Pub Date : 2022-12-03DOI: 10.1142/s0219877023500153
Alejandro Bello-Pintado, C. Bianchi, Javier Merino-Díaz-de-Cerio
This study analyses the effects of different integrative strategies related to supply chain (SC) actors (suppliers, customers and internal manufacturing) in the early stages of new product development (NPD) on NPD success. Relying on various theories and related empirical evidence, we state three hypotheses and empirically test them using multi-country and multi-industry data from 309 manufacturing plants. The results show that different strategies of involvement explain different NPD success. We observed that integrative practices involving three distant actors have a positive impact on all NPD success indicators. We also observed that NPD success related to specific purposes, for example, market or internal processes, can be obtained with simpler combinations of collaboration. This shows the significance of choosing a differentiated portfolio of SC partners based on cognitive distance to achieve success in different NPD performance measures. Our results confirm that the types of partners are determinants in achieving different NPD success and that there are different alternatives to achieve success. These results have implications for managers to optimise the allocation of limited resources when cooperating with different agents in NPD projects.
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Pub Date : 2022-12-02DOI: 10.1142/s0219877023500220
N. Steireif, V. Nitsch, S. Mutze-Niewohner
{"title":"Design Factors for Organizational Agility in Power Technology Development: An Interview Study in Germany","authors":"N. Steireif, V. Nitsch, S. Mutze-Niewohner","doi":"10.1142/s0219877023500220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s0219877023500220","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46985,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management","volume":"110 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87657137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-24DOI: 10.1142/s0219877023420014
Marina Konrad-Maerk
The rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated infection control measures imposed by governments caused a major disruption to traditional workflows, leading to an immense increase in remote work. At the same time, innovation activities became more collaborative and digitalized than ever before, as firms worldwide were forced to shift from physical to virtual innovation spaces literally overnight and suddenly had to adapt and practice "remote innovation ". By means of a systematic literature review based on 80 selected articles, this paper contributes to the academic discussion in three ways: First, the paper explores the synthesis between open innovation and remote work and uncovers a set of necessary determinants that form the basis for practicing remote innovation. Second, the paper offers a conceptual framework based on Chesbrough's open innovation model and extended by various determinants of open innovation in a remote work environment to provide initial advice to managers on how to innovate in times of social distancing. Third, the study concludes by identifying several promising areas for future research in the field of remote innovation management, a hitherto under-researched but highly topical field.
{"title":"Remote Innovation: How Remote Work enables Open Innovation in times of COVID-19","authors":"Marina Konrad-Maerk","doi":"10.1142/s0219877023420014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s0219877023420014","url":null,"abstract":"The rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated infection control measures imposed by governments caused a major disruption to traditional workflows, leading to an immense increase in remote work. At the same time, innovation activities became more collaborative and digitalized than ever before, as firms worldwide were forced to shift from physical to virtual innovation spaces literally overnight and suddenly had to adapt and practice \"remote innovation \". By means of a systematic literature review based on 80 selected articles, this paper contributes to the academic discussion in three ways: First, the paper explores the synthesis between open innovation and remote work and uncovers a set of necessary determinants that form the basis for practicing remote innovation. Second, the paper offers a conceptual framework based on Chesbrough's open innovation model and extended by various determinants of open innovation in a remote work environment to provide initial advice to managers on how to innovate in times of social distancing. Third, the study concludes by identifying several promising areas for future research in the field of remote innovation management, a hitherto under-researched but highly topical field.","PeriodicalId":46985,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83227892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-24DOI: 10.1142/s0219877023500219
Hsien-che Lai, Tai-Yu Lee
{"title":"How imitating sources' R&D practices influences the recipients' innovation consequences of technology transfer: the moderating effect of source–recipient interactions","authors":"Hsien-che Lai, Tai-Yu Lee","doi":"10.1142/s0219877023500219","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s0219877023500219","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46985,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88338163","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-24DOI: 10.1142/s0219877023500207
Anna D'Auria, Marco Tregua, Francesco Bifulco
{"title":"Smart innovation stimuli: Firms' contributions in resilient cities","authors":"Anna D'Auria, Marco Tregua, Francesco Bifulco","doi":"10.1142/s0219877023500207","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s0219877023500207","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46985,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80874749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-18DOI: 10.1142/s0219877023500189
Kai Israel, Christopher Zerres, D. Tscheulin
Virtual reality (VR) offers the opportunity to create virtual worlds that could replace real experiences. This research investigates the influence of user motivation, temporal distance and experience type on the satisfaction with the VR experience, and the degree of acceptance of a VR experience as a substitute for a real experience. The results suggest that the degree of acceptance of a VR experience as a substitute for a real experience is higher for passive VR experiences compared to active VR experiences. Furthermore, the results support the assumption that users are more satisfied with passive VR experiences.
