Measuring the energy innovation process: An indicator framework and a case study of wind energy in China

This case study introduces an innovation and development concept for agile software tools for the improvement of the productivity and customer experience of forest services. This need was recognized in the context of the opening of forest data and the development of service platforms for a forest-based bioeconomy in Finland. The forest services that were studied covered a continuum from a single type of work, e.g., soil preparation and young stand management through timber procurement, to comprehensive forest property management services. The study concentrated on the needs of micro-, small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which provide either retail- or business to business (B2B) services as sub-contractors. In addition, the challenges and bottlenecks in service processes detected by other stakeholders were considered. The prevailing service processes were conceptually modelled in order to search for opportunities for improvements in business and ecosystem services, i.e., agile software concepts. For example, we examined whether it would be possible to create opportunities for flexible operational models for precision, resilience, and protection of valuable microsites in forests. These software concepts were developed and evaluated in co-operation with the stakeholders in a co-creative workshop. The technological feasibility and commercial viability of the concepts, as well as the desirability for the customer were considered. The results of this business development process—i.e., agile software concepts and their anticipated benefits—were provided for further evaluation. In addition to the practical implications of this kind of innovation process tested, the potential of these kinds of agile tools for the further development of knowledge-intensive service processes was further discussed.

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Evaluation of the potential of wind energy as a source of electricity generation: Case study - Vanatori Wind Power Plant

2020 7th International Conference on Energy Efficiency and Agricultural Engineering (EE&AE) ◽

10.1109/eeae49144.2020.9278983 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Oana Irimia ◽

Claudia Tomozei ◽

Mirela Panainte-Lehadus ◽

Maria Cristina Dinu

Keyword(s):

Power Plant ◽

Wind Energy ◽

Wind Power ◽

Electricity Generation ◽

Wind Power Plant

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Toward A Business Resilience Framework for Startups

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13063132 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 3132

Author(s):

Leo Aldianto ◽

Grisna Anggadwita ◽

Anggraeni Permatasari ◽

Isti Raafaldini Mirzanti ◽

Ian O. Williamson

Keyword(s):

Innovation Process ◽

Dynamic Capability ◽

Case Study Approach ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Study Approach ◽

Continuous Innovation ◽

Technology Capability ◽

Resilience Framework ◽

Business Resilience

Covid-19 has had a significant impact on the disruption of the global economic sector, including for startup businesses. This encourages entrepreneurs to carry out a continuous innovation process to become more ambidextrous and continue to innovate in an effort to futureproof their business. The paper aims to provide a business resilience framework by exploring capability (innovation ambidexterity, dynamic capability, and technology capability), behavior (agile leadership), and knowledge (knowledge stock) in startup businesses. This study uses a literature review synthesis to gain a greater understanding of startup resilience and its implementation. This study also uses a case study approach in building a framework by obtaining data from semi-structured interviews with three startups owners in Indonesia. This preliminary research has identified four propositions that will be used to develop questionnaires and data collection instruments. Thus, this study provides new insights on how startups can overcome contradictory pressures for business resilience in anticipating, dealing with, and emerging from business turbulence due to the Covid-19 pandemic by considering the factors proposed in this study. The implications and recommendations of this study are also discussed in detail.

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A thorough investigation for development of hydrogen projects from wind energy: A case study

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy ◽

10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.03.061 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Khalid Almutairi ◽

Seyyed Shahabaddin Hosseini Dehshiri ◽

Seyyed Jalaladdin Hosseini Dehshiri ◽

Ali Mostafaeipour ◽

Alibek Issakhov ◽

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Keyword(s):

Wind Energy

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Innovation Failure: Losing Sight of the Big Picture

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation ◽

10.5367/ijei.2013.0132 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 301-306 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Anna Fortoul Obermöller

Keyword(s):

