scholarly journals ORGANISATIONAL RESPONSES TO DISCONTINUOUS INNOVATION: A CASE STUDY APPROACH

2004 ◽  
Vol 08 (01) ◽  
pp. 87-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
JEFFREY T. MACHER ◽  
BARAK D. RICHMAN
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Institutional Constraints ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Disruptive Innovations ◽  
Organisational Structures ◽  
Discontinuous Innovation

Research that examines entrant-incumbent dynamics often points to the organisational limitations that constrain incumbents from successfully pursuing new technologies or fending off new entrants. Some incumbents are nevertheless able to successfully implement organisational structures and develop routines that overcome these institutional constraints. We provide a case-study analysis of how three firms — Motorola, IBM and Kodak — responded to "discontinuous" innovations and the associated structural and organisational limitations that are typical to incumbent organisations. Each firm was able to capture gains from new technologies and develop profitable products in emerging markets, although their abilities to sustain these gains varied due to subsequent organisational changes. Drawing from these case studies, we synthesise how firms can institute organisational strategies to continue to capture gains from disruptive innovations. A schema suggests that particular organisational strategies are comparatively optimal for corresponding points along an innovation lifecycle.

scholarly journals Sustainable finance for sustainability: a case study analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 08007
Author(s):  
Naufal D. Adam ◽  
Desi Adhariani
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of The Firm ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The Other ◽  
Ethical Framework ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Sustainable Finance

This study analyses the philosophical reasons behind the implementation of sustainable finance in ABC Bank in Indonesia based on parameters developed by previous research. The parameters consist of the theory of the firm, human nature of economic actors, ownership paradigm, and ethical framework. The case study approach is supported by primary and secondary data through interviews with managers and analysis of the company’s related reports and documents. The results confirm the parameters of sustainable finance implementation in ABC Bank, indicating the advanced movement made by the bank relative to the other counterparts to accommodate the issue of sustainability on the financial system.

scholarly journals Tornadoes in South Africa: An Overview with a Case Study

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Offoro Kimambo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Heat Waves ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Interesting Study

This paper contributes to the understating of tornadoes in South Africa using case study analysis. In South Africa tornadoes are the recurring phenomenon (the climatology) but so far they have received less attention. Damages from storms itself (tornadoes inclusive) are significant in South Africa relative to other weather-related disasters for example floods, heat waves, and droughts. For their understanding, a case study approach was adopted in the current study. Data were in courtesy of the following, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Centers for Environmental Predictions (NCEP), Eumetsat Germany, and South African Weather Service (SAWS). The aim of the study was to provide an overview of the occurrence of tornadoes in South Africa using a Klerksdorp tornado, which occurred on March 4, 2007, Northwest Province in South Africa. From the case study analysis, the tornado was associated with the cold front and cut-off low (both are extratropical circulation) which were the dominant weather systems of the day. Therefore we conclude that, a case study approach may be the best way to study events of these nature for a more informed decision, for example, issuing an early warning system.  In future, case studies, for example, involving interaction between extratropical and tropical circulation will also be an interesting study.

scholarly journals Tornadoes in South Africa: An Overview with a Case Study

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Offoro Kimambo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Heat Waves ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Study Approach

This paper contributes to the understating of tornadoes in South Africa using case study analysis. In South Africa tornadoes are the recurring phenomenon (the climatology) but they have received less attention. Damages from storms itself (tornadoes inclusive) are significant in South Africa relative to other weather-related disasters for example floods, heat waves, and droughts. Case study approach was adopted in the current study. Data were in the courtesy of the following, National Oceanic and Administration (NOOA), National Centers for Environmental Protections (NCEP), Eumetsat, and South African weather Service. The aim of the study was to provide an overview of the occurrence of tornadoes in South Africa using a case study. From the case study analysis, the tornadoes at Klerksdorp on March 4, 2007, was associated with the cold frontal systems and the cut-ff low (extratropical circulation) which were the dominant weather systems of the day. Case study approach may be the best way to study events of these nature for a more informed decision, for example, issuing an early warning system.  Case studies, for example, involving interaction between extratropical and tropical circulation may be also more informative.

