scholarly journals The Role of Stakeholders in the Context of Responsible Innovation: A Meta-Synthesis

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciana Maines da Silva ◽  
Claudia Cristina Bitencourt ◽  
Kadígia Faccin ◽  
Tatiana Iakovleva
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Management ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Stakeholder Involvement ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Theoretical Development ◽  
Responsible Innovation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Market Launch

This paper contributes to the sustainability debate by analyzing the inclusion dimension in the responsible research and innovation (RRI) process. RRI is claimed to be an important tool for addressing global challenges and achieving sustainable development goals. While stakeholder involvement is considered to be imperative for the RRI process, there is little empirical evidence on (1) who the stakeholders participating in the RRI process are; (2) when stakeholders participate; (3) how stakeholders’ inclusion contributes to the sustainable innovation process; and (4) who the agents are who orchestrate stakeholders’ inclusion. This paper addresses the issue of stakeholder involvement through the lens of innovation management literature by attempting to link the innovation process to the responsibility concept. We employed a meta-synthesis of empirical studies of RRI to develop a deep understanding of stakeholder inclusion. After screening 139 articles, we identified seven empirical papers highlighting RRI process, mainly from projects nested in academic contexts. The findings indicate that multiple stakeholders are included at a late stage of the innovation process—during the market launch. To some extent, this allows for the adaptation of the solution, but such adaptations are limited in nature. This study also identifies the agents who stimulate stakeholder inclusion as being mainly academic researchers and researchers linked to multi-institutional projects. Our findings indicate that innovation management thinking is rarely applied in the governance of research and innovation projects ‘born’ in academia. We suggest enhancing RRI theoretical development by incorporating elements of innovation management such as early inclusion of users in the innovation process. For practitioners, this means an extension of the design space to allow early stakeholder inclusion in the innovation process to ensure responsible outcomes. We also identified avenues for future research. There is a need to systematically investigate which tools and frameworks for deliberate stakeholder inclusion are relevant at the various stages of the innovation and development process.

Is Co-working Increase Survivability? Study on how Collaborating and Networking Facilitates Open Innovation Process for Startups

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-75
Author(s):  
Elissa Dwi Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Quantitative Studies ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
Community Manager

Startups, as they are bounded to their liabilities of newness and smallness, need to collaborate extensively with their external partners through the open innovation process. This study aims to depict Co-working space's pivotal role in building up a working innovation ecosystem that facilitates open innovation for startups. To get a more deep understanding of the phenomena, this study used an exploratory study based on three case studies of Co-working spaces operated in the Jakarta region. The study shows that the open innovation process among startups is not naturally existed, but instead, it is purposefully designed by the role of a community manager who acts as the ecosystem catalyst. The community manager becomes the ecosystem enablers that facilitate the networking process by connecting members. As a result, these activities will help the emerging of mutual connection and collaboration processes among members that empower open innovation among startups members. The multiple-case design makes the study conclusions might be difficult to generalize. Future research, including quantitative studies, will help the conclusions examination and the knowledge enrichment of start-ups' open innovation process. This paper will enrich the knowledge concerning how Co-working spaces member seizing opportunities that lead to the open innovation process.

TACKLING HURDLES TO DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION — THE ROLE OF COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS (IIoT) IMPLEMENTATION

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (04) ◽  
pp. 1950036 ◽  
Author(s):  
JENS BUTSCHAN ◽  
SVEN HEIDENREICH ◽  
BENJAMIN WEBER ◽  
TOBIAS KRAEMER
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Industrial Internet Of Things ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Industrial Internet ◽  
Employee Competencies

Scientific research and innovation management practice have emphasised the important role of individual competencies in meeting the challenges of the digital transformation. However, it still lacks empirical studies that strive to determine how certain competencies of employees might affect the success of the digital transformation itself. In order to empirically determine the individual contribution of specific employee competencies to a successful digital transformation in terms of a high Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) usage performance, a quantitative study among German component manufacturers of the capital goods industry was conducted. Drawing upon a sample of 284 employees, our results reveal that high developed cognitive and processual competencies of individuals promote the digital transformation processes of a firm. Surprisingly, social competencies have only a little influence. Furthermore, our findings also confirmed that a high IIoT usage performance is beneficial for a firm, significantly enhancing divisional success.

scholarly journals Innovation process and ethics in technology: an approach to ethical (responsible) innovation governance

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Nathan
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Responsible Innovation ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Ethical Concerns ◽  
Innovation Governance ◽  
Process Strategy ◽  
Innovation Processes

