scholarly journals Innovation Management in South Africa: An Inquiry

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derrick Herbst ◽  
Brian Barnard
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Process Standardization ◽  
A Value ◽  
Organizational Activity ◽  
Innovation Project

<p class="Standard">The study assesses innovation management in South African organizations, through semi-structured interviews. Some of the key attributes of innovation considered, include a) value proposition, b) organizational context, c) innovation process and management. Based on the interviews, some of the greatest challenges the organizations face are a) risk mitigation and management, b) innovation project evaluation and appraisal, as well as c) innovation process standardization and improvement. The conclusion is that innovation and innovation management still contain residual ambiguity. Still, there is always room at the top—organizations can still actively build their innovation competencies, from a range of dimensions, ranging from culture to process. No reason can be found why innovation can not be turned on itself—innovating innovation as organizational activity and competency.</p>

Application of the Effective Innovation Leadership Model in a Digital Innovation Project

2020 ◽  
pp. 20-45
Author(s):  
Sabrina Schork
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Clear Definition ◽  
Digital Innovation ◽  
Rival Theory ◽  
Leadership Model ◽  
Innovation Project ◽  
Innovation Leadership

Germany has become sedate and partially missed digital opportunities generating value. Since 1995, the term innovation leadership is getting increasing attention. Still, there exists no clear definition. The effective innovation leadership (EIL) model resulted from a Ph.D. thesis and is grounded in the iteration of six data sets. It has been used in industry since 2014. This chapter examines the application of the EIL model in one German middle-class enterprise in 2018/2019. Core challenges in the systemic context, which hinder the effectiveness of innovation leadership in the organizational context, are the support of people across functions and hierarchies as well as inflexible structures and digital access. Especially negative pressure coming from an overvaluation of the shareholder, egos fighting for power, extensive drama triangular, fixed mindsets, and freeloaders hinder the effectiveness of innovation leadership. A comparison of the EIL model with rival theory shows that innovation leadership is close to entrepreneurial approaches and an integral part of innovation management.

scholarly journals PROBLEMS IN ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATION PROCESS AT INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (4) ◽  
pp. 313-319
Author(s):  
Дмитрий Ерохин ◽  
Dmitriy Erokhin ◽  
Алла Горностаева ◽  
Alla Gornostaeva ◽  
Ирина Чернышова ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Management ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Industrial Enterprise ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Innovation Development ◽  
Organization Management ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Innovation Project ◽  
The Uk

In the paper the innovation management of an industrial enterprise is considered. The cooperation problem of colleges and industrial enterprises is touched upon. The regularities in scientific-engineering development of production under conditions of the formation of market economy and its crisis state are revealed. New principles ensuring the purposefulness of development are elaborated, the peculiarities in re-search work are considered. The authors have formulated the factors affect-ing the innovation development of an industrial enterprise both in the view of acceleration and from the point of view of innovation process deceleration. On the basis of the analysis carried out there is formed a program of innovation project realization at the “UK”BMP” Co. with the indication of terms and costs. The stages of program realization with measures shown increasing innovation activity efficiency are formulated.

scholarly journals Multi-level Approach to the “Social Marketing” Context for Innovation: Impact on Organizational Relationships

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Szczepanska-Woszczyna ◽  
Mohammed Nadeem
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Context ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Organizational Relationships ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The Social ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
The Individual

<p>The aim of the article is to explore the social aspects of innovation at three levels of research: individual, group, and organization. A multi-level approach enhances the understanding of how organizational context shapes and is shaped by the actions and perceptions of individuals. It may provide more precise research findings and more rigorous theory testing by clarifying the level of analysis. A resource-based approach and adaptation theories are used in relation to the organizational level, while at the individual level, psychological theories are applied. We propose a theoretical approach which could link creativity and competencies at the individual level, managerial / leader action and organizational culture with innovation to marketing innovation as a process and outcome of organizational level. The earlier studies used the approach that focused attention on the innovation process and innovation outcomes rather than on developing the ability to take specific innovative action and focused research on the selected level of innovation process management. It is therefore necessary to take into account the complexity of the research subject and include the actual problems resulting from the needs of multi-level innovation management and respect for the diversity of its conditions in the research.</p>

scholarly journals Counterfeiting: Exploring mitigation capabilities and resilience in South African pharmaceutical supply chains

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Terblanche ◽  
Wesley Niemann
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
South African ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The South ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Illicit Trade ◽  
Pharmaceutical Firms ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Pharmaceutical Supply Chains

