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Cases on SMEs and open innovation applications and investigations /

"This book reviews applications of open innovation concepts and strategies for SMEs development by accommodating theoretical perspectives and case studies, covering open innovation in terms of policy, politics, economy, and culture"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: IGI Global.
Other Authors: Rahman, Hakikur, 1957-, Ramos, Isabel, 1966-
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), 2011.
Subjects:
Small business > Case studies.
Diffusion of innovations > Case studies.
Research, Industrial > Case studies.
Technological innovations > Case studies. > Management
Strategic alliances (Business) > Case studies.
Competitive advantage
Crowdsourcing in SMEs
Growth management
Innovation 2.0
Food service industry
Innovation marketing
Organizational capacities
Open innovation
Risk and crisis management
Online Access:Chapter PDFs via platform:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The case of region marketing of a Greek southwestern city: building a new image and personality of open innovation and creativity / George S. Spais
  • 2. Open innovation for non- high-tech SMEs: the case of the Users Association of Advanced Technologies Program / Amiram Porath
  • 3. Risk-off method: improving data quality generated by chemical risk analysis of milk / Walter Coelho Pereira de Magalhães Junior ... [et al.]
  • 4. Trends of open innovation in developing nations: contexts of SMEs / Hakikur Rahman and Isabel Ramos
  • 5. Rvolta, a case for open innovation: how can a SME be innovative in a competitive industrial environment? / Margarida Cardoso and Isabel Ramos
  • 6. Identity and externalities toward sustainability / Paola Francesca Spadaro ... [et al.]
  • 7. ICT mediated value chain for managing weavers' livelihoods: a case of Jaipur Rugs Company / Harekrishna Misra
  • 8. How can corporate social responsibility (CSR) and innovation enhance enterprise performance?: possible pathways for the Romanian SMEs in the context of the global economic crisis / Ana-Cristina Ionescu
  • 9. "Casa do Conhecimento" (Knowledge House): open innovation case in an urban context / José Ismael Graça
  • 10. Cardmobili: innovation technology in everyday life / Cândida Silva and Isabel Ramos
  • 11. The case of a Portuguese intermediary of open innovation: Inovamais / Fábio Oliveira and Isabel Ramos
  • 12. Championing SME eCollaboration / Michael Jones and Lois Burgess.

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