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- Fredström, A., et al.
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Tracking innovation diffusion : AI analysis of large-scale patent data towards an agenda for further research
- 2021
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In: Technological forecasting & social change. - : Elsevier. - 0040-1625 .- 1873-5509. ; 165
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Recent advances in AI algorithms and computational power have led to opportunities for new methods and tools. Particularly when it comes to detecting the current status of inter-industry technologies, the new tools can be of great assistance. This is important because the research focus has been on how firms generate value through managing their business models. However, further attention needs to be given to the external technological opportunities that also contribute to value creation in firms. We applied unsupervised machine learning techniques, particularly DBSCAN, in an attempt to generate a macro-level technological map. Our results show that AI and machine learning tools can indeed be used for these purposes, and DBSCAN is a potential algorithm. Further research is needed to improve the maps and to use the generated data to study related phenomena including entrepreneurship.
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- Fredström, Ashkan, et al.
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What is the Market Value of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning? : The Role of Innovativeness and Collaboration for Performance
- 2022
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In: Technological forecasting & social change. - : Elsevier. - 0040-1625 .- 1873-5509. ; 180
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- As AI and ML technologies are increasingly incorporated into products, there is a need to understand the role of these incorporations in enhancing performance. This study uses new types of methodology related to textual data analysis to explore the question of whether there is a difference between market sentiments—and consequently marketing and business performance—when it comes to communicating either AI or ML. We test and confirm the hypothesis that AI rather than ML attracts more positive sentiments in the marketplace. Additionally, we find that AI is mostly used when the discussion centers on innovativeness, and that discussions concerning collaboration in these technologies attract more positive sentiments. We further contribute methodologically by leveraging textual data available online on the titles of web-page contents and the results of the Vader sentiment analysis to test our hypothesis. We conclude that, to enhance business performance, firms should communicate using AI-related vocabulary especially when the topic is innovativeness and collaboration.
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- Gama, Fábio, Ass. Professor, 1980-, et al.
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Exploratory and exploitative capability paths for innovation : A contingency framework for harnessing fuzziness in the front end
- 2022
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In: Technovation. - Oxford : Elsevier. - 0166-4972 .- 1879-2383. ; 113
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Based on the results of a multiple case study of seven manufacturing firms, a contingency framework for harnessing fuzziness in the front end of innovation is proposed by delineating two discrete capability paths through which new product ideas are developed into corroborated product definitions. The study illustrates that ideas characterized by high levels of fuzziness benefit from following an exploratory path, where the creative potential of fuzziness is embraced by deploying problem-formulation and problem-solving capabilities. In contrast, ideas at low levels of fuzziness benefit from following an exploitative path, where fuzziness is tolerated by drawing upon idea-refinement and process-management capabilities. When the fuzziness level of the idea and the set of capabilities to develop the idea are poorly aligned, the idea-development process is either inefficient or runs the risk of stalling. These findings have theoretical and practical implications for the front end of innovation and new product idea development.
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- Gama, Fábio, 1980-, et al.
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Untangling capabilities for managing the front end of innovation
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This article investigates the vital and often underemphasized front end of innovation. It aims to explore how firms utilize organizational capabilities to manage multiple sources of fuzziness (uncertainty, equivocality, and complexity). In so doing, we use the capability- and knowledge-based view to examine the use of firms’ capabilities to navigate the front end process from vague ideas towards corroborated product definition. In our qualitative case of seven manufacturing firms, we explore practices, methods, and routines for managing the front end. We explain that new product ideas can be classified according to different degrees of fuzziness, which implies that not all product ideas can or should be treated in the same way. In fact, certain capabilities are more important for managing the development of ideas at low (i.e. process management and idea refinement) and high (problem formulation and problem solution) levels of fuzziness. Ultimately, we suggest a theoretical framework that elucidates how firms use two distinct paths (i.e. tolerance-based or reduction-based) to transform early new product ideas into corroborated product definitions. In doing so, our results guide project members in matching the magnitude of knowledge problems with organizational capabilities and thereby increase front-end performance.
