Innovation Strategies in Digital Convergence

2011 ◽  
pp. 102-114
Author(s):  
R. Bunduchi ◽  
S. Berar
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Market ◽  
Innovation Strategy ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Strategic Actions ◽  
Digital Home ◽  
Device Architecture ◽  
Digital Convergence ◽  
Technological Competencies ◽  
Innovation Strategies

This chapter examines the innovation strategy of one of the major telecom companies—Nokia—in its efforts to develop a sustainable position in the emerging digital home market. The analysis of Nokia’s innovation strategy in the digital domain is based on Abernathy and Clark’s (1985) classification which differentiates between different types of innovations, depending on their impact on the firm’s competitive position. The case study finds that Nokia follows a niche creation strategy, relying on its existing technological competencies in areas such as handset design and open device architecture, while building new market competencies developed either in house, or through collaboration with industry partners. The chapter provides an in depth view into the strategic actions of a large firm which attempts to build a sustainable competitive advantage in an emerging market by taking advantage of the opportunities arising from the convergence of digital home technologies.

scholarly journals Impact of Technology Habitual Domain on Ambidextrous Innovation: Case Study of a Chinese High-Tech Enterprise

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinwei Ye ◽  
Lei Ma ◽  
Junwen Feng ◽  
Yang Cheng ◽  
Zheng Liu
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Dynamic Environment ◽  
Innovation Strategy ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Turbulent Environment ◽  
Influence Mechanism ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
Exploratory Innovation

To obtain a sustainable competitive advantage in the dynamic environment, it is necessary for Chinese high-tech enterprises to focus on their technology habitual domains in formulating ambidextrous innovation strategy. This study integrates technology habitual domain, exploratory innovation and exploitative innovation within a framework and explores the influence mechanism among them. Based on an in-depth case study on KTE, representing a high-tech enterprise in China, we have several findings. Firstly, we depict the evolution mechanism of technology habitual domain; secondly, we find that the high-tech enterprise’s technology habitual domain will cultivate and develop the firms’ dynamic capabilities; and thirdly, the expansion of technology habitual domain will promote exploitative innovation, while the transformation of technology habitual domain will promote exploratory innovation. These findings can be useful guidance for high-tech enterprises in China who are aiming to achieve ambidextrous innovation to better adapt to the turbulent environment, and thus achieving sustainability.

scholarly journals INSTITUTIONAL VS. SECTORAL DIMENSION OF INNOVATION STRATEGIES OF FIRMS

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S360-S382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inga Stankevičė ◽  
Giedrius Jucevičius
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Innovation Strategy ◽  
Exploratory Case Study ◽  
National Institutions ◽  
Cross Tabulation ◽  
Innovation Strategies

In light of the controversy of the dispute about the role of national institutions in shaping innovation strategies of firms, and in light of the lack of explicitness of the notion of innovation strategy within the dispute, this paper aims at ascertaining if national institutional subjection of a firm is fateful in shaping its innovation strategy. The sample companies represented two distinct sets of institutions – Lithuanian vs. Swiss, and two distinct sectors – laser producers vs. contact centres. Warm-house conditions were ensured to eliminate other potentially disruptive factors. Following methods were used to analyse the data: exploratory case study, correlation analysis, test of difference, cluster analysis, and cross-tabulation. The survey highlighted the most important, with regard to national and sectoral disparities, characteristics of innovation strategy.

scholarly journals Strategi Inovasi Perusahaan Keluarga Sekala UKM Studi Kasus Industri Batik Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antori Antori
Keyword(s):  
Slow Growth ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Alternative Solution ◽  
Innovation Strategy ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Strategic Actions ◽  
Family Enterprises ◽  
Depth Interviews

This research is conducted by qualitative approach of case study method, the main purpose is to explore the strategic actions of small-scale family enterprises in batik industry based on innovation strategy (SI). The data was collected through in-depth interviews of ten SME batik industry players in Yogyakarta. The findings show that the pattern of SI contractor business actors tends to innovate products and distribution innovations that serve as an alternative solution to overcome the problems encountered. In addition, found the slow growth of SMEs scale batik companies have been due to in addition to prioritizing external problems, but also the lack of correlation between solutions taken with the problems encountered.

scholarly journals How family firms execute open innovation strategies: the Loccioni case

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1459-1485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Casprini ◽  
Alfredo De Massis ◽  
Alberto Di Minin ◽  
Federico Frattini ◽  
Andrea Piccaluga
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Family Firm ◽  
Innovation Strategy ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovation Strategies ◽  
Innovation Processes

Purpose This paper aims to shed light on how family firms execute open innovation strategies by managing internal and external knowledge flows. Design/methodology/approach First, through a comprehensive literature review, the paper identifies the barriers to the acquisition and transfer of knowledge in open innovation processes. Second, it presents and discusses the results of an exploratory case study on Loccioni, an Italian family firm providing high-tech measurement solutions, highlighting how this family firm managed to overcome the barriers in executing an open innovation strategy. Findings The case study shows that Loccioni faced specific challenges in acquiring and transferring knowledge in its open innovation processes and developed two idiosyncratic capabilities – labelled imprinting and fraternization – that helped the firm overcome the barriers to knowledge acquisition and transfer. The analysis shows that these two capabilities are enabled by the distinctive goals and social capital characterizing family firms. Originality/value The paper creates a link between open innovation and family business research with an empirically grounded model illustrating how the idiosyncratic capabilities of a family firm help overcome the critical barriers to the acquisition and transfer of knowledge in executing an open innovation strategy.

