The Crowdsourcing Scheme as an Innovative Management Tool in University Spin-Offs

Crowdsourcing ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 1319-1335
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Dorota Kopeć ◽  
Anna Szopa
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Innovative Management ◽  
Knowledge And Technology Transfer ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Crowdsourcing is an emerging technique adopted by companies in the process of innovation. It can be also adopted by university spin-offs that play the significant role in the process of knowledge and technology transfer. In recent years, they have been researched from diverse perspectives. However, there are hardly any studies based on university spin-offs that have implemented crowdsourcing. This chapter presents how crowdsourcing business model might be applied to develop a university spin-off. The paper explains the rationale behind the adaptation of crowdsourcing by innovation-driven spin-offs. One overarching question of the chapter is “Can crowdsourcing be well adopted by university spin-offs?” Our study will open new paths for research and discussion, and its results will be supportive for decision making in the context of innovation and entrepreneurship. The logic of this paper is to speculate how university spin-offs can create value with the groups of online users through adopting crowdsourcing in its operation.

The Crowdsourcing Scheme as an Innovative Management Tool in University Spin-Offs

2019 ◽  
pp. 484-500
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Kopeć ◽  
Anna Szopa
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Innovative Management ◽  
Knowledge And Technology Transfer ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Crowdsourcing is an emerging technique adopted by companies in the process of innovation. It can be also adopted by university spin-offs that play the significant role in the process of knowledge and technology transfer. In recent years, they have been researched from diverse perspectives. However, there are hardly any studies based on university spin-offs that have implemented crowdsourcing. This chapter presents how crowdsourcing business model might be applied to develop a university spin-off. The paper explains the rationale behind the adaptation of crowdsourcing by innovation-driven spin-offs. One overarching question of the chapter is “Can crowdsourcing be well adopted by university spin-offs?” Our study will open new paths for research and discussion, and its results will be supportive for decision making in the context of innovation and entrepreneurship. The logic of this paper is to speculate how university spin-offs can create value with the groups of online users through adopting crowdsourcing in its operation.

The Crowdsourcing Scheme as an Innovative Management Tool in University Spin-Offs

2015 ◽  
pp. 256-272
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Kopeć ◽  
Anna Szopa
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Innovative Management ◽  
Knowledge And Technology Transfer ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Crowdsourcing is an emerging technique adopted by companies in the process of innovation. It can be also adopted by university spin-offs that play the significant role in the process of knowledge and technology transfer. In recent years, they have been researched from diverse perspectives. However, there are hardly any studies based on university spin-offs that have implemented crowdsourcing. This chapter presents how crowdsourcing business model might be applied to develop a university spin-off. The paper explains the rationale behind the adaptation of crowdsourcing by innovation-driven spin-offs. One overarching question of the chapter is “Can crowdsourcing be well adopted by university spin-offs?” Our study will open new paths for research and discussion, and its results will be supportive for decision making in the context of innovation and entrepreneurship. The logic of this paper is to speculate how university spin-offs can create value with the groups of online users through adopting crowdsourcing in its operation.

How Do Intermediary Organizations Support SMEs to Enhance their Absorptive Capacity?

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (5E) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Ansari Vaghef ◽  
Utz Dornberger
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Innovation System ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Intermediary Organizations ◽  
Knowledge And Technology Transfer

Researchers have discussed intermediary organizations as the crucial facilitators of technology transfer in an innovation system. They employed the intermediary term in different settings in the innovation system literature. In past decades, scholars highlighted the importance of intermediaries repeatedly. However, few studies examine intermediaries’ role in the innovation system. In this paper, we underline the significant role of intermediaries in boosting absorptive capacity in small and medium-sized enterprises by introducing a framework that expresses intermediaries' functions and their services in absorptive capacity as an essential element of successful knowledge and technology transfer.

A Decision-Making Framework for Inventory Positioning in an Omnichannel Business Environment

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Wee Kwan Tan ◽  
David Gligor
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Shopping Experience ◽  
Decision Making Framework ◽  
Customer Orders

Omnichannel is an evolving business model that has been gaining increased popularity among retailers. This business model allows firms to use a variety of channels to interact with their customers and fulfill their orders. Customers can order online and pick up later in the store, or they can choose to have the products delivered from a nearby store. Due to the complexity of fulfilling customer orders via omnichannel models, positioning inventory is a key challenge in supporting this type of business model. This article presents a framework for assisting companies in deciding under what condition to centralize or decentralize their inventory to fulfill customer orders without disrupting the shopping experience.

scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER: NOVEL RESULTS WHILE TEACHING ADVANCED COURSES

2005 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-28
Author(s):  
G.M. Dimirovski ◽  
W.-L. Li ◽  
A. Serafimovski ◽  
Y.-W. Jing ◽  
A.T. Dinibütün
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Knowledge And Technology Transfer ◽  
Advanced Courses

scholarly journals Framing the difficulties resulting from implementing a Participatory Management Model in a public hospital

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 1142-1151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Bernardes ◽  
Greta Cummings ◽  
Yolanda Dora Martinez Évora ◽  
Carmen Silvia Gabriel
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Public Hospital ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Management Model ◽  
Participatory Management ◽  
Bolman And Deal ◽  
Job Descriptions ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Decentralized Decision Making ◽  
Innovative Management

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to address difficulties reported by the nursing team during the process of changing the management model in a public hospital in Brazil. METHODS: This qualitative study used thematic content analysis as proposed by Bardin, and data were analyzed using the theoretical framework of Bolman and Deal. RESULTS: The vertical implementation of Participatory Management contradicted its underlying philosophy and thereby negatively influenced employee acceptance of the change. The decentralized structure of the Participatory Management Model was implemented but shared decision-making was only partially utilized. Despite facilitation of the communication process within the unit, more significant difficulties arose from lack of communication inter-unit. Values and principals need to be shared by teams, however, that will happens only if managers restructure accountabilities changing job descriptions of all team members. CONCLUSION: Innovative management models that depart from the premise of decentralized decision-making and increased communication encourage accountability, increased motivation and satisfaction, and contribute to improving the quality of care. The contribution of the study is that it describes the complexity of implementing an innovative management model, examines dissent and intentionally acknowledges the difficulties faced by employees in the organization.

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