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- Bergvall-Kåreborn, Birgitta, et al.
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Places and Spaces within Living Labs
- 2015
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - Ottawa, ON : Carleton University. - 1927-0321. ; 5:12, s. 37-47
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this article, we propose the concepts of places and spaces as conceptual tools to facilitate the organization of innovation activities within living labs. We have taken a pragmatic perspective on these concepts regarding how they are integrated in design situations, and how different types of places and spaces can facilitate or hinder innovation. We have found that, by applying openness, realism, and influence in the different spaces of our living lab milieus, they have transformed into many different places depending on the stakeholders involved, the methods chosen, and the facilitation of activities. Hence, by understanding this line of reasoning, living lab managers can make more informed decisions and plans for innovation activities.
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- Bozic, Nina, et al.
(författare)
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Integrated ai and innovationmanagement : The beginning of a beautiful friendship
- 2021
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : Carleton University. - 1927-0321. ; 10:11, s. 5-18
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- There is a growing consensus around the transformative and innovative power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. AI will transform which products are launched and how new business models will be developed to support them. Despite this, little research exists today that systematically explores how AI will change and support various aspects of innovation management. To address this question, this article proposes a holistic, multi-dimensional AI maturity model that describes the essential conditions and capabilities necessary to integrate AI into current systems, and guides organisations on their journey to AI maturity. It explores how various elements of the innovation management system can be enabled by AI at different maturity stages. Two key experimentation stages are identified, 1) an initial stage that focuses on optimisation and incremental innovation, and 2) a higher maturity stage where AI becomes an enabler of radical innovation. We conclude that AI technologies can be applied to democratise and distribute innovation across organisations.
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- Brattstrom, Anna
(författare)
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Working with startups? these are the three things you ought to know about startup teams
- 2019
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - 1927-0321. ; 9:11, s. 5-14
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- While much has been written about how startups work to develop their product, this paper focuses instead on how to manage the startup team. Based on a systematic review of current research, I present actionable insights about startup team characteristics; who they are, how they work, and how they stay together. I explain how these characteristics imply both opportunities and threats for the viability of the teamand discuss how startup teams can bemanaged to increase the likelihood of their survival and growth. Given that the majority of startup failures are attributed to the team, not to the product, these insights are valuable both to aspiring entrepreneurs and to their external stakeholders.
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- Brattström, Anna
(författare)
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How to Deal With and Repair Broken Trust in an R&D Partnership
- 2018
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : Carleton University. - 1927-0321. ; 8:9, s. 4-4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article offers an actionable framework for dealing with trust violations in R&D partnerships: it explains how to turn around a conflicted R&D partnership, repair trust, and learn from the experience. As innovation becomes more open, firms increasingly find themselves involved in R&D collaborations with suppliers, customers or even competitors. Trust plays a fundamental role in such partnerships to work. Yet, trust cannot be taken for granted. In fact, trust in R&D partnerships is often violated – and without executive intervention, trust violations can soon turn even the most promising partnership into a value-destroying predicament. Although much has been written about trust formation in R&D partnerships, this article focuses instead on what to do when trust has been broken. The analysis is based on a review of academic research and is illustrated with real-life examples of trust repair processes.
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| 5. |
- Buhr, Katarina, et al.
(författare)
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Urban Living Labs for Sustainability in Suburbs in Need of Modernization and Social Uplift
- 2016
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - Ottawa, ON, Canada : CARLETON UNIV GRAPHIC SERVICES. - 1927-0321. ; 6:1, s. 27-34
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A number of urban living labs have been set up in recent years, with the aim of developing innovation processes within a multi-stakeholder partnership in an urban context. Several urban living labs focus on sustainable development, which is a visible and urgent issue in less valued suburbs in need of modernization and social uplift. We argue that, when applying the living labs approach in the context of sustainable development in suburbs, the primary focus should be societys collective goals, as expressed through municipalities and users. The aim of this article is to show examples of how urban living labs can be applied in less valued suburbs in order to contribute to sustainability based on societal goals. We build on analyses from the research project SubUrbanLab, where urban living labs were set up in Alby and Peltosaari, two suburban areas in Sweden and Finland, respectively. We draw lessons regarding how to use urban living labs for sustainable development in order to create favourable conditions for ongoing engagement with the municipality and users towards long-term sustainability.
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| 6. |
- Chronéer, Diana, et al.
(författare)
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Urban Living Labs : Towards an Integrated Understanding of Their Key Components
- 2019
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - Ottawa : Talent First Network (Carleton University). - 1927-0321. ; 9:3, s. 50-62
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In today’s ongoing urbanization and escalating climate change, there is an increasing demand on cities to be innovative and inclusive to handle these emerging issues. As an answer to these challenges, and in order to generate and adopt sustainable innovations and nature-based solutions in the urban areas, the concept of urban living labs has emerged. However, to date, there is confusion concerning the concept of the urban living lab and its key components. Some interpret the urban living lab as an approach, others as a single project, and some as a specific place – and some just do not know. In order to unravel this complexity and better understand this concept, we sought to identify the key components of an urban living lab by discussing the perspective of city representatives in the context of an urban living lab project. To achieve this goal, we reviewed previous literature on this topic and carried out two workshops with city representatives, followed by an open-ended questionnaire. In this article, we identify and discuss seven key components of an urban living lab: governance and management structure; financing models; urban context; nature-based solutions; partners and users (including citizens); approach; and ICT and infrastructure. We also offer an empirically derived definition of the urban living lab concept.
