products rather than services. However, research in service related innovation activities is highly rewarding, as the service …

In this paper, we report on the results of a large-scale study about typical front-end-related innovation practices in …. -- New product development ; Japanese firms ; planning ; success innovation …

-end-related activities in 28 innovation projects carried out by 14 German and 13 Japanese companies to reduce project uncertainty. In all … innovation management in both the German and Japanese companies. We interviewed managers of 13 Japanese and 14 German enterprises … end" ;, activities and typical deliverables in the innovation process which might be affected by front end management …

28 innovation projects in German and Japanese companies. We further reveal differences in the practice of innovation …

In a study of Japanese New Product Development (NPD) projects, the fuzzy front end of innovation is explored. Our …

necessary capability sets for different firm types, the sequence of necessary capability sets along the innovation process and … discuss different types of environmental gains realized through PSS. -- Innovation management ; product service system …

. Instead a service company's level of importance for radical innovation significantly determines both, choice of users …

innovation and protection activities of service companies. In fact, previous analyses reveal that the protection topic is … conceptual frame has been developed in order to investigate deeper knowledge about service innovation protection and corporate … strategic behaviour. -- Service innovation ; Protection strategies ; Service companies ; Study ; Germany …