In general, innovation governance models, which deal with organizational structure, innovation process, strategy and leadership, are becoming increasingly important for innovative companies for effective innovation management. Moreover, responsible innovation (RI) as a topic among academic scholars and policy makers is gaining importance, in order to address some of the ethical concerns and dilemmas as issues of governance in general and with special reference to technological innovations. This article attempts to show that technological innovation processes require a circular RI process instead of a linear one with embedded ethical decision-making framework for ethical innovation governance.

scholarly journals Responsible Innovation in Business: Perceptions, Evaluation Practices and Lessons Learnt

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1826
Author(s):  
Agata Gurzawska
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Management ◽  
Responsible Innovation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Evaluation Practices ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Innovation Project ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Innovation Practices ◽  
Evaluation Approaches ◽  
And Control

This study derives from the results of the European Union (EU)-funded SATORI (Stakeholders Acting Together on the ethical impact assessment of Research and Innovation) project. It seeks to gain insights about, firstly, integration of the responsible innovation (RI) concept into companies’ practices; and secondly, various evaluation approaches to companies’ innovation practices that consider responsibility, ethics and sustainability. Twenty four interviews with companies and business experts were conducted to understand the ways in which companies apply principles, frameworks and evaluation practices related to RI. The results emphasize the confined character of companies’ RI practices in the context of corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability and ethics. Moreover, the results indicate two main types of RI evaluation and control among companies, namely assessment and guidance. This paper discusses theoretical and practical implications of discrepancies in understanding and evaluating RI for large corporations and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Consequently, new approaches to RI in business are proposed, calling for strategic and responsible innovation management.

Determinants of importer commitment in international exchange: An agenda for future research

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Abu Saleh ◽  
M Yunus Ali
Keyword(s):  
Management Practice ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Theory Of The Firm ◽  
Theoretical Development ◽  
Process Theory ◽  
International Exchange ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Important Field ◽  
Transaction Costs Economics ◽  
Seller Relationship

AbstractCommitment has received great attention in the inter-organisational relationship literature but there is widespread debate and contention on what constitutes its key determinants, specifically in an import supplier context. Furthermore, inconsistencies in empirical findings of the buyer–seller relationship studies limit the theoretical development and use of internationalization theories in management practice. Yet this area warrants attention as it may assist in enabling the integration of the spectrum of importer commitment in the importer–exporter relationship. Essentially, this paper integrates and synthesises over eighty conceptual and empirical studies on commitment in the buyer–seller relationship from different contexts including grounding on internationalisation process theory, resource based theory of the firm and transaction costs economics. Conceptual arguments are assessed and empirical findings are evaluated across studies with the aim of developing a framework. With the support of three basic theories and extant literature, ten antecedents of importer commitment are identified. The causal direct and some indirect relationships are specified. Seventeen propositions are offered to guide future research efforts in this important field.

The Effect of Service Innovation on E-government Performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Hossein Iranmanesh ◽  
Abbas Keramati ◽  
Iman Behmanesh
Keyword(s):  
Stakeholder Involvement ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Service Innovation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Electronic Government ◽  
Government Performance ◽  
The Impact

Research on public sector innovation has gained momentum recently as electronic government performance has been met with criticism. The ambiguity comes from the lack of deep understanding of the intervening variables through which service innovation affects e-government performance. Therefore, this article presents a conceptual framework to better understand the impact of service innovation on e-government performance. The role of stakeholder involvement and stakeholder perceived value of innovation in the relationship between service innovation and e-government performance is examined. The data came from a survey of 120 Iranian government organizations. Reliability and validity of the measurement instrument were confirmed and statistical analysis was performed to test the framework. The results confirm the moderating effect of stakeholder involvement and the mediating role of stakeholder perceived value of innovation. It was also revealed that citizens are not actively engaged in the innovation process and their perceived value of innovative e-government services remains low.

scholarly journals Mixed Methods Utilisation in Innovation Management Research: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Summary

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 252
Author(s):  
Klaudia Bracio ◽  
Marek Szarucki
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sequential Methods ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Research Avenue

The main purpose of this article is to explore the application of mixed methods research in the innovation management sub-discipline utilizing a systematic literature review and meta-summary analysis. Regardless of the growing number of studies in innovation management there is still a lack of research that integrates and synthesizes this body of knowledge. Our review of 93 articles from Web of Science and Scopus databases, including content analysis, presents trends and research background in innovation management that use the mixed methods approach. This study addresses the inconsistencies in the literature and presents a holistic picture of what existing empirical studies have found to date. In addition, we have developed an innovation management model based on selected theoretical lenses to enable future researchers in a given area to choose the appropriate method. The results of the meta-summary show that 50.54% articles from our dataset are related to partially mixed dominant sequential methods, 12.90% fully mixed dominant sequential methods and 11.83% fully mixed dominant concurrent methods. We identified several research gaps and provided a future research avenue in the context of innovation management. The article analyzes empirical papers, enables identification of problems in the current research and identifies trends in the area of the studied phenomenon. The results on the topic of mixed methods in innovation management and used tools have indicated that this issue is still in a premature phase but with an upward trend of research development.

