... to explore the process of innovation capability of low-tech manufacturing companies. Findings Analysis of the two case studies reveals that collaborating with institutional agents, customers, suppliers and competitors in interactive learning, coupled with idea management and idea implementation...

... the innovation performance of the focal firm. This study hypothesises that supplier collaboration practices in four specific areas (green and ethical supply management, early supplier involvement, systemic purchasing and inter-firm learning) may lead to higher focal firm innovation performance, as they require...

... source is important not only from an integrity standpoint but from a safety standpoint too (Frame, 2013). Collaboration Supply chain Food industry Scandal Horse meat Traceability The horse meat scandal in early part of 2013 transfixed the United Kingdom (UK) and other European...

...Abel Duarte Alonso; Alessandro Bressan Purpose – Collaboration among businesses, particularly in the current global economic downturn, can be a key strategy contributing to their survival. This study examines the case of micro firms involved in Terracotta art in Impruneta, Italy, and the extent...