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- Femenias, Paula, 1966, et al.
(författare)
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The Habitation Lab : Using a Design Approach to Foster Innovation for Sustainable Living
- 2013
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : Talent First Network. - 1927-0321. ; 3:11
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article describes a first step towards a strategy for using living labs as a means to foster innovation and develop new concepts of sustainable living from an architectural point of view. The overall aim is to enable truly sustainable living through radically reduced energy and resource use thus addressing both environmental and social aspects of sustainability. Earlier research has shown that contemporary housing developments, including those with a sustainable profile, do not profoundly question modern lifestyles and consumption, which is a necessity to overcome limitations of a technological focus on environmental efficiency in construction. Thus, we see an opportunity for the discipline of architecture to engage in current investments in living lab facilities in order to push innovation in the field of sustainable housing. We introduce the concept of a "Habitation Lab", which will provide an arena for radical and high-risk design experimentation between users, building-sector actors, and academia, and we describe a case study of a planned Habitation Lab within a living lab facility where traditional solutions for daily living and habitation are questioned and new architectural innovations are explored and evaluated. The idea of using experimental activities in the field of housing is not new, and we argue that new investments should build on earlier experiences to avoid perpetuating misconceptions and repeating past failures. Furthermore, to ensure the dissemination and uptake of results, the design of the Habitation Lab should consider the innovation and learning trajectories of the building sector. We propose a transdisciplinary setting to provide a neutral arena for value creation and to increase the distribution of experiences.
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| 8. |
- Femenias, Paula, 1966, et al.
(författare)
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Transdisciplinary Research in the Built Environment: A Question of Time
- 2018
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : Carleton University. - 1927-0321. ; 8:8, s. 27-40
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this article, we reflect on 14 years of experience with transdisciplinary research in the built environment. We critically consider challenges and pitfalls in relation to normative definitions of transdisciplinary research derived from the literature. Our experiences from five transdisciplinary research projects are presented with a focus on each project’s aim, size, organization of work, and funding. Results show that different kinds of transdisciplinary research approaches co-exist and that these can serve different purposes and situations. In most cases, transdisciplinary projects lead to raised levels of awareness of the complexity of real-world problems among participating partners. In some cases, the outcome is a useful innovation, in order to support such innovation, a focus on real cases is encouraged. However, there might be a trade-off between the focused attention on a real case and the maintained interest among diverse participants in a larger project. An important insight is that innovation and knowledge development through transdisciplinary settings take time. It is favourable for the development of networks, common visions, trust, and innovation if consecutive transdisciplinary projects can be arranged with the same partners. We conclude the article by providing practical guidelines to support the management of transdisciplinary projects.
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| 9. |
- Gedda, David, 1991-, et al.
(författare)
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Crowdfunding : Finding the Optimal Platform for Funders and Entrepreneurs
- 2016
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - Ottawa : Carleton University. - 1927-0321. ; 6:3, s. 31-40
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- As a steadily expanding source of venture capital, crowdfunding has become an alternative to traditional funding sources, such as banks and financial investors. The phenomenon of crowdfunding is represented by a growing number of Internet sites, here called crowdfunding platforms, devoted to the service. In this article, we investigate crowdfunding and their payout models, which are standard components on crowdfunding platforms. We consider the perspectives of both entrepreneurs and funders to determine the most attractive combination of models found on crowdfunding platforms. Our findings indicate that the most popular crowdfunding platforms, at the time of this study, reflect the preferences of entrepreneurs. The funders’ favoured crowdfunding model, which we call the equity model, is not currently found, in combination with the often-grouped, non-financial crowdfunding models of pre-order, sponsoring, or reward, on any of the top platforms. Thus, the research identifies a new market for crowdfunding platforms.
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| 10. |
- Grahn, Sten, et al.
(författare)
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Barriers to Value Specification when Carrying out Digitalization Projects
- 2021
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : CARLETON UNIV GRAPHIC SERVICES. - 1927-0321. ; 11:5, s. 54-64
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- If digitalization projects aim to effectively create value for a company, one precondition is having a shared view among company staff and project members of what the "desirable" value is. However, it has been shown that few companies fully understand the value that digitalization projects can create for them, while many companies still launch digitalization projects without this understanding. This contributes to the current "alarmingly" low success rate for digitalization projects. Development of effective methods to specify the desired values of digitalization projects is thus important. One step in developing improved specification methods is to ask what the possible barriers are to improving current value specification practices. The purpose of the current study is to address this. We analyzed several digitalization projects regarding how specifications of desired project value were carried out, finding that very limited resources are spent on specifying desired values in digitalization projects, and that this limits project success. Likewise, there are several barriers to increasing resources for specifying desired values. Our findings contribute to understanding the development of value specification methods that aim to overcome these barriers and thus could help improve the success rate of digitalization projects.
