European Journal of Innovation Management: Volume 4 Issue 2

Restructuring for agility at Volvo Car Technical Service (VCTS)

Golaleh Ebrahimpur, Merle Jacob

The last decade has been a turbulent one for the automobile industry. Two of the more significant competitive priorities that have emerged from this turbulence are the…

The design of the investment post‐audit process in large organisations: evidence from a survey

Giovanni Azzone, Paolo Maccarrone

Focuses on the possible benefits and problems generated by the implementation of a post‐auditing (PA) system. This research work was structured as follows: first, an integrated…

A benchmark study of strategic commitment to innovation

Angela Cottam, John Ensor, Christine Band

Describes the results of an empirical investigation of the FTSE 100 which was undertaken to ascertain whether UK industry is taking steps to address innovation at a strategic…

The fuzzy front end and success of new product development: a causal model

Qingyu Zhang, William J. Doll

While managers and researchers agree that the fuzzy front end of new product development (NPD) is critical for project success, the meaning of the term “front‐end fuzziness”…