Pub Date : 2020-08-12DOI: 10.1108/inmr-08-2019-0102
C. Falaster, M. Ferreira
Purpose Using an institution-based view, this study aims to conceptualize how sub-national institutional characteristics are likely to explain location choice of multinationals’ research and development (R&D) subsidiaries. Design/methodology/approach In a conceptual paper, this study explores specific institutional facets of the regional environments within a country that are capable of explaining, at least in part, the location choices of multinational corporations’ R&D subsidiaries. Findings This study thus explores the more nuanced influences of the institutional environments at a subnational level and develops propositions to explain location choices based on the differences of the institutional environments. Originality/value This study contributes to international business theory by incorporating a location-specific analysis that contrasts to the usual country-level observation on the determinants of firms’ location decisions.
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Pub Date : 2020-07-15DOI: 10.1108/inmr-07-2019-0095
Giselle Cappellesso, C. Raimundo, K. Thomé
Purpose This study aims to measure the intensity of innovation in the Brazilian food sector and compares it to other manufacturing sectors in the country. Design/methodology/approach The authors used economic and financial data provided by the annual survey of industry [Pesquisa Industrial Anual (PIAs), in Portuguese] and other supporting data provided by the survey of innovation [Pesquisa de Inovação (PINTEC), in Portuguese] and the classification of technology intensity (TI) proposed by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. The authors subsequently applied the Malmquist index in addition to the data envelopment analysis to measure innovation. Findings The results reveal that the Brazilian food sector is classified as a sector with low TI and investment in research and development (R&D), which represents one of the lowest rates when compared to other sectors. Thus, the Brazilian food sector is far from achieving its full potential. Nevertheless, the authors noticed that the sugar refinery industry showed an evolution in its technology frontier and presented a frequency of innovation similar to the average of high-tech industries. Originality/value This study contributes to the debate on innovation in the food sector, emphasizing the need to accomplish higher investments in R&D to increase the productivity of the sector.
目的本研究旨在衡量巴西食品行业的创新强度，并将其与该国其他制造业进行比较。设计/方法/方法作者使用了工业年度调查提供的经济和财务数据[Pisquisa Industrial Anual，葡萄牙语]以及创新调查提供的其他支持数据[Pisquesa de Inovação，葡萄牙语]和经济合作与发展组织提出的技术强度分类发展除数据包络分析外，作者随后还应用Malmquist指数来衡量创新。调查结果显示，巴西食品行业被归类为TI和研发投资较低的行业，与其他行业相比，这是投资率最低的行业之一。因此，巴西食品部门远未充分发挥其潜力。然而，作者注意到，炼糖业在技术前沿出现了演变，并呈现出与高科技行业平均水平相似的创新频率。独创性/价值这项研究有助于就食品行业的创新展开辩论，强调需要在研发方面进行更高的投资，以提高该行业的生产力。
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Pub Date : 2020-05-15DOI: 10.1108/inmr-03-2019-0033
Nawel Lafioune, Michele St-Jacques
Purpose This paper aims to create a new searchable 3D city model to help managers improve their decision-making. Design/methodology/approach This paper identifies data management basics and the key elements used in the new model design; it further analyzes five-city models, presents its findings and proposes analytical trends for the new model. It discusses the concepts underlying existing models, explains the benefit brought by the proposed model and demonstrates its robustness. Findings City systems can be interconnected, thanks to data digitization and the integration of new technologies into different management processes. Although there are several 3D city models available, none of those identified in this research can be queried for several sectors. Research limitations/implications This model design can only be successfully realized in the presence of a public mandate. Potential limitations include information security risks and political non-acceptance. Originality/value The present work proposes a searchable and high performance model having the distinctive capacity to bring together city systems and perform real-time data analysis in order to extract important information needed to guide the city, and in the context of a global vision.