Teaching And Learning ◽

Innovation Process ◽

Multiple Perspectives ◽

Passenger Car ◽

Complex Process ◽

Significant Step ◽

Big Picture ◽

Entrepreneurial Activities ◽

The Impact

The Case Study section of the International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation serves two purposes. First, the case studies presented are concerned with problematical issues that are pertinent to students of entrepreneurship. Thus they constitute appropriate teaching and learning vehicles on a variety of postgraduate and undergraduate programmes. Each case study is accompanied by a set of guidelines for the use of tutors. Second, it is envisaged that those engaged in entrepreneurial activities will find the cases both interesting and useful. The case of PSA Peugeot Citroën's electric passenger car is an example of an innovation perceived as a failure because of its disappointing sales volume. Yet, by limiting our assessment of the electric passenger car to a short-term perspective, we may miss out on an essential part of its value. As part of a wider innovation process, the electric passenger car project is a significant step for PSA in its expertise regarding electric vehicles. Key learning outcomes: (a) to understand that innovation is a complex process with fuzzy frontiers, both in time and space; (b) to understand that innovation is a long-term investment with spillovers into other projects; (c) to be aware of the multiple perspectives that may be adopted when examining innovation; and (d) to be aware of the impact of labelling a project a failure.

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INOVASI PENGHASILAN PATUNG WAYANG KULIT KELANTAN BERASASKAN POKOK KENAF: SATU KAJIAN KES

International Journal of Creative Future and Heritage (TENIAT) ◽

10.47252/teniat.v7i1.218 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 61-85

Author(s):

SHARULNIZAM RAMLI ◽

MOHD ASWAWI ISA ◽

Shaipuddin Muhammad ◽

Md Ariff Ariffin

Keyword(s):

Creative Process ◽

Innovation Process ◽

Building Rapport ◽

Wayang Kulit ◽

Scientific Name

Kajian kes ini bertujuan bagi memperkenalkan suatu bahan berasaskan pokok tumbuhan yang belumpernah digunakan sebelum ini bagi menghasilkan patung wayang kulit Kelantan. Menerusi proses kreatifyang berlaku, kenaf atau nama saintifknya Hisbiscus Canabis telah digunakan dan seterusnya diprosesbermula daripada sejumlah debu pokok kenaf yang digaul dengan air sehinggalah kepada proses akhiriaitu menghasilkan patung wayang kulit Kelantan. Ia merupakan patung wayang kulit yang berasaskanpokok kenaf yang pertama di Malaysia. Pemerhatian dan temubual tidak berstruktur merupakan antarainstrumen utama dalam kajian ini selain daripada pengkaji sendiri sebagai instrumen dengan membina‘rapoot’ bersama penggiat seni ini ketika berada di lapangan kajian. Proses penghasilan patung wayangkulit yang berlaku sangat penting dalam analisis kepada dapatan kajian ini. Lima unsur penting telahdikenalpasti sebagai pencetus kepada inovasi ini. Penghasilan patung wayang kulit Kelantan berasaskankenaf tidak bermakna dapatan kajian ini telah menolak penggunaan kulit binatang secara total. Iamerupakan satu alternatif atau pilihan berbeza selain daripada menghasilkan patung wayang kulitberasaskan kulit binatang. Pembaharuan ini dilihat berupaya mengekalkan populariti seni teater warisanbangsa ini agar kekal relevan dan tidak dipinggirkan oleh golongan muda. Research on this case study aimed at introducing a plant-based plant that has not been used previouslyto produce Kelantan puppets. Through its creative process, kenaf or its scientific name Hibiscus Cannabishas been used and subsequently processed from the amount of kenaf tree dust mixed with water tothe final method of producing Kelantan puppets. It is a wayang kulit puppet based on the first kenaftree in Malaysia. An instrument of observations and unstructured interviews were used in this researchaside from the researchers as an actor in building rapport with the art enthusiasts during fieldwork. Theprocess of producing wayang kulit puppet is very important in the analysis of the findings of this study.Five important elements have been identified which triggered this innovation process. The productionof Kelantan puppets based on kenaf provides an alternative to the making Wayang Kulit puppet. Thesereforms help to maintain the popularity of the heritage of art theatre to remain relevant and not marginalizedby the young

