Management System for Strategic Innovation

3 Capabilities building through the innovation process approach

DOI: 10.4324/9781003305057-3

3.1 The need for a new theoretical model, and the research approach of this chapter

To date, there has been much research, mainly in Europe and the United States, on the strategy transformation process and organizational capabilities that are necessary to realize radical innovation. However, most of this existing research has focused on empirical studies and case studies of one-off successes or failures of individual R&D and commercialization projects within companies (large or small), or independent ventures (e.g., Miles and Covin, 2002; Kuratko et al., 1990; Greene et al., 1999). On the other hand, much of the literature emphasizes the important ...