Perspectives on disruptive technology and innovation

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-331
Author(s):  
Wan Liu ◽  
Ren-huai Liu ◽  
Hui Chen ◽  
Jet Mboga
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Technology Innovation ◽  
Disruptive Innovation ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Disruptive Technology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Chinese Context ◽  
Technology And Innovation ◽  
Disruptive Technologies

Purpose Disruptive technology and innovation represent complex conflicts in nature. This paper aims to present an analytical review of the heterogeneity and conflicts that exist in the disruptive technology/innovation between the eastern and western countries using Chinese high-speed railways to illustrate disruptive innovation. Design/methodology/approach The emerging economy brings about other theoretical and practical conflicts. Qualitative analysis is conducted on Chinese high-speed railways to assess the validity of innovation characteristics using Professor Clayton M. Christensen’s theories of disruptive technology/innovation and conflict. The authors explore the conflicts that can accompany the introduction of disruptive technologies in the current platform and how appropriately this specific context can lessen these conflicts. Findings The study revealed that Christensen’s theories could be applied 100per cent to the Chinese context if the western disruptive innovation theory can meet the practical requirements of Chinese disruptive technology/innovation. Qualitative analysis showed that Chinese high-speed railways had experienced greater success with disruptive innovation mechanism. The authors conclude that while the Chinese market is critical in shaping the kind of innovations that are emerging there, many disruptive technologies/innovations in China have their roots in the low-end market and new market. Implications for theory and practice are discussed. Originality/value There exists a research gap in the literature on the Chinese context. Conflict of disruptive technology and innovation within China and the characteristics of the Chinese high-speed railway prompt further research for scholars and practitioners.

Do you have a naïve forecasting model of the future?

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-269
Author(s):  
Larry Wofford ◽  
David Wyman ◽  
Christopher W. Starr
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Technology Innovation ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Disruptive Innovation ◽  
Commercial Real Estate ◽  
Disruptive Technology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis paper addresses the increasingly rapid and disruptive changes caused by technology innovations impacting commercial real estate (CRE) and how leaders in today's CRE business environment can better anticipate, and even experiment with, disruptive technologies while maintaining current business assets and practices.Design/methodology/approachThis qualitative research is based in systems theory, through which the impact of disruptive technology innovation cycles on business models is described for tactical and strategic utility.FindingsThe advent of the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) is characterized by a convergence of multiple technological innovations including artificial intelligence, the Internet of things, smart buildings, autonomous agents, and automated decision-making. Industry 4.0 promises a future of discontinuities and disruptive innovation superseding the deployment of digital technologies enabled by Industry 3.0. Ambidextrous leaders need to maintain two concurrent foci: one on the current CRE business environment for incremental improvements and one on new opportunities made possible by the next technology innovation cycle.Practical implicationsBy anticipating the inflection points of nonlinear technology adoption cycles, CRE leaders can reduce risks and increase innovative opportunities as participants in the next disruptive cycle rather than falling victim to it.Originality/valueThis work examines CRE market disruptions caused by technology innovation cycles through the lens of systems theory. A connection is made between the nonlinear nature of technology disruption cycles within the CRE business environment and how CRE leadership can better anticipate and prepare for change through ambidextrous thinking.

The role of inter-organizational networks in enabling or delaying disruptive innovation: a case study of mVoIP

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 722-731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niki Hynes ◽  
Andrew David Elwell
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Disruptive Innovation ◽  
Organizational Networks ◽  
Disruptive Technology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Disruptive Technologies

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of inter-organizational networks in the emergence of a disruptive technology by taking a snapshot view of the UK market for mobile voice over internet protocol (mVoIP) technologies. By delineating the technologies required for an mVoIP call to occur, the role of incumbents, technology and inter-organizational networks is explored. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses a case study approach using secondary data from a variety of sources including company websites, newspapers, technical press and users to form a picture of the current situation. Findings The authors show that inter-organizational networks can act both to enable and delay disruptive technologies. They discuss the difference between collaborative and collective actions and the way in which these can slow or even prevent a new emerging technology. Research limitations/implications The paper is based on secondary data and the research results may lack generalizability to other technologies. Practical implications The need for new business models for mVoIP is discussed. Originality/value Disruptive technologies are difficult to predict or map until after the market disruption has occurred. This paper aims to map a disruptive technology at a point in time when the technology is still emerging. The study is based on a comprehensive analysis of technology and market actions and is also based on secondary data: it is limited at the detailed level to one geographic market but provides a unique snapshot of an emerging disruptive technology.

