Anchoring Corporate Innovation Communities in Organizations

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bastian Bansemir ◽  
Anne-Katrin Neyer ◽  
Kathrin M. Möslein
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Structuration Theory ◽  
Creative Potential ◽  
Structural Integration ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Corporate Innovation ◽  
Transition Strategies ◽  
Organizational Integration ◽  
Innovation Community

Whereas literature in the area of open innovation considerably advances the understanding of innovation community mechanics, little is known about how innovation communities need to be anchored within organizations to unleash the creative potential of employees. To contribute to this discussion, this article focuses on the still understudied link among organizational integration and its influence on innovation activities and outcomes of corporate innovation communities. Additionally, it identifies distinct types of transition strategies to anchor organizational integration of corporate innovation communities. To attain this aim structuration theory is applied. Multiple in-depth case studies allow insights into antecedents of and transition strategies for corporate innovation communities. Results demonstrate that 1) cultural and structural integration are major antecedents for innovation activities and outcomes of corporate innovation communities, and 2) transition strategies offer valuable patterns to alter organizational integration.

scholarly journals Architectural Design and Open Innovation Symbiosis: Insights from Research Campuses, Manufacturing Systems, and Innovation Districts

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4495 ◽  
Author(s):  
JinHyo Yun ◽  
Xiaofei Zhao ◽  
Tan Yigitcanlar ◽  
DooSeok Lee ◽  
HeungJu Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Model Building ◽  
Ford Motor Company ◽  
Concept Model ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Systems Research

In the age of knowledge-based economies, open innovation has increasing importance. This study aimed to explore the architectural design approaches that can revitalize innovation activities in the era of knowledge-based economies. This paper investigated global case research campuses, manufacturing systems, and innovation districts where architectural design supports innovation activities. This study developed a research framework of architectural design for innovation and applied it in the selected case studies to generate insights. First, the research campuses selected as case studies included Panopticon, DGIST Education and Research Campuses, and Apple Park. Second, the open innovation of manufacturing system architecture was analyzed through the case studies of the Ford Motor Company, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. Third, this paper studied the clustered open innovation architectures of Macquarie Park, One North, and Strijp-S Innovation Districts. The findings revealed how tacit knowledge motivates open innovation through the design of manufacturing systems, research campuses, and innovation districts through real examples and mathematical or concept model building.

scholarly journals Towards a theory regarding open innovation and entrepreneurship: a meta-synthesis from qualitative studies in small and medium enterprises and start-ups

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Eduardo Gomes Carvalho ◽  
Joel Yutaka Sugano
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Qualitative Case Studies ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

<p>Open innovation is still after a decade an emergent topic in literature and, because of this, there are few gaps to be explored. Two of these gaps are the relationship between open innovation and entrepreneurship and open innovation in small and medium enterprises (SMEs), because most studies focus on large enterprises. Our research question in this study is: what do case studies report in terms of open innovation in start-ups or SMEs that would be related to entrepreneurial orientation? Our study is a meta-synthesis of qualitative case studies following the stages presented by Hoon (2013). A theory was developed and presented considering the entrepreneurial orientation dimensions and open innovation activities. In the concluding section, limitations and suggestions in terms of future works were presented.</p>

scholarly journals Towards a theory regarding open innovation and entrepreneurship: a meta-synthesis from qualitative studies in small and medium enterprises and start-ups

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-24
Author(s):  
Eduardo Gomes Carvalho ◽  
Joel Yutaka Sugano
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Qualitative Case Studies ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Open innovation is still after a decade an emergent topic in literature and, because of this, there are few gaps to be explored. Two of these gaps are the relationship between open innovation and entrepreneurship and open innovation in small and medium enterprises (SMEs), because most studies focus on large enterprises. Our research question in this study is: what do case studies report in terms of open innovation in start-ups or SMEs that would be related to entrepreneurial orientation? Our study is a meta-synthesis of qualitative case studies following the stages presented by Hoon (2013). A theory was developed and presented considering the entrepreneurial orientation dimensions and open innovation activities. In the concluding section, limitations and suggestions in terms of future works were presented.

How start-ups successfully organize and manage open innovation with large companies

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Usman ◽  
Wim Vanhaverbeke
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Open innovation in start-ups is a relatively unexplored field and studies focusing on collaborative innovation between start-ups with large companies seen from the former’s point of view are virtually inexistent. The authors address this gap in an exploratory study built on in-depth case studies. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how start-ups successfully organize and manage open innovation with large companies. The paper highlights common challenges and barriers faced by start-ups in adopting open innovation practices along with its benefits for them. Design/methodology/approach This is an exploratory study based on two case studies. The cases are diligently selected to examine two key forms of open innovation – inbound and outbound open innovation – in start-ups. Findings The paper provides an insight on how start-ups organize and manage open innovation activities with large companies and how it benefits them in overcoming liability of newness and smallness. The practices significantly differ from those followed in large companies. The paper highlights the advantages and challenges of inbound and outbound open innovation for start-ups. This paper also ascertains the crucial role of start-up manager for successful implementation of open innovation and shows how start-up’s managers with prior experience of working in/with a large company can proficiently deal with the larger counterpart in the innovation network. Research limitations/implications This research is based on exploratory case studies so the conclusions drawn from these two cases may be hard to generalize. The findings of the study could be used for further development of the theoretical framework. Future research, including quantitative studies, will be helpful in examining the conclusions and providing more in-depth understanding of open innovation in start-ups. Practical implications The paper includes several practical implications for the managers including the role start-up managers play in organizing and managing open innovation activities. Furthermore, this paper suggests how start-ups could orchestrate open innovation ecosystem. Originality/value The paper is a step forward in filling the literature gap about open innovation and start-ups with some definite implications for start-up managers. A lot is written about the collaboration between large firms and start-ups from a former’s point of view but the start-up’s perspective has been left unexplored.

