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Adopting alternative business models is one way for mature businesses to generate new growth. Several studies have addressed some of the organizational barriers that incumbents face when developing such new business models, but our understanding of the organizational (re)design aspects inherent to business model innovation is still very incomplete. In this study, we investigate the…

In order to improve their innovation outputs, companies ar e trying to harness their employees’ creativity in more systematic ways. Bootlegging is known to be a way employees exert their creativity secretly in the organizations they work for by pursuing innovation projects on their own and without managerial control . This research studies bootlegging projects at BMW, the German…

The Swiss life sciences poster series hightlights Swiss research institutions achievements and global collaborations. It builds upon analysis of 2004-14 Web of science data.

The Swiss life sciences poster series hightlights Swiss research institutions achievements and global collaborations. It builds upon analysis of 2004-14 Web of science data.

The Swiss life sciences poster series hightlights Swiss research institutions achievements and global collaborations. It builds upon analysis of 2004-14 Web of science data.

Objectives: Most European internationalized SMEs operate within Europe as their first destination. North American and East Asian markets are their 2nd and 3 rd export destinations. Since early 21 st century, East Asia has overtaken North America in m any sectors. This paper covers the first segment of a 2014-16 research project exploring how East…

In order to succeed in today’s business environment, organizations face the challenge of not only coming up with creative ideas, but also developing the most promising ones faster and more effectively than the competition. This typically involves different people working at different stages of the creativity and innovation process and also requires their collect ive support. As a…

Innovation is a key determinant of long-term success for family firms. We apply a multiple case study research design to investigate the relationship between stories that are shared among family members across generations and the family firms' innovations. We derive a set of eight propositions suggesting that founder focus is negatively, and family focus is positively…