INNOVATION MANAGEMENT CONTROL: BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF ITS EMERGENCE AND EVOLUTION AS A RESEARCH FIELD

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (03) ◽  
pp. 1850031 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALEXANDER TKOTZ ◽  
JAN CHRISTOPH MUNCK ◽  
ANDREAS ERICH WALD
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Management Control ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Coherent System ◽  
Management Control System ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Future Research Directions

Innovation Management Control (IMC) supports innovation management with valuable information, thus improving innovation effectiveness and efficiency. Literature has shown that different elements of a management control system must be interdependent and that its design must form a coherent system of controls that spans the entire process under control. Accordingly, IMC covers the entire innovation process. However, IMC literature is spread over numerous journals from different disciplines, which may prevent the development of holistic IMC systems. We present a bibliometric analysis that provides insights into the development of IMC as a research field and examines the severity of knowledge dispersal. We build on a database covering 549 papers. The aim of the study is to reveal IMCs emergence and evolution as a research field, and future research directions. Our study shows that IMC combines several subfields and that dispersion is present in IMC, thus slowing knowledge transfer and hindering rapid progress.

scholarly journals Changing Role of Users—Innovating Responsibly in Digital Health

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1616
Author(s):  
Tatiana Iakovleva ◽  
Elin Oftedal ◽  
John Bessant
Keyword(s):  
Small Firms ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Responsible Innovation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Practical Guidelines ◽  
Common Group ◽  
User Integration ◽  
Changing Role

Despite the recognition of the importance of stakeholder inclusion into decisions about new solutions offered to society, responsible innovation (RI) has stalled at the point of articulating a process of governance with a strongly normative loading, without clear practical guidelines toward implementation practices. The principles of RI direct us to involve the user early in the innovation process. However, it lacks direction of how to involve users and stakeholders into this process. In this article, we try to understand how to empower users to become a part of innovation process though empirical cases. Based on 11 cases of firms innovating in digital health and welfare services, we look on firm practices for user integration into their innovation process, as well as how the user’s behavior is changing due to new trends such as availability of information and digitalization of services. We try to explore this question through lenses of responsible innovation in the emerging field of digital healthcare. Our findings indicate that users are not a homogenous group—rather, their willingness to engage in innovative processes are distributed across a spectrum, ranging from informed to involved and, at extreme, to innovative user. Further, we identified signs of user and stakeholder inclusion in all our cases—albeit in different degrees. The most common group of inclusion is with involved users, and firms’ practices varying from sharing reciprocal information with users, to integration through focus groups, testing or collecting a more formative feedbacks from users. Although user inclusion into design space is perceived as important and beneficial for matching with market demands, it is also a time-consuming and costly process. We conclude with debating some policy impacts, pointing to the fact that inclusion is a resource-consuming process especially for small firms and that policy instruments have to be in place in order to secure true inclusion of users into the innovation process. Our article sheds light on RI practices, and we also suggest some avenues for future research to identify more precisely whom to include, when to include and at what stage of the innovation process.

scholarly journals Responsible Research and Innovation in Enterprises: Benefits, Barriers and the Problem of Assessment

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukasz Nazarko
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Responsible Innovation ◽  
Responsible Research And Innovation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
White Spots ◽  
Europe 2020 ◽  
Responsible Research

In the paper, the author takes stock of the conceptual reflection and empirical studies described in the current scientific literature on responsible innovation in the context of the emergence of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) concept. RRI has been promoted in the European Union as a part of the Europe 2020 strategy with the objective of making research and innovation more sustainable and inclusive. As more than half of the EU’s firms declare conducting innovation activities RRI problematic becomes more relevant than ever. There remain many open questions, unresolved dilemmas and empirical white spots that call for more research in this field. This paper’s main focus is the problem of RRI acceptance as a global framework for responsible innovation and the scarcity of suitable instruments that may help industry understand and adopt this concept. The main contribution of this paper are: the critical analysis of the RRI concept and its implications for industry, proposing a concept of RRI index for innovating enterprises.

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