Purpose As university–industry collaboration (UIC) is associated to transfer of knowledge
and technology, this collaboration is an extremely important field of study for the world's …

Recent globalization and industrialization efforts have pushed many companies to seriously
consider innovation efficiency and its effectiveness. Industries seek to integrate innovation …

The practice of frugal innovation (FI) has been garnering great research interest in recent
years. Although initially focused on emerging economies, the idea is now more global …

Design thinking has been largely acknowledged as a technical advancement in business
circles in terms of technology, innovation, creativity, and flexibility. Design techniques are …

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are crucial in driving innovation, creating
employment, and fostering economic development. To achieve these goals, they collaborate …

Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has badly affected the global economy. The use of social
capital as a resource to diversify agribusiness to get more customers and improve the …

Frugal entrepreneurship (FE) is increasingly considered an important change-maker in
emerging markets, serving the unmet market needs of the poor. However, we lack an …

The articles in this special section focus on resource-constrained innovation and frugal
engineering. Models of innovation development usually do not incorporate scarcity of …

Frugal innovation is a strategy for organizations that provides products with cost advantages
compared with the existing solutions. Frugal innovation can be applied to both products and …

Firms use frugal innovations—affordable, functional and long-lasting solutions—to address
issues in developing markets. These innovations aid businesses in providing valuable …