scholarly journals A Methodological Framework to Support the Sustainable Innovation Development Process: A Collaborative Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 9054
Author(s):  
Martha Orellano ◽  
Christine Lambey-Checchin ◽  
Khaled Medini ◽  
Gilles Neubert
Keyword(s):  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Economic Returns ◽  
Collaborative Process ◽  
Innovation Development ◽  
Decision Aiding ◽  
Sustainable Innovation ◽  
Process Perspective ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Collaboration Process ◽  
External Actors

The notion of sustainable innovation (SI) emerged recently in the academic literature and evokes deep changes in organizations’ products, processes, and practices to favour the creation of social and environmental value in addition to economic returns. The development of SI implies a collaborative process that requires the orchestration of several actors and streams of knowledge to be successful. Indeed, companies adopting the SI path need structured methodologies to guide the collaboration process with internal and external actors and support the decision process. Nevertheless, the literature has focused on the analysis of determinants and drivers of sustainable innovation development, while the process perspective has been discussed less. Through an in-depth case study in a large-sized company in France, this article proposes a methodological framework to guide the collaborative process in the early phases of sustainable innovation development. The framework relies on a combination of qualitative research and a multicriteria decision aiding method (AHP). The contributions of this work address two main aspects: (i) the conceptualization of sustainable innovation (SI) and (ii) the collaborative process between internal and external actors to develop SI. Firstly, our study leads to two additional dimensions to complete the concept of SI, traditionally based on the three pillars of sustainability (economic, environmental, and social), by adding the functional and relational dimensions. Secondly, concerning the collaborative process to develop SI, our framework proposes a structured methodology following five steps: definition of the project scope, setting actors’ motivations, defining satisfaction criteria, proposing SI solutions, and performing a decision-aiding process to define the preference profiles of the key actors.

scholarly journals The Collaborative Process of Sustainable Innovations under the Lens of Actor–Network Theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 10756
Author(s):  
Kadia Georges Aka ◽  
François Labelle
Keyword(s):  
Network Theory ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
Collaborative Process ◽  
Innovation Development ◽  
Actor Network ◽  
Collaborative Processes ◽  
Sustainable Innovation ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Attraction And Retention ◽  
Shed Light

The development of sustainable innovation (SI) is complex and risky due to the characteristics and diversity of actors involved in its process. Little is known about the collaborative process underlying this development. The objective of the paper is to explore the collaborative mechanisms and dynamics that influence the process and characteristics of sustainable innovations. The translation approach of the actor–network theory is applied to shed light on the collaborative process of two cases of sustainable innovations within small- and medium-sized enterprises. The sociotechnical graph method is used as a methodology to track the mechanisms and compare the dynamics of their processes. The results reveal that the governance characteristic of sustainable innovations and the moment of mobilization are essential aspects of the collaborative processes. They show that, depending on the intensity and systemic impacts of SI, attraction and retention are important mechanisms in the construction of the governance characteristics of SI. A manager who uses these mechanisms during the mobilization of actors, having resources related to the governance characteristics, succeeds in sustainable innovation development. The paper contributes to the literature on sustainability management by linking the ‘becoming’ of sustainable innovations to their collaborative processes. It also informs managers on how to manage the collaborative process of sustainable innovations by relying on a translation approach.

The specifics of mergers and acquisitions of innovative and technological companies

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 1186-1204
Author(s):  
A.V. Fedorov ◽  
Zh.S. Peredera
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technology ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Comparison Study ◽  
Technology Sector ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Innovation And Technology ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Traditional Approaches

Subject. The article reviews distinctions of M&A deals in innovation and technology. Objectives. We determine the specifics of innovative and technological companies and its impact on the synergy, process, finance, valuation of M&A deals. Methods. The article employs methods of generalization, comprehensive analysis, systematization, specification, comparison, study into trends and the structure. Graphics and tables are used to display the findings. Results. We conducted the content analysis of the term Mergers & Acquisitions, thus finding the divergence of foreign and the Russian approaches. We provide our own definition of the concept and analyzed the dynamics of the overall M&A market and the innovation and technological sector. The article describes operational distinctions of innovative and technological companies and compares them with conventional sectors. The article determined the specifics of synergy, process, finance, valuation of M&A deals in innovation and technology. Conclusions and Relevance. The innovation and technology sector saw M&A deals become more frequent for the recent five years. What distinguishes them is the number of startups and infant businesses, large M&A deals in order to develop their ecosystems, involve digital technology companies. Traditional approaches should be adapted for structuring M&A deals, their arrangement, financing and valuation of target companies. The findings can lay the groundwork for further studies into the specifics of the innovation and technology sector, M&A deals, and set up the methodological framework for the valuation of innovative and technological companies. The findings can also immediately support parties of M&A deals from theoretical perspectives.

