scholarly journals The Application Of Online Platforms In Open Innovation

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Radul Milutinović ◽  
Biljana Stošić ◽  
Velimir Štavljanin
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
New Product ◽  
Success Factor ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Large Pool ◽  
Product Service

It is well known that innovation has been recognized as a crucial success factor for companies. The development of information technologies enabled integration of innovators (suppliers, customers, institutes) into innovation process by the use of IT-based tools. This facilitated the access to a large pool of ideas that can grow into innovation as new product/service, process. The connection of open innovation concept and information systems resulted in platforms for open innovation that enabled easier access, not only to customers, but also to other potential participants, who are willing to independently contribute in solving the specific problems of the company. Having in mind the importance of this contemporary approach, the main goal of the paper is the systematization of platforms for open innovation. Moreover, we presented platform classification, key elements of existed platforms design, as well as various examples of best practice of platforms for open innovation with recognized design elements.

scholarly journals Service Open Innovation; Design Elements for the Food and Beverage Service Business

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ki Nam ◽  
Bo Kim ◽  
Bruce Carnie
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Business Outcomes ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Service Business ◽  
Business Goals ◽  
Food And Beverage

Despite the well-recognised contribution of design to business, practitioners still find it challenging to manage design assets. Given that one cannot manage a business without measuring these assets, researchers and practitioners deem that the lack of a practical measuring tool for design is the cause of this unfavorable situation. Hence, establishing relevant criteria for measuring design effectiveness is essential for developing the tools. However, criteria must anticipate key business outcomes in order to demonstrate effectiveness, and to propose actionable items. Whether the outcome is sales figures or customer satisfaction survey results, the criteria should clearly link with business goals. Also, the technologies in the Fourth Industrial Revolution facilitate the quantification of customer behaviour related to business performance, such as lingering time on the website for shopping. In this context, statistical understanding of design elements is critical for determining appropriate strategies in the era of digitalised data. By utilising a Service Blueprint, this study also proposes a novel approach to tackle current challenges regarding the open innovation process. Since appropriately-developed design elements are the prerequisite of successful measurement, this study extracts the elements through in-depth interviews, and examines them quantitatively with existing business theory. As a result, design elements for the food and beverage service business are confirmed by using the Structural Equation Modeling.

scholarly journals Innovation processes: do they help or hinder new product development outcomes in Irish SMEs?

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Robbins ◽  
Colm O’Gorman
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
New Product ◽  
Business Objective ◽  
Formal Innovation ◽  
Innovation Processes

AbstractSmall- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make a considerable contribution to the development and diffusion of innovation as well as accounting for the bulk of economic activity and employment in Ireland. A formal process for managing the stages of innovation projects is generally cited as a key component of best practice in new product development (NPD). Successfully managing innovation is an important business objective for SMEs, and yet, relatively little is known about how innovation-active firms approach innovation and, specifically, whether firms use formal processes to manage their NPD activities. This study of innovation-active Irish SMEs finds that three quarters of firms report that they do not operate a formal innovation process, yet this is not associated with poorer performance in terms of revenues from new products and services; and there are few differences between firms with formal innovation processes and firms with informal innovation process across each stage of the Innovation Value Chain. Having a more formal innovation process is, however, associated with success at bringing novel products to market. This study contributes to our understanding of the management of innovation in SMEs and to the emerging literature on SMEs that has emphasised both the prevalence and the effectiveness of informal management processes.

scholarly journals Establishing a typology of open innovation strategies and their differential impacts on innovation success in an Asia-Pacific developed economy

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin C. J. Cheng ◽  
Eric C. Shiu
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Knowledge Assets ◽  
Process Characteristics ◽  
Clear Explanation ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Innovation Strategies ◽  
Industry Survey

AbstractFirms use open innovation strategy to explore external knowledge or exploit internal knowledge to benefit their product/service innovations, and thus enhance their innovation performance. However, a lack of relational mechanisms makes it more difficult for collaborative partners to share their knowledge assets. Existing literature lacks a clear explanation of how knowledge and relational mechanisms simultaneously function for innovation success. In response, this study attempts to answer: (1) Can archetypes of open innovation strategies be identified by knowledge and relational mechanisms simultaneously? And, (2) Do they differ in their ability to predict innovation success under the condition of innovation process characteristics? An exploratory study of 78 open innovation firms reflects four archetypes of open innovation strategies. A subsequent cross-industry survey of 248 open innovation firms in Taiwan reveals that the four archetypes of open innovation strategies result in varying degrees of innovation success, and innovation process characteristics positively moderate such associations.

scholarly journals Argumentation Schemes in Technology-Mediated Open Innovation Product-Service Models: An Activity Systems Perspective

Systems ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Emmanuel D. Adamides ◽  
Nikos I. Karacapilidis ◽  
Konstantinos Konstantinopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Activity Theory ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Argumentation Scheme ◽  
Systems Perspective ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Innovation Product ◽  
Closed Mode ◽  
Innovation Model

The paper uses activity theory for understanding and managing the complexity involved in the transition of a product-service organization from closed to the technology-mediated open mode of innovation. In particular, activity theory is used to facilitate the alignment of the open innovation model adopted with the organization’s dominant argumentation scheme by developing nested representations of the innovation process in the traditional closed mode, as well as in the user-led innovation and user co-creation modes, associated with product- and service-provision operations, respectively. For all cases, we concentrate on the argumentation-in-innovation activity and its context. We arrive at insights about the process of Activity Based Analysis (ABA) in this endeavor and the issues raised through action research in a product-service firm in the food and beverages sector, aiming at adopting an open innovation strategy implemented in the innovation community mode.

