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Exploring market knowledge in product development of chemical firms

by | Jan 2011

Firms can enhance product innovation performance by continuously staying in touch with customers and the market in general. While studies on market oriented product development have identified several general dimensions of market knowledge used in product innovation,...

Pricing in the crisis? An empirical analysis

by | Jan 2011

In an empirical survey on pricing, team steffenhagen GmbH analyzed the impact of the financial and economic crisis 2008 / 2009 on the chemical industry. 80 pricing managers gave insights into the effects of the crisis, the concernment triggered by the crisis and the...

Multidisciplinary collaborations in pharmaceutical innovation: a two case-study comparison

by | Sep 2010

Abstract Multidisciplinary collaborations are increasingly predominating innovative industries facing complex challenges. Yet, too frequently managers fail to identify the appropriate situations in which collaborations can be efficient, as their dynamics are not fully...

Analyzing the Direct Methanol Fuel Cell technology in portable applications by a historical and bibliometric analysis

by | Sep 2010

Abstract The development of direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) technology through an analysis of research, patenting and commercial adoption is studied in this paper. The analysis uses a dataset gathered from both publication and patent databases. This data is...

The chemical industry at the edge of change?

by | Sep 2010

It’s grumbling in the chemical industry. The ”Deepwater Horizon” drilling rig explosion and the resulting oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico underscore the resource and energy related challenges of the 21st century. In addition to the inevitably existing technical...

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