The existential mindset for corporate survival and growth: innovation and resilience

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Allio ◽  
Robert Allio
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Value Drivers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Focus Group Research ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Group Research ◽  
Survival And Growth ◽  
Mature Organizations ◽  
Established Firms ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The author addresses the looming question in the digital era: Can long-established firms adopt an existential mindset that enables them to survive and prosper? Design/methodology/approach Disruptors take advantage of significant changes in the traditional value drivers in an existing market. The success of long-established companies often inhibits innovation, and most mature organizations struggle to excel. Findings Greater reliance on controlled experiments can mitigate the failures of innovation based primarily on focus group research. Practical/implications Competitors can be transformed into collaborators in many parts of the value chain, and alliances are outperforming the more conventional business development approaches. Originality/value The author’s powerful message: Today’s leaders must adopt a new mindset in which bureaucracy is repudiated and responsiveness and adaptability are rewarded.

Public convenience, private company

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 8-10
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Market Share ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Private Company ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Established Firms ◽  
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 – The innovator’s dilemma is a relatively new story, although it seems to have been around in decades. The dilemma relates to established firms who cannot decide whether to “stick or twist” in their strategy. If they stay with their current offering, they will gradually lose market share or could quickly be overturned by a fast-paced competitor; if they invest in change, they will lose their profitable existence with no guarantee of success. Practical implications – The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives 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.

Idea labs: instituting an innovation discovery process capable of sustaining the business

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.K. Narayanan
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Success Factor ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Product Concept ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
Organizational Feature ◽  
Technology Specialists ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Sustaining product innovation in an established company – increasingly the key to a company’s economic success, and perhaps its survival – is a challenging task The author describes a and the model often referred to as an “Idea lab” that has emerged as a necessary organizational feature to accomplish this goal. Design/methodology/approach The author explains how to manage Idea labs as deliberately established locations, where individuals and teams with new product ideas can work together for concentrated bursts of time, sharpening and focusing their product concept, embedding the voice of the customer in product design and charting alternative progression paths for their ideas to be developed into potentially profitable offerings by units of the business that will nurture them. Findings In today’s organizations, the managerial prime directive is fundamentally being redefined as one of addressing the challenge of sustained, profitable innovation that opens new markets or reinvigorates existing ones. Idea labs should be considered a vital process in fostering sustaining innovation. Practical implications A critical success factor is the interplay between idea originators, technology specialists and product managers with a keen awareness of customer needs, competitor initiatives and genuine product differentiation. Originality/value A comprehensive guide for top managers and innovators, the article details the four key facets of Idea labs: Positioning in the firm’s innovation value chain. Tasks. Processes. Structure.

Closing the delivery gap

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-336
Author(s):  
Kevin Peter Fiori ◽  
Jennifer Schechter ◽  
Sesso Christophe Gbeleou ◽  
Sandra Braganza ◽  
Joseph Rhatigan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Continuous Quality ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Comprehensive Mapping ◽  
Hiv Aids

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the authors’ experience operationalizing the care delivery value chain (CDVC) as a management and continuous quality improvement (QI) approach to strengthen HIV/AIDS services provided in Northern Togo through addressing gaps across a care continuum. Design/methodology/approach The authors led a series of discussions to develop a CDVC specific to existing HIV/AIDS services in Northern Togo. Using the CDVC framework, 28 specific gaps in service delivery were identified and integrated into a strategic QI plan. Findings At 12 months, 92 percent of delivery gaps had demonstrated improvement. The CDVC framework proved to be valuable in the following ways. First, it facilitated the first comprehensive mapping of HIV/AIDS services in the Kara region of Togo. Second, it enabled the identification of gaps or insufficiencies in the currently available services across the full continuum of care. Third, it catalyzed the creation of a strategic QI plan based on identified gaps. Research limitations/implications This case description is the authors’ experience in one setting and should not be considered comparative in nature. Furthermore, the approach described may not be applicable to all initiatives and/or organizations. As described, the lack of sophisticated and comprehensive data collection systems limited the authors’ ability to collect reliable data on some of the QI initiatives planned. Practical implications The operationalization of the CDVC framework is an effective approach to drive continuous QI. Originality/value Through the operationalization of the CDVC, the authors developed a new approach for assessing existing services, identifying gaps in service delivery and directing continuous QI initiatives in a strategic manner.

