Abstract Service innovation was neglected for a long time, but by the first years of this
century it was clear that some maturity had been reached. Innovation in the public sector has …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is, firstly, to review existing schools of thought and to
identify present research fields in new service development (NSD) and service innovation …

The focus of this paper is twofold; the primary objective is investigating the impact of board
gender diversity on firms' research and development (R&D) investment as an innovation …

SME inbound open innovation has primarily received attention for new product
development, overlooking the fact that SMEs may also pursue process or, simultaneously …

Innovation can be a source of competitive advantage for companies, either through the
improvement of methods and techniques capable of generating new products or services, or …

The emergent business model literature, revolving mainly around the mechanisms through
which new business models create and deliver value, has left the value capture challenge …

Knowledge-based Configuration incorporates knowledge representation formalisms to
capture complex product models and reasoning methods to provide intelligent interactive …

Modern economies depend on innovation in services for their future growth. Service
innovation increasingly depends on information technology and digitization of information …

Research Summary Using detailed ownership and financial information from a large sample
of owner‐managed private firms in three Western European countries, this paper examines …

How do knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) protect their inventions from imitation
by rival firms when choosing among various protection mechanisms? Data from the 2003 …