This comprehensive book synthesises research from the past 50 years of innovation studies,
addressing the main elements of innovation and providing a connected perspective on …

Open innovation rests on the idea that not all the smart people work only for you, and
managing human interaction across organizational boundaries is therefore central to open …

abstract This paper consolidates the state of academic research on innovation. Based on a
systematic review of literature published over the past 27 years, we synthesize various …

In this review we argue that facilitators of innovation at the individual, group, and
organizational levels have been reliably identified, and that validated process models of …

Contradiction Is the home of creativity. Creative breakthroughs most often result from the
juxtaposition of widely divergent bodies of knowledge and experience. This article develops …

This paper explores what kinds of management actions are needed by businesses to
enhance their innovation capabilities. The first step is to clarify the differences between …

This article is concerned with innovation processes within firms, focusing mainly on
innovation within large corporations in advanced countries. It draws on empirical studies of …

This book develops a general'logic', or heuristic of discovery, to explain the emergence of
novelty in individual thought, organizations, industries, and economies. It draws on a variety …

As knowledge management transitions from concept to practice, attention has turned to the
ways in which practitioners can operationalize the growing body of theory. This paper …

Companies such as Procter & Gamble, Cisco Systems, Genzyme, General Electric and Intel
are often credited with having attained market leadership through open innovation …