The inner workings of a specific design situation is examined, with the aims of testing the capacity of a new material in a semi-structural application and changing the design practices and organization through the introduction of a new material. The different aspects of the innovation process...

This paper examines how seven process innovations have been shared and adopted (or not adopted) between four factories of a multinational company located in Asia. In contrast to most previous studies in this area, these process innovation diffusions happened in a bottom-up manner in which the...

Ask any group of organizational leaders from any business sector what keeps them awake at night and arguably 'managing the pace of change' will appear at the top of the list. The concern does not focus on one or two strategic changes. Rather the concern is whether every program, unit,...

Today, the world is full of dramatic changes. Therefore, the third millennium is known as the era of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The pace of useful innovations and inventions in various fields of scientific, cultural, social, industrial, and technological is more rapid than at...

Die Theorie des Innovationsmanagements befindet sich in einer gewissen Abschirmung: Sie setzt sich mit dem Innovationsgeschehen auseinander, ohne den Übergang von Innovation zu Routine zu beachten. Dies ist unternehmenspolitisch ein beachtliches Problem, denn Erfolg stellt sich erst dann ein,...

Purpose: This study seeks to explain the outcomes and role of dynamic capabilities (DCs). To explain the outcomes, we study the relationship between new product development (NPD) (an example of DCs) and metaflexibility. To explain the role of DCs, we study how human resources and operating...