Purpose The purpose of this paper is to systematically explore the current understanding of
the role of non-R&D and non-managerial employees in different phases and types of …

Product modularization in new product development has attracted considerable interest
among scholars and practitioners from diverse fields of specialization. This has resulted in …

Although theories of entrepreneurial action regularly acknowledge the importance of
imagination, the ability is rarely defined or measured, and thus effectively treated as uniform …

Sustainability oriented innovation continues to garner increasing attention as the answer to
how firms may improve environmental and/or social performance while simultaneously …

Crowdsourcing is a particular form of open innovation (OI) that aims to boost idea-
generation in innovation processes. The underlying rationale is that the collective …

Despite the growing adoption and acceptance of gamification approaches among firms, the
relationship between gamification and the early stage of innovation is confusing and …

Despite the widespread and increased usage of idea contests and, within these,
gamification elements, scarce data exist on the effects of utilizing gamification elements to …

Entrepreneurial imaginativeness is important for new venture ideation (the generation,
evaluation, and development of ideas for new ventures), but its effects have only been …

Purpose The paper aims to explore the relationship between gamification and design
thinking approach to innovation in the context of the early stage of innovation process …

Social media technologies that enable interactive feedback during idea generation can
complement existing modes of knowledge exchange in innovation management. Especially …