Previous research on supplier involvement in product development projects has produced
contradictory results, with some studies showing a positive relationship, others no …

Despite some successes in involving suppliers early and intensively in product development
within the automotive and electronics industries, many companies still experience …

While there is increasing evidence that involving suppliers in new product development
(NPD) is important, and for many firms even inevitable, there is also evidence that not all …

Increasingly, the global market environment is becoming more turbulent, complex and
uncertain. Literature has explored the importance of supply management and its direct …

For companies operating under unfavorable macroeconomic conditions, such as high
wage/high tax countries in central Europe, innovation has become a central theme for …

The role of human capital as a source of competitive advantage has long been recognized;
however, there has been little research into the competencies required in the supply chain …

Recent studies on industrial marketing and business networks suggest that business
relationships are changeable phenomena and many of them loose their rent-generating …

The proper specification of intellectual property rights (IPRs) is a delicate and controversial
matter. In this paper, we consider one specialized context in which IPRs can add to …

Past research on alliances has elaborated on the motives, determinants and benefits of
cooperative relationships between firms. Notwithstanding their benefits, alliances entail …

Purpose In the wake of the growing popularity of the open innovation approach, leveraging
suppliers as external sources of innovation has attracted increasing interest from scholars …