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Boundary spanning is defined as brokering information by facilitating and managing knowledge inflows and outflows between two organisations. The Chinese have a unique approach to
The question that all R&D managers are asked is “What value will this activity generate for the company, its products and services?” In her paper
In the UK, early stage bio-pharmaceutical companies gain enhanced patenting performance through Open Innovation in contrast to the established companies, which experienced challenges. This is
To transform themselves into ‘engines of innovation’, established corporates are adopting powerful new models for engaging with startups, writes Tobias Weiblen and Henry Chesbrough in
“What motivates highly skilled people with closely related daily jobs to contribute to open source hardware projects, in their spare time?” ask researchers J. Piet
Could coaching provide the support that SME’s require to improve their innovation activities? In a pilot 10 SMEs were introduced to strategy and technology management
Management tools and techniques such as roadmapping, portfolio management methods and scenario planning are considered useful for a variety of business issues, but there is
To extract best value from investments in technology and innovation, managers need to address a wide range of aspects. The emerging ISO standards provide an
Nine best practices that have been shown to help members of the Industrial Research Institute bring innovation to market are discussed in the paper Reinventing
Sustainable value gives longer term business return because it delivers the triple bottom line of economic, environmental and social value. However, current assessment methods are
What makes some scientists successful entrepreneurs? To discover the magic ingredient, researchers investigated the companies established by Professor Robert Langer, a star scientist-entrepreneur. The paper,
Measuring the effectiveness of R&D can be a challenge. Larry Schwartz led an IRI investigation to understand how managers define R&D effectiveness the metrics they
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