Collaborations for Innovation in the Bio-Pharmaceutical Industry

2012 ◽  
pp. 72-91
Author(s):  
Mattia Bianchi ◽  
Lorenzo Boscherini ◽  
Davide Chiaroni ◽  
Federico Frattini ◽  
Vittorio Chiesa
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Pharmaceutical Innovation ◽  
Success Factor ◽  
Pharmaceutical Firms ◽  
Critical Success

The advent of biotechnology in the late ’80s revolutionized the pharmaceutical industry and, in particular, caused a strong division of labour in the innovation process. As a result, the capability to master technological collaborations with external organizations has become a critical success factor for incumbent pharmaceutical firms as well as product biotech firms. This chapter investigates the phenomenon by using a rich and purposively collected empirical basis about the organisational forms (e.g., partnerships, in- and out-licensing, outsourcing, technology purchasing) through which inter-organizational collaborations are put into practice along the phases of the bio-pharmaceutical innovation process, and about the specific role played in these collaborations by platform biotech firms. Results are interpreted by drawing into two relatively novel streams of research in the innovation management literature, dealing with the Open Innovation paradigm and the role of Technical and Scientific Services (TSS).

External knowledge sourcing and new product development

2017 ◽  
Vol 119 (11) ◽  
pp. 2373-2387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriele Santoro ◽  
Demetris Vrontis ◽  
Alberto Pastore
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
New Product ◽  
Incremental Innovation ◽  
Knowledge Sourcing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
External Knowledge ◽  
Npd Performance

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of external knowledge in the innovation process of firms in the food and beverage (F&B) industry and the effects of two external knowledge sourcing modes on new product development (NPD) performance. Design/methodology/approach The paper applies a quantitative approach, relying on data from 157 Italian firms operating in the F&B industry to test the hypotheses through OLS regression models. Findings Results suggest that the surveyed firms actively engage in open innovation with strong ties with market-based sources. Moreover, the authors found that market-based sources are associated with income from incremental innovation and time to market, while science-based sources are associated with income from radical innovation. Finally, the authors found that the R&D intensity enhances the benefits of the above external knowledge sourcing modes. Originality/value Despite the large amount of studies assessing the effects of external knowledge sourcing on performance in the open innovation field, few studies focused on a specific industry, especially with regard to F&B. Moreover, this paper considers different types of NPD performance measures given that different external knowledge sourcing modes exert different effects.

Open Innovation and Collaborative Network in Supply Chain

2012 ◽  
pp. 121-136
Author(s):  
Angela Ruriko Sakamoto ◽  
Cristiane Biazzin Villar ◽  
Michele Esteves Martins
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
New Product ◽  
Collaborative Network ◽  
Innovation Networks ◽  
Product Service

This chapter aims to discuss the use of open innovation and collaborative network as a resource to create value and increase competitiveness in supply chain. A case study of Open IPTV Forum was conducted based on documentary and secondary data. The analysis was based on Amit and Zott (2001) model as well as on Carayannis and Wang (2008) innovation networks and knowledge clusters roles. The results indicate the feasibility of joining simultaneously several different actors of a supply chain to develop a new product/service.

Customer Involved Open Innovation

2011 ◽  
pp. 259-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel Weber ◽  
Simone A.M. Geerts
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
New Product ◽  
User Preferences ◽  
The Internet ◽  
User Needs ◽  
Customer Involvement ◽  
Technological Developments

Because of both technological developments on the internet and user preferences, user or customer involvement in NPD is becoming more popular and receives broad attention from both academia and businesses. One of the major advantages of involving the customer in product development is that user needs and preferences can be implemented at an early stage of NPD, therefore enhancing the chance on acceptance and adaptation of the new product in the user market. This advantage leads to firms and companies wanting to involve their customers in the innovation process at every possible moment. But then questions arise on when, in which phases, which customers to involve, and which tools to use to support the involvement. This chapter addresses these questions by providing guidelines for customer involvement in NPD.

Innovation Contests

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelika C. Bullinger ◽  
Kathrin Moeslein
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Success Factor ◽  
Online Tool ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Innovative Products

The ability to generate innovative products and services is a critical success factor for organizations. The trend of open innovation has brought about many-faceted, IT-based tools (e.g., lead user method or online tool kits), among these, the innovation contest seems particularly promising and continuously gains in importance as a corporate practice. However, a deep understanding of this online innovation practice is still lacking. Contrary to other methods used to realize open innovation, research in the field of online innovation contests displays a growing, but only rudimentarily intertwined body of publications. This paper provides the quintessential systematization of the field by integration of academic knowledge and business deployment. Juxtaposing 33 relevant journal and conference publications with empirical basis and an analysis of 57 real-world innovation contests, interesting disruptions are pointed to and six pathways for future research are described. These cover the optimal degree of elaboration, the interplay of competition and community, the importance of community applications, the trajectory toward open evaluation, and the identification of additional design elements.

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