Three Contexts of Information Resolution Reforms

2021 ◽  
pp. 141-161
Author(s):  
Christine R. Martell ◽  
Tima T. Moldogaziev ◽  
Salvador Espinosa
Keyword(s):  
Capital Markets ◽  
Capital Market ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Institutional Constraints ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
City Governments ◽  
Design Recommendations ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Institutional Contexts

Without concerted efforts at both the national and city levels to resolve information problems, subnational capital markets are likely to fall short of their potential, and understanding the successes and impediments to information resolution are important components underlying policy design recommendations. This chapter examines three cities from different historical contexts and asks: What information resolution measures and processes did the national and city governments establish, and to what extent did they result in the use of capital market financing options? Where did those measures help? What institutional constraints inhibited and continue to inhibit success? The case study analysis at this level exemplifies how changes in either national and/or city institutional contexts affect city debt levels and debt composition.

An analysis of the application of process improvement techniques in business process outsourcing

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronan McIvor
Keyword(s):  
Process Improvement ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Business Process Outsourcing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Study Approach

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to enhance the understanding of the application of process improvement techniques (PITs) in the business process outsourcing (BPO) process. The paper focuses on how PITs impact the BPO process, and identifies a number of key enablers of applying PITs in the BPO process. Design/methodology/approach – The paper employs a case study approach. In-depth case study analysis of a number of organisations that have employed a number of PITs in BPO is carried out. Findings – The findings support current literature that highlights the importance of formal contracting, relational contracting, and vendor capabilities for applying PITs in BPO. However, the findings also highlight the importance of additional factors, not widely considered in the current literature. The client must possess internal capabilities in PITs and change management to ensure process improvement occurs. Moreover, the findings here have shown that the client must invest in and develop the resources that enhance its capability to employ PITs in BPO. Originality/value – The findings highlight the importance and relevance of process improvement to BPO, and identify a number of important issues for further research in order to bridge the gap between these two complementary areas.

Early Modern European Archivality: Organised Records, Information, and State Power, c.1500

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randolph C. Head
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
16Th Century ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Early Modern Europe ◽  
Record Keeping ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Promising Area ◽  
Organisational Structures

Comparative case-study analysis can provide valuable insights into record-keeping systems within Europe and cross-culturally. Building on a comparison of empirical evidence from 16th-century Lisbon and Würzburg, this chapter makes three methodological arguments. First, a critique of Ernst Posner’s path-breaking Archives of the Ancient World (1972) leads to the conclusion that we must revise our categories for the analysis of record-keeping across cultures. Instead of assimilating non-European repositories to European archives, the broader category of archivality avoids the uncritical naturalisation of European practices while still recognising similarities cross-culturally. Second, archivality is most useful if applied primarily to the accumulation of records by institutions of power, such as empires, kingdoms, and states, as one subset of record-keeping more broadly. Third, inventories and organisational structures represent a particularly promising area for comparative analysis. Comparison of the Lisbon and Würzburg evidence shows two related but diverging archivalities at work in early modern Europe.

scholarly journals Business Models Amid Changes in Regulation and Environment: The Case of Finland–Russia

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oskari Lähdeaho ◽  
Olli-Pekka Hilmola
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Business Climate ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Impact

Changes in regulation are affecting the international business environment. In this study the impact of regulation changes and ways to benefit from those in Finland and Russia are examined. Logistics and manufacturing companies are studied using the case study approach including ten semi-structured interviews (Finland and Russia) and a survey (Southeast Finland), further supported by an additional survey for logistics sector companies (Southeast Finland). The changes in the business environment have created a fragmented market with a growing number of actors. Three business models (blockchain-based, platform-based and innovative subcontracting-based), capitalizing on the growing number of actors, were incepted in the interview phase and evaluated in the survey phase with companies. These models are integrable with the circular economy, a relevant practice according to the studied companies. Blockchain was perceived as a still immature technology. Further study revealed that the companies are not well prepared for environmental demands in logistics, and the overall volumes and business climate between the analyzed countries have not improved. Additionally, those companies do not actively pursue the possibilities of new technologies. The impact of regulatory changes in this region has not been examined closely with a case study approach. This study helps to explain the current trends in an established market.

