Dissertations / Theses: 'Innovation impact'

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Liang, Liang. "The impact of innovation networks on service design." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/28036.

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Innovation networks are not only about connections, but also dynamics, structures and influences. This research focuses on these three new aspects of innovation networks. The results of this research show that innovation networks have regularities in their dynamics, structures and influences. In the conclusion, these regularities are presented in the network snapshots and regression modelling. This research makes contributions in improving the understanding about how service innovation is created.

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Blakey, Jennifer D. "The Impact of Workspace on Innovation." Thesis, Brandman University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3702901.

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Purpose. The purpose of the mixed methods study was to identify and describe the extent to which individual or team workspace contributes to innovation in an organizational setting as perceived by knowledge workers in California. In addition, the purpose was to identify stimulators and barriers in the physical workspace on innovation. A literature review revealed the importance of creativity and innovation in organizations. Gaps in the literature between workspace and innovation were examined and perspectives on the combination of workspace design and innovation were assessed.

Methodology. This mixed-method research design combined two methods, surveys and interviews, in a sequential manner. First, the quantitative component (surveys) was administered via a 53- question online survey. The results of the quantitative survey guided the qualitative interviews by prioritizing data and themes. The population for the study included full-time knowledge workers in California.

Findings: Respondents identified core dimensions within the Situational Outlook Questionnaire that led to innovation and creativity in the workspace environment. To further expand respondents acknowledged individual and team workspace factors that led to more innovative outcomes. Within the individual workspace technology surfaced as a primary driver of innovation. When asked about team workspace respondents were more constructive indicating concern over noise and interruptions. Additionally, the study asked about stimulators and barriers to innovation within the workspace. Stimulators included placement of staff within close proximity to key team members, design that encourages trust, and inspiring décor that awakens creativity. Lastly, barriers to innovation in the workspace included status quo mentality, decreasing square footage from individual workspace, and concerns with open space design.

Recommendations for Action: The author offers several recommendations for action including: optimize the right level of playfulness to drive innovation; avoid workspace fads and focus on workspace intent; add pulse surveys about employee workspace to drive design strategies that compliment innovation objectives; consider new ways of assigning space by giving thought to the requirements for the worker instead of seniority within an organization; adopt policies to reduce noise and utilize space more purposefully; lastly, the researcher introduces a new model to use when planning workspace that drives innovation.

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Munkongsujarit, Songphon. "The Impact of Social Capital on Innovation Intermediaries." PDXScholar, 2013. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/975.

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In today's open business environments, innovation happens in globally dispersed organizations that exchange technological knowledge across increasingly permeable boundaries. Innovation intermediaries play an important role in these technology transfer processes. They operate as middle-men between solution seekers (companies seeking technological knowledge for solving their problems) and problem solvers (experts with specialized knowledge and solutions) and thus help to connect suppliers and customers of technological knowledge. Currently, clients that select an intermediary organization and managers of intermediary organizations that assign agents to a project have very little guidance as to what type of an intermediary they should select to guarantee that the intermediation process is successful. This study will provide much needed guidance. Successful technology transfer is operationalized as gains in efficiency and/or improved innovativeness, though it is likely that a trade-off exists between these two goals. This is commonly referred to as the productivity dilemma. To be successful, intermediaries need to understand the solution seeker's problem (problem framing) and reach into their networks of contacts or connections with various experts (social capital) to match the right expert to the problem. The literature on technical problem solving states that problem solvers that frame a problem as the need to reduce uncertainty solve the problem by reaching for readily available resources and tend to provide solutions that are similar to previous solutions. These incremental improvements are efficient, but not very innovative. Problem solvers that frame a problem as the need to reduce ambiguity do not expect the solution to be found in readily available sources and reach further. The outcome of this problem solving is likely to be dissimilar to the previous outcome, resulting in radical changes and high innovativeness. I argue that an innovation intermediary's choice in problem framing is likely to be dictated by two different focuses (bonding versus bridging) in the social capital of the agent. The agent with a high level of bonding social capital generally reinforces existing relationships (deepening the connections) and can easily access the appropriate experts. Consequently, bonding social capital is related to uncertainty reduction problem framing and, in turn, efficiency improvement outcome. As for the agent with a high level of bridging social capital, the agent tends to build and seek new contacts from different fields of expertise and specialization (broadening the connections), thus the agent can always reach different experts in different fields of specialization. Consequently, bridging social capital is related to ambiguity reduction problem framing and, in turn, innovativeness improvement outcome. The aim of this study is to contribute to the body of knowledge in technology management by exploring the relationship (that has never been explicitly identified in the past) between problem framing, social capital and the outcomes of innovation intermediation process. This indeed provides a much needed means to match intermediaries and projects in ways that lead to the desired levels of innovativeness and efficiency. In this study, the research model that identifies the relationship between problem solving, social capital and outcomes of the intermediation process is developed from the literature review of three different streams of research, namely technical problem solving, social capital and innovation intermediary. The hypotheses are set according to the relationship identified in the research model. Then, the data on the innovation intermediation process is collected from an intermediary organization in Thailand called iTAP which provided full access to its intermediary agents and archival records of its projects, resulting in a rich data set that is thoroughly analyzed by appropriate statistical models to explore the relationship in the research model. The results indicate that there are strong relationships between social capital and the outcomes of intermediation process. Specifically, ease of reach is a dimension of social capital that has a positive impact on both the outcome with efficiency improvement and the outcome with innovativeness improvement; while trust and mutual understanding show a negative relationship with the outcomes. The results also support the linkage between social capital and ambiguity reduction in problem framing. However, the other linkages between social capital and uncertainty reduction in problem framing, and between problem framing and outcomes, do not have statistical evidence but the data are in favor of the research model. An additional alternative theory of temporal and dynamic problem framing variables is introduced and thoroughly discussed to explain the innovation intermediation process. In summary, this study suggests that while more is better for bridging social capital, there should be a balance in bonding social capital. By bridging the relationships with different and diverse groups of people, the intermediary agents gain greater benefit in broadening their network of contacts that can help in solving the problems with both efficiency improvement and innovativeness improvement. On the other hand, by deepening the relationships with their existing network of contacts, the intermediary agents may also benefit by gaining more trust from the network but the closeness of their relationships may also hinder them from looking for better answers to the problems due to the false assumption (groupthink) and familiarity with the network (not-invented-here syndrome). The key to success for managing the successful innovation intermediation process is to promote strong bridging social capital and balanced bonding social capital of the innovation intermediary agent.

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Costanzo, Bruno Pontes. "Innovation in impact assessment: a bibliometric review and a practical test." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3134/tde-07112017-145017/.

