scholarly journals Cooperative Innovation Behavior Based on Big Data

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Guojun Ji ◽  
Muhong Yu ◽  
Kim Hua Tan
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Evolution Path ◽  
Collaborative Innovation ◽  
Cooperative Innovation ◽  
Behavior Based ◽  
Method Approach

With the rapid change in technology, cooperative innovation based on data sharing has become an imminent tactic for enterprises to gain competitive advantages. This paper adopted a mixed method approach (case study-modelling-case study) to study firms’ co-opetition behavior based on their data analytics capabilities for innovation. We show that firms favor cooperation among peers with same capabilities, i.e., when each firm’s data level is comparable to their partners. We further establish that data transferability and incentive have high impact on cooperation decisions. Finally, we explain the evolution path of firms’ cooperation decisions and discuss the best options for them to sustain long-term growth and competitiveness. The results provide a basis for firms to decide how best to utilize big data for collaborative innovation, so as to improve customers’ product adoption and reduce costs.

scholarly journals Freelancing Models for Fostering Innovation and Problem Solving in Software Startups: An Empirical Comparative Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 10106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Varun Gupta ◽  
Jose Maria Fernandez-Crehuet ◽  
Chetna Gupta ◽  
Thomas Hanne
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Software Development Process ◽  
Model Framework ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Development Tasks

Context: freelancers and startups could provide each other with promising opportunities that lead to mutual growth, by improving software development metrics, such as cost, time, and quality. Niche skills processed by freelancers could help startups reduce uncertainties associated with developments and markets, with the ability to quickly address market issues (and with higher quality). This requires the associations between freelancers and startup to be long-term, based on trust, and promising agreements driven by motivations (leading to the growth of both parties). Freelancers could help startups foster innovations and undertake software development tasks in better ways than conducted in-house, if they are selected using informed decision-making. Objectives: the paper has three objectives, (1) to explore the strategies of startups to outsource software development tasks to freelancers (termed as freelancing association strategies); (2) to identify challenges in such outsourcings; and (3) to identify the impacts of outsourcing tasks to freelancers on overall project metrics. The overall objective is to understand the strategies for involving freelancers in the software development process, throughout the startup lifecycle, and the associated challenges and the impacts that help to foster innovation (to maintain competitive advantages). Method: this paper performs empirical studies through case studies of three software startups located in Italy, France, and India, followed by a survey of 54 freelancers. The results are analyzed and compared in the identification of association models, issues, challenges, and reported results arising because of such associations. The case study results are validated using members checking with the research participants, which shows a higher level of result agreements. Results: the results indicate that the freelancer association strategy is task based, panel based, or a hybrid. The associations are constrained by issues such as deciding pricing, setting deadlines, difficulty in getting good freelancers, quality issues with software artefacts, and efforts to access freelancer work submissions for reward. The associations have a positive impact on software development if there is availability of good freelancers (which lasts long for various tasks). The paper finally provides a freelancing model framework and recommends activities that could result in making the situation beneficial to both parties, and streamline such associations. Fostering innovation in startups is, thus, a trade-off situation, which is limited and supported by many conflicting parameters.

scholarly journals Intellectual Capital Change Management in the Construction Industry—The Case of an Inter-Organisational Collaboration

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 199
Author(s):  
José Vale ◽  
Nádia Barbosa ◽  
Rui Bertuzi ◽  
Ana Maria Bandeira ◽  
Vera Teixeira Vale
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Intellectual Assets ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

