Organizational Structure
The Impact of Technological Innovation on Outsourcing Decisions
When technology changes rapidly, outsourcing looks more attractive.
R&D
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Innovation Strategy
The Benefits of City Locations
Urban environments can substitute for internal resources in driving process innovation.
Innovation Strategy
Breakthroughs and the ‘Long Tail’ of Innovation
To understand how breakthroughs in creativity occur, managers must understand how most collaborations work.
Business Models
The 12 Different Ways for Companies to Innovate
A framework called the “innovation radar” can help companies identify opportunities for innovation.
Collaboration
How Team Communication Affects Innovation
Good communication is a prerequisite for good teamwork. But how much is enough?
New Product Development
Does Knowledge Sharing Pay Off?
Some techniques seem to drive new product development better than others.
Executing Strategy
Maximizing Innovation in Alliances
Technological diversity and organizational structure both shape an alliance’s potential payoff.
Innovation Strategy
Technology Trajectories and the Birth of New Industries
Markets develop according to the specific paths by which innovations in a given field occur.
Innovation Strategy
Open-Source Software Development
An overview of new research on innovators’ incentives and the innovation process.
Innovation Strategy
The Era of Open Innovation
Companies are increasingly rethinking the fundamental ways in which they generate ideas and bring them to market — harnessing external ideas while leveraging their in-house R&D outside their current operations.