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A bibliometric study was carried out to identify the main innovations and shortcomings pointed out by scientific research on impact assessment (IA). Out of 1,547 articles published between 1990 and 2015 in two leading journals, IAPA and EIAR, 381 were reviewed for their contents related to new methodological approaches or proposals for improving practice. It was found that innovations and gaps are predominantly treated disregarding IA\'s theoretical basis. We suggest that IA core values shall always guide innovation. It is proposed that the theoretical boundaries of an IA System shall be previously stablished when discussing innovation. The information systematized through a bibliometric approach allowed to propose a framework that correlates IA theoretical foundations with innovation options in a vertical integration way.
Um estudo bibliométrico foi desenvolvido para identificar as principais inovações e lacunas apontadas pela pesquisa científica em avaliação de impactos (AI). Dos 1.547 artigos publicados entre 1990 e 2015 nos dois periódicos de maior relevância na área, o IAPA e o EIAR, 381 artigos tiveram seus conteúdos analisados em relação a novas abordagens metodológicas ou propostas para melhoria da prática. Verificou-se que as inovações e lacunas são tratadas predominantemente desconsiderando a base teórica de AI. Sugerimos que os valores fundamentais da avaliação de impactos devem sempre orientar a inovação. Propõe-se que as fronteiras teóricas de um Sistema AI sejam estabelecidas previamente ao se discutir a inovação. A informação sistematizada através de uma abordagem bibliométrica permitiu propor uma estrutura que correlaciona os fundamentos teóricos da avaliação de impactos com as opções de inovação.

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Swim, Lyall J. "Understanding the impact of a radical innovation on innovator attitudes, attributes, and innovation-decision process| A case study of the Pulaski Academy football program's adoption of radical innovations." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10245500.

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Understanding the attitudes and attributes of innovators is crucial given the gatekeeper roles these individuals or organizations play in enabling innovation diffusion to occur. But what do innovators look like, and are their characteristics the same regardless of the type of innovation being adopted?

This case study of sought to understand the experience of the Pulaski Academy football program during the 2003 season as it acted as an innovator in adopting several radical innovations. The study provides a detailed case narrative that relies upon 25 existing text, audio, and video artifacts as well as 12 semi-structured interviews with program participants that included coaches, players and administrators, which were part of the 2003 Pulaski Academy football program.

The findings of this study suggest that the innovations Pulaski adopted were radical in nature as defined by Henderson & Clark (1990) and did have an impact on the attributes required to be an innovator. Further, these attributes differed in several instances from what Rogers’ (2003) diffusion of innovations theory posits. The study showed that team’s improved performance was the result of the adoption of a single radiation innovation, the no punting philosophy, but rather a combination of the adoption of several of the innovations and the leadership style of the head coach. The results of the case study confirmed Rogers’ (2003) and Goss’ (1979) assertion that unintended consequences occur with adoption. This particular case demonstrated that one of the unintended consequences of becoming an innovator is that the innovator status opens up additional and early access to other innovations.

These findings point to several recommendations for researchers, including: seeking to understand what innovator characteristics are unique for other innovation types noted in Henderson and Clark’s typology, testing the findings of this case in other social contexts, and evaluating the role the other unintended consequences noted in the study had in contributing to the Pulaski’s success. For practitioners, the findings suggest possible leadership core competencies needed to facilitate innovation adoption and a caution to avoid the temptation to look for a silver bullet when attempting to help an organization be more innovative.

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Dahlberg, Erik, and Sofia Sörling. "The Money of Innovation : The Impact of Venture Capital on Innovation in Sweden." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-388407.

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Innovation leads to economic growth, however, financing innovation comes with major uncertainties and therefore there is a risk of underinvestment in innovation. One type of investor who is prepared to take on this uncertainty is the Venture Capitalist (VC). The question remaining is whether VCs spur further innovation or mainly exploit existing innovation. By counting the patent registrations in 133 Swedish VC financed firms and comparing these to 609 control firms, the difference in innovation level is assessed. The result indicate that VC financed firms, on average, become 23% more innovative after receiving financing from a VC. Thus, it is concluded that VCs spur innovation in the Swedish context.

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Sahyouni, Mohamad. "An Exploratory Study: The Impact of Lean Implementation on Product Innovation." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-22574.

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Purpose - The purpose of this study is to explore the impact that implementing lean has on a company’s ability to innovate, especially their ability to produce radically innovative products. Framework – The framework developed for the purpose of this study is made out of four propositions. Each of the propositions is aimed at covering a certain aspect of the area under investigation. The propositions are constructed through a comparison of the main principles and characteristics of both lean thinking and innovation management that are seen to be relevant to the area of product development. Methodology – The study employs a qualitative multi-case study design. Four Swedish SME’s that have been implementing lean in both manufacturing and product development are investigated. The data for the study is collected using two methods; an online questionnaire and a face-to-face interview. Findings - The study leads to the belief that the implementation of lean could lead to a company’s ability to produce radically innovative products being negatively impacted, but that this impact could be avoided if a company wishes to do so. Managerial Implications – Managers are made aware of the possible consequences of the implementation, as well as, of the possible balance. Solutions to achieving a balance are offered. Limitations – The approach to exploring the subject in hand, the choice of participating companies, and the interview guide employed, are all seen as limitation for this study.

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Diehl, Katharina Elena. "Impact Assessment Regime for Sustainable Agricultural Innovation Processes: the Triple Helix System of Innovation for Sustainability (THIS)." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/19312.

