Today's theories and models on innovation stress the importance of scientific capabilities and science-technology proximity, especially in new emerging fields of economic activity. In this contribution we examine the relationship between national scientific capabilities, the science intensity of...

In the face of global competition and product commoditization, manufacturing firms are increasingly opening up to opportunities in the service markets. Despite the growing interest, many new product-service providers struggle to deploy open service innovation effectively, not least because they...

The relationship between the presence of nationalscientific capabilities and technological productivity is examined. The degreeto which science-technology relatedness is positively associated withtechnological performance when scientific capabilities are brought into theequation is also...

Increasingly, manufacturing firms are turning to services as a new way of creating and capturing value. Despite the potential benefits, evidence suggests that many new product-service providers struggle to deploy service activities effectively, not least because they fail to reflect the presence...