Journal: Industry and Innovation

Abbreviation

Ind. innov.

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Routledge

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1469-8390
1366-2716

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Publications 1 - 6 of 6
  • Overcoming Competence Lock-In for the Development of Radical Eco-Innovations: The Case of Biopolymer Technology
    Item type: Journal Article
    Chadha, Avrath (2011)
    Industry and Innovation
  • Knowledge and Technology Transfer Activities between Firms and Universities in Switzerland: An Analysis Based on Firm Data
    Item type: Journal Article
    Arvanitis, Spyros; Kubli, Ursina; Wörter, Martin (2011)
    Industry and Innovation
    This study explores the factors determining the propensity of Swiss firms to get involved in knowledge and technology transfer (KTT) activities with universities and other research institutions in order to gain new scientific knowledge in research fields which are relevant for their own innovation activities. The data used in this study were collected by a postal survey among Swiss enterprises. We found that the propensity to KTT activities is positively correlated with the share of employees with tertiary-level education, the existence of R&D activities, firm age and firm size. Further, it is negatively correlated with obstacles of KTT activities related to the functioning of the interface between firms and universities. The analysis of five specific forms of KTT activities showed that there are differences among these forms as to the explanatory factors identified for the variable for overall KTT activities, particularly with respect to human capital intensity, some obstacles and firm size.
  • The open innovation research landscape: Established perspectives and emerging themes across different levels of analysis
    Item type: Journal Article
    Bogers, Marcel; Zobel, Ann-Kristin; Afuah, Allan; et al. (2017)
    Industry and Innovation
  • Innovation and firm growth over the business cycle
    Item type: Journal Article
    Spescha, Andrin; Wörter, Martin (2019)
    Industry and Innovation
    This paper investigates how the macroeconomic business cycle impacts the empirical relation between innovation and firm growth. Based on representative panel data of Swiss firms ranging from 1996 to 2014, the paper finds that firms with innovations based on R&D activities show higher sales growth rates than non-innovative firms in periods dominated by economic recessions. This finding is in line with the idea that recessions play an important role in the adaptation process of the economy towards the innovative. In contrast, the paper finds that firms with innovations based on other, non-R&D innovation activities show higher sales growth rates than non-innovative firms in periods dominated by economic booms. Hence, while firms with innovations based on R&D activities are more resilient to business cycle fluctuations than non-innovative firms, firms with innovations based on other, non-R&D innovations activities are more sensitive to business cycle fluctuations than non-innovative firms.
  • The impact of institutional voids and ecosystem logics in the spread of ecosystems in emerging economies
    Item type: Journal Article
    Yildirim, Ahmet; Clarysse, Bart; Wright, Mike (2022)
    Industry and Innovation
    Business ecosystems can be formed with the contribution of stakeholders from countries with different conditions. In this research, we investigate how institutional voids and their management impact the spread of business ecosystems with developed market origins in emerging economies. We conduct our analysis on the screen reader ecosystems in Turkey, which characterise the assistive technology industry for the blind. In our abductive study with three screen reader dealers of US-based producers in Turkey, we find that the spread of ecosystems in emerging economies is determined by how ecosystem logics fit with the institutional conditions regardless of the home market dominance of ecosystems, and how different types of institutional voids are effectively addressed by local entrepreneurs.
  • Open innovation during the 2008 financial crisis
    Item type: Journal Article
    Trantopoulos, Konstantinos; Woerter, Martin; von Krogh, Georg (2024)
    Industry and Innovation
    We examine how firms adjusted their open innovation strategy in response to the 2008 global financial crisis. While previous research has analysed the advantages, drawbacks, and methods of open innovation, less is known about how firms adjust their open innovation strategy in response to major economic shocks. Guided by theories of organisational learning and behavioural theory of the firm, we examine the impact of demand shock on firm openness to external knowledge. To test our hypotheses, we analyse a unique dataset on innovation in Swiss firms during the financial crisis. Our findings show that firms persisted with open innovation during the crisis, but the nature of the shock had a differential effect on how firms searched for external knowledge. This research contributes to a better understanding of the role of open innovation in times of crisis and provides insights into how firms adjust their innovation strategies in response to economic shocks.
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