Literacy of digital television policies: A case-study analysis of audiences’ knowledge and ‘willingness-to-know’ in Flanders, Belgium

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Sofie Vanhaeght ◽  
Karen Donders ◽  
Leo Van Audenhove
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Media Policy ◽  
Digital Television ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Specific Context ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Policy Domain

This article explores what media users know about media policy, what they expect to know and if they care. We adopted a case-study approach, researching this question for the region of Flanders based on a combination of both quantitative and qualitative data. We focused on knowledge of digital television and compared these findings with knowledge on emerging Internet policies. One objective was to assess whether there is a difference between people’s knowledge of the former, older and the latter, newer and emerging policy domain. While the article focuses on the case of Flanders, its theoretical basis, as well as conclusions, are relevant beyond this specific context. They show that knowledge of media policies is low. Nevertheless, it seems that ‘willingness-to-know’ about policies is higher for issues such as privacy and data than for, more traditional media policy areas related to digital television.

scholarly journals Formerly Manufacturing Entities: Piercing the Patent Troll Rhetoric

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Jakobsen Osenga
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Case Study Analysis

Everyone hates patent trolls-those companies that "hijack somebody else's idea" and use the patents to "extort some money" from companies that actually make things. But, despite the rhetoric, not all patent trolls are created equal. This Article is the first to focus on one type of patent troll the formerly manufacturing entity. These patent trolls used to make or do something in commerce, but now derive all or a significant portion of their income through licensing their intellectual property. Using case study analysis, this Article demonstrates that formerly manufacturing entities do not impose the harms associated with patent trolls more broadly and, in fact, provide unique benefits for commercialization of new technologies. Specifically, formerly manufacturing entities do not "sneak up " on manufacturing companies, waiting for them to invest extensively in a technology before seeking a license. Rather, the technology and the patents are already out in the open, having been practiced by the patent troll. Further, because formerly manufacturing entities have already worked to commercialize the technology, they are in a much better position to assess its value, as well as the costs and risks associated with bringing it to market. We should recognize the benefits formerly manufacturing entities add to commercialization and, in the larger scheme, ensure that potential patent reform measures and judicial solutions to the patent troll problem are carefully drawn so as not to do more harm than good.

scholarly journals Multiple Team Membership (MTM) Implementation in the Construction Industry at D.K.I Jakarta, Indonesia; A Case Study Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-155
Author(s):  
Jennyamor Ramadhani ◽  
Ahyar Yuniawan
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Time Constraints ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Multiple Team Membership

The number of activities in construction projects is increasing where the pace of development follows the development of rising funds with shorter time constraints. As a result, businesses have reacted by allocating people to numerous teams simultaneously. The purpose of this study is to explore the implementation of multiple team membership and the performance of workers as individuals and teams in the construction industry, especially in DKI Jakarta. In addition, this study also explores the appropriate approach to use so that projects carried out using MTM can run smoothly. This research employed qualitative research with a case study approach also used a structured interview method with purposive sampling of 20 workers. The location is in the construction industry in DKI Jakarta. It was found that the implementation of MTM on employees with higher positions provided more benefits than employees with lower positions. The benefits for higher employees are getting paid more, more insight, more relationships, and bids for future projects. Meanwhile, employees in lower positions only get broader insights. In addition, it was also found that the appropriate approach to use so that MTM projects can run smoothly is to improve multitasking abilities and manage schedules and strategies.

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