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Aufgrund einer größeren finanziellen Unsicherheit im Zusammenhang mit ökologischen Risiken sind nachhaltigkeitsorientierte Innovationen in einem Marktumfeld weniger wahrscheinlich. Übergeordnetes Ziel dieser Studie ist es, Innovationsprozesse in der Landwirtschaft zu analysieren und ihre Fähigkeit zur Integration marktgetriebener und ökosystemorientierter Aktivitäten zu bewerten. Dadurch soll ein Domainansatz in der Landwirtschaft überwunden werden. Entwickelt wurde dafür ein Rahmen für die Analyse und das Management von nachhaltigkeitsorientierten Innovationsprozessen: das Triple Helix System der Innovation für Nachhaltigkeit (THIS). Es soll die Interaktion zwischen landwirtschaftlicher Praxis, Forschung und Politik bei transformativen Veränderungsprozessen unterstützen. Der Rahmen wurde basierend auf einer Fallstudienanalyse in drei Interaktionsebenen eingeteilt, die für die Aushandlung von Nachhaltigkeitszielen über den Markt und das Ökosystem relevant sind: 1) die technologische, 2) die organisatorische und 3) die Governance-Ebene. Grundlage für die Übersetzung von Nachhaltigkeitszielen auf die lokale Ebene sind die übergreifenden Ziele der Vereinten Nationen für nachhaltige Entwicklung (SDGs). Auf jeder Ebene ergeben sich spezifische Forschungsfragen: in der Vorplanung (Front End), in der Einbindung von Managementfunktionen, und in der Berücksichtigung von Indikatoren für Nachhaltigkeit in politischen Gesetzentwicklungsprozessen. Die Analyse, die sich aus der Anwendung von THIS ergibt, trägt zur Debatte über tragfähige Formen des Innovationsmanagements für zielorientierte Innovationen bei. THIS dient somit als Rahmen, um Innovationsprozesse zu beschleunigen und die zusätzlichen Unsicherheiten bei den im Agrarsektor entwickelten Innovationen frühzeitig zu berücksichtigen. Schließlich zeigt diese Studie, wie sich die Anforderungen eines iterativen Managements in Organisationsstrukturen für institutionelle Unterstützung widerspiegeln können.
Due to greater financial uncertainty in connection with ecological risks, sustainability-oriented innovations are less likely to be successfully adopted in a market environment. The overall objective of this study is to analyse innovation processes in agriculture, and to assess their ability to integrate market-driven as well as ecosystem-oriented activities across different levels of relationship interaction. To overcome a domain approach in agriculture, a framework for the analysis and management of sustainability-oriented innovation processes in agriculture was developed: the Triple Helix System of Innovation for Sustainability (THIS). It is set to enhance the diffusion and utilisation of new knowledge generated by interaction between agricultural practice, research and policy. The framework looks at three levels of relationship interaction relevant to the negotiation of market versus ecosystem, including 1) technological, 2) organisational, and 3) governance aspects. The negotiation of sustainability goals is conducted by translating the overarching global United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to the substantive focus of innovation in each case. Each level of relationship interaction reveals specific research questions, addressing for example the consideration of sustainability impacts at the beginning of an innovation process (the front end), management functions required to organise and steer an innovation process, and the potential for integrating indicators for sustainability in policy regulation and governance. The study contributes to the debate on viable forms of innovation management for goal-oriented innovation processes. The application of THIS achieves to address additional uncertainty posed particularly by environmental aspects characteristic to the agricultural sector. Finally, this study shows how the requirements of iterative management can be reflected in organisational structures for institutional support.

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Strong, Austin Michael. "Lean Six Sigma's Impact on Firm Innovation Performance." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2018. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6877.

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Following Toyota's dramatic rise to prominence within the automotive industry in the late 1980's, firms around the globe have widely sought to adopt Lean Six Sigma (LSS) as a means of reducing costs, improving quality, and gaining an overall competitive advantage. While the operational benefits of LSS are largely undisputed, there are criticisms of the movement with regards to its effect on firm innovation capability. Prior academic studies investigating the relationship between LSS and innovation are largely conceptual in nature, rely heavily on qualitative data, and display a high degree of variability in results. The objective of this work was to empirically confirm whether LSS adoption had a positive, negative, or neutral impact on firm innovation performance.Financial data was collected for 151 publicly traded firms over the period from 1985 to 2018. The year of company-wide adoption of LSS was identified for each sample firm. Firms were paired with industry rivals using Coarsened Exact Matching (CEM), and statistical regressions were performed to show correlations between LSS implementation (as measured by inventory turns) and innovation performance (as measured by Total Factor Productivity, Research Quotient, and Tobin's Quotient). Regression results indicated that LSS implementation had a positive correlation with firm process innovation performance and the overall market perception of firm innovation and value, and a negative-to-neutral correlation with firm product innovation performance. Additional regressions performed at the industry-sector level revealed that the LSS-innovation relationship varies greatly by industry environment and is subject to unique industry effects and management implementation decisions.

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Killian, Timothy S. "Aging, Technology, Innovation, and its Impact on Families." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/secfr-conf/2018/schedule/32.

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Dr. Tim Killian’s research interests are generally focused on social connectedness of older adults and how social and community contexts are related to health and well-being. Tim’s doctoral studies examined perceptions of normative obligations for adult children to provide resources and caregiving to their aging parents and step-parents. Dr. Killian was able to transfer that focus on research into secondary analyses of nationally representative data to develop typologies of both upstream and downstream transfers of monetary and caregiving resources between older adults and their adult children. As his career has continued at the University of Arkansas, his focus has shifted to the community context of aging and, in particular, how aging and social connections vary across the spectrum of rurality. Dr. Killian has published a paper with a recent Masters graduate on the relationship between ill-being and its association to engagement in leisure activities within long-term care using data that were mostly collected in rural long-term care facilities. In collaboration with colleagues including nursing faculty at the University of Arkansas, Dr. Killian has also used secondary analyses of data from the nationally representative Health and Retirement Study to examine emergency preparedness of older adults to increase their resilience and recovery outcomes during and subsequent to disasters. His research in progress continues to focus on emergency preparedness and post-disaster recovery among older adults, as well as on the formation of romantic relationships of older adults.

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JOSHI, YAGHA RAJ. "IMPACT OF BROADBAND ON RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT." OpenSIUC, 2021. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/1903.

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I begin chapter I with an examination of the effect of broadband on quantitative and qualitative aspects of research. This paper investigates whether access to the Internet is positively correlated with journal articles. I employ data sets from the world bank for 190 countries from 2000 to 2018 and run two types of regressions: Poisson and Negative Binomial. Our results indicate that broadband facilitates to write more journal articles and get more citations. My second chapter concerns access to broadband, fixed telephone, and mobile cellular is expected to have a positive impact on innovations. This paper investigates whether or not access to the Internet and telephone is positively correlated with innovation. We employ data sets from the world bank for 190 countries from 2000 to 2018 and run two types of regressions: OLS and fixed effect. Within each method, we examine how the income-level of the countries affects the answer. Our results indicate that broadband, telephone, and mobile cellular facilitates innovation. We explore two possible explanations for this: i) there are increasing marginal benefits of broadband deployment, ii) broadband creates a positive externality that indirectly enhances innovation. The conclusion is robust to various income level countries. In the third chapter, I examine how a connection to the internet and telephone affect labor market outcomes. We employ datasets from the world bank for 190 countries from 2000 to 2018 and employ three types of regressions: OLS, fixed effect estimator, and non-linear model. Within each method, we examine how the income status, gender, education level affects the answer.

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Lemmon, Taylor. "Success Through Disruptive Innovation? The Impact of Disruptive Innovation on Publicly Traded Technology Firms." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2016. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1464.

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In recent years the concept of disruptive innovation has become central to business and innovation. A disruptive innovation can be defined as a product, service, technology, or business model that enters the market as either a low-end entrant, while simultaneously bringing some new attribute to the market; or as a new market disruptor that creates a distinct foothold in a previously undiscovered market. Much of the previous research into disruptive innovation has been through case study frameworks, and by selection of specific firms that fit the model. The question is, does the model have merits beyond expounding on past successes and failures across industries, and can it forecast successful disruptors? In this paper I analyze all Technology Sector firms that have entered the public markets between Jan 2002 - Dec 2013. I attempt to determine if a disruptive strategy leads to high growth performance for firms over a twelve quarter period. I also seek to find out if disruptive firms are market leading companies, in terms of having a high market capitalization. I find that a firm being a disruptor has a significant correlation to the growth factor across firms. I also find significance between a firm being a disruptor and holding a max market cap position above the 90th percentile in the sample. In a similar regression for the 80th percentile of firms, I do not find any significant correlation.