{"title":"Virtual Reality — Substitute for a Real Experience? The Role of User Motivation, Expectations and Experience Type","authors":"Kai Israel, Christopher Zerres, D. Tscheulin","doi":"10.1142/s0219877023500189","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s0219877023500189","url":null,"abstract":"Virtual reality (VR) offers the opportunity to create virtual worlds that could replace real experiences. This research investigates the influence of user motivation, temporal distance and experience type on the satisfaction with the VR experience, and the degree of acceptance of a VR experience as a substitute for a real experience. The results suggest that the degree of acceptance of a VR experience as a substitute for a real experience is higher for passive VR experiences compared to active VR experiences. Furthermore, the results support the assumption that users are more satisfied with passive VR experiences.","PeriodicalId":46985,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88887286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-11DOI: 10.1142/s0219877023500190
Stefan Sommer, Heike Proff
{"title":"Digital Maturity in the German Traditional Industries – Status Quo, Profit Impact, and Paths of Acceleration","authors":"Stefan Sommer, Heike Proff","doi":"10.1142/s0219877023500190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s0219877023500190","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46985,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management","volume":"170 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73215444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-21DOI: 10.1142/s0219877022420044
M. Sieber, C. Russ, Katja Kurz
This paper assumes that cultural characteristics of IT are critical for business-IT alignment (BITA), especially in crises such as COVID-19. A case study of a Swiss higher education institution examines this relationship and its contributions in terms of performance. The study develops a strategic alignment and organizational culture research model based on semi-structured interview guidelines by interviewing employees with different job roles and characteristics. It reveals the dominance of corporate infrastructure and process-strategic orientation and the combined influence of clan, hierarchy, and market culture. Results mapping leads to novel propositions for BITA at different management levels.
{"title":"Organizational Culture and Business-IT Alignment in COVID-19: A Swiss Higher Education Case Study","authors":"M. Sieber, C. Russ, Katja Kurz","doi":"10.1142/s0219877022420044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s0219877022420044","url":null,"abstract":"This paper assumes that cultural characteristics of IT are critical for business-IT alignment (BITA), especially in crises such as COVID-19. A case study of a Swiss higher education institution examines this relationship and its contributions in terms of performance. The study develops a strategic alignment and organizational culture research model based on semi-structured interview guidelines by interviewing employees with different job roles and characteristics. It reveals the dominance of corporate infrastructure and process-strategic orientation and the combined influence of clan, hierarchy, and market culture. Results mapping leads to novel propositions for BITA at different management levels.","PeriodicalId":46985,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management","volume":"282 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77417730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-23DOI: 10.1142/s0219877023500165
T. Lager, C. Simms
{"title":"Managing ideation and concept integration in the product innovation work process for non-assembled products","authors":"T. Lager, C. Simms","doi":"10.1142/s0219877023500165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s0219877023500165","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46985,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86688142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-12DOI: 10.1142/s0219877023500141
R. Castro, J. J. P. Ferreira
{"title":"The Front-End of R&D at nonprofit research centers - How does research produce impact?","authors":"R. Castro, J. J. P. Ferreira","doi":"10.1142/s0219877023500141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s0219877023500141","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46985,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management","volume":"2013 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86290978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}