scholarly journals Green Innovation in Environmental Complexity: The Implication of Open Innovation

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Ieva Meidute-Kavaliauskiene ◽  
Şemsettin Çiğdem ◽  
Aidas Vasilis Vasiliauskas ◽  
Bülent Yıldız
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Environmental Uncertainty ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Maximum Level ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Green Innovation ◽  
Environmental Complexity ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Innovation Activities

People have become more conscientious about the environment in recent years. Increasing environmental awareness drives customers to be more selective about environmentally friendly products and forces governments to adopt environmentally friendly policies. As a result, competition in the market becomes more challenging. Thus, companies cannot remain indifferent to adopting environmentally friendly strategies to be sustainable. In this regard, this study investigates the effect of green innovation on firm performance. We also examined whether the environmental uncertainty moderates the investigated effect. For this purpose, first, data were collected from the first 1000 exporting firms declared in 2019 by the Turkey Exporters Assembly using a survey method. Secondly, factor analyses and regression analyses were performed with the data set obtained from 136 companies. As a result of the analysis, it was determined that green innovation increases both environmental performance and economic performance. It also was found that green innovation positively affects firm performance, but environmental uncertainty reduces this effect. According to these results, it was offered that firms should increase their green innovation activities to achieve better outputs and seek ways to reduce environmental uncertainty to keep these outputs at the maximum level. Finally, the research includes some considerations on the positive implications and potential of green innovation in an open-innovation context.

scholarly journals Eco-Innovation, Sustainability and Business Model Innovation by Open Innovation Dynamics

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
Magdalena Pichlak ◽  
Adam R. Szromek
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Supply Chain Collaboration ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Innovation Dynamics ◽  
New Business

The paper aims to analyze the environmental aspects of innovation activity undertaken by companies and, in particular, to assess sustainable business leaders’ propensity to generate eco-innovation. The research described in the paper was descriptive and, to some extent, diagnostic. It was based on a non-random sample and was conducted—using the Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) method—in 2019 among 54 of the most eco-innovative Polish companies. The results of the research indicate that they are more likely to generate radical rather than incremental changes. Moreover, the most eco-innovative companies are those developing technologies for biodiversity protection. The results further indicate that companies with more than 50 employees have a higher propensity to develop incremental and radical eco-innovation than smaller firms with relatively fewer resources. Finally, this study shows that adopting an open innovation strategy strengthens the propensity to generate eco-innovation, especially radical ones. Moreover, developing such changes is dominated by the adoption of strategic and operational forward supply chain collaboration, involving the absorption of knowledge and information streaming directly from the market. The results can provide a frame for developing new business models incorporating collaboration in eco-innovation activities, especially in the situation of a post-pandemic recovery of the economy.

scholarly journals Assessing the Effectiveness of Social and Political Innovations in the Development of Interaction between the Authorities and the Population during COVID-19: The Implication of Open Innovation

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 172
Author(s):  
Elena Kranzeeva ◽  
Evgeny Golovatsky ◽  
Anna Orlova ◽  
Natalia Nyatina ◽  
Anna Burmakina
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Remote Access ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Data Format ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Political Interaction ◽  
Social Graphs ◽  
Regions Of Russia

Open innovations combine the interaction of the authorities and the population in regions of Russia. Social and political interaction of Russian network users demonstrates new open forms of political participation, mobilization practices (initiative appeals, petitions), the use of expert systems data, and remote access technologies. The increasing number of initiatives and the growth of online communities involved in the discussion and adjustment of the results of innovation activities require the use of a big data format. The demand for open innovation based on the principles of transparency of social and political interactions is being updated during COVID-19. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of open innovations in social and political interactions during COVID-19. The innovative practices of communication between the population and authorities were studied using DataMining tools based on digital platforms: “Russian Public Initiative”, “Change.org” and “GoogleTrends”. Users’ social graphs represent the visualization in terms of thematic and territorial groupings. The results obtained allow for a conclusion about the dependence of the regional innovation activities on the openness of their communications and their location relative to authoritative and other types of resources. The physical location of the region (center–border region–periphery) and dependence on implementation at the federal, regional or municipal levels are circumstances influencing the effectiveness of social and political innovations.

scholarly journals Bridging the gap: integrating external knowledge from open innovation platforms

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion A. Weissenberger-Eibl ◽  
Tim Hampel
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Knowledge Integration ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Project Teams ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Organizational Resistance ◽  
External Knowledge ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Project Level

AbstractWhile external knowledge has the potential to benefit a firm’s innovation activities, research shows that the positive effects of a more open model of innovation do not come naturally. This paper draws on the project level to explore the organizational factors that hamper or impede the integration of external knowledge sourced from an open innovation platform and to suggest interventions to overcome these barriers. While open innovation is mainly discussed as a concept that resides at the level of the organization, this paper draws on the project level to contribute to a multi-level understanding of open innovation and to offer a deeper understanding of the challenges project teams face, when integrating external knowledge. To investigate occurring barriers, four cases of external knowledge integration within a multinational corporation are analyzed. The results show that due to the external nature of the knowledge, an additional effort of project teams is required such as forming alliances with key individuals and changing negative attitudes towards external sources to overcome organizational resistance. Theoretical as well as practical implications are discussed.

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