This thesis is about innovation and power. Human nature has always been
expressed by our capacity to innovate and adapt to almost any environment
(Bowlby, 1962; Giddens, 1991). In the 20th century, the primary function of
business organisations was to invent, produce and commercialise their products
and services in different markets. As a matter of fact, business organisations in
the last century proved to be the best way of disseminating innovation (Schön,
1971). Currently in the 21st century, there is a call to better understand how new
ideas, technology and sources of knowledge are managed, based on the premise
that novelty can unfold anywhere and that innovation cannot be considered a
linear process consisting of a chain of activities.