Introduction to the Field of Technology Innovation Management

2010 ◽  
pp. 1-30
Author(s):  
Robert S. Friedman ◽  
Desiree M. Roberts ◽  
Jonathan D. Linton
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Technology Innovation ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Solid Base ◽  
Information Systems Professionals ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Management Of Technology ◽  
Specialist Knowledge ◽  
Over Time

This book differs from other academic works on the management of technology and innovation because it focuses on the seminal research of the field. Such work continues to be returned to by many authors over time because it supplies information considered to be core and foundational in nature. Consequently, the focus of this book is on older work that appears to be of increasing relevance over time and newer work that has quickly become highly influential. For the specialist practitioner interested in a specific technology or the academic who is interested in innovation from the perspective of a specific traditional discipline, this book will provide you with a strong foundation that cuts across traditional fields and boundaries. With the foundational knowledge in place, readers have a solid base over which to place the specialist knowledge that is of importance to them. Although the focus of the book is on foundations, the section on technology and management information systems offers additional insight into MIS, which many information systems professionals, universities, and professional organizations consider to be an independent discipline of increasing importance to fields that use information to develop and alter business policies and procedures. The final chapter focuses on the future of technology innovation management. By conducting a textual analysis of recent research from the top specialty journals in technology innovation management, we offer the reader sufficient information to consider what topics and directions recent research in the technology innovation management specialty is taking.

Creating and Capturing Value through Crowdsourcing

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Systems Biology ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Collective Intelligence ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Uk

Examples of the value that can be created and captured through crowdsourcing go back to at least 1714, when the UK used crowdsourcing to solve the Longitude Problem, obtaining a solution that would enable the UK to become the dominant maritime force of its time. Today, Wikipedia uses crowds to provide entries for the world’s largest and free encyclopedia. Partly fueled by the value that can be created and captured through crowdsourcing, interest in researching the phenomenon has been remarkable. For example, the Best Paper Awards in 2012 for a record-setting three journals—the Academy of Management Review, Journal of Product Innovation Management, and Academy of Management Perspectives—were about crowdsourcing. In spite of the interest in crowdsourcing—or perhaps because of it—research on the phenomenon has been conducted in different research silos within the fields of management (from strategy to finance to operations to information systems), biology, communications, computer science, economics, political science, among others. In these silos, crowdsourcing takes names such as broadcast search, innovation tournaments, crowdfunding, community innovation, distributed innovation, collective intelligence, open source, crowdpower, and even open innovation. The book aims to assemble papers from as many of these silos as possible since the ultimate potential of crowdsourcing research is likely to be attained only by bridging them. The papers provide a systematic overview of the research on crowdsourcing from different fields based on a more encompassing definition of the concept, its difference for innovation, and its value for both the private and public sectors.

The career dynamics of information systems professionals

1996 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ephraim R. McLean ◽  
Stanley J. Smits ◽  
John R. Tanner
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Information Systems Professionals

Current Hiring Practices of Campus Recreation Directors of NIRSA Institutions

2006 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
William F. Stier ◽  
Robert C. Schneider ◽  
Stephen Kampf ◽  
Gregory Wilding ◽  
Scott Haines
Keyword(s):  
Hiring Practices ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Campus Recreation ◽  
Job Descriptions ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Graduate Assistants ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Recreation Directors ◽  
Professional Employees

A survey of all National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) campus recreation directors was conducted to determine the hiring practices, policies, and procedures relating to professional employees, graduate assistants, and student employees in campus recreation programs throughout North America. The survey instrument, in its final form, addressed hiring practices, policies, and procedures of campus recreation directors through 28 questions relating to the following areas: (a) search and screen committees, (b) job descriptions, (c) advertisement and announcement of vacancies, (d) applications, (e) references, (f) interviews, and (g) impact/involvement of national professional organizations in the hiring process. Selected data is presented in terms of (a) entry level position (coordinator) or for mid-level positions, (b) size of institutions (small, medium, and large), (c) rural, urban, and suburban locations, and (d) public and private institutions.

scholarly journals Logical Soft Systems Modelling for Programme Development: An Action Research

10.28945/2779 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ho-Leung Tsoi
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Soft Systems Methodology ◽  
Major Drawback ◽  
Systems Methodology ◽  
Soft Systems ◽  
Information Systems Professionals ◽  
Planning Methodology ◽  
Teaching Modules ◽  
Programme Planning

Business Information Systems education-such as majoring in Business Computing, E-Commerce and Business Computing, and Information Systems--is the basic foundation of all Information Systems professionals. So good planning of these programmes is an indispensable element in the development of computing disciplines. The traditional ways of planning an education programme are mainly based on understanding the goals and including appropriate teaching modules to fulfil the requirements. The major drawback of this development methodology is that the importance of different (though relevant) modules in the development process may be undermined. For instance, human and environmental factors are fundamental to planning an education programme and must be taken into account. Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) is a well-known model for information system design. This paper proposes to see an education programme as a system and adopts the soft systems concept to represent the design of the programme. Based on the soft systems concept, a new methodology, named Soft Systems Programme Planning Methodology (SSPPM), for programme planning is proposed to support designing and planning a new postsecondary programme. The SSPPM not only considers all relevant facets, but it also helps the school management to clarify the connectivity of the elements in the design of a programme.

scholarly journals Innovation in Nonbusiness Organizations from a Conceptual Point of View

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gergő Sándorfi ◽  
Béla Pataki
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Management ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Business Sector ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Manage Innovation ◽  
Broad Type ◽  
Over Time ◽  
For Profit Organizations

The definitions of innovation have been transformed a lot over time since Schumpeter introduced his concept. Even recently one of the most prestigious innovation management references, the Oslo Manual have changed its concept. One rarely discussed aspect of the concept of innovation is that most of the definitions are referring to the business sector; only a few of them are referring to any kinds of organizations, including non-profit and governmental organizations. Any kind of organization must innovate sooner or later; therefore they have to learn how to manage innovation effectively and efficiently. That is why the broad type of definitions is recommended, involving not only for-profit organizations but non-profit and governmental organizations as well.

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