From university social-responsibility to social-innovation strategy for quality accreditation and sustainable competitive advantage during COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heba Mohamed Adel ◽  
Ghada Aly Zeinhom ◽  
Raghda Abulsaoud Ahmed Younis
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Community Outreach ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Innovation Strategy ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate conceptually and empirically the direct and indirect relationships between university social responsibility (USR), university social innovation strategy (USIS) in terms of social awareness (SA), intention for social innovation (ISI), organisational structure for social innovation (SSI) and innovativeness in social value creation (ISVC) and gaining a sustainable competitive advantage (SCA) at quality-accredited faculties of an emerging market. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual model was presented and a mixed-methods approach was exploited to fill a research gap detected in strategic corporate social innovation literature. The authors formed a data collection team that contacted all the quality-accredited public and private/international faculties, of which 109 faculties in 11 Egyptian governorates responded and their quality units filled questionnaires that were analysed by structural equation modelling. For comprehensive understanding, qualitative interviews were set to gather data from managers/leaders and teaching staff working at those faculties in quality management and community engagement practices as well as students. Findings Results demonstrated that USR positively and significantly influenced SCA and USIS. Further, USIS (in terms of ISI, SSI and ISVC) positively and significantly influenced SCA. However, USIS (in terms of SA) had a positive yet insignificant influence on SCA. Indirectly, USIS was found to be partially mediating USR–SCA relationship. Practical implications University leaders/staff can gain insights on how to adopt differentiation strategies, which enable their institutions to shift from being just socially responsible to becoming socially innovative by presenting solutions to social, economic, cultural, environmental and health-care problems/challenges within their communities in general and during pandemics. This can be sustained through developing innovative quality-based processes/programmes/services related to education, research and community outreach that better serve social needs to be quality-accredited and unique over their rivals. Social implications Satisfying social needs through promoting innovative processes/services can reinforce a favourable social change. Originality/value From a cross-disciplinary perspective, the authors interwove conceptually sparse literature of strategic, operations, knowledge capacity and innovation management that studied university social innovation research area. Also, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first research that examined empirically USR–USIS–SCA relationships of quality-accredited faculties in an emerging economy during Covid-19 pandemic.

Business Model Renewal

2010 ◽  
pp. 388-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca De Coster
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Technology Firms ◽  
Mobile Networking ◽  
High Technology Firms ◽  
Innovation Strategies

Increasingly high technology firms are required to develop new products or solutions in emerging markets which are outside of their existing business operation. This may necessitate that firms realign themselves and their business model so that they are able to create value in a new and emerging market. This chapter develops a framework for business model renewal based on case study research into firms entering the emerging sector of mobile networking. The framework presented here is focused on innovation strategies and the associated enterprise realignment for managing technology and innovation. The theoretical basis for this work is from a synthesis of literature drawn from the fields of strategic management, entrepreneurship and innovation management. This framework recognises the importance of the legacy basis/expertise of firms both in terms of resources and market credibility.

Motivating Growth in Low-tech Manufacturing Industries

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi HERTZ
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Manufacturing Plants ◽  
Footwear Industry ◽  
Technological Platform ◽  
Qualitative Methodologies ◽  
Developed World ◽  
Depth Interviews

Intensive manual labor enterprises in the developed world face challenges competing with products imported from countries where manufacturing costs are low. This reduces the volume of domestic production and leads to rapid loss of knowledge and experience in production processes. This study focuses on the Israeli footwear industry as a case study. Qualitative methodologies were applied, including in-depth interviews and field observations. A literature review on previous research, and contemporary trends was conducted. The field research examines challenges along the value chain in small factories. It finds that mass production paradigms impose a decentralized process between designers and manufacturers and therefore do not leverage local potential into a sustainable competitive advantage for small factories. The proposed solution is a digital and technological platform for small manufacturing plants. The platform mediates and designs the connections between production, technology, and design and enables the creation of a joint R&D system.

Matching Innovation Strategy to the Lifecycle of the Firm

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 42-49
Keyword(s):  
Small Businesses ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Innovation Strategy ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Innovation Strategies

This exploratory study looks at the innovation strategies employed during specific stages of the firm lifecycle for small businesses. The study locates and uncovers seven themes surrounding the intersection of innovation strategies and the different stages of the firm. In so doing, future directions to answer the questions uncovered by this exploratory study are suggested.

Effect of Innovation Strategies on Sme Performance Mediated Competitive Advantages

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-97
Author(s):  
Mohammad Mabrur Taufik ◽  
DewiPuspaningtyas Faeni
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Innovation Strategy ◽  
Product Introduction ◽  
Research Population ◽  
Innovation Strategies ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Small and Medium Enterprises and Indonesian Cooperatives (SMESCO) are strategies in promoting and introducing Indonesia's superior products to the international community. Through SMESCO, SME owners can work together on standardization of SME products, SME quality standardization and at the same time a forum for fostering SMEs to market their products, through human resource development programs including seminars, training, workshops and product introduction through online shops and mentoring programs. The research aims to prove and analyse the influence of: innovation strategies on the performance of SMEs in SMESCO Indonesia directly or through competitive advantage; innovation strategy towards competitive advantage; competitive advantage towards the performance of SMEs at SMESCO Indonesia. The research population is all SME companies that partner with SMESCO Indonesia. Sampling is done by probability sampling with a simple random sampling method. Data analysis using Structural Equation Modelling-Partial Least Squares, a sample of 147 small and medium business owners at SMESCO Indonesia. The results of the study prove: (1) The innovation strategy does not directly have a significant effect on the increasing performance of SME companies in SMESCO Indonesia but has a significant effect through competitive advantage; (2) Competitive advantage has a significanteffect on the increasing performance of SMEs in Indonesia.

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