Roles of cataloguing librarians in the digital era

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (6/7) ◽  
pp. 504-516
Author(s):  
Khalfan Zahran Al Hijji ◽  
Mohammad Khamis Al-Busaidi
Keyword(s):  
Information Resources ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Google Docs ◽  
Computer Languages ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This study aims to explore the roles and skills of Omani academic cataloguing librarians in facilitating access to various kinds of traditional and digital information resources and challenges confronting them in fulfilling that task. Design/methodology/approach Data for this research were gathered from 37 academic libraries in the country through a questionnaire sent to their cataloguing librarians. Google Docs format was used for cumulating and presenting quantitative data, whilst content analysis was utilized for gathering the qualitative data in specific themes according to the research questions. Findings The obvious findings are that Omani academic cataloguers still perform the traditional cataloguing functions, including copy and original cataloguing, and maintain authority files. Moreover, more than half of the respondents have the skills required for working in groups and are familiar with cataloguing tools such as RDA rules and BIBFRAME. However, cataloguers lack familiarity with computer languages (XML, PMH, OAI, RDF) and metadata. Practical implications The research concludes with suggestions to libraries for improving librarians’ skills and performance through such as provision of proficient training and establishment of a collaborative body. Originality/value This research addresses an area of interest to most librarians. However, few researchers in the authors’ region have focused on this topic. The study, therefore, aims to contribute to filling this gap through assessing whether cataloguers in Oman have the skills and roles required for organizing various information resources in the digital era.

Capitalizing on women’s entrepreneurial alertness

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 248-272
Author(s):  
Héctor Montiel-Campos
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Middle Managers ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Job Complexity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Entrepreneurial Alertness ◽  
Established Firms ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine how human, social and psychological capital influences women’s entrepreneurial alertness and discover if these influences are moderated by job complexity. Design/methodology/approach This is a quantitative research study using a purposive sampling method where data are gathered from a self-report survey. The hypotheses are tested using a sample of 274 female middle managers using a hierarchical moderated regression analysis. Findings The results support that women’s human and psychological capital are positively related to each dimension of their entrepreneurial alertness, and that these relationships are moderated by job complexity. Results also indicate that women’s social capital is not related to their entrepreneurial alertness. Research limitations/implications The most important limitation of this study is that it only considers women who work as middle managers in established firms without considering the specific responsibilities or duties that influence their entrepreneurial alertness and thus generalizability for other contexts may be limited. Practical implications The results show that entrepreneurial alertness represents a capability that can be learned and improved and may offer guidance to aspiring women middle managers in how to mindfully discover opportunities with business potential. Originality/value This study adds new empirical evidence that contributes to a better understanding of how women, within the context of established firms, enhance the occurrence of entrepreneurial behavior by being alert to entrepreneurial opportunities.

Researchers as enablers of commercialization at an entrepreneurial university

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Berggren
Keyword(s):  
Academic Research ◽  
Entrepreneurial University ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Motivation ◽  
Commercial Use ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Academic Researchers ◽  
Established Firms ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore and visualize alternative ways – how and by whom – that academic research can come into commercial use. Design/methodology/approach This study in the Swedish context investigates one entrepreneurial university, Chalmers University of Technology. In total, 18 interviews were conducted about researchers’ views on commercialization and on how research comes into commercial use. Findings Five propositions are advocated in relation to researchers’ role as enablers of others’ commercialization. The concept of “need for utilization” is introduced as the critical explanation for researchers’ readiness to transfer knowledge mainly via alumni to established companies. Practical implications This study suggests that both universities and policy should acknowledge alternative ways of commercialization of academic research instead of putting all efforts on trying to transform unwilling academic researchers into entrepreneurs. One alternative is to foster ongoing contacts between researchers and alumni, who make commercial use of academic research in established firms. Originality/value This study furthers the knowledge about researchers’ individual motivation for commercialization, as driven by a “need for utilization.” By showing how researchers enable others commercialization, this study broadens the prevailing focus on researchers’ formation of university spin-offs as the essential output from entrepreneurial universities. The results also contribute to understanding the role of alumni in knowledge transfer to existing industry.

Publication ethics: stressing the positive

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Keeble
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Publication Ethics ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This paper discusses the publication “Challenges to ethical publishing in the digital era”. Design/methodology/approach – It is a critical analysis of the paper built around two main arguments: the need to stress the positive in ethical debates; the critique of apolitical professionalism; the crucial need to stress the ties between politics and ethics. Findings – No finding — it was simply argument. Research limitations/implications – Provocative challenge to dominant ethical debates. Practical implications – The need to challenge the myths of professionalism. Originality/value – The need for the academe to embrace more the work coming out of the alternative public sphere.

