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- Williamsson, Ia
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Establishment Patterns of Model Diffusion Theory
- 2023
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Information technology is now part of almost every product and service, and the ever-increasing rate of technology and software development demands an appropriate software development process model. The model, whichdescribes the software development process, plays a crucial role for success in software projects. Models are constantly produced and refined in academia and practice, but models from academia tend to remain unused in practice, or take a long time to reach practice. Currently there is a lack of knowledge on how models are transferred or diffused in and between academia and practice, which is the knowledge gap that this study aims to investigate.The research purpose has thus been to investigate and ground a theory about the diffusion of software process models in and between academia and practice. The study is based on data collected from 31 informants, from both academia and practice, and analyzed with a grounded theory method approach. The Diffusion of Innovation theory was consulted during theory development, and the perceived model characteristics, complexity, ando bservability are seen as distinguishing differences between the theories.The resulting grounded theory, “Establishment Patterns of Model Diffusion” describes four important areas, and how they affect each other ina model diffusion situation. The areas are: Motivation; Establishment; Usage; and Quality. How model diffusion takes place depends on the are as themselves, on the prevailing conditions, on the knowledge at hand and on how the areas are evaluated. This shows multi-faceted, time-dependent, and unpredictable patterns for model diffusion. The patterns include experience of model use, the past and future context of use, the characteristics of the model, requirements in the working process, individuals’ empowerment, availability of multiple models, composition of project groups, and the group members’ private and business networks.The findings have several implications. For academia, the benefits may be in the awareness of the multiple patterns for model diffusion and software process improvements, which cannot be separated from each other. Models are constantly adopted and simultaneously modified in practice. Practice may benefit from an awareness of the multiple patterns for model diffusionand sources of experience and knowledge, and how to make use of the existing knowledge capital strategically. Both academia and practice may also benefit from increased cooperation, each contributing their unique experience, and consequently increasing relevance for practice in the diffusion of models, and in developing and receiving research results in a useful format.
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- Hjalmarsson-Jordanius, Anders, et al.
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Autonomous Transport : Transforming Logistics through Driverless Intelligent Transportation
- 2018
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Ingår i: Transportation Research Record. - : SAGE Publications. - 0361-1981 .- 2169-4052. ; 2672:7, s. 24-33
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- How can autonomous technology be used beyond end-customer autonomous driving features? This position paper addresses this problem by exploring a novel autonomous transport solution applied in the automotive logistics domain. We propose that factory-complete cars can be transformed to become their own autonomous guided vehicles and thus transport themselves when being moved from the factory for shipment. Cars equipped with such a system are driverless and use an onboard autonomous transport solution combined with the advanced driver assistance systems pre-installed in the car for end-customer use. The solution uses factory-equipped sensors as well as the connectivity infrastructure installed in the car. This means that the solution does not require any extra components to enable the car to transport itself autonomously to complete a transport mission in the logistics chain. The solution also includes an intelligent off-board traffic control system that defines the transport mission and manages the interaction between vehicles during systems operation. A prototype of the system has been developed which was tested successfully in live trials at the Volvo Car Group plant in Gothenburg Sweden in 2017. In the paper, autonomous transport is positioned in between autonomous guided vehicles and autonomous driving technology. A review of the literature on autonomous vehicle technology offers contextual background to this positioning. The paper also presents the solution and displays lessons learned from the live trials. Finally, other use areas are introduced for driverless autonomous transport beyond the automotive logistics domain that is the focus of this paper.
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- Hjalmarsson Jordanius, Anders, et al.
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Digital Innovation and Incubators : A Comparative Interview Study from the Perspective of the Automotive Industry
- 2019
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the 52nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. - : University of Hawaii at Manoa. - 9780998133126 ; , s. 6001-6010
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- As non-corporate (herewith referred to as “independent”) incubators gain in popularity for propelling digital innovation, traditional automotive firms have set up in-house incubators (herewith referred to as “corporate”) to accelerate innovation without disrupt-ing too much the inherent organizational structures and corporate cultures. The overarching objective is to establish the expected benefits for automotive firms from independent incubators when organizing corporate incubators. Using a comparative interview study, ten successful independent incubators in North America are discussed in terms of their ability to provide support in the digital domains. Our work has resulted in novel operating models for categorizing incubators to describe variations in focus areas and support for digital innovation. The results sheds light on how corporate incubators (internal to automotive firms) have the potential to shield digital ventures from the complexities of large and traditional establishments, and to promote interactions with other business units within the firm when performing digital innovation.
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- Hjalmarsson Jordanius, Anders, et al.
