Title: Competitive advantage, employment and innovation management models

Authors: Ferdinando Chiaromonte

Addresses: C/o Studio Chiaromonte, Via Adda 105, 00198 Rome, Italy

Abstract: Links among innovation strategy, competitive advantages and employment are discussed in this paper. Evidence is drawn from a multistage research project run during 2001–2002 and promoted by CNEL. In the first stage, a sample of 223 innovative industrial and service companies was asked around the following main topics: innovation types and innovativeness degree; implications of the innovations on competitiveness and employment; innovation management models; and correlations between models and implications. In the second stage, ten in-depth case studies were developed. The results of the above stages were submitted to a critical analysis of 281 company managers and experts through a dedicated opinion survey. The main results of the first stage are discussed.

Keywords: innovation management; competitiveness; employment; management models; success factors; competitive advantage; innovation strategy.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEIM.2004.005475

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, 2004 Vol.4 No.4, pp.308 - 319

Published online: 12 Oct 2004 *

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