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Understanding the influence of technological capability and exogenous pressure on business model dynamics: insights from a longitudinal case study

European Journal of Innovation Management ◽

10.1108/ejim-05-2021-0250 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Jingqin Su ◽

Shuai Zhang ◽

Huanhuan Ma

Keyword(s):

Business Model ◽

New Technology ◽

Innovation Process ◽

Technological Capability ◽

Future Research ◽

Longitudinal Case Study ◽

Content Type ◽

Research Stream ◽

Over Time

PurposeThe purpose of the study is to explore how technological capability and exogenous pressure interactively influence business model (BM) dynamics over time in new technology-based ventures.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopts a longitudinal case study of the BM innovations of a Chinese financial technology venture. The structural approach and temporal bracket are used to analyze and theorize the data.FindingsThe findings indicate that distinct contextual changes impel a firm to refine or abandon existing BMs over time. In different stages, the antecedents interactively influence BM dynamics with three successive patterns, namely pressure dominance, parallel influence and hybrid influence. While both antecedents trigger changes during the initiation and implementation of new BMs, they also serve as the filter and the enabler, respectively, during the ideation and integration of BMs.Research limitations/implicationsThe study inductively develops three propositions regarding the relationship between BM dynamics and its antecedents, which is based on the data collected from one single firm. Future research should test the propositions in other domains and take more cross-level antecedents into consideration.Originality/valueThe study contributes to the nascent research stream of BM dynamics by offering in-depth insights into the interaction of internal and external antecedents and by linking the differentiated roles of antecedents to the BM innovation process. The research offers some practical implications for new technology-based ventures seeking to develop BMs in a fast-changing environment.

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Using action research in innovation project management: building legitimacy and organizational learning in an SME during a merger process

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business ◽

10.1108/ijmpb-02-2020-0044 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Constance Elizabeth Kampf ◽

Charlotte J. Brandt ◽

Christopher G. Kampf

Keyword(s):

Project Management ◽

Organizational Learning ◽

Action Research ◽

Management Practices ◽

Innovation Process ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Organizational Level ◽

Content Type ◽

Innovation Project

PurposeThe purpose is to explore how the process of action research (AR) can support building legitimacy and organizational learning in innovation project management and portfolio practices in merger contexts.Design/methodology/approachMeta-reflection on method issues in Action Research through an action research case study with an innovation group during an organizational change process. This case demonstrates an example of an action research cycle focused on building practitioner legitimacy rather than problem-solving.FindingsKey findings include (1) demonstrating how AR can be used for building legitimacy through visualizing the innovation process, and embedding those visuals in top management practices of the organization; and (2) demonstrating how AR can work as an organizational learning tool in merger contexts.Research limitations/implicationsThis study focuses on an action research cooperation during a two-and-a-half-year period. Thus, findings offer the depth of a medium term case study. The processes of building legitimacy represent this particular case, and can be investigated in other organizational contexts to see the extent to which these issues can be generalized.Practical implicationsFor researchers, this paper offers an additional type of AR cycle to consider in their research design which can be seen as demonstrating a form of interplay between practitioner action and organizational level legitimacy. For practitioners, this paper demonstrates a connection between legitimacy and organizational learning in innovation contexts. The discussion of how visuals were co-created and used for building legitimacy for an innovation process that differs from the standard stage gate model demonstrates how engaging in AR research can contribute to developing visuals as resources for building legitimacy and organizational learning based on connections between theory and practice.Originality/valueThis case rethinks AR practice for innovation project management contexts to include legitimacy and organizational learning. This focus on legitimacy building from organizational learning and knowledge conversion contributes to our understanding of the soft side of innovation project management. Legitimacy is demonstrated to be a key concern for innovation project management practices.

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