Nowadays, due to the complexity of the relationships with external entities, along with the importance that traditional media and the innovative social media have in creating competitive advantages, it is necessary for companies to collaborate in order to create Intellectual Capital (IC). Although collaboration is crucial to create IC, there is a paucity in literature regarding the effects that a specific type of collaboration may have on the IC of an organisation, specifically a franchising with a mediatic actor. Moreover, literature addressing IC creation and destruction over time is scarce, especially when applied to the construction industry. This paper’s goal is twofold: understanding the longitudinal changes of a construction SME’s Intellectual Capital, regarding its creation and destruction; analysing the impact that a specific inter-organisational collaboration franchising—with a mediatic actor may have on such IC. A single in-depth case study was conducted, allowing to conclude that the actions of an organisation can develop both Intellectual Assets and Intellectual Liabilities. It was also concluded that inter-organisational collaboration, through a franchise with an actor with experience in communication, can generate, in the long term, positive and innovative effects regarding the different IC components, namely the Relational one. More specifically, the paper allowed to ascertain that an organisation’s IC changes over time in a dynamic fashion, i.e., Intellectual Liabilities which emerged before an innovative collaboration can be transformed into Intellectual Assets and create competitive advantages. This paper contributes to stress the importance of managing IC, not only when it is created, but namely in when it can be destroyed, in a context of inter-organisational collaborations applied to a construction SME.

scholarly journals Collaborative innovation: catalyst for a destination’s event success

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 2499-2516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Schofield ◽  
Phil Crowther ◽  
Leo Jago ◽  
John Heeley ◽  
Scott Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Collaborative Innovation ◽  
Targeted Marketing

PurposeThis paper aims to contribute to theory concerning collaborative innovation through stakeholder engagement with reference to Glasgow City Marketing Bureau’s (GCMB’s) management strategies, which represent UK best practice in events procurement, leveraging and destination branding.Design/methodology/approachThe research adopts a case study design to facilitate an in-depth evaluation of the destination marketing organisation’s (DMO’s) critical success factors. Multiple perspectives on GCMB’s collaborative innovation are achieved through semi-structured interviews with senior managers from the bureau, key stakeholders and other DMOs.FindingsGCMB’s success results from long-term, extensive, collaborative engagement, a unique institutional structure and sustained political and financial support through to transformational leadership, strategic event selection and targeted marketing through “earned” distribution channels.Research limitations/implicationsThe study takes a single case study approach and focusses on GCMB’s event-led branding strategy. Given the importance but relative neglect of long-term inter-personal relationships in collaborative innovation, future research should focus on the development of social capital and adopt a longitudinal perspective.Practical implicationsThe paper provides insights into the collaborative innovation process with a range of stakeholders, which underpins GCMB’s events strategy and its leveraging of the city brand. In particular, the study highlights the need for entrepreneurial leadership and the development of long-term relationships for effective engagement with stakeholders.Originality/valuePrevious research has focussed on outcomes and neglected pre-requisites and the process of collaborative innovation between destination stakeholders. This study examines this issue from the perspective of a successful DMO and presents a conceptual framework and new engagement dimensions that address this gap in knowledge.

scholarly journals Dynamic capabilities and collaborative innovation: a case study in the textile industry of Santa Catarina, Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 50-68
Author(s):  
Linda Jessica De Montreuil Carmona ◽  
Iara Regina Dos Santos Parisotto
Keyword(s):  
Textile Industry ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Dynamic Capability ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Industrial Firms ◽  
Collaborative Innovation ◽  
Virtuous Cycle

With increasingly fiercer competition, many industrial firms with similar characteristics are concerned with obtaining competitive advantages that allow them to differentiate themselves for survival, efficiency and profitability. Based on the Dynamic Capability Theory (Eisenhardt Martin, 2000; Teece, 2007, 2014; Teece, Pisano, Shuen, 1997), this research aimed to investigate how dynamic capacities and collaborative innovation in textile manufacturing are developed. To this end, a case study was conducted in a textile manufacturer, in which it was sought to distinguish the opportunities detection processes directed to innovation, the approach to these opportunities and the management of threats through the reconfiguration of internal and external organizational resources. For triangulation, data collection included primary data from semi-structured interviews and secondary documentary and audiovisual data. The research identified the following processes: 1) constant search for the best way to select clients, satisfy and anticipate their needs; 2) search for innovation and improvement in products, processes and practices; 3) leadership engagement and teams with innovation. The contribution of this work lies in the identification, empirical evidence and analysis of the processes involved in Dynamic Capability in the perspective of innovation, offering a model to analyze the processes linked to dynamic capacities, facilitating their understanding and verification. The results of the study showed that these capabilities act not only as a cause of innovation, but also as a consequence, establishing a continuous virtuous cycle oriented towards collaborative and dynamic innovation of products involving the manufacturer, its suppliers and customers, generating loyalty and sustaining a competitive advantage in the textile sector.