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Colombo, Daniel Gama e. "Economic analysis of innovation tax incentives in Brazil: essays on the impacts of law 11,196/05 on industrial innovation." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12140/tde-01092017-171755/.

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The objective of this thesis is to empirically assess how the tax incentives of Law 11,196/05 have affected the landscape of private industrial innovation in Brazil. The main point is to verify to what extent this tax relief has contributed to the fostering of innovation in the country. To achieve this broad objective, three specific research questions were devised as axes of investigation, and they are addressed in each of the stand-alone papers that comprise this thesis. I begin by assessing whether the incentives have impacted the volume of innovation investment of beneficiary firms. This first analysis also considers the effect of the policy on innovation outputs and firms\' performance. The second research question considers the behavioral additionality, estimating changes caused by the incentives on the composition of the bundle of innovation investments and on the type of innovation pursued by firms. The third investigation assesses whether the reduction of the tax burden has attracted international innovation investment by diverting it from alternative destinations, thus testing the \'footloose R&D\' argument for the Brazilian case. The first two papers use microdata on Brazilian firms from the Industrial Innovation Survey (PINTEC) and other sources, and the impact is estimated through propensity score matching with difference-in-differences. The third study relies on aggregate country data, mainly on activities of foreign affiliates of U.S. multinationals and international patent applications; and panel data estimators are applied to measure and test the correlation of the Brazilian policy with international innovation investment directed to other countries. The main findings of the thesis are: (a) the average impact of the policy on R&D expenditures in 2011 was around five hundred thousand Brazilian reais, or 6.8% of the mean R&D spending of beneficiary firms, which is less than the average benefit per firm in the same year, suggesting some level of crowding-out in the short-run; (b) incentives also positively affected the size of R&D personnel (average effect represents 16% of the average size of R&D staff); (c) the policy raised the chances of firms to innovate between 2009 and 2011 by 16%; (d) incentives positively impacted company\'s growth around 5% of the mean number of employees of incentivized enterprises in 2011; (e) R&D intensity of the bulk of innovative activities increased 9.5% because of the incentives; (f) part of the R&D increase was counterbalanced by a reduction effect on spending with acquisition of external knowledge and introduction of innovations in the market; (g) beneficiary firms hired more researchers with undergraduate degrees only as an effect of the policy (18.5% of the average number of their research personnel with such educational level); and (h) in the case of multinational groups, the increase in innovation investment does not seem to have been caused by the diversion of investment from other countries. The empirical investigations present clear evidence of the three dimensions of policy impact: input, output and behavioral additionality. A number of implications are drawn from the studies for the improvement of the policy design.
O objetivo desta tese é avaliar empiricamente os impactos dos incentivos fiscais da Lei 11.196/05 na inovação industrial brasileira. O ponto central é identificar em que medida essa redução tributária vem contribuindo para impulsionar a inovação no país. Para atingir esse objetivo, três perguntas de pesquisa foram concebidas como eixos de investigação, cada uma sendo abordada em um dos ensaios que compõem esta tese. A primeira questão é se os incentivos fiscais elevaram o volume de investimentos das empresas beneficiárias em inovação. Essa primeira análise também considera o efeito da política sobre os resultados desses investimentos e desempenho das firmas. A segunda parte pergunta de pesquisa considera os efeitos da política sobre o comportamento das empresas, estimando as mudanças ocasionadas na composição dos investimentos e no tipo de inovação perseguido pelas firmas. O terceiro ponto de estudo é se a redução da carga tributária atraiu investimentos internacionais em inovação em detrimento de outros países, testando o argumento de \'footloose R&D\' para o caso brasileiro. Nos dois primeiros trabalhos são utilizados microdados de empresas brasileiras constantes da Pesquisa de Inovação Industrial (PINTEC) e outras fontes, sendo aplicado o escore de propensão com diferenças-em-diferenças para estimar o impacto. O terceiro estudo baseia-se em dados agregados de países, essencialmente sobre atividades de filiais estrangeiras de multinacionais norte-americanas e pedidos internacionais de patentes, sendo aplicados estimadores de painel para mensurar e testar a correlação da política fiscal brasileira com o investimento internacional em inovação direcionado para outros países. As principais conclusões da tese são: (a) o impacto médio da política nos gastos em P&D em 2011 foi de aproximadamente quinhentos mil reais, ou 6,8% da média dos investimentos em P&D das firmas beneficiárias; esse valor é inferior ao benefício médio por firma no mesmo ano, o que sugere algum nível de crowding-out da política no curto prazo; (b) os incentivos também afetaram positivamente o tamanho das equipes de pesquisa (efeito médio representa 16% do tamanho médio das equipes de P&D); (c) a política elevou as chances das firmas inovarem no período de 2009 a 2011 em 16%; (d) os incentivos impactaram positivamente o crescimento das firmas em cerca de 5% da força de trabalho das firmas beneficiárias em 2011; (e) a intensidade de P&D no conjunto de atividades inovativas cresceu 9,5% devido à política; (f) parte do incremento em P&D foi contrabalanceada por um redução nos gastos com aquisição de conhecimento externo e introdução de inovações no mercado; (g) empresas beneficiárias elevaram a contratação de pesquisadores com diploma de graduação (18.5% do número médio de pesquisadores com esse nível educacional nas firmas beneficiárias em 2011); e (h) no caso de grupos multinacionais, o aumento nos investimentos em inovação não parece ter sido causado pela realocação de investimentos de outros países. As análises empíricas apresentam evidência das três dimensões de impacto da política fiscal: insumos, resultados e comportamental. Diversas lições são extraídas dos estudos para o aprimoramento do desenho da política.

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Nguema, Abigail M. "Two Papers Evaluating the Economic Impact of Agricultural Innovation." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35327.

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While extensive research has been carried out to examine the yield growth brought about by innovations in agricultural technology, not enough work has been done to document the economic impacts of these innovations on areas besides yields and income. This study presents two papers which contribute to our understanding of the health and environmental impacts of agricultural innovation, â Expected economic benefits of meeting nutritional needs through biofortified cassava in Nigeria and Kenya,â and â Projected farm-level impacts on income of conservation agriculture in the Andean Region.â The first paper is motivated by the public health consequences of vitamin and mineral deficiencies, which affect more than two billion people worldwide and can lead to increased incidence of illness, disability, and mortality. Through the use of the disability adjusted life years concept (DALYs), economic surplus analysis, and benefit-cost analysis, the authors determine the economic impact of a staple crop biofortification project. The study finds that biofortified cassava in Nigeria and Kenya is a cost effective means of reducing health problems associated with vitamin A and iron deficiency. The second paper considers the significant livelihood challenges faced by rural communities in the Andes, including poverty, food insecurity, and natural resource constraints. Through the development and implementation of a linear programming model, the study analyzes the economic impact of a conservation agriculture project in central Ecuador, and finds that certain experimental cropping activities designed to decrease soil degradation may contribute to increased incomes for farm households.
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Sweeney, Stacy L. "How innovative strategies can impact fiscal strength| Supporting a culture of innovation in small colleges." Thesis, University of Pennsylvania, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3721074.