Emergency management collaboration: A review and new collaboration cycle

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-68
Author(s):  
Corey Olszewski, BS ◽  
Laura Siebeneck, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Process Design ◽  
The United States ◽  
Previous Literature ◽  
Trust Building ◽  
Collaborative Relationships ◽  
Collaborative Process ◽  
Form Function ◽  
Collaboration Process ◽  
New Framework

Objective: The purpose of this article is to review the nature of collaborations in the field of emergency management and to propose a new cyclical framework that better reflects how collaborations form, function, and evolve throughout the collaboration process. Design: An extensive review of previous literature pertaining to the collaborative process was carried out in order to identify stages through which these collaborative relationships progress in the emergency management arena.Setting: This article focuses on the nature of emergency management collaborations at the local, state, and federal levels in the United States. Results: This article builds upon the previous literature pertaining to collaboration and offers a new framework which visualizes collaboration as a trust-building and outcome cycle which moves through four repeating phases: initiation, inclusion, execution, and evaluation.Conclusions: This cycle supports the continuous, sustained, and safe learning and sharing platform identified in the previous literature and offers an improved visualization that can be used to better prepare for, manage, and reset emergency management collaborations.

scholarly journals Kolaborasi Antar Stakeholders Dalam Manajemen Bencana Tanah Longsor Di Kota Semarang

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 854-862
Author(s):  
Aziz Masyhuri ◽  
Hartuti Purnaweni ◽  
Augustin Rina Herawati ◽  
Budi Puspo Priyadi
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Institutional Design ◽  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Collaborative Process ◽  
Government Sector ◽  
The Government ◽  
Collaboration Process ◽  
Landslide Disaster

This study aims to analyze the collaboration process between stakeholders in landslide disaster management in Gajahmungkur District, Semarang City. Collaboration between stakeholders aims to build commitment, understanding, and responsibility in increasing the effectiveness of disaster management which is analyzed through the concept of collaborative governance by Ansell & Gash (2007). Based on a descriptive qualitative research approach, this research was conducted in the city of Semarang, precisely in the district of Gajahmungkur Kecamatan. Data collection was carried out by interview and documentation techniques. Data analysis is based on four indicators of collaborative governance including: initial conditions, institutional design, facilitative leadership, to the collaborative process. The results of this study indicate that there are three stakeholders involved in the collaboration, namely local government, community groups, and also the private sector, however, in the process the coordination carried out by the three stakeholders is not effective enough, thus hindering disaster management activities. As a result of this lack of coordination, the landslide disaster in Semarang City has not been handled properly. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the collaborative process carried out in landslide disaster management in Semarang City has not run optimally due to lack of coordination and lack of participation from other stakeholders outside the government sector, causing landslides to still occur frequently.

scholarly journals MACROECONOMIC TOOLS FOR ENSURING RESILIENCE OF THE FINANCIAL CORPORATIONS SECTOR

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 16-22
Author(s):  
Diana Shkuropadska
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Normal Functioning ◽  
Innovation Development ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
System Method ◽  
Compensation Mechanisms ◽  
Theoretical Generalization ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
International Audit

Research the tools for ensuring resilience of the financial corporations sector is relevant, given the fact that the development of the world economy is increasingly subject to the shock influences, to which financial crises are imposed. The aim of the article is to identify and justify macroeconomic tools according to the directions for ensuring resilience of the financial corporations sector. The theoretical-methodological base of the article is scientific works of scientists and reports of international organizationsfor directions and tools for ensuring resilience of the financial corporations sector and the economy in general. The general approaches and research methods have been used at preparing the article: theoretical generalization, analysis, synthesis and system method. The use of these methods allowed to consider approaches of leading international audit companies to understand the concept “resilience of the financial corporations”. On this basis, there was suggested the author's definition of the concept “resilience of the financial corporations sector” and defined it essential characteristics. It was explained, that the process of ensuring resilience of the financial corporations sector involves the implementation of macroeconomic tools in accordance with the following areas: the introduction of economic stimulus packages, attractive lending conditions, tax and investment benefits, promoting innovation, development of compensation mechanisms, international financial support. The important attention in the study was paid to the role of the state in the process of implementing macroeconomic tools for ensuring resilience of the financial corporations sector. Attention is focused on the fact, that under shock influences the state should implement macroeconomic tools in line with current problems in the development of the financial corporations sector. This in turn will ensure its profitability at a level sufficient for normal functioning.