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| 11. |
- Grahn, Sten, et al.
(författare)
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Barriers to value specification when carrying out digitalization projects
- 2021
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : Carleton University. - 1927-0321. ; 11:5, s. 54-64
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- If digitalization projects aim to effectively create value for a company, one precondition is having a shared view among company staff and project members of what the "desirable" value is. However, it has been shown that few companies fully understand the value that digitalization projects can create for them, while many companies still launch digitalization projects without this understanding. This contributes to the current "alarmingly" low success rate for digitalization projects. Development of effective methods to specify the desired values of digitalization projects is thus important. One step in developing improved specification methods is to ask what the possible barriers are to improving current value specification practices. The purpose of the current study is to address this. We analyzed several digitalization projects regarding how specifications of desired project value were carried out, finding that very limited resources are spent on specifying desired values in digitalization projects, and that this limits project success. Likewise, there are several barriers to increasing resources for specifying desired values. Our findings contribute to understanding the development of value specification methods that aim to overcome these barriers and thus could help improve the success rate of digitalization projects.
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| 12. |
- Habibipour, Abdolrasoul, 1979-, et al.
(författare)
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A Taxonomy of Factors Influencing Drop-Out Behaviour in Living Lab Field Tests
- 2018
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : Carleton University. - 1927-0321. ; , s. 5-21
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The concept of a “living lab” is a relatively new research area and phenomenon that facilitates user engagement in open innovation activities. Studies on living labs show that the users’ motivation to participate in a field test is higher at the beginning of the project than during the rest of the test, and that participants have a tendency to drop out before completing the assigned tasks. However, the literature still lacks theories describing the phenomenon of drop-out within the area of field tests in general and living lab field tests in particular. As the first step in constructing a theoretical discourse, the aims of this study are to present an empirically derived taxonomy for the various factors that influence drop-out behaviour; to provide a definition of “drop-out” in living lab field tests; and to understand the extent to which each of the identified items influence participant drop-out behaviour. To achieve these aims, we first extracted factors influencing drop-out behaviour in the field test from our previous studies on the topic, and then we validated the extracted results across 14 semi-structured interviews with experts in living lab field tests. Our findings show that identified reasons for dropping out can be grouped into three themes: innovation-related, process-related, and participant-related. Each theme consists of three categories with a total of 44 items. In this study, we also propose a unified definition of “drop-out” in living lab field tests.
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- Habibipour, Abdolrasoul, 1979-, et al.
(författare)
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Rural Living Labs: Inclusive Digital Transformation in the Countryside
- 2021
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - Ottawa : Talent First Network. - 1927-0321. ; 11:9/10, s. 59-72
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Digital transformation (DT) has received increasing attention in recent years. Up until now, most of the current studies focus on digital transformation in advanced and dense societies, especially urban areas and technologies. Hence, the phenomenon of DT is under-researched in the context of rural and sparsely populated contexts. This study aims at exploring how a rural living lab (RLL) can be shaped and how this approach can be designed to support digital transformation processes in rural contexts. In so doing, following a design science research methodology (DSRM) approach, we have made an artefact (that is, RLL framework) that is an “instantiation” that supports user centric digitalization of rural areas. The designed framework is developed based on the key components of “traditional” and “urban” living labs, as well as empirical data which was collected within the context of the DigiBy project. The DigiBy project aims at conducting DT pilots in rural areas to elevate peoples’ understanding of digitalization and the application of digitalization opportunities for service development in rural areas in the north of Sweden. As a result of these studies, five key components that guide the design of digital transformation pilots in rural areas emerged, namely: 1) rural context, 2) digitalization, 3) governance, control, and business mode, 4) methods facilitating DT processes, and 5) quintuple helix actors. We also offer an empirically derived definition of the rural living lab concept, followed by avenues for future research.
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| 14. |
- Holmquist, Mats, 1954-, et al.
(författare)
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Employee-Driven Innovation : An Intervention Using Action Research
- 2019
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - Ottawa : Carleton University. - 1927-0321. ; 9:5, s. 44-53
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article describes an intervention to design and test a method for employee-driven innovation and a model for learning among managers and development leaders. The empirical basis for the intervention focused on personal assistants in the home service within a municipality in Sweden. The intervention was carried out using action research in on a series of workshops with a group of employees, managers, development leaders. Using a “stage” and “stands” theatre metaphor, employees engaged in collective, innovative learning “on the stage” combined with observations and reflections from managers and development leaders “in the stands”. This article contributes a method that can generate creative ideas among the employees and a model that can stimulate experience-based learning through observations. The intervention also shows that action research can be used to develop and test methods and models.