Orientation: Pharmaceutical supply chains (SCs) are experiencing a growing emergence of illicit trade of counterfeited products. This threat is amplified because of global distributed SC networks, increased access to the Internet and challenging economic conditions.Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore risk mitigation capabilities and SC resilience (SCRES) to reduce the effects of counterfeiting in the South African pharmaceutical industry.Motivation for the study: Developing countries such as South Africa tend to be more vulnerable to counterfeiting, as these countries do not have established responses that are seen in more developed countries, such as SC regulation, track-and-trace technology and enforcement regimes.Research design, approach and method: This study employed a generic qualitative research design. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from 12 pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors and retailers in the South African pharmaceutical industry. A thematic analysis approach was followed to analyse the collected data.Main findings: The findings show that the sources of counterfeiting stem from the local and outsourced manufacturing of counterfeited products, presence of unauthorised distributors and importing of counterfeit products. Risk awareness can be enhanced by collaborating with industry members, training members to identify counterfeits and by developing authentication technologies. The industry actively combats counterfeiting by using SCRES enablers including visibility, collaboration, information sharing and by developing an SC risk management culture.Practical/managerial implications: South African pharmaceutical firms have limited resilience. Therefore, managers should develop flexibility, agility, sensing and redundancy as resilience enables firms to combat counterfeiting.Contribution/value-add: This study expands the current literature by identifying the unique sources of counterfeiting and risk mitigation capabilities to combat counterfeiting in pharmaceutical firms in a developing country context.

EMERGENCE OF INNOVATION CHAMPIONS: DIFFERENCES IN THE R&D COLLABORATION PROCESS BETWEEN SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (08) ◽  
pp. 1840008 ◽  
Author(s):  
THOMAS HAMADI ◽  
JENS LEKER ◽  
KLAUS MEERHOLZ
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Organisational Innovation ◽  
Dynamic View ◽  
Innovation Projects ◽  
Innovation Project ◽  
Collaboration Process ◽  
The Right

Innovation champions have been subject in various innovation management studies which showed that the existence of innovation champions is beneficial for innovation projects in various ways. However, innovation champion theory lacks understanding at what point in various innovation phases different innovation champions promote a project. By taking a dynamic view on the emergence of innovation champions in the inter-organisational innovation process, we show that it is not important that innovation champions exist all the time in an open innovation project, but at the right time. Furthermore, by analysing science-industry R&D collaboration projects, we provide insights in the innovation champion differences between science and industry partners and in the specific contributions these roles make for each partner.

scholarly journals Capturing the Bigger Picture? Applying Text Analytics to Foster Open Innovation Processes for Sustainability-Oriented Innovation

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Wehnert ◽  
Christoph Kollwitz ◽  
Christofer Daiberl ◽  
Barbara Dinter ◽  
Markus Beckmann
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Methods ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Stakeholder Participation ◽  
Idea Generation ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Text Analytics ◽  
Innovation Project ◽  
Efficient Integration ◽  
Innovation Processes

In open innovation initiatives for sustainability-oriented innovations, it is indispensable to have a wide array of engaging stakeholders. Yet, as not all relevant actors are able or willing to participate, important opinions can go unnoticed. Due to such stakeholder selection effects, aspects of high relevance may remain uncaptured. To address this issue, we first define the concept of silent stakeholders and relate it to sustainability-oriented innovations. We then discuss the new approach of employing analytical methods to examine existing sources outside the innovation process for silent stakeholder opinions. For this purpose, we conduct an action research study demonstrating how to examine broad discourse data with text analytics for an open innovation project aiming to create a sustainability-oriented innovation. To this end, we develop an approach for the efficient integration of external sources in open innovation processes. We find that text analytics of broad discourse data can particularly support the orientation and idea generation phase for sustainability-oriented innovation. Furthermore, we identify possibilities for the application of further data mining methods to complement open innovation approaches along the innovation process. Building on that, we propose an integrated framework. Hence, we add to the literature on stakeholder participation, analytical methods and innovation management, as well as sustainability-oriented innovation.

scholarly journals The role of personal relationships between buyers and suppliers of third-party logistics services: A South African perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelvinne Mocke ◽  
Wesley Niemann ◽  
Theuns Kotzé
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
The Body ◽  
Personal Relationship ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Personal Relationships ◽  
Third Party Logistics ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Logistics Services