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Digital Transformation of the Automotive Industry Through Collaboration Hubs : The Development of Mobility X Lab to Source Startups Through Matchmaking
- 2021. - 2
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Ingår i: Digitalization Cases Vol. 2. - Cham : Springer. - 9783030800024 - 9783030800031 ; , s. 203-225
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- (a) Situation faced: The prospects of digitalization in the automotive industry are enormous with emerging technology concepts, such as electrification, autonomous driving, connected mobile services, and new business models. However, digital innovation has proven difficult for original equipment manufacturers (OEM) due to complex organizational structures, corporate cultures, and technological inertia associated with the automotive industry. In a recent rating of the 50 firms that best combine new technology with effective business models, only 2 were automotive companies. The obstacles to digital innovation are related to closed innovation processes and to deficient collaboration forms with external development firms, i.e., startups. (b) Action taken: To overcome these challenges, a coalition of incumbent automotive and telecommunication firms set up a joint incubator, the Mobility X Lab (MXL), to engage with startups to support internalizing external technologies. Since its inception, the incubator has gone through several development phases and is currently transforming into a collaboration hub. So far, MXL has admitted 5 batches including 40 startups. An important distinguishing characteristic of MXL is that it only admits startups with two or more coalition partners involved. (c) Results achieved: MXL started as an incubator with a mentoring-based accelerator program. As MXL has developed, it has transformed into a collaboration hub and a neutral partner for fostering startup collaboration and engagement in the automotive industry. Based on lessons learned from startup batches and partner discussions, MXL has advanced, from offering traditional mentoring support, to be a central node in the innovation ecosystem of future mobility in Sweden, thus becoming a matchmaker for startup collaboration, providing guidance and access for startups to incumbent automotive and telecommunication firms and at the same time providing the partners with access to external technology, supporting them to stay relevant. (d) Lessons learned: Through the development of MXL, a coalition of established automotive and telecommunication firms have learned to manage some of the tensions related to digital transformation of their industry. By examining the case of MXL, a number of lessons can be learned: (1) Ensure partner interest through the “two partners” criteria, (2) initial emphasis on engaging startups and less focus on a complete process, (3) announce partner needs without disclosing partner pain-points, (4) coach startups and corporate partners simultaneously, (5) manage expectations early for both startups and corporate partners, (6) develop and implement sound collaboration measures, and (7) joint headship requires a consensus-based governance model
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- Hjalmarsson-Jordanius, Anders, et al.
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Disrupting Automotive Logistics : Through a Combined Intelligent and Autonomous Transport Solution
- 2017
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This technical paper addresses a novel and scalable autonomous transport system, applied in theautomotive logistics context. Production cars will be utilized as their own means of transportation in thelogistic chain, requiring no human driver. The cars will be guided by a novel intelligent transport solutioncombined with existing on-board Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) functionality. Thisincludes using implemented sensors in the production car, fusion of sensor data collected by the car,and connectivity with existing and future mobile networks communication technology. An intelligent offboardtraffic control system will manage each production car in the logistic flow and direct the car frompoint A to point B, as well as manage the interaction between cars in the flow. A prototype of the systemhas been developed, implemented in a production car and during 2017, being tested in live car-trials inSweden. In this technical paper, we describe this evolution in vehicle logistics with a focus on its onboardcore sub-system and the off-board traffic control system. We pinpoint design features in thesystem, as well as discuss the capacity for the system to disrupt contemporary models of automotivelogistics.
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- Hjalmarsson-Jordanius, Anders, et al.
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Rewarding Sustainable Transportation Choices : Impacts of App-Based Outreach and Incentive Distribution
- 2017
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- What is the most effective way to influence travellers’ behaviour using positive incentives andrewards? The European Project EMPOWER implements a diverse strategy to significantly reducethe use of conventionally fuelled vehicles (CFV) in urban areas, through influencing the behaviourof car drivers. The aim is to incentivise users of CFVs to change their behaviour with positiveincentives, thus rewarding them, rather than penalizing them, for making sustainable transportationchoices. This paper targets the setup and effects of the experiments performed in Sweden,including an expansion of the service from the main Living Lab in Gothenburg to other cities inSweden, where users are incentivized through a smartphone app called SMARTiSverige. In thetwo-step experiment presented in this paper, we used the app to collect data to develop challenges,communicate personalized challenges to users, and communicate the points achieved if thechallenges are completed successfully. Digital and physical rewards were then distributed to theusers as a part of the complete scheme system. In addition to an account of the experiment andachieved results, this paper also discusses the implication of this research on the existing body ofknowledge regarding incentives, and elaborates on how the lessons learned from this Living Labcould be used to scale up services in future sites for rewarding sustainable transport choices andimpacting the use of CFVs.
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- Juell-Skielse, Gustaf, et al.
