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 …

Measurement of the process of innovation is critical for both practitioners and academics, yet
the literature is characterized by a diversity of approaches, prescriptions and practices that …

Since research and development (R&D) is the most critical determinant of the productivity,
growth and competitive advantage of firms, measuring R&D performance has become the …

Research on how managers control R&D activities has tended to focus on the performance
measurement systems used to exploit existing knowledge and capabilities. This focus has …

OVERVIEW: How to achieve a sustained competitive advantage that ensures long-term
survival is a major concern for managers everywhere, but even more so for those in smaller …

Purpose–This paper is concerned with the management and organization of product
innovation processes, and how innovation performance relates to business performance …

Purpose–How family businesses (FBs) manage to survive in the long term is still not well
understood in FB research. A promising concept to explain survivability, that is currently …

The right implementation of project management can add great value to an organization.
Nevertheless, some organizations have gained little value from project management due to …

Researchers and practitioners have recently paid great attention to research and
development (R&D) performance measurement, although it is acknowledged to be a very …

Research on R&D performance measures applied in firms is still scarce. Based on the
established “R&D laboratory as a system” thinking, systematically derive and identify R&D …