Orientation: Personal relationships within the context of supply chain management is one of the least understood and researched areas in this field.Research purpose: The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the complexities relating to the interaction between buyers and suppliers of logistics services when personal relationships are involved.Research design, approach and method: A descriptive qualitative research strategy was used. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 suppliers and 8 buyers of logistic services within the South African third-party logistics industry.Main findings: The main findings indicate several benefits related to building personal relationships with a buyer or supplier of logistics services. These benefits include enhanced personal and business understanding, enhanced communication, enhanced trust, increased business volume, ease of doing business, enhanced problem-solving abilities, ease of conflict resolution and risk mitigation. Subsequently, aspects affecting the nature of the personal relationship were also identified. These include gender, relationship asymmetry, and the ability to adapt to different personalities.Practical implications: A long-term commitment towards a buyer or supplier was identified as essential in order to reap the associated benefits of forming personal relationships.Contribution: The main theoretical contribution of this study can be argued as empirically testing an existing personal relationship framework, confirming the transferability of the framework. Testing the framework in a different context yielded four additional benefits of personal relationships, four supplementary factors influencing the interaction between buyers and suppliers and an additional aspect influencing the nature of personal relationships, thus expanding the body of knowledge of this topic.

scholarly journals Profiting from collaborative innovation practices: Identifying organizational success factors along the process

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (02) ◽  
pp. 239-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Anzola-Román ◽  
Cristina Bayona-Sáez ◽  
Teresa García-Marco
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Context Factors ◽  
Collaborative Innovation ◽  
Innovation Practices ◽  
Internal Context

AbstractResearch on innovation management has pointed out that the capitalization of collaborative innovation practices is influenced by firms’ internal context. This paper aims to answer the following question: which organizational factors help to overcome the challenges that firms face in the different phases of the collaborative innovation process? For this purpose, previous literature is revised and three case studies are analyzed by means of applying a framework that structures the collaborative innovation process in three areas of relevance (i.e., development, integration and commercialization of the innovation). The results of the analysis inform the proposal of a theoretical framework that identifies the organizational context factors that determine the success or failure of collaborative innovation practices in each of the stages of the process.

scholarly journals Between Food and Respect for Nature: On the Moral Ambiguity of Norwegian Stakeholder Opinions on Fish and Their Welfare in Technological Innovations in Fisheries

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Caroline Laursen ◽  
Franck L. B. Meijboom
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Responsible Innovation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Fish Welfare ◽  
Moral Ambiguity ◽  
A Value ◽  
Develop Technology ◽  
Stakeholder Acceptance ◽  
Desk Research

AbstractInnovation in fisheries is a global development that focuses on a broad range of aims. One example is a project that aims to develop technology for key phases of the demersal fishery operation to improve product quality and safeguard fish welfare. As this step to include welfare is novel, it raises questions associated with stakeholder acceptance in a wider aim for responsible innovation. How do stakeholders (a) value fish and their welfare and (b) consider the relation between welfare and other relevant values? To address these questions, an approach combining desk research with an empirical study was used. The desk study analysed the ethical and biological arguments for whether fish welfare should be accounted for in this context. The empirical study explored how fish and their welfare are perceived by Norwegian professionals in this industry, by conducting semi-structured interviews and subsequently analysing the results based on a labelling method we developed. The desk study showed a consensus that welfare should be considered in its own right, while at face value the interviews presented a rather instrumental view on this theme. However, analysis of the interview results leads to a more nuanced picture, where fish and their welfare are viewed from the perspective of respect for nature. Despite the apparent divergence between stakeholder opinions and the literature on the importance of welfare, we present three steps that enables professionals to be responsive to both the (moral) views of stakeholders and accounting for welfare in the innovation process fisheries.

scholarly journals Toward A Business Resilience Framework for Startups

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3132
Author(s):  
Leo Aldianto ◽  
Grisna Anggadwita ◽  
Anggraeni Permatasari ◽  
Isti Raafaldini Mirzanti ◽  
Ian O. Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Process ◽  
Dynamic Capability ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Continuous Innovation ◽  
Technology Capability ◽  
Resilience Framework ◽  
Business Resilience

Covid-19 has had a significant impact on the disruption of the global economic sector, including for startup businesses. This encourages entrepreneurs to carry out a continuous innovation process to become more ambidextrous and continue to innovate in an effort to futureproof their business. The paper aims to provide a business resilience framework by exploring capability (innovation ambidexterity, dynamic capability, and technology capability), behavior (agile leadership), and knowledge (knowledge stock) in startup businesses. This study uses a literature review synthesis to gain a greater understanding of startup resilience and its implementation. This study also uses a case study approach in building a framework by obtaining data from semi-structured interviews with three startups owners in Indonesia. This preliminary research has identified four propositions that will be used to develop questionnaires and data collection instruments. Thus, this study provides new insights on how startups can overcome contradictory pressures for business resilience in anticipating, dealing with, and emerging from business turbulence due to the Covid-19 pandemic by considering the factors proposed in this study. The implications and recommendations of this study are also discussed in detail.

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