scholarly journals Digital innovation management for entrepreneurial ecosystems: services and functionalities as drivers of innovation management software adoption

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herbert Endres ◽  
Stefan Huesig ◽  
Robin Pesch
Keyword(s):  
New Product Development ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Specific Class ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Digital Innovation ◽  
Management Software ◽  
Software Adoption ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems ◽  
The Right ◽  
Innovation Processes

AbstractInnovation Management Software can promote Entrepreneurial Ecosystems by consolidating an organization’s innovation programs, stakeholders, and resources in one place. In this study, we highlighted the digitalization of innovation processes. We focus particularly on the factors influencing the adoption of a specific class of software tools called Innovation Management Software (IMS) or Digital Innovation Management System to support innovation management methods and activities. Specifically, we address the two questions (a) which specific functionality drives the adoption of IMS tools, and (b) which services of IMS providers are valuable in supporting the adoption of IMS by organizations aiming to digitalize their innovation processes. By using an online questionnaire, we gathered survey data from 199 innovation managers of German firms. We used regression analysis to test our hypotheses. While the overall IMS adoption is considered to positively affect the new product development (NPD) efficiency, our results indicate that especially idea management functionalities and services for updates and upgrades improve the IMS adoption. Surprisingly, offering complementary consulting services together with IMS offerings to support the digitalization of innovation processes reduces the likelihood of IMS adoption. These findings are important for managers, consultants, and developers in order to choose and leverage the right options for improving the adoption of IT tools in the NPD process and therefore increase NPD performance and thus also promote Entrepreneurial Ecosystems.

MAPPING THE PERCEPTION AND REALITY OF OPEN INNOVATION

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (06) ◽  
pp. 1340016 ◽  
Author(s):  
JUSTYNA DĄBROWSKA ◽  
IRINA FIEGENBAUM ◽  
ANTERO KUTVONEN
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Current State ◽  
Business Practitioners ◽  
The Right ◽  
Innovation Practices ◽  
Innovation Processes

Open innovation holds great potential for improving the efficiency of companies' innovation processes, but also presents substantial risks. A key issue in innovation management is finding the right balance of openness, i.e., determining how open companies should be in their innovation activities. However, academics and business practitioners hold conflicting notions of what constitutes open innovation practice and of how "open innovation companies" are defined. In this paper, we present three in-depth case studies of global R&D-intensive companies, where we find that the firms' perception of their openness differs from their actual situation (as determined by the innovation practices that they apply), and that each company has a different view as to what constitutes open innovation. We claim that resolving conceptual ambiguity and differentiating between openness (as a philosophical aspect) and open innovation (as a way of structuring the innovation process) in research is critical in order to clarify the current state of open innovation research and enable the communication of results to practitioners.

The 3-D Innovation Sphere

2011 ◽  
pp. 70-87
Author(s):  
Katrin Tobies ◽  
Bettina Maisch
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Second Life ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Economic Success ◽  
Digital Innovation ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Innovation Processes

This chapter will explore the 3-D environment Second Life as a communication platform used by industry and science to create, design, develop, and distribute innovation. In order to achieve sustainable economic success in the context of global competition, companies need to optimize their communication activities within their innovation processes. In addition to identifying relevant trends at an early stage and generating marketable ideas, it is becoming increasingly important for companies to sufficiently communicate the usage and the meaning of innovations and to position themselves as consistent innovators. Virtual worlds like the high profile, realistically designed online environment Second Life offer far-reaching possibilities within the innovation management process – from ideating to market introduction. The objective of this chapter is to provide a systematic analysis of the communication paradigms in virtual environments. In particular, the main issues, challenges, opportunities, limits and trends of digital innovation communication will be discussed in the context of the 3-D world Second Life.

