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Does age have an impact on having ideas? : an analysis of the quantity and quality of ideas submitted to a suggestion system
Verworn, Birgit - In: Creativity and innovation management 18 (2009) 4, pp. 326-334
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003920468
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Auswirkungen des demografischen Wandels auf die Innovationsfähigkeit von KMU : Handlungsfelder für das Personalmanagement
Verworn, Birgit - 2007
As a consequence of the demographic change, the workforce is aging and shrinking at the same time. Based on the resource-based view of the firm, we discuss implications for innovation and human resource management in SMEs. A review of the literature and empirical studies show that a shortage of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009375357
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How German measurement and control firms integrate market and technological knowledge into the front end of new product development
Verworn, Birgit - In: International journal of technology management : IJTM 34 (2006) 3/4, pp. 379-389
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003348779
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Regions and innovation : a discussion of concepts illustrated with the German bioregional picture
Verworn, Birgit - In: International journal of entrepreneurship and … 9 (2009) 1/2, pp. 12-28
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003848889
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Reducing project related uncertainty in "the fuzzy front end" of innovation: A comparison of German and Japanese product innovation projects
Herstatt, Cornelius; Verworn, Birgit; Nagahira, Akio - 2003
In this paper, we are going to report on the results of an exploratory piece of research about the typical front-end-related activities in 28 innovation projects carried out by 14 German and 13 Japanese companies to reduce project uncertainty. In all cases we observed a range of activities to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010308100
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The "fuzzy front end" of product development: An exploratory study of German and Japanese innovation projects
Herstatt, Cornelius; Verworn, Birgit; Nagahira, Akio - 2002
In this paper, we report the complete and unabridged results of an exploratory study of typical front-end activities in 28 innovation projects in German and Japanese companies. We further reveal differences in the practice of innovation management in both countries. Based on these, we develop...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010308047
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Reducing project related uncertainty in "the fuzzy front end" of innovation: A comparison of German and Japanese product innovation projects
Herstatt, Cornelius; Verworn, Birgit; Nagahira, Akio - Institut für Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement, … - 2003
In this paper, we are going to report on the results of an exploratory piece of research about the typical front-end-related activities in 28 innovation projects carried out by 14 German and 13 Japanese companies to reduce project uncertainty. In all cases we observed a range of activities to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009646549
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The "fuzzy front end" of product development: An exploratory study of German and Japanese innovation projects
Herstatt, Cornelius; Verworn, Birgit; Nagahira, Akio - Institut für Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement, … - 2002
In this paper, we report the complete and unabridged results of an exploratory study of typical front-end activities in 28 innovation projects in German and Japanese companies. We further reveal differences in the practice of innovation management in both countries. Based on these, we develop...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009646588
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Gefährden alternde Belegschaften die Innovationsfähigkeit deutscher Unternehmen? : Ergebnisse einer ersten kritischen Analyse
Verworn, Birgit; Hipp, Christiane; Schwarz, Doreen - 2007
Die demografische Entwicklung sowie die Heraufsetzung des Renteneintrittsalters werden in den nächsten Jahrzehnten dazu führen, dass der Anteil älterer Mitarbeiter in Unternehmen steigen wird. Gemäß der Defizithypothese bzw. des Defizitmodells wird unterstellt, dass ältere Mitarbeiter...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009375354
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Reducing project related uncertainty in the "fuzzy front end" of innovation : a comparison of German and Japanese product innovation projects
Herstatt, Cornelius; Verworn, Birgit; Nagahira, Akio - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
In this paper, we are going to report on the results of an exploratory piece of research about the typical front-end-related activities in 28 innovation projects carried out by 14 German and 13 Japanese companies to reduce project uncertainty. In all cases we observed a range of activities to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009424492