and isolated local market such as New Zealand, smallness in terms of firm size may not be an advantage for innovation …

results for East Germany. Given the fact that the East German innovation system is particularly driven by small and medium …