Exploring the digital innovation process

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 302-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Huesig ◽  
Herbert Endres
Keyword(s):  
New Product Development ◽  
Portfolio Management ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Idea Generation ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Content Type ◽  
It Usage ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Previous research has highlighted the digitization of innovation processes and outcomes especially with regard to the impact of information technology (IT) on new product development (NPD). Instead of analyzing generic IT usage in the NPD, the purpose of this paper is to explore the influencing factors on the adoption of specific software tools to support innovation management methods, called innovation management software (IMS) and their specific functionality. Design/methodology/approach The authors used an online questionnaire and gathered data from 99 innovation managers of German industrial firms to explore which functionalities embedded in the tools such as aided innovation methods and activities influence the adoption of IMS. Findings This study’s results indicate in contrast to the previous assumptions in the literature that the likelihood of IMS adoption by innovation managers is positively influenced if the IMS tools offer support functionality for idea evaluation and portfolio management but decreased for idea generation and scenario management. Therefore, this paper can show, that the digitalization of the innovation process though IT tools is more finely nuanced than a “the more – the better” logic often promoted in the digitalization context and proposed in the literature on IMS before. Originality/value These findings advance the understanding of technological and organizational drivers of the transformation toward the digitalization of the innovation process from the perspective of innovation managers, who intend to do so by successfully introducing and using IMS in their NPD. Additionally, suppliers of IMS get valuable empirical-based indications from the user perspective that potentially supports their development and sales activities. From a theoretical perspective, this study extends prior research on IT usage and digitalization in the innovation process by expanding to an under-researched category of digitization for the innovation manager perspective aspects of the NPD activities.

ATTITUDE OF LIBRARY PROFESSIONALS TOWARDS ADOPTION OF CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY IN VTU AFFILIATED ENGINEERING COLLEGES LIBRARIES

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
C. T. Kantharaja
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Cloud Platform ◽  
Computing Technology ◽  
Management Software ◽  
Library Management ◽  
The Right ◽  
Library Professionals

Cloud computing technology has signicant role in academic libraries. Most of the library services are available on cloud platform and library software vendors developed their Library Management Software on cloud platform. It is the right time for library professionals to upgrade their technical skills to provide good services to the library stakeholders. This study shows the library services and facilities available on cloud. It is the right time to migrate to cloud

Use of reference management software among postgraduate students in Greece

2021 ◽  
pp. 096100062199641
Author(s):  
Ilias Nitsos ◽  
Afrodite Malliari ◽  
Rodopi Chamouroudi
Keyword(s):  
Student Discipline ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Background Characteristics ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Management Software ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
The University ◽  
Degree Level

The use of reference management software in the context of academic work and research is the main subject of this study. The study focuses on the extent to which postgraduate students at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, one of the largest Greek universities, make use of – or avoid using – reference management software tools to organize their bibliographic databases and to automate the process of creating references and citations. The study also tries to find out which are the key factors for their choices and whether certain background characteristics affect their behavior. It should be mentioned that no previous studies have been conducted in Greece regarding the use of reference management software in the academic environment. An online questionnaire was sent to the postgraduate students at the University and a result set of 545 responses was collected and analyzed. The majority (almost two-thirds) of the respondents identified themselves as non-users and one-third identified themselves as reference management software users. Among the latter, Mendeley was found to be the software used by more than two-thirds of the users and was followed by EndNote and Zotero. It is worth mentioning that Mendeley is the software officially recommended by the University’s central library to its users but most of the students (more than 60%) were not aware of this fact. In terms of background characteristics, the analysis revealed, among other things, statistically significant relationships between degree level, student discipline and preferences, reference management software features, and potential future use of reference management software.

Complexity, Networks & Learning: Integrative Themes for Research on Innovation Management

1997 ◽  
Vol 01 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joe Tidd
Keyword(s):  
New Product Development ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
New Product ◽  
Innovation Network ◽  
Comprehensive Model ◽  
Market Knowledge ◽  
Management Of Innovation ◽  
Organisational Factors ◽  
Process Complexity

Research on the management of innovation has been highly fragmented, and to a large extent non-cumulative. Much of the research has been conducted within three separate disciplines, with relatively little overlap or interaction: the management of research and development or technology; new product development and marketing; and organisational development and change. In this paper, we identify a number of emergent themes which have the potential to integrate these diverse streams of research, and result in a more comprehensive model of the innovation process: complexity, networks and learning. We argue that the innovation process is inherently complex, and therefore we need better characterisations of the technological, market and organisational contingencies which affect the opportunity for innovation. With growing complexity, the focus shifts from competencies based on internal assets such as R&D activities and intellectual property, to the position of a firm within an innovation network and competencies based on its relationships with other organisations. Finally, too much research has been pre-occupied with how firms develop and exploit narrow competencies based on prior experience, rather than how firms acquire new competencies. A focus on organisational learning may provide a richer explanation of the organisational factors which affect the acquisition of new technological and market knowledge.

