scholarly journals Open Innovation for an Inclusive Labor Market for University Students with Disabilities

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 217
Author(s):  
Rosa Espada-Chavarria ◽  
Miriam Diaz-Vega ◽  
Rayco H. González-Montesino
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
University Students ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion

Social changes, technological evolutions, globalization and even the achievement of sustainable development objectives require the adoption of new business models, in which innovations are considered a cornerstone of achieving and maintaining a competitive and a social advantage. This descriptive and quantitative study discusses the results obtained after implementing an open innovation program to promote access to internships for university students with disabilities, in which three multi-national companies have participated. We used the Job Typicalness, Quality of Work Life and Employment Maturity Interview Questionnaires to collect information. The results show that the jobs performed by disabled participants are similar to those of other workers. This job typicality positively influences their perception of quality of life and job satisfaction. The open innovation process has focused on collaboration to provide accessibility and equity to the procedures of human resources departments for access to employment, that is, external collaboration has been used to offer an equal-opportunity hiring process. The information obtained allows us to conclude that companies need to increase their training and/or knowledge in the fields of diversity and inclusion to eliminate the barriers of access to employment found in hiring processes. This study reveals the importance of this type of open innovation among companies and organizations, not only for establishing diversity-sensitive human resources policies, but also for promoting the talent attraction with equal opportunities and an inclusive labour market.

OPEN INNOVATION IN ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES – EMPIRICAL RESEARCH RESULTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-133
Author(s):  
Helena Kościelniak
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Enterprise Development ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Strategic Resources ◽  
Sixth Generation

Open innovation is one of the key strategic resources of enterprises and their environment; it constitutes the sixth generation of innovation process models. This paper, in which the dimensions of open innovation of enterprises of the IT industry have been the focus of attention, is inscribed in this stream of research. The objective of the paper is to present and assess the results of the empirical research relating to the scope and significance of open innovation in enterprise development. In the paper, it has been attempted to present the dimensions of cooperation between enterprises of the IT sector which, through their services, provide opportunities for development of their customers but also search for development potential themselves to compete in capturing value in the market. The empirical research conducted with the case study method in a group of SMEs was oriented to solutions to the problems of exploration and clarifying the scope of open innovation. The value of the paper consists in the presentation and assessment of the dimensions of open innovation processes of enterprises to achieve their more mature forms and build innovative business models.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI QUALITY OF WORK LIFE DAN KETERLIBATAN PEKERJAAN BERBASIS TRANSGLOBAL LEADERSHIP SEBAGAI UPAYA STRATEGI PENCAPAIAN OPTIMALISASI KINERJA KARYAWAN (STUDI KOPERASI BERPRESTASI DI JAWA TIMUR)

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Adya Hermawati ◽  
Nasharuddin Mas
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Individual Performance ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Quality Of Work

ABSTRACTHuman resource is an element determining the success of the organization. Because of that many effort to improve the performance of the organization are started the good performance of the employees. It has an important value to improve the individual performance that will give a contribution toward the organization’s performance. The aims of the study are to analyse, to get the empirical evidence, and to explain the effect of mediation of quality of work life, the involvement of work on the influence of transglobal leadership toward the performance of the employee in all cooperatives in East Java Province. The study is exploratory research trying to find the new relationship and explanarory research explaining the symptom caused a research. The study with quantitative approach uses purposive sampling of the cooperatives employee in several cities and regents in East Java Province. The analysis used is Generalized Structural Component Analysis (GSCA) with Sobel Test Approach to test the mediation effect on the relationship between the variables. The research result finds that the development of human resources management science especially the quality of work life, and the involvement of work on the influence of transglobal leadership toward the performance of the employee in all cooperatives in East Java Province will provide a recommendation as an useful information to the management in managing the human resources.It will accelerate the success of the organization especially the cooperatives in East Java Province.The conclusions of the research results are 1) Quality of work life fully mediate the influence of transglobal leadership toward the employee performance; 2) The involvement of work fully mediate the influence of transglobal leadership toward the employee performance. It is concluded that the optimalization of the implementation of quality of work life and the involvement of work will achieve the performance of the employee if the strategy of transglobal leadership in managing the human resources in the sucess cooperatives in East Java Province.

scholarly journals ENHANCING THE WORK-LIFE BALANCE THROUGH AHP MODELING OF EARLY CAREER DECISION-MAKING

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-194
Author(s):  
Remigiusz Gawlik
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
University Students ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Decision Making Model

