... and empirical studies that deal with the determinants of innovation persistence. We then offer hypotheses about the influence of organizational innovation. Using three analysis frames – resource constraints, sunk costs, and competence – we characterize innovation persistence according to its causes...

..., and to share the risks and rewards. The aim of this paper is to analyse the competences that intermediaries in open innovation networks need to master and exploit during the exploration and exploitation phases of an innovation process. Design/methodology/approach – Based on 14 cases, all of which...

... of technology; management of the NPD process; and management of competencies. A second relevant result is that high‐performing NTBFs, despite their peculiar characteristics, do apply the majority of the best practices identified in literature for technology‐based companies. Originality/value Even though...

... place over the last decades; the aspects of the organisational structure that have either contributed to or hindered competence‐based management; the development of necessary researchers' competences related to main projects and processes and the way of appraising the development of their competences...

... This case study describes the Australian state of Victoria's STI Initiative over a four year period from its inception. The program was designed to enhance the ability to compete globally through commercialisation of Victoria's science capability and to facilitate greater industry innovation through...

... to contribute to research on this approach by suggesting a framework for studying the social aspects of economic innovations. Design/methodology/approach The paper discusses economic innovation as a product of organizational competencies, highlighting the importance of social network. Findings...

... base of a product in an attempt to capture spillovers created by other actors in the economy, rather than by its own products. Through this the firm uses its innovative competence in pricing to endogenously adapt the product definition to a pricing situation rather than, the more common academic...

...Bjarne Jensen; Hanne Harmsen This paper addresses companies’ lack of implementation of success factors in new product development. Drawing on theory in the competence perspective and an exploratory empirical study, the paper points to two major areas that have not been covered by previous studies...

... an informal competence network within the company. The purpose of the article is to bring out a number of insights into how “networked innovation” might be accomplished and supported, by elaborating this case and pointing to some of its management implications. The concept of networks has gained...