Journal selection behavior among early-career academicians in Iran: how they choose the most appropriate journal for their publications

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amrollah Shamsi ◽  
Brady D_ Lund ◽  
Shohreh SeyyedHosseini ◽  
Reza BasirianJahromi
Keyword(s):  
Early Career ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Scholarly Journals ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Academic Promotion ◽  
Promotion Policies ◽  
Medical Researchers ◽  
Selection Behavior ◽  
The Right

Purpose Journals are the essential tools of researchers, especially academicians, to present their scientific findings. So, choosing the right journal helps not only science development but also their academic promotion. The purpose of this study is to examine the factors that Iranian medical researchers consider when selecting scholarly journals in which to submit their work. Design/methodology/approach A self-administered online questionnaire was emailed in May 2021, with 101 responses received. The sample included all the faculty members with the role of “lecturer” in Iranian medical universities and who have 1–5 articles in the Scopus database as early-career Iranian medical researchers. The questionnaire consisted of 36 items, divided into five sections: basic information, attitudes and beliefs, ways to choose a journal, problems and familiarity with the components of scientometrics/validity metrics related to journals. Findings The findings indicate that these researchers value the expertise of experienced researchers and professionals, like librarians, when selecting publication venues. They often use journal indexes to guide journal selection. They also consider factors like the length of typical peer review and the complexity of submission guidelines when making decisions. Research limitations/implications The study of one country, though detecting requirements of journal selection behavior, cannot be generalized to the entire region. Practical implications The current study has academic implications as far as decisions on journal selection are concerned. University policymakers in Iran may consider re-examining their emphasis on academicians’ promotion policies at Iranian universities of medical sciences. Originality/value These findings may support the work of early-career researchers and those individuals (e.g., librarians) that serve them, as well as publishers and editors of scholarly journals.

Analysis of Factors Affecting Technological Innovativeness in Engineering Enterprises in Tanzania

2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Emmanuel A. Mjema
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Management ◽  
Positive Culture ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Fundamental Innovation ◽  
Local Material ◽  
The Right

This paper discusses the technological innovativeness in engineering enterprises in Tanzania and analyses the factors affecting the innovativeness. It starts by analyzing various concepts regarding innovation, then analyzed from documentary review factors affecting innovativeness and then analyzed the innovativeness in Tanzanian enterprises.From the documentary review it was learnt that the following key factors influence technological innovativeness: Existence of innovation management; Existence of market to absorb the products of innovation; Existence of partnership between the universities and the firms; Existence of positive culture and politics towards innovation; The governmentplaying its role to influence innovation; Existence of the right knowledge; and Ability of the enterprises to access to financing institutions that support innovation.The research shows that there is hardly any fundamental innovation in Tanzania, what is presented as innovation is the copying of technologies and manufacture them using local material. Theresearcher established the following factors affecting the innovativeness of engineering enterprises in Tanzania: Level of education among the entrepreneurs in engineering enterprises; financing for the enterprises in Tanzania; partnership with R&D institutions; innovativeness culture; and market for Tanzanian products.

scholarly journals Innovation Management to Sustain Competitive Advantage: A Qualitative Multi-Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Ghayth Tahat
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Research Question ◽  
New Product ◽  
Shared Knowledge ◽  
Organisational Capabilities ◽  
Innovative Capabilities

The significance of innovative capabilities and new product development (NPD) in marketing and business strategy innovation has been recognised by researchers and management. Researchers and practitioners have explored and evaluated the organisational capabilities and knowledge management, too. This current paper, however, represents inadequacy of connection between organisational capabilities, innovative capabilities, new product development and integrated shared knowledge. Furthermore, there is insufficient knowledge and data on the effect and the involvement of organisational capabilities and integrated shared knowledge to company's success, performance, and sustainability. This paper aimed at determining whether there is a connection between organisational capabilities, innovative capabilities, new product development and integrated shared knowledge. The purpose of this paper is to investigate and explore how organisational capabilities and shared knowledge impact and contribute to innovative capabilities, new product development and innovative management. This paper has empolyed a qualitative multiple-site case study through conducting one-on-one (personal) interviews as well as conducting in-depth interviews with key decision makers from innovative and technology companies located in Texas State in the USA. This paper attempts to answer the following key research question, namely: How do organisational capabilities and shared knowledge that influence innovative capability and new product development contribute to the company’s performance, success, and sustainability? NVivo 11 Qualitative Data Analysis Software was used to import and analyse the respondent interviews. The software (NVivo 11) was also used to determine the study findings through theme analysis. The paper key finding is that organisational capabilities and shared knowledge are linked and crucial for the success of innovative capabilities and new product development. A set of recommendations for future researchers is proposed.

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