decision to innovate: simultaneously (one-stage model) or sequentially (two-stage model). Afterwards, once the innovation … that the two-stage model has a statistically significant advantage in predicting innovation. Indeed, it is shown that the … sequential model illustrates well the innovation making-decision procedures. In fact, the main determinant behind the dominance …

and individual factors affect innovation performance in new-venture businesses. In response to the call for research on … strategies-and innovation performance. The study finds that the relationship is mediated by founding-team marketing capabilities … exploratory strategy-but not exploitative strategy-and innovation performance. …

Innovation is critical to technological progress and has many theories to explain its processes. Organised competition … rates and radicalness. This research introduces and develops the new staged competition innovation theory which builds on … innovation activity. The new theory comprises three principles that demonstrate how a well-designed staged competition provides …