The paper presents the results of ranking of the significance of quality of life determinants by University students that are starting professional activities. Research methodology: literature review; elaboration of an AHP decision-making model; two-stage expert selection; significance rankings by experts and a graphical and descriptive presentation of obtained results. Research sample: 14 experts out of almost 200 University students. Research outcome: a decision-making model that aims at maximizing the life satisfaction of future employees as a function of their individual assessments of significance of particular determinants of quality of life. Research implications: a more accurate adaptation to trends on the labor market and creation of new business models. Research limitation: narrowing the group of experts to University students. Value added of the research: better-motivated employees with a satisfactory level of work-life balance will contribute to an increase of societal satisfaction level.

scholarly journals Top Management Involvement in Open Innovation Processes: Learning from a Global Carmaker

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Candelo ◽  
Diego Matricano ◽  
Mario Sorrentino
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Future Developments ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
The Future ◽  
Innovation Processes

Over the last decades, management scholars have largely investigated several aspects related to Open Innovation Processes – OIPs that concern the beginning, the diffusion and the future developments of the phenomenon, its typologies, its linkages with strategies and business models, its implementation, and even errors to be avoided when managing them. However, there is one aspect that seems to be underexplored and this deals with the involvement of top management.OIPs, like all the other managerial activities, need to be planned and defined ex ante; implemented, launched and managed; analyzed ex post. Thus, a decisional process – pertaining the activities to be carried out, human resources to be involved, criticalities to be avoided and results to be exploited – needs to be managed. Accordingly, the research question posed herein is: How do top managers handle OIPs?In order to respond to the above research question, a case study is presented hereinafter. This case study deals with an OIP launched by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), one of the top ten global carmakers, and concerning the car of the future. In particular, through this case study, it is rebuilt and analysed how FCA top managers have handled the whole OIP.By leveraging on the achieved results, the paper speculates on the strong commitment that top managers need to put in practice if they aspire to make OIPs successful.

Recommendations to Enhance Communication With Users Through Prototypes and to Assist Open Innovation

2019 ◽  
pp. 147-167
Author(s):  
Thiago Bertolini dos Santos ◽  
Luiza de Castro Olivan ◽  
Luísa Cagica Carvalho ◽  
Lílian Neto Aguiar Ricz ◽  
Janaina Mascarenhas Hornos da Costa
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Business Models ◽  
New Products ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
New Business ◽  
Market Needs ◽  
New Business Models

Innovation has been increasingly becoming a major competitive differential for companies. However, innovation alone is not enough. Innovations encompass new products to new business models, but they need well-defined strategies to deliver value according to the market needs and to be well accepted. Innovations looking at differentials for the users should consider their problems, including products and services, so that they can promote solutions to meet the users' expectations. Therefore, the involvement of stakeholders in the innovation process who are beyond the organisation's frontiers, such as users, is important as it allows the inclusion of new abilities, resources, and knowledge in the process of development.

scholarly journals Inclusive methodologies from the teaching perspective for improving performance in university students with disabilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Alejandro Lorenzo-Lledó ◽  
Gonzalo Lorenzo ◽  
Asunción Lledó ◽  
Elena Pérez-Vázquez
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
University Students ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
University Education ◽  
Visual Aids ◽  
Spanish Universities ◽  
The University

One of the challenges proposed by the European framework for higher education has been to develop a quality and accessible university education in order to reduce situations of exclusion of disabled students. In this sense, it is essential to reduce the existing gap in the academic performance of this group with respect to other students. The general objective of this study has been to analyze the application of inclusive methodologies in university students with disabilities from a teaching perspective. The adopted methodology was non-experimental quantitative with a sample of 313 teachers from the University of Alicante who have taught students with disabilities and who responded to a questionnaire designed ad hoc of 51 items. The results obtained show that teachers frequently use visual aids and use the same materials both in theory and in practice. Concerning perceptions, teachers consider that students with disabilities should acquire the same skills as the rest of their classmates and it was not difficult for them to teach them. Furthermore, the results showed significant differences in perceptions according to the professional category and the branch of knowledge of the teachers. From the aforementioned, it can be concluded that, although positive changes are perceived in teaching methodologies, it is necessary to continue making progress in improving teaching practice and the quality of education that facilitates the conditions for the academic performance of people with disabilities in Spanish universities.

