In this paper, we report on the results of a large-scale study about typical front-end-related innovation practices in 553 Japanese mechanical and electrical engineering companies. We explore typical activities concerning the generation and assessment of new product ideas, the reduction of...

Several empirical studies have shown that apparently competing companies cooperate extensively through an informal exchange of valuable information. Since international inter-firm relations have become elementary in many markets, the informal information exchange across national borders gains...

Several empirical studies have shown that apparently competing companies cooperate extensively through an informal exchange of valuable information. Since international interfirm relations have become elementary in many markets, the informal information exchange across national borders gains...