scholarly journals The Role of Managerial Cognitive Capability in Developing a Sustainable Innovation Ecosystem: A Case Study of Xiaomi

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 7176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Cao ◽  
Taohua Ouyang ◽  
Puzant Balozian ◽  
Sixuan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Technological Transformation ◽  
Innovation Ecosystems ◽  
Cognitive Capability ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantages ◽  
Development And Management

Establishing a hub-based innovation ecosystem is an effective way for companies to cope with technological transformation and achieve sustainable development. While existing literature has explored how a hub firm develops or manages an innovation ecosystem, little attention has been paid to the strategic challenges in the development and management process. In strategic management, managerial cognitive capability has been proposed as a key factor that influences how firms make strategic changes and adapt to dynamic environments. Hence, from the perspective of managerial cognitive capability, this paper strives to investigate the development of an innovation ecosystem from the perspective of managerial cognitive capability. To do so, we conducted a qualitative case study of Xiaomi’s innovation ecosystem from 2010 to 2019. The research adopts an interpretive approach and finds that (1) the evolution of the innovation ecosystem can be divided into incubation, growth, and regeneration periods, with developing core products, related products, and unrelated products as respective focus; (2) under rapid technological and market changes, it is critical to match the managerial cognitive capability of the hub-firm with its innovation ecosystem; (3) building innovation ecosystems enables the hub-firm to achieve sustainable competitive advantages. The study builds a model for the growth of innovation ecosystems and enriches theoretical research on innovation ecosystems and managerial cognitive capability.

scholarly journals Exploring the Key Driving Forces of the Sustainable Intergenerational Evolution of the Industrial Alliance Innovation Ecosystem: Evidence from a Case Study of China’s TDIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Huang ◽  
Hongqi Wang ◽  
Jianlong Wu ◽  
Zhongji Yang ◽  
Xiaobo Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Government Policy ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Structural Evolution ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Longitudinal Case Study ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Innovation Ecosystems ◽  
Strategic Innovation ◽  
Time Division

Why does an industrial alliance upgrade sometimes quickly and sometimes very slowly? The answer to this question can scientifically reveal the key driving forces of the sustainable intergenerational evolution of industrial alliance innovation ecosystems. From the perspective of structural evolution, we analyzed and compared the key driving forces using a longitudinal case study from the 2G to 3G, and then to the 4G innovation ecosystems of China’s Time Division Industrial Alliance (TDIA). The findings showed that the internal key driving forces influencing the intergenerational evolution of the industrial alliance innovation ecosystem include the superiority of the new innovation ecosystem, the sustainability of the old ecosystem, and inheritance between the new and old ecosystems. Market demand and government policy indirectly affect the intergenerational evolution by shaping the environment in which the innovation ecosystems are embedded. This research will support industrial alliances and core members in making strategic innovation ecosystem decisions and support governments in designing related policies with scientific theoretical guidance and decision-making references. In particular, this study aimed to offer inspiration for the promotion of the successful sustainable evolution of China’s TDIA towards 5G.

scholarly journals DA PROXIMIDADE GEOGRÁFICA AO CLUSTER INOVATIVO: UM ESTUDO SOBRE O MODELO BRASILEIRO DE ZONA DE PROCESSAMENTO DE EXPORTAÇÃO

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Denio Igor Silva Pontes
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Export Processing Zones ◽  
Innovative Cluster ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantages ◽  
Full Operation ◽  
The Way ◽  
Export Processing

Diversos estudos evidenciam a relação positiva entre o grau de internacionalização e o desempenho inovativo de empresas. Nesse sentido, para promover inovações do tipo tecnológicas e, consequentemente, as exportações, alguns estados da federação têm estimulado a formação de aglomerações geográficas de empresas de base exportadora, conhecidas como Zonas de Processamento de Exportação (ZPEs). No Brasil, totalizam 24 projetos, em diferentes fases pré-operacionais e distribuídos em dezoito estados. Assim, este artigo busca identificar os fatores que contribuem para o desenvolvimento de um cluster inovativo a partir de uma aglomeração de empresas baseada em incentivos governamentais. Para atingir o objetivo proposto, buscou-se compreender o modelo brasileiro de ZPEs - a partir de um estudo de caso na ZPE do Pecém (Estado do Ceará). A escolha da ZPE do Pecém reside no fato de ser a primeira e única zona em pleno funcionamento no Brasil. O caminho apontado nesse estudo para a existência de clusters é o da via das interações entre os atores, de modo a promover a partir dessas relações a criação de conhecimento envolvendo os atores locais e, assim, produzir vantagens competitivas sustentáveis para a região.Palavras-chave: Zonas de Processamento de Exportação. Clusters. Criação de Conhecimento.ABSTRACTSeveral studies show the positive relation between the degree of internationalization and the innovative performance of companies. In this sense, to promote technological innovations and, consequently, exports, some states of the federation have stimulated the formation of geographical agglomerations of export-oriented companies known as Export Processing Zones (EPZs). In Brazil, there are 24 projects, in different pre-operational phases and distributed in eighteen states. Thus, this article seeks to identify the factors that contribute to the development of an innovative cluster from an agglomeration of companies based on governmental incentives. To reach the proposed objective, we sought to understand the Brazilian model of ZPEs - based on a case study in the Pecém ZPE (State of Ceará). The choice of Pecem’s ZPE lies in the fact that it is the first and only zone in full operation in Brazil. The way pointed out in this study for the existence of clusters is the way of interactions between the actors, in order to promote from these relations, the creation of knowledge involving the local actors and, thus, to produce sustainable competitive advantages for the region.Keywords: Export Processing Zones. Clusters. Creation of Knowledge.

