Using insights from the user innovation and knowledge management literature, we develop and empirically illustrate a typology of user inputs for innovation. Based on the knowledge complexity and uncertainty associated with a particular innovation, we propose four user input types and link them...

Et øget konkurrencepres på virksomheder stiller stigende krav til fleksibilitet og evne til hurtig tilpasning til ændrede markedsvilkår. Mange virksomheder befinder sig i brancher, hvor deres fortsatte udvikling og overlevelse er tæt knyttet til deres evner til kontinuerligt at skabe og...

Purpose – Inter-firm collaborative innovation typically requires knowledge sharing among individuals employed by collaborating firms. However, it is also associated with considerable risks, especially if the knowledge sharing process is not handled using proper judgment. Such risks have been...

Purpose – Inter-firm collaborative innovation typically requires knowledge sharing among individuals employed by collaborating firms. However, it is also associated with considerable risks, especially if the knowledge sharing process is not handled using proper judgment. Such risks have been...

This paper focuses on some of the specificities of decision making in Russian organisations. These companies usually have a highly centralized decisionmaking. Paradoxically, Russian firms are also known for their relatively high level of hostility towards knowledge sharing. Both characteristics...