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- Calabretta, G. (author), Gemser, G. (author), Hekkert, P.P.M. (author) conference paper 2014
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Calabretta, G. (author), Gemser, G. (author), Karpen, I. (author)In this paper, we integrate literature on service-dominant logic (SDL) and innovation to examine the role of designers and their practices for collaborative resource innovation. More specifically, in taking a co-creation perspective we uncover a portfolio of practices that facilitate resource integration and innovation among companies and...conference paper 2015
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Calabretta, G. (author), Gemser, G. (author), Wijnberg, N.M. (author), Hekkert, P.P.M. (author)To contain risks and increase the profitability of innovation efforts, firms frequently engage in joint innovation activities with external sources of knowledge, like design consultancies. Innovation literature has given limited consideration to the strategic role that design consultancies can play in the innovation efforts of their clients. A...conference paper 2013
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Calabretta, G. (author), Gemser, G. (author), Wijnberg, N.M. (author), Hekkert, P.P.M. (author)To contain risks and increase the profitability of innovation efforts, firms frequently engage in joint innovation activities with external sources of knowledge, like design consultancies. Innovation literature has given limited consideration to the strategic role that design consultancies can play in the innovation efforts of their clients. A...conference paper 2013
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Calabretta, G. (author), Gemser, G. (author), Wijnberg, N. (author), Hekkert, P.P.M. (author)Innovation and design literature have given limited consideration to the strategic role of design consultancies in the innovation processes of their clients. A plausible explanation is the difficulty to assess the quality of design consultancies’ output, given the intangibility of the output itself and the difficulty of connecting a knowledge...conference paper 2012
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- Tabeau, K.E. (author), Gemser, G. (author), Wijnberg, N.M. (author), Hultink, H.J. (author) conference paper 2012
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Calabretta, G. (author), Gemser, G. (author), Wijnberg, N.M. (author), Hekkert, P.P.M. (author)To contain risks and increase the profitability of innovation efforts, firms frequently engage in joint innovation activities with external sources of knowledge, like design consultancies. Innovation literature has given limited consideration to the strategic role that design consultancies can play in the innovation efforts of their clients. A...conference paper 2013
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Tabeau, K.E. (author), Gemser, G. (author), Wijnberg, N. (author), Hultink, H.J. (author)Prior research indicated that external designers are often hired by their clients to bring new knowledge into their organization. To assure that an external designer’s knowledge is implemented in the organization of the client, managing the relationship between the two is essential. Although it seems particularly important that the external...conference paper 2013
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Tabeau, K.E. (author), Gemser, G. (author), Wijnberg, N.M. (author), Hultink, H.J. (author)Prior research suggests that combining exploration and exploitation can ensure firms’ long term performance. However, balancing the two is challenging because of their fundamentally different nature. Collaboration with other companies can be a means to successfully combine exploration and exploitation. Studies on collaboration and its effects on...conference paper 2013
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Gemser, G. (author), Kuijken, B. (author), Wijnberg, N.M. (author), Van Erp, J. (author)In this paper, we focus on how to design product service systems (PSS) that provide for coherent user experiences. Our research is part of a large Dutch research program (CRISP, www.crispplatform.nl) on PSS. We propose a framework for identifying real PSS by integrating perspectives from economics and design theory. Our framework suggests that...conference paper 2012
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Candi, M. (author), Gemser, G. (author)This article proposes a research agenda for studying the relationships between industrial design and performance in the context of new product/service development. A review of existing research on relationships between industrial design and performance is used as a basis for identifying research opportunities and developing a research agenda....journal article 2010
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Tabeau, K.E. (author), Gemser, G. (author), Wijnberg, N. (author), Hultink, H.J. (author)Prior research indicated that external designers are often hired by their clients to bring new knowledge into their organization. To assure that an external designer’s knowledge is implemented in the organization of the client, managing the relationship between the two is essential. It seems to be particularly important that the external...lecture notes 2013