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Innovation in postsecondary education has become an important element of the landscape in order for institutions to remain competitive and, for some, as a means to survive (Selingo, 2013, p. 58). Small colleges and universities have experienced a more significant impact than most higher education institutions in attempting to remain competitive and promote innovation as they continue to deal with the aftermath of the 2001 and 2008 recessions and keep pace with the challenges of enrollment and finance. If small colleges are faced with the inability to create new and innovative delivery and business models, there is a danger that many of these small colleges will cease to exist (Crow, 2010; Rivard, 2013).

The primary purpose of this study was to explore how two small colleges adopted innovative strategies that maintained or improved their fiscal strength during a time when most small colleges were experiencing financial decline. How these innovative cultures have been supported at these small colleges, and their relation to the strategies employed, is also explored in this study. The overarching research question for this study was, “To what extent can small colleges develop a culture that supports innovation and positively influences the financial stability of the institutions?

The findings of this study include innovative strategies used at each institution to impact fiscal strength, and elements that have been established to support a culture of innovation in addition to the way in which innovation has improved the student experience. Ultimately, the examples of innovative strategies implemented at these institutions, such as responding to student and market demands, having an innovative mission and vision and ensuring innovative individuals are leading the institution, could turn into sustainable solutions for other small colleges that may be struggling with student enrollment and revenue decline. The elements of innovative cultures that were discovered in this study could be used as a “best practices” list for other small colleges in their quest to develop and sustain an innovative culture.

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Ruderer, Dominik. "The impact of market regulation on investment and innovation." Diss., lmu, 2012. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-150285.

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Poldahl, Andreas. "The impact of competition and innovation on firm performance /." Örebro : Örebro University : Universitetsbiblioteket, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-196.

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Nagaraj, Abhishek. "Essays on the impact of digital information on innovation." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/105079.

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Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2016.
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The first essay describes how intellectual property (copyright law) might affect the diffusion of newly, digitized information. To evaluate this question, I focus on the digitization of a magazine as a part of the Google Books digitization project and estimate the impact of copyright on magazine issues on subsequent reuse of creative material on Wikipedia. I find that while digitization substantially increases the likelihood of reuse of digitized material on Wikipedia, copyright might substantially impede reuse. The impact of copyright is most pronounced for images as compared to text, for less popular material with fewer substitutes and when the underlying material is available in digital form. The second essay highlights maps as a new form of digital information and posits that the availability of publicly-provided maps is a crucial first step to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship. In order to examine this issue, I focus on the impact of the NASA Landsat satellite mapping program on shaping the level and distribution of new discoveries between firms in the gold exploration industry. By comparing regions that quasi-randomly did not receive mapping information due to technical failures in the satellites and cloud-cover in imagery with regions that received publicly-provided maps, I estimate that new maps almost doubled the likelihood of new discoveries in the global gold exploration market between 1950-1990 and also shifted the sources of new discoveries from larger senior firms to younger and smaller junior firms. The third essay continues to explore the role of maps in shaping innovation by focusing on the role of mapping information in shaping innovative behavior in a crowding context. I analyze the impact of the US Census TIGER street-mapping program on shaping innovative activity on OpenStreetMap, a popular online street-mapping community similar to Wikipedia, and used widely on the internet in applications like Foursquare, Apple Maps and Uber. I focus on an error in the use of TIGER information on OpenStreetMap due to which about 60% of the US map benefited from highly-accurate TIGER maps from the US Census while the other 40% did not. In a difference-in-difference framework, I find that counties that received accurate TIGER information were negatively affected on OpenStreetMap as measured by the number of active users, the number of contributions and importantly the production of follow-on knowledge.
by Abhishek Nagaraj.
A mapping lens for innovation -- Does copyright affect reuse? evidence from the Google Books Digitization Project -- The private impact of public maps-Landsat satellite imagery and gold exploration -- does open data spur online communities? evidence from crowdsourced mapping.
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Ghinoi, Stefano <1986&gt. "Innovation Policies in Tuscany: an Impact Evaluation on SME." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2016. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/7257/.

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In the last decades, evaluation has become an essential tool for policymakers, because it provides unbiased estimates of a policy effect. The purpose of an evaluation is to explore the causal relationship between the implementation of a policy and its effects – the “impact”. In the programming period 2007-2013, the European Commission – and the member States of the EU – have focused their attention on the development of innovation policies within Regional Innovation Systems: for this reason, the innovation policies have been particularly involved in evaluation processes. Six Italian regions have created the Poli di innovazione (Innovation poles), networks of universities, services centres, incubators, public and private laboratories, and enterprises, whose goals are to foster the creation of networks and to stimulate firms’ economic performance through the support in R&D activities. Due to the novelty of the policy, this research is a first attempt to evaluate the Poles, using the Tuscan context as case study. Tuscany Region have supported the creation of twelve poles, facilitating the access to a call for tender for the purchase of R&D qualified services. Using matching and difference-in-differences methods, it has been estimated the Average Treatment on the Treated – in terms of Total Factor Productivity and Labor Productivity – for three possible cases: subsidized SME, SME members of the Poles, subsidized SME members of the Poles. In addition, it has been implemented a model that include network centrality measures to assess the effect of the Poles on the performance of the firms. It emerges that the subsidized firms which belong to the poles experience on average a productivity gain towards the end of the period of subsidization, and the centrality of their pole have a positive effect, which is particularly relevant for the top enterprises – in terms of productivity.

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Mazorodze, Tawanda. "The impact of transformational leadership on business model innovation." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79615.

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Leadership and leadership style are critical drivers of the business model innovation process. Business model innovation research has singled out transformational leadership as best suited for driving business model innovation. There is, however, an apparent lacuna in extant research in understanding how transformational leadership impacts the business model innovation processes and practices. This research investigated the nature of the relationship between the transformational leadership style and firm business model innovation processes. In this quest, the study explored how the components of transformational leadership of vision, intellectual stimulation, inspirational communication, supportive leadership, and personal recognition impact business model innovation. This breaking down of the transformational leadership style into its components enhanced the aim of understanding the relationship between transformational leadership and business model innovation in the face of environmental uncertainty. An online survey was conducted, and a questionnaire was sent to participants working across all industries in junior, middle, executive management, and supportive roles in South Africa. Purposive sampling with snowballing data collection technique was used to collect data from 113 respondents, and the data was used to assess the measuring instrument’s validity and reliability. Based on hierarchical multiple and moderated regression analyses, the study confirmed that the transformational leadership style positively impacted the business model innovation process. The transformational components of vision, inspirational communication, and supportive leadership positively impact business model innovation. Environmental uncertainty negatively moderates all the relationships. The study’s findings therefore proffered empirically validated evidence to suggest that transformational leadership positively impacts business model innovation
Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2020.
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Lewis, Trystan. "Innovation in surgical training and its impact on healthcare." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/10731.