scholarly journals Aplicação da Criatividade para Gerar Projetos de Inovacao: O Caso Prático de uma Estrategia Didática

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Eliana Maria Dos Santos Pereira Alves ◽  
Ovídio Felippe Pereira da Silva Junior
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Competitive Environments ◽  
Educational Environments ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantages ◽  
Suitable Environment

A current challenge in teaching practice is to transform classrooms into laboratories to exchange experiences in courses whose goal is to enhance the professional skills in a practical and meaningful way. The search for improvement demonstrates that, increasingly, professionals become aware that organizations coexist in highly competitive environments, seeking to conquer more markets based on sustainable competitive advantages demanding fast responses of its employees. Considering that the process of creativity can be stimulated through the establishment of a suitable environment, this study aims to discuss the application of a didactic strategy developed for this purpose. Using the single case study methodology, it was used the technique of unstructured observation (informal or single) to carry out the collection and the recording of events that occurred during the strategy application. It discusses elements such as identifying opportunities, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship, seeking their relationships to understand how it is possible to motivate the generation of proposals for innovative projects in educational environments. As a result, it is presented the perceptions of teachers on the didactic strategy applied, emphasizing that a suitable environment for the development of ideas encourages the student to propose solutions for the improbabilities, creating innovative alternatives to the identified needs.

scholarly journals Innovation And Knowledge Flows In Healthcare Ecosystems: The Portuguese Case

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 374-391
Author(s):  
Daniel Ferreira Polónia ◽  
Adriana Coutinho Gradim
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Knowledge Flows ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Innovation Ecosystems ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Healthcare Innovation

 Innovation has come a long way since the times it was defined just as a new idea. Nowadays, innovation activities comprise a lot more, from new products and/or services to improvements in organisational business models. The healthcare sector is no exception. This leads public authorities to increase their investment in innovation, research and development in the healthcare sector. The rising of internal and external collaborations between hospitals and other parties calls for a specific analysis on how the healthcare innovation environments behave and how knowledge flows within them are managed. This study, through the lens of the ecosystem theory, aims to study how a healthcare innovation ecosystem can be activated and knowledge flows are managed to ensure that all the parties are benefited. For that purpose, it presents a case study based on a set of three meetings of Portuguese stakeholders inserted in innovation healthcare ecosystems. With this work it was possible to observe that the healthcare innovation ecosystem can be analysed from different perspectives. The interaction with the different stakeholders allowed to identify possible partners to be involved in innovation activities (e.g.: hospitals, universities, research centres, start-ups). This paper suggests possible roles for the different parties along the innovation funnel as well as what they can do in each phase. Using a case study approach, it is possible to compare different contexts and identify best practices on the management of healthcare innovation ecosystems. Also, it becomes evident the need for more effective knowledge management to ensure that hospitals and the other parties meet their goals and play a relevant role in the ecosystem. Although this paper provides guidelines for action, it lacks implementation of the suggestions in a specific context. As such, this paper aims to serve as a basis for future research on the study of hospitals’ innovation ecosystems and underlying knowledge flows, in different contexts to achieve best practices for its effective management.

