International Journal of Innovation Science: Volume 13 Issue 3

Leadership role in implementing Lean Six Sigma – a cross case analysis of KPO/BPO service organizations

Naresh N. Motiani, Abhay Kulkarni

The purpose of this paper is to study the role of leadership in implementing Lean Six Sigma (LSS) in a knowledge process outsourcing/business process outsourcing (KPO/BPO) service…

Selection of mode of transport for freight movement

Sachin Tripathi, Manoj Hudnurkar, Suhas Suresh Ambekar

The purpose of this research paper is to understand the major factors considered before choosing the mode of transportation for the freight movement in India by different…

Finding frugal patent candidates: testing a thesaurus-based process model in the field of small household appliances

Lena L. Kronemeyer, Raik Draeger, Martin G. Moehrle

Identifying ideas for frugal innovations could substantially support engineers and managers in their work. Patents may be a promising source of ideas for frugal innovations. The…

Innovation and entrepreneurship in education, irreconcilable differences? A first approach through Spanish expert judgment

Jessica Paños-Castro, Arantza Arruti

The purpose of this study is to determine the differences and similarities between the terms entrepreneurship and innovation when they are implemented in teaching–learning…

Systematic problem-specification in innovation science using language

Ananya Sheth, Joseph Victor Sinfield

Problem specification is a key front-end step in the innovation process. This paper aims to introduce ‘purpose-context’ – a conceptual framework to systematically explore…

The role of internal and external sources of knowledge on frugal innovation: moderating role of innovation capabilities

Abdullah Fahad AlMulhim

This study aims to analyze the effect of external and internal sources of knowledge on frugal innovation. Moreover, it investigated how this relationship is weakened/strengthened…

From entrepreneurial education to entrepreneurial intention: a sequential mediation of self-efficacy and entrepreneurial attitude

Usman Yousaf, Syed Ahmad Ali, Muhammad Ahmed, Bushra Usman, Izba Sameer

Does entrepreneurship education (EE) really enhance participants’ self-efficacy and influence their attitudes towards starting new business? How does this attitudinal influence…

Measuring technological uncertainty and technological complexity: scale development and an assessment of reliability and validity

Sebastian Jilke

Technological uncertainty and technological complexity are the two dominant characteristics of new product development (NPD) projects that have a negative influence on NPD…