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Surgical training is currently in a state of flux, with dramatic changes in the way it is structured and delivered. The greatest challenges to surgical training have come from the advent of minimally invasive surgery in the 1990’s and more recently the reduction in a doctors working hours. This has led to a significant decrease in training opportunities that are available to the surgical trainee. Simulation has been heralded as an effective adjunct to surgical training whilst ensuring high standards of patient safety. This thesis aims to investigate the factors influencing current surgical training methods and whether simulation can be used to improve the effectiveness of surgical training in a cost efficient manner. The first part of this thesis investigates the impact that the reduction in working hours has had on surgical training, and whether the use of simulation can alleviate this. The reduction in working hours for doctors has led to a significant reduction in training opportunities. However, laboratory based simulation training can improve technical skills, provided it is used as part of a proficiency based technical skills curriculum. The second part of this thesis investigates the impact that innovations in surgery have had on surgical training, and whether simulator technology can advance at a similar rate. The introduction of single incision laparoscopic surgery provides further challenges for the surgical trainee, and it is clear that a novice laparoscopic surgeon needs further technical skills curriculum based training before entering the operating room. In addition, advancement in simulator technology now allows senior surgeons to learn advanced techniques in the skills laboratory. The final part of this thesis aims to assess the current costs of surgical training in the operating room, and whether simulation can improve operating room efficiency such that cost savings can be made. One of the main criticisms of simulation training is that it is expensive. However, the evidence in this thesis demonstrates that traditional training is also very expensive; and with prior training on simulation, operating times can be significantly reduced, providing sufficient cost savings that make simulation cost efficient. Simulation works. This is clear from the literature and from evidence provided by this thesis. Although simulation alone is not sufficient to train surgeons to operating room proficiency, it can provide a useful adjunct to surgical training. It allows trainees to train in the safety of skills laboratory, and shorten the learning curve in the operating room which in turn improves patient safety. If appropriate simulators are selected and used correctly, it can provide benefits to the healthcare system by reducing costs through an improvement in operating room efficiency.

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Algotsson, Simon, and Johan Öhlander. "Uncertainties in the Innovation Process : The Impact of External Uncertainties." Thesis, Högskolan Väst, Avd för företagsekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-15454.

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This thesis is about How External Uncertainties Affect the Innovation Process. Written during the spring term of 2020 by Simon Algotsson and Johan Öhlander. The thesis main goal is to generate knowledge about the properties and sources of external uncertainties and create an understanding of how they can come to affect an innovation process. This research encourages organizations that are planning to participate, or currently resides in an innovation process to give it a read. Anyone who seeks a deeper understanding of the impact of external uncertainties may use our findings as a source of inspiration. The research question we have answered is: How do external uncertainties affect the innovation process? As the title and research question shows, innovation and uncertainties are the two most common denominators in this work. Presented in the theoretical framework is previous research done concerning the innovation process, and what it consists of. As well as how other researchers describe different types of uncertainties. We have also constructed our own model of how external uncertainties can give rise to internal uncertainties. For this type of research, a qualitative method has been selected, since it enabled us to go in-depth in one specific innovation process. We have conducted two interviews with the CEO and CFO of a company referred to as Gamma. They have both shared their own perspectives of the innovation process their company has gone through. The data collected from the interview has been transcribed separately and is later presented in the empirical evidence. The final sections of this thesis include the analysis and the conclusion. In these chapters we draw parallels between the research presented in the theoretical framework and Gamma's innovation process. The process we have investigated for this thesis encountered several uncertainties, both internal and external. In the analysis we present the authors own model of how external uncertainties came to affect Gamma's innovation process. The conclusion discusses the significant findings of the research such as how Gamma's innovation turned into a 'black hole' for the profits generated by the company.

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FENG, JOANNA. "Impact of university innovation systemon a medical institution: A case study of KI Innovation at Karolinska Institutet." Thesis, KTH, Organisation och ledning, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-189307.

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KI Innovation at Karolinska Institutet (KI) is a university innovation system that was initiated to bring more of the research conducted at the medical university to benefit society through commercialization and making these research findings medically applicable. It has the mission to bridge the gap between academia and business, and to facilitate the process and communication of technology-transfer. Such a system has existed since 1995, and this study conducted in 2008-2009 has the purpose of finding out if and how this system has had an impact on the level of commercialization at the university. Three departments at KI were selected to be studied; MBB, OnkPat and MTC. The study employed three different approaches: 1. A quantitative study of the amount of patents that has been filed by researchers that were employed at these three departments during the period of 1995 – 2005. 2. A survey was conducted amongst the then currently employed researchers in 2008 at the same three departments, to find out their knowledge and attitude towards the innovation system. 3. In-depth interviews with three people that worked within the innovation system, and three researchers that have put their research through the system. The findings show that the patent-approach proved to be somewhat inconclusive due to low level of patents filed through KI Innovation, as the system was new during the study period. One couldn’t conclude that these patent activities are solely credited to the system, or how the external business and market forces at the time impacted on the level of innovation overall. The survey gives insight of the mindset of the researchers, their view of commercialization and the impact of the innovation system in place at their university. Most researchers were positive and curious, but were not always aware of the possibility of innovation from their own research. The in-depth interviews make clear that there is a knowledge gap towards patenting, as the researchers have publishing their research as their foremost incentive, which collides with patenting and hence commercialization.

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Grothe, Michael [Verfasser]. "The impact of market structure on innovation incentives / Michael Grothe." Bielefeld : Universitätsbibliothek Bielefeld, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1065375506/34.

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Eligh, Linda. "The impact of cultural assumptions of respect on corporate innovation." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape7/PQDD_0007/MQ41797.pdf.

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Carter, Dorothy R. "The impact of leadership network structure on multiteam system innovation." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/51819.