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- Garcia Martin, Patricia Carolina, et al.
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Managing start-up – incumbent digital solution co-creation: a four-phase process for intermediation in innovative contexts
- 2024
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In: Industry and Innovation. - : Taylor & Francis. - 1366-2716 .- 1469-8390. ; 31:5, s. 579-605
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- As incumbents strive to collaborate with start-ups in the pursuit of cutting-edge digital solutions, the complexities posed by disparate partners and their innovative endeavours often lead to intricate tensions. Our research underscores the critical role of innovation intermediaries in enabling a successful digital co-creation, yet a deeper understanding of this novel and evolving context is required. Through a comprehensive study of two innovation intermediaries, five incumbent companies, and eleven start-ups, we shed light on how intermediaries can effectively mitigate the hard-to-manage tensions that emerge. Our analysis uncovers three primary tensions: incompatible digital co-creation cultures, divergent digital innovation operations, and misaligned technical capabilities. We further propose a four-phase process for innovation intermediation, including the establishment of digital co-creation foundations, catalysing digital innovation projects, orchestrating the co-creation process, and scaling the resulting outcomes.
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- Garcia Martin, Patricia Carolina, et al.
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Reverse knowledge transfer in digital servitization: A global approach to service provision
- 2022
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In: Proceedings of the Spring Servitization Conference. - : Aston Business School, UK. ; , s. 53-60
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Purpose: Digital servitization provides new opportunities for manufacturers to compete acrossmultiple markets. However, global digital service provision is complex and knowledge intensive, as itrequires alignment with subsidiaries to ensure adaptation to local customers’ needs. The purpose ofthis study is to understand how manufacturers engaging in digital servitization can leverage reverseknowledge transfer (RKT) from subsidiaries to achieve global competitive advantages.Design/Methodology/Approach: A qualitative multiple-case study including 43 interviews is used toinvestigate the RKT in three manufacturer-subsidiary cases taking place during the provision of digitalservitization solution packages in progressive global markets.Findings: This study identifies three crucial types of subsidiary generated knowledge namely, digitalknowledge, customer knowledge, and needs analysis knowledge. Leveraging such knowledge,manufacturers are able to mitigate the operational challenges of global digital service provision, andrealise the benefits in the forms of financial performance, efficient rollout of the digital servitizationsolution, and the expansion of the digital service portfolio.Originality/Value: Even though there has been increasing interest of scholars towards global digitalservice provision, there is limited knowledge about how manufacturers manage knowledge flowsbeyond the boundaries of a single market. This study extends current knowledge by focusing onmanufacturers’ digital service provision in multiple global markets. In addition, by focusing onsubsidiaries’ perspective, this study brings forward their critical role and impact on the achievementof global competitive advantages. This study introduces the concept of RKT in digital servitizationliterature exploring the role and impact of the subsidiary, actor that has received scant attention inthe servitization literature.
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- Jovanovic, Marin, et al.
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Co-evolution of platform architecture, platform services, and platform governance: Expanding the platform value of industrial digital platforms
- 2022
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In: Technovation. - : Elsevier. - 0166-4972 .- 1879-2383. ; 118
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Industrial manufacturers increasingly develop digital platforms in the business-to-business (B2B) context. This emergent form of digital platforms requires a profound yet little understood holistic perspective that encompasses the co-evolution of platform architecture, platform services, and platform governance. To address this research gap, our study examines multiple platform sponsors from an industrial manufacturing context. The study demarcates three platform archetypes: product platform, supply chain platform, and platform ecosystem. We argue that each platform archetype involves a gradual development of platform architecture, platform services, and platform governance, which mirror each other. We also find that each platform archetype is characterized by a specific innovation mechanism that contributes to the platform service discovery and expands the platform value. Our study extends the co-evolution perspective of platform ecosystem literature and digital servitization literature.
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