Innovation is one of the most important issues in business research today. It has been
studied in many independent research traditions. Our understanding and study of innovation …

Generating and implementing innovative ideas is a key organizational effort to achieve
superior performance and secure competitive advantages. Accordingly, the influence of …

Global competition, new production techniques, and rapid technological change have
placed a premium on creativity and innovation. Although many variables influence creativity …

People have the power to make an innovation a success or a failure. Corporate decision
makers act as both facilitators and barriers to the introduction of technologies into their …

Gerry McNamara is a Professor of Management at Michigan State University. He received
his PhD from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. His …

The innovation process may be divided into three areas: the fuzzy front end (FFE), the new
product development (NPD) process, and commercialization, as indicated in Figure 1-1.1 …

This research longitudinally investigates the innovation process by examining the
relationship between innovation effectiveness, shared vision, and product and process …

In networked or open innovation processes, so-called innovation communities have been
identified in the innovation champion literature, in which innovation champions from different …

Aim. The aim of this paper is to examine the concepts of opinion leaders, facilitators,
champions, linking agents and change agents as described in health, education and …

The nature of barriers is first clarified and their effect on innovation is broadly outlined. The
various taxonomies of barriers are presented and critically evaluated. Their impact and …