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| 15. |
- Hoppe, Magnus, 1963-
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Choosing an Outlet for Action Research : Publication Patterns in Innovation Journals
- 2019
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - Ottawa : Carleton University. - 1927-0321. ; 9:4, s. 66-77
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- With the aim to help innovation researchers choose outlets for articles based on participat- ory and action research methods, this article describes and discusses publication patterns of action research. A bibliographic study of 33 innovation journals ranked 4, 3, 2, and 1 in the 2018 Academic Journal Guide is complemented by a case study of this journal, the Technology Innovation Management Review, as an example of an established open access journal in the field with a wider scope and target group. From these two studies, we learn that the overall trend is towards more publications of action research articles in a diversity of outlets. Indirectly, the study supports the general view that articles striving towards adding practical relevance to research are becoming more frequent. There is no support for the notion that more renowned and higher-ranked journals would be more hesitant to accept articles with action research methods. The study also notes that there are interesting outlets beside those highly ranked and indexed in more conventional ways. The conclusion reached is that we lack a clear answer to the question of what are the best outlets for those of us who are interested in both innovation and action research. Instead, the study invites us to reflect upon what kind of impact we want to have and then act accordingly.
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| 16. |
- Hoppe, Magnus, 1963-
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The Prime Mover Matrix : A Conversation Piece for Building Strategic Innovative Capacity
- 2018
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - Ottawa : Carleton University. - 1927-0321. ; 8:7, s. 5-13
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The article introduces the Prime Mover Matrix as a conversation piece that will help management build strategic innovation capacity and gain desired influence on industrial standards and thus power. After all, just because a company calls itself innovative and invests in R&D does not mean it is actually innovative. To be strategically innovative means that a company deliberately builds its technical innovative capacity and business innovative capacity in relation to the influence of other actors’ actions and innovations. By doing this, a company will be able to increase its influence on industrial standards and gain the necessary power to reach its objectives. It is a relative position towards a moving target, which is why companies must continuously change through learning. This means that management needs help to reflect on how their own company’s innovative capacity compares to their competitors, and they must unceasingly steer their capacity towards the desired innovation position. Today, we lack intuitive and usable tools that will facilitate strategic conversations on how to best invest for desired innovation capacity. In order to fill this void, this article proposes the Prime Mover Matrix: a model that functions as a conversation piece for triggering an assessment of an industry’s technical, business, and prime movers.
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| 17. |
- Huikkola, Tuomas, et al.
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Agile New Solution Development in Manufacturing Companies
- 2020
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : Talent First Network. - 1927-0321. ; 10:3, s. 16-23
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This conceptual paper proposes a new agile solution development model for technology and manufacturing companies. The flexible model consists of five key phases: 1) new idea screening, 2) idea nurturing, 3) conversion of ideas into "good enough" solutions, 4) solution productization, and 5) solution revamping. These phases are iterative by nature and follow partial stage model logic, hence combining elements of both the waterfall and agile methods. For technology and manufacturing companies, the new model presents a new way to consider ideas related to new product, service, process, and business model development. It is framed in contrast with older models that are typically product oriented, which potentially restrict companies in the ability to strategically renew themselves fast enough in turbulent product-service markets.
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| 18. |
- Kuivalainen, Janne, et al.
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Agile Product Development Practices for Coping with Learning Paradox in R&D Offshore Units
- 2020
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : Carleton University. - 1927-0321. ; 10:3, s. 70-78
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- R&D offshoring involves the relocation of in-house R&D activities to subsidiary units located in other countries, often associated with low-cost engineering work, to meet global operational requirements. The main motivation behind R&D offshoring by global technology companies is usually to utilize local resources, knowledge, and competencies provided by geographically dispersed subsidiaries in the most effective manner, which in most cases involves high expectations for project performance. However, offshore units often have their own local interests, such as developing their activities to compete with the company's other global R&D units, by not only building their project performance, but also demonstrating learning and innovativeness. This causes a learning paradox in which the R&D unit is expected to possess capabilities for innovation and learning, while at the same time demonstrating a high product development performance. This paper presents a qualitative case study that analyzes how R&D managers in the offshore units of a global technology company can cope with conflicting tensions between learning and performance. The results present a variety of coping practices that are based on developing local innovation strategies, constant learning, and supporting local innovation culture. The results also underline the meaning of agile working models in facilitating local innovation activities.
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- Lindberg, Malin, Professor, 1978-, et al.
(författare)
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Bridging Participatory Policy Trends and Research Traditions through Social Innovation
- 2019
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - Ottawa : Carleton University. - 1927-0321. ; 9:4, s. 27-36
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study explores whether social innovation may serve as a bridge between participatory policy trends and research traditions when striving for improved societal relevance and impact of research and innovation (R&I). Despite their shared aim of relevance and impact through civic involvement, European R&I policies and participatory action research approaches seldom refer to each other or harness each other’s resources.The study advances the knowledge regarding how the participatory elements in the policies and research approaches relate through a participatory case study of a joint R&I process to develop a model for social innovation support in Sweden. The case study helps distinguish potential synergies between various degrees of involvement advocated in the policies and research approaches, as well as between the reliance on trending policy concepts vs. scientific notions of validity. Social innovation is perceived as a potential bridge between these elements, as it draws upon participatory academic traditions, while simultaneously tapping into current policy trends of co-creation, in the development of new approaches and solutions to societal challenges.