ICT service providers strategies and customer migration

2014 ◽  
Vol 114 (7) ◽  
pp. 1036-1049 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sang-Gun Lee ◽  
Silvana Trimi ◽  
Chang-Gyu Yang
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Technology Innovation ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Disruptive Technology ◽  
Simulation Approach ◽  
Mobile Telecommunication ◽  
Migration Patterns ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Ict Service

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how ICT service providers’ strategies affect customer migration. Design/methodology/approach – Using a simulation approach and the agent-based model, this research explores how an incremental technology affects customer migration and changes the market structure. Findings – The authors found that a strategy of disruptive technology innovation not only helps a follower company increase its market share, but it also completely disrupts the market. Originality/value – This study investigates customer migration patterns in the saturated mobile telecommunication market based on service providers’ strategies.

scholarly journals Understanding disruptive technology transitions in the global logistics industry: the role of ecosystems

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmin Mikl ◽  
David M. Herold ◽  
Kamila Pilch ◽  
Marek Ćwiklicki ◽  
Sebastian Kummer
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Disruptive Innovation ◽  
Disruptive Technology ◽  
Innovation Theory ◽  
Logistics Industry ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Disruptive Innovation Theory ◽  
Global Logistics ◽  
Technology Substitution

Purpose Disruptive technologies in the global logistics industry are often regarded as a threat to the existing business models of incumbents’ companies. Existing research, however, focuses mainly on whether technologies have disruptive potential, thereby neglecting when such disruptive transitions occur. To understand the timing of potential disruptive technological change, this paper aims to investigate the elements of the underlying ecosystem shaping these transitions. Design/methodology/approach Building on the established ecosystem framework from Adner and Kapoor (2016a), this paper constructs four categories of technology substitution to assess how quickly disruptive change may occur in the global logistics industry and defines key technology substitution determinants in logistics to emphasize the role of ecosystems for further consideration into disruptive innovation theory. Findings Based on the key determinants, this paper proposes first definitions of distinctive ecosystems elements linked to the three types of innovations, namely, sustaining innovations, low-end disruptions and new-market disruptions, thereby integrating ecosystems into Christensen’s (1997) disruptive innovation theory. Originality/value By developing a framework that conceptualizes the pace of technology substitution, this paper contributes to a more nuanced understanding of how logistics managers and academics can better predict disruptive transitions and develop strategies to allocate resources.

Virtual learning: a disruptive service in academic libraries

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Ajibade ◽  
Stephen M. Mutula
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Disruptive Technology ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Virtual Library ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Disruptive Technologies

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the alignment of disruptive technologies into library and information science (LIS) and libraries as virtual learning spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown as alternative trajectories to end the disruption caused by the COVID-19; however, the educational systems are still facing challenges in achieving these lofty objectives. Design/methodology/approach A living-lab methodology was adopted for this paper as an innovative approach, in which technologies that are in the development stages or full deployments are integrated with social research design to test the viability of such technologies for the intended purposes. Findings The LIS alignment of virtual learning technologies showed that disruptive technology could benefit academic libraries, with minimum training of staff. However, internet bandwidth, digital divide and lack of built-in functionality on the Zoom, compared with Moodle, for assessment and grading are huge setbacks. Nevertheless, library platforms must be mobile-response and agile software algorithm to include voice-over and voice recognition search functionality to access all the databases. Research limitations/implications For this paper, use of disruptive technology was limited to virtual online learning, Zoom and Moodle; however, the alignment of blockchain and big data and the libraries services was not covered. Practical implications This paper showed that the LIS could mitigate the COVID-19 global pandemic with disruptive IT alignment with learning management systems (LMS) and for the libraries to remain open during the coronavirus lockdown. Social implications Academic libraries can deploy disruptive technologies as virtual library spaces. Originality/value Disruptive technology alignment with LMS as virtual library space was posited for the academic librarians to mitigate the effect of COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Adopting Disruptive Technologies in Traditional Universities: Continuing Education as an Incubator for Innovation

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Archer ◽  
Randy Garrison ◽  
Terry Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Disruptive Innovation ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Recent Book ◽  
Disruptive Technology ◽  
Corporate Environment ◽  
Business World ◽  
Disruptive Technologies ◽  
The Impact

A recent book by Clayton M. Christensen, Associate Professor of Business at Harvard University, discusses the sometimes devastating impact in the corporate environment of what he refers to as "disruptive technologies." Successful, well-managed firms that dominate their markets have sometimes gone into a sharp decline or even collapsed when a new technology disrupts the pattern of their market segment. Other firms, however, have handled such transitions smoothly, maintaining their position of dominance in the market by employing specific techniques to integrate the new and disruptive technology into their operations.Traditional research universities enjoy a dominant position in the higher education "market," but they are beginning to feel the impact of disruptive technologies such as distance education. They may benefit not only from an examination of the insights that Christensen has derived from his study of the impact of disruptive technologies in the corporate environment but also from a selective application of the techniques for coping with disruptive technologies that Christensen has found to be effective in the business world. Some of these techniques imply an important role for continuing education units as semi-autonomous incubators of disruptive innovation.