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Pub Date : 2020-04-20DOI: 10.1108/inmr-03-2019-0039
I. F. D. Silva
PurposeThis paper aims to describe the students’ experience in adopting design thinking (DT) and extreme programming (XP) throughout a course of technology innovation workshop in a master of business administration (MBA) degree program.Design/methodology/approachThis study analyzes data (performed process and achieved results) from the students’ reports and the instructor’s observations about three courses held in 2016, 2017 and 2018. In each course, there were students conducting activities to understand, develop, and validate the market, customer, user and prototype.FindingsThis paper identifies that the processes of DT and XP promote active and collaborative learning relationships. The adopted activities along with a mix of different backgrounds from the students can promote good insights to understand the user problem and build a technological solution with incremental innovation.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper describes only a unique view from the instructor’s knowledge; therefore, others might present different scenarios and results.Originality/valueThe paper contributes to the characterization of DT and XP activities when teaching technological innovation in a MBA.
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Pub Date : 2020-02-03DOI: 10.4337/9781789909814.00012
K. Tadakuma, Tadao Onaka, R. Wickramasekera
Nowadays the automotive industry is facing big threats from rapidly evolving technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, connected technologies, clean energy demands for renewable energy and electric vehicles. Furthermore, business expectation of carmakers is lower than that of IT giants such as Google, Amazon, Facebook and Alibaba. Since the Second World War Japanese have demonstrated their outstanding ability to innovate. For example: Shinkansen opened a new era of high-speed railway by changing the concept for travel and boosting the convenience which resulted from precise timetables and excellent safety developed by Japanese high-level engineering; the Nobel Prize winning blue light-emitting diode (LED) was invented by Japanese researchers just recently. The chapter explains the key factors that enabled Japanese to initiate and implement such outstanding innovations and what can be learnt from their experience.
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Pub Date : 2020-01-10DOI: 10.1108/inmr-10-2018-0075
Marilú Pereira Castro, T. Guimaraes
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify dimensions that can influence the innovation process in justice organizations. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a qualitative approach. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview script. In all, 23 in-depth interviews were undertaken with lawyers, public defenders, judges, prosecutors and public officials from the five regions of Brazil. These data were analyzed using content analysis techniques. Findings The perceptions of the interviewees show that the process of innovation in justice organizations can be influenced by five dimensions: Institutional Environment (institutional level), Leadership (organizational level), Organizational Resources (organizational level), Cooperative Relations (interorganizational level) and Innovative Behavior (individual level). These dimensions may promote or restrict innovation. Originality/value The results indicate that there are growing efforts to introduce innovations designed to improve the performance and service delivery of justice organizations. However, there is resistance to innovation because these organizations are highly institutionalized and consequently seek stability and absence of change.
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Pub Date : 2020-01-02DOI: 10.1108/inmr-02-2019-0020
Thaíse Caroline Milbratz, Giancarlo Gomes, Linda Jessica De Montreuil Carmona
Purpose This paper aims to analyze the influence of organizational learning (OL) and service innovation (SI) on organizational performance of knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) and examine the mediating role of SI. Design/methodology/approach Hypotheses were tested using the theoretical OL model of knowledge acquisition, distribution, interpretation and organizational memory (Huber, 1991; Lopez, Peon, & Ordas, 2005; Jiménez-Jiménez & Sanz-Valle, 2011), using structural equation modeling partial least squares analysis of a survey data set of Brazilian architectural firms. Findings Findings suggest that OL is significantly linked to SI and so is SI to organizational performance. However, neither the direct relationship between OL and organizational performance could be verified, nor the mediating effect of SI. Practical implications These results can offer KIBS managers insights that suggest that OL alone does not guarantee a significant impact in organizational performance, but it is a starting point for achieving SIs, that lead to performance improvement and competitive advantages. Originality/value This paper contributes to the knowledge production in the following ways: to the understanding of the relationship between OL and SI and its effect on organizational performance, traditionally overlooked in the literature; to the study of SIs, considering the importance of the service sector; and to the study of innovation processes in architectural firms, a sector traditionally understudied, because of the focus on large construction firms.
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