Abstract
The role of suppliers in innovation has been largely recognized, as the most qualified expertise is located outside the boundaries of a company. The main objective of this paper is to develop, through a systematic literature review and qualitative content analyses, understanding on the means and mechanisms that stimulate supplier innovations. In specific, we aim at answering the following questions: How can the mechanisms and antecedents that enhance supplier innovations be synthesized ? What are the mechanisms suggested specifically to stimulate suppliers to innovate? We focus on companies' possibilities to promote innovations by suppliers, and with suppliers.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | EurOMA 2015 |
| Publication date | 2015 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| MoE publication type | B3 Article in conference proceedings |
| Event | 2015 22nd International Annual European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) Conference : Operations Management for Sustainable Competitiveness - University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland Duration: 26.06.2015 → 01.07.2015 Conference number: 22 |
Keywords
- 512 Business and Management
- innovation
- buyer-supplier relationships
- product and service development