scholarly journals Education Management Information System in the Schools/Colleges - A Case Study of Tamilnadu Division

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 32-37
Author(s):  
S. Shereen Priscila ◽  
N. Venkatesan
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Academic Growth ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Management Information ◽  
Education Management ◽  
Lifetime Value ◽  
The Status ◽  
Feedback Data

Generating a Report collected from a survey using Laravel provides targeted insights in to the Parents/Students perspectives and can be used to guide an organizational strategy that helps the Management to develop or maintain a competitive advantages. It’s helps to analyze Parents/Students experiences optimisation is to help Management for maximizing their long-term profitability through reaping the “lifetime value” and also for academic growth. The admission count report has an authority to uploaded in the Management server of the particular Institutions on the same time Parents/Students didn’t get aware of this. The Management refused to reveal the exact admission count. It will confuse them to choose the better Institution. Collecting a feedback details from the old students and their parents by conducting survey that are already done by developers. The Parents/Students feedback data has been retrieved from online survey under Data Collection. The survey details are downloaded under four important status. The reviews and ratings are done by using these statuses for every Institutions. By using a single website, you can easily find the status of an Institutions (School, Colleges, University, Medical Board, etc.). Maintaining a Dashboard is an essential part for Parents/Students to utilize the growth of an organization by feedback rating. It is maintained as weekly, monthly and yearly-wise manner.

scholarly journals Long term supply elasticities: a case study for Finland

1984 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-174
Author(s):  
Lauri Kettunen
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Autoregressive Models ◽  
Producer Price ◽  
Econometric Methods

Long term supply elasticities for basic agricultural products are needed for forecasting and planning of agricultural production. Despite many econometric studies on supply elasticities in Finland, so far no coherent analysis covering all products has been made. This shortcoming is the background for this study. Ordinary least squares were first used to estimate the elasticities, but since the residuals were in many cases autocorrelated, autoregressive models were also applied. The fit of the models did not improve much, but the autocorrelation disappeared, particularly when second order models were estimated. The long term supply elasticities seem to be small in general, a fact which also corresponds to expectations and earlier studies. The estimation of cross elasticities was not very successful and only one or two variables in addition to the producer price of the product concerned, could be included in the models. The estimation of supply elasticities proved to be sensitive to the inclusion of a new variable or a new observation. This may be due to the small number of observations or due to the rapid change in supply conditions which may be difficult to explain by econometric methods.

scholarly journals Tourism-driven ocean science for sustainable use: A case study of sharks in Fiji

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
C A Ward-Paige ◽  
J Brunnschweiler ◽  
H Sykes
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Shark Species ◽  
Ocean Science ◽  
Dive Tourism ◽  
Scientific Questions

AbstractThe oceans are in a state of rapid change – both negatively, due climate destabilization and misuse, and positively, due to strengthening of policies for sustainable use combined with momentum to grow the blue economy. Globally, more than 121 million people enjoy nature-based marine tourism — e.g., recreational fishing, diving, whale watching — making it one of the largest marine sectors. This industry is increasingly threatened by ocean degradation and management has not kept pace to ensure long-term sustainability. In response, individuals within the industry are taking it upon themselves to monitor the oceans and provide the data needed to assist management decisions. Fiji is one such place where the dive tourism industry is motivated to monitor the oceans (e.g., track sharks). In 2012, 39 dive operators in collaboration with eOceans commenced the Great Fiji Shark Count (GFSC) to document sharks (and other species) on 592 dive sites. Here, using 146,304 shark observations from 30,668 dives we document spatial patterns of 11 shark species. High variability demonstrates the value of longitudinal data that include absences for describing mobile megafauna and the capacity of stakeholders to document the oceans. Our results may be used to guide future scientific questions, provide a baseline for future assessments, or to evaluate conservation needs. It also shows the value of scientists collaborating with stakeholders to address questions that are most important to the local community so that they have the information needed to make science-based decisions.