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| 20. |
- Lindhult, Erik
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Scientific Excellence in Participatory and Action Research : Part II. Rethinking Objectivity and Reliability
- 2019
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : CARLETON UNIV GRAPHIC SERVICES. - 1927-0321. ; 9:5, s. 22-33
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of this article is to deal with the following question: Can the concepts of reliability and objectivity be reconceptualized and reappropriated to enable understanding of scientific excellence in participatory and action research? The article shows that it is fruitful to consider the "subjective" and active role of researchers as vital in enabling scientific objectivity and reliability. As an expansion from a replication logic, reliability can be conceptualized as adaptive, goal-seeking, dynamically regulated processes enabled by effective organization of interactive and participatory learning processes where all participants can contribute to learning and correction in inquiry. Instead of erasing subjectivity, objectivity can be enabled by critical subjectivity, intersubjectivity, practical wisdom, impartial norms of inquiry, and open democratic dialogue. Reliability and objectivity in this understanding can be enabled by participatory and action research through skilful performance of research practices such as reflective conversations between parties, dialogue conferences, experimentation, and experiential learning as part of action-research cycles, etc., which are common in participatory and action research initiatives and projects. By rethinking validity, reliability, and objectivity, recognizing the substantially more active and participatory stances enables scientific excellence, it can expand the repertoire of strategies for promoting research quality, and it helps to mainstream this type of approach in the scientific community.
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- Lindhult, Erik
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Scientific Excellence in Participatory and Action Research : Part I. Rethinking Research Quality
- 2019
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : CARLETON UNIV GRAPHIC SERVICES. - 1927-0321. ; 9:5, s. 6-21
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A core impetus of participatory and action research is making science relevant and useful for solving pressing problems and improving social conditions, and enabling stakeholders to participate in research and development processes. There are claims in the community of participatory and action research of the potential for heightened scientific excellence, but at the same time, there are critiques in the mainstream community that more engaged, even activist, stances threaten scientific norms or that position these type of research approaches outside the field of science, for example, as issues of application. In the search of clarification of the scientific identity and the specific qualities of participatory and action research, scholars have been moving away from and sometimes have rejected traditional conceptions of quality. This leads to confusion about how to relate to the discourse on research quality and scientific excellence in mainstream science. Integration in this discourse is important in order to attain academic legitimation in prevailing institutions of science, for example, in applications for funding, in seeking to publish research, and in the acceptance of dissertations based on participatory and action research. The purpose of this article is to contribute to this integration by reconstructing the way traditional quality concepts - validity, reliability, and objectivity - can be fruitfully used in expanded frameworks for quality where scientific excellence of participatory and action approaches are visible and where mainstream science approaches also can be harboured. In this conceptual article, reconstruction of understanding of scientific inquiry is first made based on a praxis-oriented epistemology inspired by pragmatism. Through rethinking truth as trustworthiness, new proposals for the conceptualization and frames for research quality and scientific excellence are introduced. Second, a framework for understanding purpose in science and its basis in validity, reliability, and the core characteristics of participatory and action research is developed. Third, the turn to action, practice, and participation enables plural ways of knowing and ways that knowledge claims can be validated and made trustworthy. The article concludes that participatory and action research offers a broader landscape of purpose and validation than more traditional approaches to science. In a subsequent article, reliability and objectivity, and their use in participatory and action research, will be clarified.
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| 22. |
- Lindhult, Erik
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Scientific excellence in participatory and action research : Part II. rethinking objectivity and reliability
- 2019
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : Carleton University. - 1927-0321. ; 9:5, s. 22-33
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of this article is to deal with the following question: Can the concepts of reliability and objectivity be reconceptualized and reappropriated to enable understanding of scientific excellence in participatory and action research? The article shows that it is fruitful to consider the “subjective” and active role of researchers as vital in enabling scientific objectivity and reliability. As an expansion from a replication logic, reliability can be conceptualized as adaptive, goal-seeking, dynamically regulated processes enabled by effective organization of interactive and participatory learning processes where all participants can contribute to learning and correction in inquiry. Instead of erasing subjectivity, objectivity can be enabled by critical subjectivity, intersubjectivity, practical wisdom, impartial norms of inquiry, and open democratic dialogue. Reliability and objectivity in this understanding can be enabled by participatory and action research through skilful performance of research practices such as reflective conversations between parties, dialogue conferences, experimentation, and experiential learning as part of action-research cycles, etc., which are common in participatory and action research initiatives and projects. By rethinking validity, reliability, and objectivity, recognizing the substantially more active and participatory stances enables scientific excellence, it can expand the repertoire of strategies for promoting research quality, and it helps to mainstream this type of approach in the scientific community.
