Concerns about sustainability challenges are growing. Companies are under pressure to
rethink existing innovation paradigms. In this context, research interest in the resource …

Despite the interest in frugal innovation, both in research and in business practice, little is
known about methods, approaches, or procedures that specifically support the systematic …

Today epidemics of infectious diseases occur more often and spread both faster and further
due to globalization and changes in our lifestyle. One way to meet these biological threats …

Frugal innovation is gaining traction globally, not only in emerging economies, but also in
the industrialized world. The root causes of frugality's acceptance as a societal value may …

In existing works, frugal innovations are predominantly associated with emerging markets.
Little is known about the development and diffusion of frugal innovations in industrialized …

Frugal innovations, ie affordable products and services with appropriately good quality, are
getting increasingly important for securing long-term competitiveness in both, the developing …

Taking stock of the overall confused picture that research and innovation (R&I) literature and
practices offer with regard to citizen and stakeholder participation, this book provides a …

[Introduction] Inherent in its conception, the smart specialisation approach carries an intrinsic
tension between its alleged place-based nature at the meso-level of regions and the fact that …

This article refines our understanding of frugal innovation in geographical energy transitions
research. Frugal innovation represents a strategic approach to solving local problems with …

This qualitative-explorative study set out to investigate potentials and relevance of frugal
innovations, as enablers of “affordable excellence”, for Austria. Employing a multi-method …