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Generating innovative solutions for large-scale multifaceted problems increasingly requires the carefully orchestrated coordination and collaboration of complex collectives composed of multiple teams. However, there are many difficulties inherent in collaborative work, which are often exacerbated when individuals hail from multiple fields, perspectives, cultural backgrounds, and geographical locations. Although collective creativity can be maximized when teams leverage functionally diverse information, often residing outside the boundary of the team, this is only true to the extent that teams can effectively reconcile often-competing perspectives. Resolving these countervailing pressures requires leadership networks - patterns of emergent influence - that enable organizational teams to explore and exploit diverse informational sets. In this thesis, I turn to leadership networks in order to understand how the social structure of influence within cross-functional multiteam systems (i.e., MTSs) holds the potential to catalyze innovative new ideas. I evaluate hypotheses about the structure of leadership networks and resulting creative output in a sample of geographically distributed cross-functional MTSs formed using students completing linked semester-long projects across two universities in the US and France. Findings reveal the structure of leadership networks, both during early exploration and later exploitation phases, has important downstream consequences for innovation. First, my results suggest that throughout exploration and exploitation, innovation arises in those MTSs who exhibit leadership networks high in bridging ties and whose leaders have strong mutual influence on one another. Second, I find innovation arises in those MTSs whose leadership networks are highly concentrated around a relative few members during the exploitation phase.

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Moore, Ian Keith. "The impact of technology policy on innovation in small firms." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.279579.

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Akter, Ruzlin, and Shashiprabha Rathnayaka. "The Impact of Organizational Culture and Leadership on Organizational Innovation." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Företagsekonomi, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-29257.

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Abstract Title: The Impact of Organizational Culture and Leadership on Organizational Innovation Level: Final assignment for Master Degree in Business Administration Authors: Ruzlin Akter and Shashiprabha Rathnayaka Supervisor: Zahra Ahmadi, PhD Examiner: Maria Fregidou-Malama, PhD Date: 2019 – January Aim: The aim of the study is to explore the impact of organizational culture and leadership in the development of organizational innovation. Method: The study is based on twelve qualitative interviews from six different organizations. The organizations have been selected randomly but with consideration of innovativeness. Two of the organizations have been selected from Sri Lanka and four organizations from Sweden. This study has been conducted by following an inductive qualitative research method using structured and semi-structured interview. Inductive approach has been followed to analyze the data. Result & Conclusion: Organization culture and leadership together have an influence for developing innovation. The findings of the study suggest that process and job oriented culture, and transactional leadership has both positive and negative impact in developing innovation. Our findings suggest that result oriented culture, employee oriented culture, pragmatic culture, open system and transformational leadership are more effective than process oriented, job oriented, normative culture and transactional leadership for developing innovation. Suggestion for Future Research: Though this study has used six organizations, the numbers of participants is low for each organization. This study has not focused on any specific industry and national culture. Therefore the suggestion for further study is to use more participants and to be industry specific. Researcher can also go in depth to identify which factors are particularly the reasons for the failure and success of innovativeness to this particular industry through comparing the national culture. Contribution: This study has made a theoretical contribution by connecting organizational culture and leadership with innovation and provides a new reflection regarding the impact of ii process oriented culture and job oriented culture. This study contributes to the implication to managers where managers can serve best for the culture while knowing about the influential result of the culture and leadership on innovation. With the help of this study, organizations will be able to identify the factors that may help them to be innovative and competitive in market. Ultimately the organization will be able contribute to the national economy of its country. Key words: Organizational Innovation, Leadership, Organizational Culture.

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Li, Lei (Lynn Lei). "The impact of accounting for research and development on innovation." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77822.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2012.
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This paper examines whether a change in the accounting rule for research and development (R&D) cost is associated with changes in the innovation process. Specifically, I examine whether R&D expenditure, the number of patents per R&D dollar, and the number of citations per R&D dollar differ for firms that capitalize their R&D (capitalizers) relative to those that expense their R&D (expensers) after the issuance of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) 86, Accounting for the Cost of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed. I find that relative to expensers, capitalizers increase their R&D expenditure post-SFAS 86. In addition, I find that the quality of innovation declines: post- SFAS 86, the total number of patent citations per R&D dollar decreases more for capitalizers than it does for expensers. This decline is consistent with managers of capitalizing firms taking advantage of SFAS 86 by over-investing in poor quality projects. Overall, the paper provides evidence that financial reporting can impact investments in innovation.
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Zadig, Sean M. "Understanding the Impact of Hacker Innovation upon IS Security Countermeasures." NSUWorks, 2016. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/976.

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Hackers external to the organization continue to wreak havoc upon the information systems infrastructure of firms through breaches of security defenses, despite constant development of and continual investment in new IS security countermeasures by security professionals and vendors. These breaches are exceedingly costly and damaging to the affected organizations. The continued success of hackers in the face of massive amounts of security investments suggests that the defenders are losing and that the hackers can innovate at a much faster pace. Underground hacker communities have been shown to be an environment where attackers can learn new techniques and share tools pertaining to the defeat of IS security countermeasures. This research sought to understand the manner in which hackers diffuse innovations within these communities. Employing a multi-site, positivist case study approach of four separate hacking communities, the study examined how hackers develop, communicate, and eventually adopt these new techniques and tools, so as to better inform future attempts at mitigating these attacks. The research found that three classes of change agents are influential in the diffusion and adoption of an innovation: the developer/introducer of the innovation to the community, the senior member of a community, and the author of tutorials. Additionally, the research found that three innovation factors are key to successful diffusion and adoption: the compatibility of the innovation to the needs of the community, the complexity of the innovation, and the change in image conferred upon the member from adopting the innovation. The research also described the process by which innovations are adopted within the hacking communities and detailed phases in this process which are unique to these communities.

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Shetty, Sadu. "Impact of Firm Performance, Multi-Nationality, and Innovation in MNCs." NSUWorks, 2013. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/hsbe_etd/105.

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This study examined the role of firm performance, internationality, innovation intensity and firm size in determining CEO executive compensation in multinational enterprises. The framework for this study was established by reviewing literature relevant in executive compensation, agency theory, internationalization, innovation, contingency, and resource based theories. The sample data of 1,950 observations from 488 companies over a period of four years (2008-2011) were collected from ExecuComp database and from Forbes Global 2000 companies list published in 2011. A quantitative methodological approach using correlational research design was employed. The results indicated a positive relation between executive compensation paid to CEOs and firm performance measured in return on assets and return on equity, and size of the firm. Results did not indicate a strong relation between executive compensation paid to CEOs and internationalization and, investment in research and development in multinational corporations. Empirical analyses derived from the data set of this study failed to provide adequate evidence to support the expected moderating effect of firm size on executive compensation paid to CEOs and firm performance. A large part of executive compensation paid to CEO remains unexplained in part due to the need for a greater understanding of the effects of the contextual variables related to internationalization, innovation intensity, and understanding the impact differences from short term and long term executive compensation structures. This dissertation contributes to the literature on compensation, MNC analysis, and innovation.

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Jeong, Moonsun. "The Adoption of Low Impact Development by Local Governments." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77373.