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- Linton, Gabriel, 1982-, et al.
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A Conceptual Development of a Business Model Typology in Tourism : the impact of digitalization and location
- 2020
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : Carleton University. - 1927-0321. ; 10:7, s. 16-27
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper aims to conceptually develop a business model typology in tourism. It focuses on digitalization and destination location as important contextual factors when developing the typology. The paper builds on prior research on business models and tourism research by adopting configuration theory to create a typology of business models in tourism businesses. Four business model archetypes are identified: (1) bricks and mortar business models, (2) digitalized destinations, (3) create a destination, and (4) intermediary business models. The typology contributes to the literature by identifying different types of business models in the tourism sector. The typology also helps to ground the business model concept theoretically, something that has been considered as missing in previous business model research.
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- Lu, Chaoren, 1986-, et al.
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The Role of Self-Service Mobile Technologies in the Creation of Customer travel Experiences
- 2015
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - 1927-0321. ; 5:2, s. 24-32
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Through the use of self-service mobile devices, the traditional marketplace interaction is being replaced by a marketspace transaction, in which the foundation of customer-company interaction has changed. This article discusses the main actors of experiencial value creation through the physical world and virtual world in the context of transport service. The empirical data is collected from semi-structured interviews with 19 young urban transport commuters. The results show that self-service mobile devices enhance the information accessibility for passengers to create customized travel experiences through a closer interaction with other actors, including transport service providers, transport-related service providers, and other passengers. Moreover, the scope of travel experience was expanded beyond the traditional service encounter both temporally and spatially. This article is an exploration of the influence of self-service mobile devices in the changing roles of customers and companies. A key message is that executives must pay attention to how their companies create experience value in both the physical world and the virtual world, separately or in combination.
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- Lund, Jesper, 1976-, et al.
(författare)
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Understanding Digital Innovation from a Layered Architectural Perspective
- 2019
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - Ottawa, ON : Carleton University. - 1927-0321. ; 9:2, s. 51-63
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Managing successful digital innovation processes is a challenging task, especially when it involves heterogeneous actors with different sets of knowledge. By gaining a better understanding of how different architectural layers of digital technology interplay with digital innovation, we can be better prepared for managing the complex and messy processes that often arise when working with digital innovation. In this article, we therefore ask: How does the layered architecture of digital technology interplay with digital innovation processes? A case study approach was selected to studied events involving multiple actors in an innovation and development project called the Smart Lock project. The theoretical basis for our study is digital innovation from the perspective of knowledge exchange and relationships. A temporal bracketing strategy was used to support a process analysis of the case data. The article primarily contributes to the body of research concerning digital innovation and provides an example to practitioners of how digital innovation processes can be coordinated and managed based on the innovation at hand.
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- McPhee, Chris, et al.
(författare)
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Editorial : Living Labs
- 2019
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : Talent First Network. - 1927-0321. ; 9:3, s. 3-5
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- McPhee, Chris, et al.
(författare)
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Editorial : Action Research
- 2019
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : CARLETON UNIV GRAPHIC SERVICES. - 1927-0321. ; 9:5, s. 3-5
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- McPhee, Chris, et al.
(författare)
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Editorial : Action Research
- 2019
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : CARLETON UNIV GRAPHIC SERVICES. - 1927-0321. ; 9:4, s. 3-6
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- McPhee, Chris, et al.
(författare)
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Editorial: Action Research
- 2019
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - Ottawa. - 1927-0321. ; 9:4, s. 3-5
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Through this special issue we sought to publish articles that will help us better understand how academia and practice can work together through new and contemporary accounts of “action research” and its close relative “participatory action research”, which stresses the mutuality of the approach.
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| 31. |
- Mileros, Martin Daniel, et al.
(författare)
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Towards a Taxonomy of E-commerce : Characterizing Content Creator-Based Business Models
- 2019
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - Ottawa, Canada : Carleton University. - 1927-0321. ; 9:10, s. 62-77
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Currently, new business models can be observed in content creator-based e-commerce. The research on e-commerce has grown rapidly and new concepts have emerged such as social commerce, platforms, and user-generated content. However, no overarching perspective has yet been formulated for distinguishing new content creator-based business models within e-commerce. The aim of this paper is therefore to characterize content creator-based business models by formulating a taxonomy of e-commerce based on a structured literature review of the concepts mentioned above. The results of our study point toward eight types of content creator-based business models. Our paper outlines theoretical and practical implications for the emerging phenomenon of content creator-based business, which we refer to as intellectual commerce. In addition, we describe 19 concepts related to Web 1.0, Web 2.0, and e-commerce.
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| 32. |
- Sanno, Anna, et al.