Innovations in financing of agri-food value chains in China and India

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 616-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Z Chen ◽  
Pramod K Joshi ◽  
Enjiang Cheng ◽  
Pratap S Birthal
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
China And India ◽  
Comparative Review ◽  
Internal Financing ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Food Value

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to synthesize lessons from the agricultural value chain models and their associated financing mechanisms in China and India as to provide policy recommendations on how best to facilitate development of efficient and inclusive value chains. Design/methodology/approach – The paper builds on a review of the existing literature on agricultural value chains and their financing mechanisms, and draws lessons from it for strengthening interface between product and financial markets in order to enable smallholders capture benefits of the value addition. Findings – From the comparative review of value chain financing mechanisms and current policy contexts the authors find dominance of internal financing of value chains (in terms of provision of inputs, technology and services) in both the countries. Value chain finance from commercial banks and other financial institutions is limited and mainly through tripartite agreements among the financing institutions, lead firms and farmers. Practical implications – The lessons drawn from various value chain models and their financing mechanisms provide feedback to financial institutions and policymakers to take measures to strengthen value chain finance in smallholder agriculture. Originality/value – The paper undertakes a rigorous review of the existing value chain models and their financing mechanisms in light of the most recent research on emerging innovations and development strategies, in order to glean key lessons for policy recommendations on strengthening linkages between financial and product markets.

Structure and analyze the football value chain in Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 258-275
Author(s):  
Rosiane Serrano ◽  
Daniel Pacheco Lacerda ◽  
Ricardo Augusto Cassel ◽  
Aline Dresch ◽  
Maria Isabel Wolf Motta Morandi
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Linear Approach ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Purpose Football is deployed into various segments and consists of a complex value chain, with interrelationships and circularities. It is relevant in various segments and therefore it is important to understand the structure. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to present a model of a football value chain and the managerial implications inherent to this chain. Design/methodology/approach This research used a field study as its methodology, developing a semi-structured questionnaire containing open-ended questions about the representativeness of the football value chain. In-depth interviews with specialists in football were performed to collect data. Findings The results of the interviews indicated that the theoretical model is representative. Furthermore, through validation, the relevance and representativeness of the football value chain was shown, as well as its interrelationships with the other commodity and service segments. In addition, it was found that this segment is relevant and influential in the national and international market, and can be considered a factor of economic and social development. Research limitations/implications This paper provides a view of the actors who make up the football value chain, and also supplies a complementary view to the models of chains presented in the theoretical review, enabling the provision of evidence on the axis with greater added value as a new step. The limitation of this research involves the context approached, because as identified throughout the investigation, this context is complex and dynamic. In this way, the linear approach used to construct this chain led to a reduced view of reality and of present relationships. Practical implications The model shows the presence of the main actors and the structure for the transformation of raw material into a final product, and is useful to understand the existing relationships and the layers of added value. Social implications The evaluation of the conceptual model of football value chain confirms that this is a professionalized chain, which generates a significant number of direct and indirect jobs. Originality/value The authors propose a model of a football value chain which is complementary to the theoretical review developed, exposing a linkage of the players present in this chain and at what stage they are present, and supplies the managerial implications inherent to this.

Frugal creativity: a new conceptualization as planned behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saleha Ahmad ◽  
Madhushree Nanda Agarwal
Keyword(s):  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Resource Constraints ◽  
Idea Generation ◽  
Frugal Innovation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Prosocial Motivation ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Established Firms ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to introduce, define and propose a model for the concept of “frugal creativity” (FC), as the front end of the frugal innovation (FI) process. Modeling FC as a planned behavior makes it useful to large organizations who may wish to strategically promote such behavior. Design/methodology/approach Identifying common themes from the literature, the authors propose a comprehensive definition of FI. Using this definition, they define FC. Next, a model for FC is proposed based on the theory of planned behavior. Findings The conceptual model proposes that frugal creativity intention (FCI) can be predicted by the prosocial motivation, dissatisfaction with status-quo and the threat-opportunity perception of resource constraints of an individual. The authors further propose that FCI would translate into FC more frequently when work is perceived as meaningful. Research limitations/implications The proposed model opens avenues for further conceptual and empirical research in the area, although it first requires empirical validation. Practical implications The model of FC as a planned behavior can help multinationals, established firms or governments, seeking to use FI as a deliberate strategic choice, to develop suitable human capital and context for FI. Originality/value First, the authors propose a comprehensive definition for FI by consolidating related constructs. Second, they introduce the concept of FC as the idea generation stage of FI. Third, they propose a model for FC as a planned behavior. To the authors’ knowledge, the last two have not been attempted earlier.

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