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Accelerating Open Digital Innovation in the Automotive Industry : Action Design Research in Progress
- 2017
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Ingår i: The ACIS2017 Conference Proceedings. - : Association for Information Systems.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- As digital technology becomes embedded in the core of customer offerings, companies find themselves being part of dynamic networks and must develop more open and distributed innovation processes. However, important and mature industrial domains, such as the automotive sector, find it difficult to fully utilize digital technologies due to closed innovation processes. Therefore, automotive companies try to attract external software developers by establishing new organisational forms for open digital innovation. Yet, the understanding of the problems that the organizational forms are expected to solve, how the organizational interventions should be designed and their effects on digital innovation are uncertain. Therefore, our goal is to contribute with knowledge of how the automotive industry can accelerate digital innovation by mindfully selecting and designing appropriate organisational interventions for open digital innovation. In this research in progress paper, we present a two-year action design research project and contribute with initial empirical results on the problems with open digital innovation in the automotive industry, a comparison of organizational forms for open digital innovation, based on a literature review and an assessment of the organizational forms’ potential to overcome the problems. The next step is to perform a structured literature review, and to design and implement an organizational intervention to facilitate a first iteration of externally initiated innovation cases.
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- Juell-Skielse, Gustaf, 1964-, et al.
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Measuring the Effects of Using Digital Innovation Contests as Policy Tools : Towards an Assessment Instrument
- 2022
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Ingår i: ACM International Conference Proceeding Series. - New York, NY, USA : Association for Computing Machinery. - 9781450396356 ; , s. 339-343
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Contests have emerged as national government policy tools to stimulate digital innovation and drive digital transformation of the public sector. However, few if any studies have delved deeper into measuring the effects of using digital innovation contests as policy tools. This short paper reports intermediate results from a case study of the Swedish Innovation Agency, Vinnova, who has recently organized its first contest to propel digital innovation to alleviate diabetes using sensitive personal data. Case study data was collected from semi-structured interviews, documents and two focus groups and then analyzed thematically. The result consists of seven identified effect categories related to using contests as innovation policy tools at a national level and an assessment instrument consisting of 25 items. The next step of the research project is to validate the assessment tool in use, against a larger sample of respondents from several stakeholders, including other public domains and other types of government agencies. © 2022 Owner/Author.
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- Mustafa, Mudassir Imran, 1978-
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Sustaining the Usefulness of eHealth Research Software : Lessons Learned in Action Design Research
- 2019
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Research software is vital to advancement in the sciences, engineering, humanities, and all other fields. Scientific research is dependent on the quality of and accessibility to research software. Research software is often developed hastily to solve one-off problems, leading to flimsy code that is not sustainable or usable beyond the lifetime of a given research project and is difficult for researchers, outside of the original context, to use, reuse or extend. It is critical to address the many challenges related to the development, deployment, and maintenance of research software. Therefore, there is a growing concern in the scientific community regarding designing sustainable research software. The academic research context refers to the environment or community concerned with scientific research, sponsored by research grants and public funding. Despite the increasing dependence on research software, software development practices in academia lag far behind those in the commercial sector.Health care relies on a very complex information technology architecture with many different IT components and also has a highly complex governance structure alongside the very rapid technology development. Additionally, there are ever-increasing demands and needs from health care users for more flexibility, more functionality and making the care transparent and patient-centred. Taken together, this poses significant challenges for eHealth and Information Systems researchers, as each artefact, depending on the context, has different quality characteristics to operationalise the requirements under consideration.The research objective is to explore what Information Systems researchers and practitioners need to be aware of for sustaining the usefulness of eHealth research software, in the academic research context. This longitudinal action design research (ADR) project, with its three cases, was conducted in an eHealth research project over a period of six years. Contributions from this research include the identification of quality characteristics and their enactment in the actual organisational settings, as well as empirically grounded design principles and a typology for sustaining the usefulness of eHealth research software, based on a formalisation of learning in the three ADR cases. This dissertation also contributes to the method space with the introduction of the augmented action design research (AADR) method, an extension of ADR, on how to conduct multiple ADR projects that build towards an overarching knowledge aim.Practice contributions are the design and development of internet-based eHealth research software to offer patients psychological treatment and support for issues resulting from physical illnesses, while also providing a chance for researchers to study the effectiveness of the aid provided. The dissertation also contributed in a broader sense to the research software development practice, as the findings extend to research areas in which research software is needed to read and interpret research data, and where software must continue to function so that it allows continued access and use of research data.
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- Rudmark, Daniel, et al.
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Harnessing Digital Ecosystems through Open Data : Diagnosing the Swedish Public Transport Industry
- 2019
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the 27th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS). - : Association for Information Systems. - 9781733632508
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this research-in-progress paper, we present findings from the diagnosing phase of a Canonical Action Research endeavour, together with the Swedish public transport industry. In our investigation, we found that the Swedish public transport industry historically has been able to create substantial value from taking a peripheral position in existing digital ecosystems. Also, we found several types of digital ecosystems that potentially would create future value, using open data from the public transport industry. These ecosystem types are incumbent digital platforms, open source software frameworks, and multi-provider open data ecosystems. This finding is novel to current discussions, as our results point to the paradoxical necessity of taking a more peripheral position towards these nascent digital ecosystems in order to harness their value. This finding implies a need for data providers to develop capabilities that enable such ecosystem participation. Our emerging results suggest that such capabilities include complementary resources, input control compliance, IP waivers, open community practices adoption, and open data boundary-spanners.
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