scholarly journals Entrepreneurial Process Studies Using Insider Action Research: Opportunities & Challenges for Entrepreneurship Scholarship

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 803-815
Author(s):  
Kisito Futonge Nzembayie ◽  
Anthony Paul Buckley
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Entrepreneurial Process ◽  
Research Opportunities ◽  
Insider Action Research ◽  
Process Studies

Insider action research towards companywide sustainable product innovation: ecodesign transition framework

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabien Brones ◽  
Eduardo Zancul ◽  
Marly M. Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustainable Innovation ◽  
Insider Action Research ◽  
Main Action ◽  
A Company ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis study discusses the application of Insider Action Research to the systematic integration of an environmental perspective into industrial product innovation processes and projects. Applying Insider Action Research, it aims at a broader integration between top-down and bottom-up and soft and hard perspectives in the intersection of ecodesign and innovation and project management disciplines.Design/methodology/approachThe research design is based on action research and specificities from Insider Action Research to capture the change and transition aspects involving two main action research cycles. The longitudinal five-year research was carried out within a Brazilian cosmetics company. The outcomes of these cycles are analysed including customisation of ecodesign tools and related application, and views of different stakeholders of the challenge for the transition.FindingsThis paper describes an action research application aiming at faster learning loops in the field of sustainable innovation management. As a second contribution, an Ecodesign Transition Framework (ETF) is proposed, combining both technical and soft sides. The proposed framework is structured in three levels (strategic, tactical and operational), with two complementary perspectives of a mature ecodesign pattern and a transition pathway.Practical implicationsThe action research led to the intended outcomes both on the applied side, with increased diffusion of ecodesign in the company, and on the research side, with the ETF formulation and application. Practitioners interested in sustainable innovation can follow the ETF procedures, challenges faced, lessons learnt and conclusions.Originality/valueThe Insider Action Research addressed the literature gap to better relate the recommendations in the field to business reality. The resulting ETF brings a novel perspective for integrating environmental considerations in the product innovation process of a company. It organises the soft issues to be considered for the necessary transition towards such integration, consolidating and advancing previous theoretical views of ecodesign, with associated new practical implications.

Exploring Doctorateness in Insider Action Research

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1/2019) ◽  
pp. 47-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Coghlan ◽  
Paul Coughlan ◽  
Abraham B. Shani
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Research Engagement ◽  
Insider Action Research ◽  
Third Person ◽  
Core Project ◽  
Discipline Knowledge

While debates about the nature of ‘doctorateness’ are prevalent in higher education, what this might mean in the context of insider action research, where action research is undertaken by members of an organisation or community, has not received any attention. This article explores how an insider action research engagement in a thesis and core project generates a synergy between the actions, a deep discipline knowledge, competence in research through first, second and third person processes, and competence in presentation can serve as a foundation for doctorateness. The dissemination contributes to a community of practice and inquiry.

Een goed vertrekpunt voor actieonderzoek in je eigen organisatie

KWALON ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Friso Coumou
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Insider Action Research

Hebt u een persoonlijk ontwikkelplan? Maakt u deel uit van een intervisiegroep? De kans is groot dat u deze vragen met 'ja' beantwoordt. Professionele ontwikkeling in organisaties staat volop in de belangstelling. Steeds vaker kiezen medewerkers voor actieonderzoek om hiermee aan de slag te gaan. De tweede editie van het boek van Coghlan en Brannick over insider action research is dan ook goed getimed.

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