From Closed to Open Innovation: The Evolving Nature of Teams and the Use of Information Technology

2009 ◽  
pp. 129-158
Author(s):  
Elisa Fredericks ◽  
Dawn R. Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Open Innovation

Information technology capabilities and organizational agility

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Cepeda ◽  
José Arias-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
Organizational Agility ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Ability ◽  
External Embeddedness

Purpose Currently, it is commonly accepted that information technology capabilities (ITC) positively influence organizational agility. Nevertheless, studies have recently started to demonstrate that different organizational factors mediate this relation under the controvertible assumption that companies are capable of responding quickly to market changes using their IT in combination with other internal resources. Therefore, companies have given very little attention to collaborative work with external partners. The purpose of this study is to analyze the mediating effects of the acquisition and exploitation capabilities of open innovation on the information technology capabilities – organizational agility relationship. Design/methodology/approach Structural equation modeling was used to test the proposed model with survey data from a multinational corporation that operates in South American emerging economies in the pension and savings businesses. Findings This study found that only the open innovation capability of exploitation has a partial mediating effect. This means that this organizational ability serves as a bridge so that IT capabilities can have a positive incidence on organizational agility. Originality/value This paper adopts a more novel study focus that emphasizes the importance of collaborative work and of the use of external resources that are implicit in open innovation capability. On the other hand, this organizational ability implies external embeddedness, which is usually approached mainly from the network theory in the international business literature; however, this study offers a more interesting study focus in which externally oriented organizational abilities such as open innovation are more important for external embeddedness than are the size and quality of the external network.

Intermediates of Open Innovation in the Aquaculture Industry

2019 ◽  
pp. 203-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Ramos ◽  
Pedro Pousão Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Protein Production ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Know How ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Social And Cultural Factors

Aquaculture appears to be the most adequate and logical way to suit the protein production problem. Basically, because unlike fisheries that are highly unpredictable, aquaculture rearing is based upon production protocols. This chapter developed an argument supporting the above rationale. As it stands, the evidence suggests that with the current use of information technology, it becomes a common practice to exchange aquaculture knowledge between firms, research bodies, or non-governmental organizations. The interaction between the whole set of stakeholders, where a broad range of know-how and intermediate products and services are developed, generates innovation. Sharing know-how creates open innovation. Open innovation, by its turn, seeks efficiency and generates more sustainable production processes. The way knowledge transfer is delivered and its trends are dependent upon dimensions such as economic, social, and cultural factors.

scholarly journals Technology intelligence practices in SMEs: Evidence from Estonia

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Akhatjon Nasullaev ◽  
Raffaella Manzini ◽  
Tarmo Kalvet
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Small Companies ◽  
Cultural Characteristics ◽  
Specific Context ◽  
Technology Intelligence ◽  
Catching Up ◽  
Manufacturing Information

Technology intelligence is regarded as a strategic tool to support open innovation to identify promising niches of technologies, opportunities and threats, potential partners, future customers and markets. However, it has often been neglected by SMEs due to their constraints in money, time, skills and competences. Hitherto, the literature documented very few cases of the operationalization of technology intelligence practices by small firms of catching-up economies. To remedy this gap, this paper investigates the case of three Estonian SMEs in the manufacturing, information technology and life-sciences industries. Our analysis reveals that elements of technology intelligence in large and small companies are similar. The three medium and small sized companies investigated in this study adopted these elements to their specific context orchestrating their organizational and cultural characteristics. This study details these elements and allows us to understand more precisely the process underlying the phenomenon of technology intelligence in small companies. The major finding of this paper is that a unique set of technology intelligence does not exist. It is important to tailor different elements of technology intelligence to determined needs. It is crucial in the case of SMEs in order to address the limitations mentioned above.

Addressing the Business Issues Through Open Innovation Initiatives

2022 ◽  
pp. 268-287
Author(s):  
N. Raghavendra Rao
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Information And Communication

Many concepts are emerging in the disciplines of management and information and communication technology. One needs to identify the concepts that are useful in designing and developing the business models for addressing the business issues of an enterprise. This chapter gives an overview of the various concepts in the disciplines of management and information technology. In the present business scenario, interdisciplinary concepts are needed to develop business models under open innovation environment. An enterprise has to choose the relevant concepts from the two disciplines as per their requirements in designing business models for their open innovation initiatives.

Searching for Partners in Open Innovation Settings: How to Overcome the Constraints of Local Search

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Freek Meulman ◽  
Isabelle M. M. J. Reymen ◽  
Ksenia S. Podoynitsyna ◽  
A. Georges L. Romme
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Local Search ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Network Visualization ◽  
Search Queries ◽  
The Core ◽  
Innovation Intermediaries ◽  
Managerial Attention ◽  
Effectiveness And Efficiency

The search for partners in open innovation settings often consumes substantial time and managerial attention. Yet, organizations tend to get trapped in local search, which typically leads to collaboration with partners already known to them. To improve the search for partners, this article develops a tool that exploits the power of state-of-the-art information technology. In a sample of 33 search queries conducted in six innovation intermediaries, it studies differences between search with and without the use of our tool. The tests confirm the tool’s effectiveness and efficiency, and highlight the importance of searching with keywords that represent the core roles and activities of a firm, next to keywords referring to market and technology characteristics. Network visualization and semantic algorithms thus appear to facilitate the effort to identify distant partners. The article also finds that local partners are not that easy to find as commonly assumed.

Unpacking the relationship between external IT capability and open innovation performance: evidence from China

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 1789-1805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Su-Ming Wu ◽  
Xiu-Hao Ding
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Knowledge Integration ◽  
Search Strategy ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
External Information ◽  
Content Type ◽  
External Knowledge ◽  
It Capability ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeInformation technology plays a critical role in the open innovation process. The purpose of this study is to explore the inner mechanism of external information technology (IT) capability that affects open innovation performance.Design/methodology/approachIn this paper, responses to 232 questionnaires from different firms were collected in China. Then, the proposed hypotheses were tested using regression analysis by statistical product and service solutions (SPSS).FindingsThe results indicate that external knowledge integration plays a mediating role in the relationship between external IT capability and open innovation performance, openness breadth positively moderates the influence of external IT capability on external knowledge integration and openness depth negatively moderates the relationship between external IT capability and external knowledge integration.Practical implicationsThe results, which are based on Chinese responses, provide useful suggestions for firms in China. To use external IT capability to improve open innovation performance, firms should not only stress the role of external knowledge integration but also consider their search strategy.Originality/valueBoth researchers and practitioners are interested in the relationship between information technology and open innovation. However, the way in which the inner mechanism of external IT capability affects open innovation performance has not been thoroughly researched. Based on knowledge integration theory, the authors construct a model that includes external IT capability, external knowledge integration, search strategy and open innovation performance. The results of this paper confirm the mediating and moderating roles of external knowledge integration and search strategy, respectively.

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