(författare)
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Increasing the Impact of Industry-Academia Collaboration through Co-Production
- 2019
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : CARLETON UNIV GRAPHIC SERVICES. - 1927-0321. ; 9:4, s. 37-47
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Increased competition and globalization motivate us to join forces to enhance the impact of the research conducted. Collaboration between organizations with different views can, however, be difficult to manage and needs awareness and skills to meet different expectations. This article will consider both a mutual industrial and academic perspective into the development of action research and, in six research project cases, empirically explore how the impact can be enhanced by considering certain key factors in the research process. How the phases of problem formulation, methodology, and results are managed is critical for the success of a collaboration and, thereby, its impact. Counter-productive forces that could dilute the progress over time need to be considered given that combining practical relevance and scientific rigour comes with challenges.
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| 33. |
- Simonsson, Johan, et al.
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Organizing the Development of Digital Product-Service Platforms
- 2020
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : CARLETON UNIV GRAPHIC SERVICES. - 1927-0321. ; 10:3, s. 36-47
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Servitization is today a common theme among manufacturing companies, with the goal of better addressing the needs of their customers. Digitalization is one key enabler of servitization. One aspect of this concept can be provided through digital product-service platforms, which may facilitate the enrichment of a market offer, as well as keeping costs under control. Platforms are in general a well-established concept for manufacturing companies, as enablers of rich product offerings based on a few components. Less is known, however, about how the ambition to create digital product-service platforms interplays with the business model innovation needed as a result of the servitization efforts, along with processes and organization. This paper identifies a number of challenges that manufacturing companies may face when undertaking platform development for services, based on an empirical study made in the Swedish company Husqvarna Group.
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- Ståhlbröst, Anna
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A Living Lab as a Service: Creating Value for Micro-enterprises through Collaboration and Innovation
- 2013
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - 1927-0321. ; November, s. 37-42
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The need to innovate is increasingly important for all types and sizes of organisations, but the opportunities for innovation differ substantially between them. For micro-, small,- and medium-sized enterprises, innovation activities are both crucial and demanding because of limited resources, competencies, or vision to innovate their offerings. To support these organizations, the concept of living labs as a service has started to emerge. This concept refers to living labs offering services such as designing the idea-generation processes, planning or carrying out real-world tests of innovations, and pre-market launch assessments. In this article, we will present the findings from a study of micro-enterprises operating in the information technology development sector, including the experienced value of services provided to the companies by a research-based living lab. We share experiences from our own living lab, Botnia living lab located in the northern parts of Sweden, where the endeavour to create value for customers is of key importance. Our study shows that using a living lab as a service can generate three different types of value: improved innovations, the role the living lab can play, and the support the living lab offers.
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- Ståhlbröst, Anna, et al.
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Leveraging Living Lab Innovation Processes through Crowdsourcing
- 2015
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : Carleton University. - 1927-0321. ; 5:12, s. 28-36
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Around the globe, crowdsourcing initiatives are emerging and contributing in a diversity of areas, such as in crisis management and product development and to carry out micro-tasks such as translations and transcriptions. The essence of crowdsourcing is to acknowledge that not all the talented people work for you; hence, crowdsourcing brings more perspectives, insights, and visions to, for instance, an innovation process. In this article, we analyze how crowdsourcing can contribute to the different stages of innovation processes carried out in living labs and thus contribute to living labs by strengthening their core role as innovation process facilitators. We have also identified benefits and challenges that need to be grappled with for managers of living labs to make it possible for the crowd to fully support their cause.
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- Ståhlbröst, Anna, 1967-, et al.
(författare)
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Reflecting on Actions in Living Lab Research
- 2017
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : Carleton University. - 1927-0321. ; 7:2, s. 27-34
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Living labs deploy contemporary open and user-centred engagement processes in real-world contexts where all relevant stakeholders are involved and engaged with the endeavour to create and experiment with different innovations. The approach is evidently successful and builds on the perspective that people have a democratic right to have influence over changes that might affect them, such as those brought about by an innovation. In this article, we will reflect on and discuss a case in which end users took part in the development of a method that stimulates learning and adoption of digital innovations in their own homes while testing and interacting with it. The results show that, when end users were stimulated to use the implemented innovation through different explicit assignments, they both increased their understanding of the situation as well as changed their behaviour. Living lab processes are complex and dynamic, and we find that it is essential that a living lab have the capability to adjust its roles and actions. We argue that being reflective is beneficial for innovation process managers in living labs because it allows them to adjust processes in response to dynamic circumstances.
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| 38. |
- Svensson, Christopher, et al.
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Alliances in financial ecosystems: A source of organizational legitimacy for fintech startups and incumbents
- 2019
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : Carleton University. - 1927-0321. ; 9:1, s. 20-32
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Financial ecosystems are transforming around new financial technology, or “fintech”. As such ecosystems transform, the basis for being seen as legitimate also changes for all actors. Thus, alliances between actors within financial ecosystems are increasingly formed to help gain, maintain, and repair organizational legitimacy. From interviews with fintech startups in Sweden and with venture capitalist firms investing in fintech startups in Sweden, we explore the intertwined quests for organizational legitimacy in a transforming financial ecosystem. As Swedish fintech startups seek to establish a sense of their legitimacy, simultaneously incumbents seek to maintain and repair their organizational legitimacy. Adopting a legitimacy-based view of strategic alliances, we set out the aspects of organizational legitimacy that incumbents and fintech startups look for in a potential partner and how these aspects meet the legitimacy needs of each partner. We argue that alliances further enhance the organizational legitimacy of both fintech startups and incumbents.
