In this paper, we examine the technological and organizational innovations which have facilitated rapid growth in a small firm. Evidence from the case suggests that the relational elements of inter-firm transactions provide entrepreneurs with the opportunity to expand their organizational...

This book provides a detailed, multi-disciplinary analysis of innovation networks in a variety of organisational settings. All the contributors are employed at Aston Business School, which is one of the UK's foremost institutions in terms of both teaching and research. The book illustrates the...

Full-text of this article is not available in this e-prints service. This article was originally published following peer-review in Management learning, published by and copyright Sage Publications Ltd.

TCS (previously the Teaching Company Scheme), claimed to be the UKs premier technology transfer mechanism, employs recent graduates to improve the competitiveness of primarily small and medium‐sized enterprises. The data are drawn from the author's experience of acting as academic supervisor...

The research was carried out to identify the links between the introduction of computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) and corporate strategy. The study took place in an organization which manufactures car components and is the subsidiary of a major UK company. At the operational level there was...