Cooperation in a minimum-waste innovation ecosystem: a case study of the Czech Hemp Cluster

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jindrich Spicka
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Ecological Guilds ◽  
Natural Ecosystems ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovation Ecosystems

PurposeInnovation ecosystems face many environmental challenges. The literature review shows that innovation ecosystems accelerate innovation activity, but empirical studies have not provided enough case studies focusing on the minimum-waste business strategy as one aspect of the circular economy. Various forms of interaction between members occur in the innovation ecosystems, which determines the level of cooperation. This paper aims to show the structure and forms of cooperation in an innovation ecosystem using the Czech Hemp Cluster (CHC) and its surroundings and suggest research directions in the field of interaction between members in an innovation ecosystem. Although hemp is associated with the production and distribution of narcotics, it is a versatile plant supporting the minimum-waste business strategy.Design/methodology/approachThe research is based on a theoretical part of a literature review of major scientific articles on innovation ecosystems from 2016 to 2021. The case study of the CHC and the hemp ecosystem is based on qualitative research in the form of a content analysis of the mission of the cluster members. In addition to content analysis, the classic multidimensional scaling method and hierarchical cluster analysis were used to reveal ecological guilds.FindingsThe case study highlighted the specific relationship between the cluster and the ecosystem. The cluster does not determine the ecosystem boundaries, but the ecosystem is a much broader system of cooperation and interaction between organisations. Clusters emerge after an ecosystem has existed for a particular time to coordinate collaboration and information between organisations and stakeholders. The analysis of the CHC revealed the specific role of non-profit organisations (NPOs) in the innovation ecosystem. NPOs are not engaged in primary functions in the value chain, but they provide supporting activities through coordinated networking, disseminating information on innovation, awareness-raising and stakeholder education. Compared to natural ecosystems, innovation ecosystems are typically characterised by higher forms of collaboration between members.Research limitations/implicationsAn exciting opportunity for research on innovation ecosystems is the ecological guilds taken from natural ecosystems and whose identification can help define the boundaries of innovation ecosystems. An opportunity for further research is the comparison of NPO-based and government-based clusters playing a central role in developing innovation ecosystems. Regarding the problematic generalisability of the case study to the entire agricultural production, a challenge is a search for minimum-waste business models in agriculture characterised by the biological nature of production.Originality/valueTheoretical and empirical studies have not yet considered innovation ecosystems in the minimum-waste context to a sufficient extent. The paper builds on previous scholarly studies focusing on innovation ecosystems and, for the first time, discusses the role of NPOs in the innovation ecosystem. The CHC case study adds a suitable minimum-waste business model to the still very scarce literature on sustainable innovation ecosystems. The article discusses the purpose and forms of cooperation in an innovation ecosystem, identifies a complementarity of roles in the innovation cluster and describes the interrelationship between the cluster and the ecosystem. Discussion of the ecosystem leader in the cluster-based innovation ecosystem shows the differences between Czech, Polish and German life science ecosystems.

ONTOLOGY REASONING USING SPARQL QUERY: A CASE STUDY OF E-LEARNING USAGE

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (8-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dewi Octaviani ◽  
Mohd Shahizan Othman
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Ontology Reasoning ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantages

The involvement of learning pedagogy towards implementation of e-learning contribute to the additional values, and it is assign as a benchmark when the investigation and evaluation will carry out. The results obtained later believed would be fit to the domain problem.The results might provide instructional theories including recommendation after reasoning that can be used to improve the quality of teaching and learning in the virtual classroom. Ontology as formal conceptualization has been chosen as research methodology. Ontology conceptualization helps to illustrate the e-learning usage including activities and actions, likewise learning pedagogy in the form of concepts, class, relationships and instances. The ontology constructed in this paper is used in conjunction with the SPARQL rules, which are designed to test the reasoning ability of ontology. Reasoning results should be able to describe the knowledge contained in ontology, as well the facts on it. The SPARQL rules contains triplets to verify if the students are actively engaged in a meaningful way towards e-learning usage. The backward engine is optimized to store the facts obtained from queries. Development of ontology knowledge based and reasoning rules with SPARQL queries allow to contribute a sustainable competitive advantages regarding the e-learning utilization. Eventually, this research produced a learning ontology with reasoning capability to get meaningful information.

scholarly journals Core Firm Based View on the Mechanism of Constructing an Enterprise Innovation Ecosystem: A Case Study of Haier Group

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 3108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shimei Jiang ◽  
Yimei Hu ◽  
Ziyuan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Emerging Economy ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Ecological Niches ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Business World ◽  
Innovation Ecosystems ◽  
Enterprise Innovation

