that firms employ communities of users to strengthen their innovation process has not yet received much attention. In firm …) responsive to “firm-recognition” as a motivating factor for undertaking innovation, which explains their decision to join the … attribute that we assume to affect the quality of user innovation. Whether or not a firm-established user community can be …

This study describes a process in which a firm relies on an external consumer community for innovation. While it has … innovation efforts from which a firm may benefit need not necessarily be located within the organization, but may well reside in … the consumer environment. We also contribute to the existing theory on “user-driven innovation” by showing what firms …

Leading firms have begun to offer “user toolkits for innovation”. User toolkits are seen as a means to eliminate …

companies (MNCs). Such subsidiaries are viewed as critical players in the innovation process at MNCs. Although this topic has … the dynamics of the innovation process in Russian-based subsidiaries of global MNCs. It seeks to explore and understand … motivation and drivers of innovation, key participants, and impact and outcomes of innovation, with a specific reference to the …

companies (MNCs). Such subsidiaries are viewed as critical players in the innovation process at MNCs. Although this topic has … the dynamics of the innovation process in Russian-based subsidiaries of global MNCs. It seeks to explore and understand … motivation and drivers of innovation, key participants, and impact and outcomes of innovation, with a specific reference to the …

This paper provides an integrated analysis of multinational companies’ global production and innovation. We establish … of production, basic innovation and applied innovation, under asymmetric complementarities across these three activities … and quality, and offshore innovation to more countries, including both countries with and without production affiliates …

The massive economic crisis 2008/09 had substantial impacts on the innovation activities of the German economy. The … loss in sales and profits resulted in a sharp decline of innovation expenditure. While capital expenditure for new products … and improved processes were cut substantially, R&D budgets basically remained unchanged. Firms with innovation and R …

The massive economic crisis 2008/09 had substantial impacts on the innovation activities of the German economy. The … loss in sales and profits resulted in a sharp decline of innovation expenditure. While capital expenditure for new products … and improved processes were cut substantially, R&D budgets basically remained unchanged. Firms with innovation and R …

product development process. HCs do not invest more into innovation, but achieve higher innovation success. The higher …