D-Dalus VTOL – efficiency increase in forward flight

2016 ◽  
Vol 88 (5) ◽  
pp. 594-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meinhard Schwaiger ◽  
David Wills
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Wind Tunnels ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Disruptive Technology ◽  
Forward Flight ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Efficiency Increase ◽  
Rotor Assembly ◽  
Chamber Effect

Purpose This paper aims to provide the international aeronautical community with details of the development of a new disruptive technology for aircraft propulsion. Design/methodology/approach This paper describes the results achieved by a small Austrian aeronautical innovations company in developing a cyclogyro propulsion system capable of vertical launch and efficient forward flight. The research team progressed from concept definition and simulation (2004-2006), through experimental validation and concept demonstration (2006), component optimization (2006-2012), full system demonstration (2012-2014) and examination of ability to scale (both larger and smaller) (2015 onwards). This paper provides details of the results of each of these stages. Findings The research team proved that cyclogyro propulsion can be used for the vertical launch, and that, in forward flight, it has the potential to achieve efficiency beyond the range of conventional fixed wing and rotorcraft. Research limitations/implications This research indicates that the efficiency increases with forward speed within the range achieved in standard wind tunnels (up to 35 m/s). This efficiency appears to be caused by a unique chamber effect within the cyclogyro rotor assembly. Future research should be conducted to analyse this chamber effect in greater detail and to test the cyclogyro rotor for speeds beyond 35 m/s. Practical implications This work indicates that cyclogyro propulsion could have the potential to provide vertical launch, high speed and highly efficient aircraft that have reduced wing span, no external rotors and exceptional agility. This technology could therefore be feasible for vertical take-off and landing aircraft that can safely form densely packed swarms. Social implications It could be researched as an efficiency increase in forward flight completely different to existing propulsion systems. This could open a way for a more efficient air traffic in future and faster reduction of CO2 and NOX emission an allow an environment-friendlier air travelling. Originality/value This paper provides the details of the first cyclogyro aircraft to have flown and will serve the aeronautical community by stimulating the debate on this new disruptive technology.

Preparing for the future

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (12) ◽  
pp. 30-32
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Disruptive Technology ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Disruptive Technologies ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Middle-skilled workers are the ones most likely to suffer due to disruptive technologies. This briefing considers the impact of disruptive technology, and looks at possible strategies for helping those workers find new employment. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

How to Develop a Disruptive Technology?

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Technology Innovation ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Disruptive Technology ◽  
Strategy Selection ◽  
Disruptive Technologies ◽  
Main Barrier

More and more countries realize that their competitive advantage is closely related to the development of disruptive technology. However, the main barrier to develop disruptive technology is the lack of cultivation mechanism. The purpose of this study is to investigate the cultivation mechanism of disruptive technology innovation. The study finds that the strategy selection, basic research, phased cultivation, seeking and finding limitists are important to the cultivation of disruptive technologies. The paper provides implications for firms or countries to develop disruptive technologies.

Influence of ageing treatment on microstructure, mechanical properties and adhesive wear behaviour of 6063 aluminium alloy

2014 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 520-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serkan Büyükdoğan ◽  
Süleyman Gündüz ◽  
Mustafa Türkmen
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Wear Resistance ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Al Alloys ◽  
Wear Behaviour ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
Strain Ageing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Static Strain ◽  
Structural Applications

Purpose – The paper aims to provide new observations about static strain ageing in aluminium (Al) alloys which are widely used in structural applications. Design/methodology/approach – The present work aims to provide theoretical and practical information to industries or researchers who may be interested in the effect of static strain ageing on mechanical properties of Al alloys. The data are sorted into the following sections: introduction, materials and experimental procedure, results and discussion and conclusions. Findings – Tensile strength, proof strength (0.2 per cent) and percentage elongation measurement were used to investigate the effect of strain ageing on the mechanical properties. Wear tests were performed by sliding the pin specimens, which were prepared from as-received, solution heat-treated, deformed and undeformed specimens after ageing, on high-speed tool steel (64 HRC). It is concluded that the variations in ageing time improved the strength and wear resistance of the 6063 Al alloy; however, a plastically deformed solution-treated alloy has higher strength and wear resistance than undeformed specimens for different ageing times at 180°C. Practical implications – A very useful source of information for industries using or planning to produce Al alloys. Originality/value – This paper fulfils an identified resource need and offers practical help to the industries.

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