Introduction

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georg Löfflmann
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Grand Strategy ◽  
The Political ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Alternative Definition ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Conventional Literature ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
American Grand Strategy

This chapter highlights the conflict of competing grand strategy discourses under the Obama presidency, which are identified as hegemony, engagement and restraint. It provides an overview of the political significance of grand strategy and its treatment in the academic literature. The chapter describes the political and expert debate of American grand strategy under the Obama presidency and briefly introduces the theoretical-methodological framework that has guided the research into competing discourses of American grand strategy under Obama. The chapter offers an alternative definition of grand strategy from the conventional literature, identifying it as discursive link between geopolitical identity and national security.

scholarly journals Nursing education: seeking critical-reflexive education and professional competencies

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 755-761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kênia Lara Silva ◽  
Roseni Rosângela de Sena
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Active Subject ◽  
Professional Profile ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Teaching Learning

The study describes changes that are noted in students during training and which contribute to define a professional profile. We carried out a descriptive-exploratory study with a qualitative approach, based on dialectics as a theoretical-methodological framework. The data was obtained from documented analysis and through focal groups with teachers, students and service nurses. The results show the student's position as an active subject in the teaching-learning process, through a movement of transformation of academic structures. A correlation was found between the movement that seeks students' greater political, active and critical participation as a way of determining and guiding the profile of the generalist nurse and greater social insertion. We conclude that, despite efforts, training guidelines and the definition of the professional profile in the study settings is directed at the demands of the labor market, and that competency-based training is still incipient.

Genetic responses in the early years of selection programmes using genetic differences between generations

1979 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. R. Hopkins ◽  
J. W. James
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Genetic Differences ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Economic Returns ◽  
Investment Appraisal ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Parent Selection ◽  
Group A ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Genetic Responses

ABSTRACTRecurrence relationships are used to relate breeding values of age-sex classes from different time periods. Their application to single-stage (progeny) and multi-stage (parent) selection is demonstrated. These relationships enable definition of the effect of age structure, initial genetic differences between age groups, and the extent to which allowances are made for these or later genetic differences between age groups. The expressions derived show that, given initial genetic differences between age groups, subsequent progeny means will fluctuate even under completely random selection. Using these means as a basis for measuring responses to selection, it is shown that there can be selective effects where selection is at random within parental age classes. A careful definition of the alternative programme is therefore important in interpreting results of selection experiments and in investment appraisal of selection programmes.These models were then used to describe economic returns from parent and progeny selection programmes and from programmes in which returns are realized in more than one age group. A further extension of the model accommodates the effects of finite population size on returns through its effects on genetic variance.By separating the (constant) within- and (fluctuating) between-group components of the selection differential within the recurrence relationships a number of computational problems are overcome.

An approach for sustainable innovation: TRIZ

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-73
Author(s):  
Banu Ozkeser
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Technology Management ◽  
Scientific Method ◽  
The Third ◽  
Third Phase ◽  
Sustainable Innovation ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Innovation Planning ◽  
The Way

TRIZ, a Russian acronym for the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving, is an approach for systematic innovation planning. In the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ), the overall aim is the development of an enhanced methodology for a smooth innovation mapping. It is also a way of technology management. The base of TRIZ depends on organisational ecology and sustainability concepts. Should a foundation use this scientific method, then, sustainable innovation can easily occur there. In this paper, conceptualised combinations will be further investigated, tested and applied in subsequent phases and results. The organization of this paper has four major phases. The first part is composed of general terminology, benefits of the method and rules. The second part gives information about the definition of the problem and the details of the way which is used. Concept of the third phase is about the implementation. The results, comments and recommendations form the last phase.Keywords: TRIZ, sustainability, innovation.

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