Purpose Open innovation in start-ups is a relatively unexplored field and studies focusing on collaborative innovation between start-ups with large companies seen from the former’s point of view are virtually inexistent. The authors address this gap in an exploratory study built on in-depth...

This study analyses the reasons of value creation inability of wood furniture manufacturing Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) which are in rural areas of Tanzania. The lack of financial capital, lack of appropriate technologies, lack of the market, lack of raw materials, lack of skills and lack...

resources to cope with issues that arise in the various stages of the innovation process. These are often lacking in private family small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Such firms usually do not possess the required diversity of in-house resources and expertise, which makes it...