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| 39. |
- Talaoui, Yassine, et al.
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Seeking 'Strategy' in Business Intelligence Literature : Theorizing BI as part of strategy research
- 2020
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : Talent First Network. - 1927-0321. ; 10:9, s. 27-37
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper connects the business intelligence (BI) literature with research in strategic management by plotting the existing research strands on BI: environmental scanning, competitive intelligence, executive information systems, and business intelligence, against the strategic dimensions of a) orientation (External vs. Internal), b) focus (Content vs. Process), and c) practice realms. The article accordingly offers a new re-conceptualization of BI as a strategic artifact across four strategic clusters: BI as a system, BI as a planned process, BI as a product, and BI as a decisional paradigm. This conceptual article contributes to the literature by integrating disparate views on BI and placing them within the content, process, and practice streams of strategy research.
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| 40. |
- Urciuoli, Luca
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Cyber-resilience: A strategic approach for supply chain management
- 2015
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - 1927-0321. ; 5:4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Risk management and resilience strategies in supply chains have an important role in ensuring business continuity and reliability in a cost-efficient manner. Preventing or recovering from disruptions requires access and analysis of large amounts of data. Yet, given the multiple stakeholders, operations, and environmental contexts in which a global supply chain operates, managing risks and resilience becomes a challenging task. For this reason, information and communication technologies (ICT) are being developed to support managers with tailored tools and services to monitor disruptions, enhance instantaneous communication, and facilitate the quick recovery of supply chains. Hence, the objective of this article is to shed light on managerial strategies to improve the resilience of supply chains and thereby to point out how these could be automated by means of innovative ICT systems. In particular, this article concludes by warning about existing challenges to implementing such systems. If these challenges are not correctly addressed by managers, there is a major risk of further jeopardizing supply chains.
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| 41. |
- Viberg, Daniel, et al.
(författare)
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The effect of machine learning on knowledge-intensive R&D in the technology industry
- 2020
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : Carleton University. - 1927-0321. ; 10:3, s. 87-97
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The impact of such current state-of-the-art technology as machine learning (ML) on organizational knowledge integration is indisputable. This paper synergizes investigations of knowledge integration and ML in technologically advanced and innovative companies, in order to elucidate the value of these approaches to organizational performance. The analyses are based on the premise that, to fully benefit from the latest technological advances, entity interpretation is essential to fully define what has been learned. Findings yielded by a single case study involving one technological firm indicate that tacit and explicit knowledge integration can occur simultaneously using ML, when a data analysis method is applied to transcribe spoken words. Although the main contribution of this study stems from the greater understanding of the applicability of machine learning in organizational contexts, general recommendations for use of this analytical method to facilitate integration of tacit and explicit knowledge are also provided.
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- Öberg, Christina, 1970-, et al.
(författare)
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Additive Manufacturing and Business Models : Current Knowledge and Missing Perspectives
- 2018
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - Ottawa, ON, Canada : Carleton University Graphic Services. - 1927-0321. ; 8:6, s. 15-33
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Additive manufacturing, that is 3D printing technology, may change the way companies operate their businesses. This article adopts a business model perspective to create an understanding of what we know about these changes. It summarizes current knowledge on additive manufacturing within management and business research, and it discusses future research directions in relation to business models for additive manufacturing. Using the scientific database Web of Science, 116 journal articles were identified. The literature review reveals that most research concerns manufacturing optimization. A more holistic view of the changes that additive manufacturing may bring about for firms is needed, as is more research on changed value propositions, and customer/sales-related issues. The article contributes to previous research by systematically summarizing additive manufacturing research in the business and management literature, and by highlighting areas for further investigation related to the business models of individual firms.
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| 44. |
- Öberg, Christina, 1970-
(författare)
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Open Marketing : Conceptualizing external parties' strategic marketing activities
- 2020
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Ingår i: Technology Innovation Management Review. - : Carleton University. - 1927-0321. ; 10:8, s. 14-26
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Open marketing as conceptualized in this paper refers to how external parties take part in strategic, integrative marketing activities. To distinguish this more recent trend in marketing from traditional meanings of marketing, the paper provides a typology on roles and role keepers in marketing. Four types of roles and role keepers are outlined: 1) marketing as solely being performed by actors in the supplier company communicating offerings, 2) an activity shared among functions of the supplier company, 3) external parties communicating offerings, and 4) external parties contributing to strategic marketing. Using the concept of 'roles' in marketing helps to structure activities and actors - or roles and role keepers - and provides a basis for understanding that marketing results from what is done, not merely from who performs it. The paper underlines how new ways of conducting business also have implications for a company's marketing beyond its borders.
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