The importance of design as a source of value creation has been studied for decades. In the
late 90s, however, a specific approach in the practice of design achieved a rapid diffusion …

While design thinking has gained popularity in product innovation, scholars argue that
design thinking can also trigger and sustain organizational innovation. This study …

Public administration (PA) increasingly faces new and emerging challenges. To address
such challenges, researchers can work collaboratively with practitioners to identify and …

Although alliance management capability (AMC) has been widely investigated as a firm-
level performance driver, it is still unclear whether and how this distinctive type of relational …

Although firms constantly seek opportunities to launch new products, services, or business
models, little is known about the way opportunities emerge and develop. In particular …

This study examines how micro, small and medium‐sized enterprises (MSMEs) can
overcome resistance to digitalization through open innovation and design thinking …

Problem framing is pivotal to fostering knowledge and innovation, especially in the modern
environment where problems are often ill defined. However, the managerial literature has …

MAD statement This annual leading article is making a difference (MAD) through providing
an overview of what is design and designerly thinking, and how these constructs may be of …

Purpose To overcome change management challenges, organizations often rely on stories
as means of communication. Storytelling has emerged as a leading change management …

Numerous studies highlight that design thinking is being elevated to the strategic level, on
the one hand, propelling designers to the top hierarchical level of the organization, on the …