Evaluating Environmental Interpretation with Mixed Method: A Case Study at the International Crane Foundation, Wisconsin

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Ren ◽  
Elizabeth Folta
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Behavioral Intentions ◽  
Long Term Memory ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Environmental Attitude ◽  
Environmental Interpretation ◽  
Interpretive Methods ◽  
Method Approach

A mixed method approach was used to evaluate effectiveness of environmental interpretation on visitors’ knowledge, environmental attitude, and pro-environmental behavioral intentions at the International Crane Foundation. Quantitative analysis suggests that participating in personal interpretation has the advantage of improving an audience's knowledge level, but is no more effective than nonpersonal interpretation in influencing attitude and behavioral intentions. Personal and nonpersonal interpretive methods are both effective in promoting knowledge and behavioral intentions for conservation, but do not influence environmental attitude. Qualitative results indicate that participation in personal interpretation makes more of an impression in the visitors’ long-term memory than nonpersonal interpretation.

scholarly journals Collaborative innovation for more value: how to make it work

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haibo Lin ◽  
George Yip ◽  
Jinchun Yang ◽  
Xiaolan Fu
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Innovation Networks ◽  
Management Innovation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Collaborative Innovation ◽  
Practical Model ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on “how to create value from collaborative innovation,” which is a core question when companies plan open-innovation initiatives. China’s Huawei Technologies is taken as the main case study, with other companies’ practices as further examples to elaborate and validate a new yet practical model. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on the direct experience over many years of two Huawei technology executives – the very recent head of the technology cooperation department and the current manager of the same unit. Findings This study provides a spiral four-stage model, named SWIM, with each stage being a decision guided by a 2 × 2 matrix. These stages, named scope, weave, identify and modularize, try to balance resource allocation toward a foreseeable value, though it might be long term. Research limitations/implications The research is primarily based on one company. The validity of its recommended model can be tested only after other companies have applied it. Practical implications The research offers a practical framework for how companies can improve their open innovation. Social implications Large companies are important players in innovation networks. Improving the ability of large companies to operate open innovation will help many other companies and the society as a whole. Originality/value The proposed model is original and provides insights from China and is not a traditional source of management innovation. The paper will also help Western readers get a better understanding of management in what will soon be the world’s largest economy.

scholarly journals Challenges of Innovation for Chinese Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Case Study in Beijing

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaled Mohammed Alqahtani
Keyword(s):  
Financial Support ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Legal Environment ◽  
Chinese Entrepreneurs ◽  
The Government ◽  
Successful Innovation

<p>Innovation has been regarded as one of important impetuses to gain competitive advantages and achieve sustainable development for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the past thirty years. However, SMEs in China have currently confronted a lot of problems impairing their innovation performance. This study aims to identify the main challenges hindering successful innovation of Chinese SMEs. Based on the previous academic studies, there are five research variables are developed and evaluated: lack of financial support, inadequate research and development (R&amp;D) activities, the shortage of technical and skilled employees, weak entrepreneur orientation, improper governmental and legal environment. Furthermore, the primary data are collected by structured-questionnaires from 120 SMEs in Beijing. According to the research results analyzed by SPSS, it reveals that lack of financial support and inadequate R&amp;D activities are major challenges for Chinese SMEs to achieve innovation. The shortage of technical and skilled employees as well as the improper governmental and legal environment is other barrier. Therefore, more responsibilities and actions should be taken by the government and SMEs themselves to enhance the innovation capability of Chinese SMEs. On the other hand, only one factor—weak entrepreneur orientation, is not regarded as a key challenge. This indicates Chinese entrepreneurs have increasingly realized the significant role of innovation played in the survival and long-term prosperity of SMEs recently.</p>

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