A performance$-$improving innovation is a $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

A performance$-$improving innovation is a $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

type of innovation in which old products are replaced with upgraded, better models

company$-$level objective that requires the company to do something beyond what others might reasonably expect, pushing efforts in new directions or to new levels

concept where people from different companies and independent contractors work collaboratively with internal R&D to innovate

form of intellectual property protection granted to authors of a literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work