scholarly journals Plastics Recycling with Tracer-Based-Sorting: Challenges of a Potential Radical Technology

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 258
Author(s):  
Johannes Gasde ◽  
Jörg Woidasky ◽  
Jochen Moesslein ◽  
Claus Lang-Koetz
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Environment Analysis ◽  
Sustainable Implementation ◽  
Framework Conditions ◽  
Business Model Development ◽  
Practical Recommendations

To improve the recycling quality of plastics packaging and achieve high recycling rates new identification and sorting technologies are required. Tracer-based-sorting (TBS) is an innovative identification technology based on fluorescent tracers and a corresponding detection unit. TBS can be considered a radical technology change towards a circular economy for plastics and to support sustainability as it has the potential to render several established sorting and/or recycling steps obsolete. This article shows which drivers and barriers are perceived by stakeholders with regard to the implementation of TBS in the market and how challenges are addressed responsibly in the early phases of the innovation process. Influencing external factors and framework conditions of TBS are identified and suitable business models for TBS in a circular economy are discussed. Further, practical recommendations on how to optimize technology and market development for TBS are provided. To obtain these results a mixed method approach of integrated innovation and sustainability analysis, external environment analysis (PESTEL analysis), and business model development approaches was chosen. The research results can be understood as a practical contribution towards a responsible and sustainable implementation of a radical technology-based innovation for a circular economy of plastics.

scholarly journals CAN THE CROWD DO THE JOB? EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF INTEGRATING CUSTOMERS INTO A COMPANY’S BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATION

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (07) ◽  
pp. 1650071 ◽  
Author(s):  
PHILIPP ALEXANDER EBEL ◽  
ULRICH BRETSCHNEIDER ◽  
JAN MARCO LEIMEISTER
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Empirical Evaluation ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Business Model Innovation ◽  
High Quality ◽  
New Approach ◽  
New Business ◽  
Opening Up ◽  
New Business Models

While collaborative business modeling (CBM) constitutes a promising new approach for opening up a company’s innovation process, existing literature lacks empirical evidence of the effects related to this approach. Drawing on related literature on the quality of creative output, this paper proposes that in the context of a CBM initiative, the integration of customers will improve the quality of the generated output. As indicated by the results of our empirical evaluation, customers are indeed capable of developing high quality business models and are able to outperform company experts when it comes to the task of developing new business models.

scholarly journals Literature Review: Quality of Work Life in the 5.0 Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2-3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irine Noviani Angelia ◽  
Triana Noor Edwina Ds ◽  
Reny Yuniasanti
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Differentiation Strategy

  Quality of Work Life is important for companies to employ quality workers and for workers it can be useful to ensure their welfare, have a good working climate and conditions and ultimately have a personal psychological impact on each worker. Therefore, in the 5.0 era, which requires that we be able to use modern-based science (AI, robots, IoT) to serve human needs in order to create a society that enjoys life and feels comfortable. The purpose of this research is to present comparisons so that readers can enrich their understanding of quality. working life. The conclusion that influences the quality of work life in 15 (fifteen) journals that have been reviewed dominantly is seen in 9 (nine) factors from Cascio's opinion and 12 (twelve) factors from Chandranshu Sinha's opinion. In the era of society 5.0, a differentiation strategy is also needed, namely an organizational strategy that aims to produce a product or service that is different from the products or services of other companies. Human resources with good quality of work life will easily implement a differentiation strategy because the factors that influence it coupled with the use of advanced technology that are developing will advance the industry in a country.

scholarly journals Quality of Life in University Students with Disabilities: Systematic Review / Calidad de vida en estudiantes universitarios con discapacidad: revisión sistemática

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (14) ◽  
pp. 113-130
Author(s):  
María Guadalupe Ureña Rodríguez ◽  
Cristina Jazmín González Flores ◽  
Rosa Martha Meda Lara
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
University Students ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Revisión Sistemática ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

The purpose of this systematic review was to identify the studies carried out through time referring to the quality of life of university students with disabilities, instruments used to measure it, as well as the setting where those were applied.  The search was done through EBSCO, SAGE Journals, SCOPUS, and RedALyC databases, and studies from 1994 to 2016 were found.  Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) and quality assessment were used in the 6 selected papers.  Studies reveal quality of life and higher education students with disabilities are a scarcely studied coupling which generates invisibility in academic terms.

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