The fierce competitive status of the business world has urged innovation activities to transform from mechanistic to ecological and organic. An innovation ecosystem consists of multilateral organizations and emerges as a favorable mechanism for value co-creation and sustainable growth. Yet the theorizing of an innovation ecosystem is still at an early stage and in-depth studies from emerging economy leaders are insufficient. This study aims to investigate how an innovation ecosystem is constructed and coordinated from a core-firm based view. An exploratory single case study on the Haier Group is adopted. Through analyzing the multi-bedded units (i.e., six innovation projects/technological breakthroughs), we extract and depict Haier’s innovation ecosystem and the ecological niches within it. We highlight an innovation ecosystem that promotes sustainable development and is based on complementarities in technologies and resources, while at the same time integrates non-technological issues such as strategy, culture, institution, and the market. Regarding ecosystem coordination, value appropriability should be ensured to sustain the innovation ecosystem. Moreover, we argue that the ultimate purpose of innovation ecosystem is not to facilitate the realization of one specific project, but rather to improve the overall success rate of innovations within it. This research complements and extends literature on enterprise innovation ecosystems, and provides implications as to the construction, coordination, and sustainability of innovation ecosystems for emerging economy firms.

scholarly journals Sustainable competitive advantages for a nascent wine country: an example from southern Sweden

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Rauhut Kompaniets
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Wine Production ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Wine Sector ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantages

Purpose The purpose of this study is to discuss the opportunities for and challenges faced in the development of a wine sector in a nascent wine country, as well as the necessary requirements for the creation of sustainable competitive advantages (SCA), using Sweden as an example. Design/methodology/approach Content analysis of previous research based on secondary data; a SWOT analysis of the wine sector in the nascent wine country, Sweden, is provided in connection with a conceptual framework for SCAs. Findings In a nascent wine country such as Sweden, factors such as climate or technical issues regarding wine production are important factors in respect of SCA, but in themselves, do not present insurmountable obstacles to their creation. In reality, structural challenges such as the alcohol monopoly in the retail market, various other legal regulations and restrictions, the lack of marketing and promotion capabilities, limited viticulture knowledge and limited experience of cooperation with the local enterprise are all far more problematic in that they lead to relatively limited demand for Swedish wine. In this context, a marketing management approach becomes a key factor in changing attitudes and approaches. Clearly, it is important to provide potential markets and consumers with relevant marketing information about the nascent wine country and its products. Originality/value Previous research generally focused on the SCA in the established wine countries; the focus of this study is on the SCA in a nascent wine country, a country without any tradition of commercial wine production. This study contributes to the discussion of a new conceptual framework for understanding SCA in the context of nascent wine countries. Furthermore, it suggests that the remaining state alcohol retail monopoly in Sweden provides not only challenges but also opportunities for the development of the wine sector. These findings are valid not only for Sweden but also for other nascent wine countries.

Sustainable Competitive Advantage in E-Commerce and the Role of the Enterprise System

2013 ◽  
pp. 303-319
Author(s):  
Petra Schubert ◽  
Susan P. Williams ◽  
Ralf Woelfle
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Information Systems Research ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantages

Developing and sustaining a competitive advantage from the use of information technology is a topic of concern for information systems research. Mata et al. (1995) present a model that is founded on the resource-based view of the firm. The model is used to discuss factors that lead to competitive advantage in e-commerce companies. This paper explores factors that enable sustainable competitive advantages in B2C retailing. The analysis is based on a single in-depth case study of an Internet pioneer company (LeShop), which was observed by the authors since its inception more than 10 years ago. The research data stems from a series of interviews with managers at LeShop as well as two case studies about the company from two different points in time (2000 and 2009). LeShop is an online pioneer, which began selling groceries on the Internet in Switzerland in April 1998. After a turbulent few years, LeShop is now one of the few successful e-commerce suppliers in the supermarket segment worldwide. The discussion includes an analysis of further critical resources of the company from a resource-based view.

scholarly journals Using Sustainable Competitive Advantages to Measure Technological Opportunities

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josu Takala ◽  
Matti Muhos ◽  
Sara Tilabi ◽  
Mehmet Serif Tas ◽  
Bingli Yan
Keyword(s):  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Risk Levels ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantages ◽  
Technological Opportunities

Abstract The goal of this paper is to help small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) to find operative competitive advantage. This paper introduces a new method which applies critical factor analysis, risk and opportunities analysis to measure and propose resource allocation for companies in couple of next years. this research shows Knowledge/Technology (K/T) Calculation effect on (Balanced) Critical Factor Index (CFIs) depending on the proportions allocated among the different technological levels (Basic, Core or Spearhead) for each attribute separately. Moreover it helps firms to take balance in resource allocation for each attribute in changing environments on the basis of different level of technology. This paper presents the ’first in the world’ case study on operative sustainable competitive advantage and corresponding risk levels by taking into account technology and knowledge effects for 7 SME companies

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