... intermediaries affect accountability and long-term market dynamics, which are central to achieving strategic goals such as innovation and sustainability. Design/methodology/approach The study draws on 27 interviews with stakeholders from public sector purchasers, intermediary firms, suppliers and industry...

...Tom Overmans Purpose The purpose of this paper is to uncover the right type of organizational slack for innovation. It examines how city managers conceive slack, and how they create slack to facilitate innovation while dealing with fiscal stress. Design/methodology/approach The study is built...