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Low impact development (LID) is an innovative stormwater management technique that was introduced in early 1990s. However, the transition to use of this more sustainable method has been slow due to technical, institutional, and regulatory barriers to LID adoption. The research questions for this study are: What constitutes LID adoption? Why do localities adopt LID? What are the major factors that influenced the level of LID adoption by local governments? Specifically, this study focused on motivations and key determinants of LID adoption by local governments. By answering these questions, we will have better knowledge about how to approach the adoption process of environmental innovations. The findings of the study will benefit any potential localities considering LID adoption. The theory of diffusion of innovations is applied as it is very flexible to investigate complex topics like environmental innovation involving multiple factors and environments. To explore the role of local governments in LID adoption, sub-theories like organizational innovation and policy adoption are reviewed. Based on these theoretical foundations, four constructs of variables which include innovation, organizations, motivations, and surrounding organizational context are investigated. The case study method is used for eight counties (Amherst, Bedford, Chesterfield, Fairfax, Isle of Wight, Roanoke, Stafford, and Spotsylvania) and two cities (City of Charlottesville, City of Roanoke) in Virginia. Key informants from each locality were selected for in-depth interviews and additional document reviews for each case are used to support multiple case studies. LID adoption consists of various forms such as regulations, practices, and plans. A combination of all forms of LID activities and programs was used to measure LID adoption level. Based on nine criteria (i.e., adoption mode, use of the term "LID" in local codes, code details, LID manuals, demonstration projects, number of LID projects after LID code adoption, education programs, task force, and incentives), localities with three levels of LID adoption have been determined. Influencing factors of innovation adoption varied depending on level of LID adoption (high, moderate, and low). Therefore, strategies to promote environmental innovation should be developed in relation to the level of innovation adoption. The research findings revealed two major determinants that influenced the level of LID adoption. One is strong champions, and the other is regulatory mandates. A champion-driven LID adoption model is found in high level LID adoption localities. Usually, individuals from local governments, NGOs, and development communities have played a critical role in LID adoption process. The local government organizations in this group are usually self-motivated for innovation adoption. Especially, the presence of strong champions was identified as a key factor to the higher level of innovation adoption. On the other hand, a regulation-driven LID adoption model is found in moderate to low level LID adoption localities. These localities are strongly influenced by state regulatory mandates. In these cases, external forces motivate local governments to adopt innovations.
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Le, Pendeven Benjamin. "Emerging approaches for financing innovation." Thesis, Paris, CNAM, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018CNAM1169.

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Portés par des changements technologiques, des cadres juridiques nouveaux, une demande de financement croissante de la part des entreprises innovantes et une montée en maturité des opérateurs du marché, les professionnels du financement de l’innovation ont pour partie modifié leurs pratiques et de nouveaux outils émergent. Ces nombreuses évolutions posent des questionnements théoriques essentiels.La thèse vise à investiguer trois de ces modes de financement. Le premier, les Social Impact Bonds (autrement dénommés en France Contrats à Impact Social) sont un mode de financement de l’innovation sociale non entrepreneuriale apparu en 2010 en Grande-Bretagne. Le second outil analysé est celui du financement participatif (crowdfunding). Forme émergente de financement des projets entrepreneuriaux par la foule sur internet, il connait une croissance forte depuis une décennie. La thèse questionne l’impact du degré d’innovation sur la réussite des campagnes. Le troisième et dernier outil évoqué dans la thèse est celui des fonds de Multi Corporate Venture Capital (MCVC), et leurs formes organisationnelles
Driven by technological change, new legal frameworks, growing demand for cash from start-ups, and a growing maturity of market operators, innovation finance professionals have partly modified their practices. On the one hand, traditional financing tools have modernized their organizations and methods, and on the other, new forms of financing have emerged. These numerous evolutions open essential theoretical questions, while questioning the traditional theories of the financing of innovation as well as suggesting new theoretical considerations.The thesis investigates three of these modes of financing. The first, the Social Impact Bonds (otherwise known as Contrats à Impact Social, in France) are a way of financing the non-entrepreneurial social innovation that appeared in 2010 in Great Britain. The second tool analyzed is about equity crowdfunding. Emerging form of financing entrepreneurial projects by the crowd on the internet, it knows a strong growth since a decade. The thesis analyzes the impact of innovation degree on campaigns’ success. The third and last tool mentioned in this thesis is that of the funds of Multi Corporate Venture Capital (MCVC)

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Muslu, Deniz. "INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY IN FASHION INDUSTRY." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-17105.

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Abstract This research is designed to see the level of innovativeness of fashion brands in terms of being sustainable. It also aims to find out if there is a relation between business models and innovativeness within sustainability of fashion brands. Following the literature review, desk research, consumer survey and expert interviews are carried out. Desk research is made through web pages of fashion brands and some organizations. The information from the web pages revealed a lot about the current sustainability actions. In this desk research, 10 companies are examined in regard to their sustainability actions, to learn about what has been done and to see what can be considered as innovative in terms of sustainability. Following the desk research, a consumer survey is designed to explore the consumer opinion on the topics of sustainability and innovation. A consumer survey of 100 people is conducted at the Swedish School of Textiles. Due to the need for conscious knowledge about sustainability and innovation, people who studies or works in the textile school is specifically chosen as a cluster. The sample is called “Informed consumers” and is believed to have savvy about innovation and sustainability. How sustainability actions of brands are perceived, how consumers evaluate fashion brands and what they understand from “innovativeness” are some questions explored in the survey. Results are given via frequency distribution charts and maps. Following the survey, 5 interviews are made with contacts from the companies to study the issue also from the perspective of the business world. These expert interviews are verbally structured and are explained within the research. The method of interviews is qualitative research method and the result provides the reader an insight. To propose an assessment method for fashion companies, “The Innovation within Sustainability Index” is constructed. Although this index is inspired by some current environmental index models, the final model is original and includes the consumer perspective as well as author’s own evaluation on the innovative sustainability actions of the fashion companies. The companies which are evaluated in the index are: H&M, Lindex, Gina Tricot, Zara, Acne, Filippa K, Patagonia and Nike. At the end, it was not possible to point out significant relation between business models and innovativeness within sustainability. However, this result may differ when the model is applied to larger samples.
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Abdul, Kamilah Hamza. "Inovação social corporativa : estudo de caso EDP." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/16598.

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Mestrado em Gestão e Estratégia Industrial
A Inovação Social Corporativa (ISC) é um tema resultante na aposta das empresas na Sustentabilidade e na Responsabilidade Social. O presente estudo aborda a evolução do tema ISC e como são medidos os impactos dos projetos desta natureza: impactos económicos e impactos sociais. Ambas as tipologias são analisadas num contexto de negócio e num contexto social. O estudo de caso EDP permite avaliar um projeto de ISC, titulado como Junto à Terra (JaT) cujo objetivo é a educação para a sustentabilidade como forma de retenção populacional. Através do Business Model Canvas é feita a análise de modelo de negócio e posteriormente uma análise aos inputs, outputs e preocupação em medir os impactos. A presente investigação permitiu concluir que existem vários termos para ISC e que dado contexto de competitividade atual é uma forma estratégica de marcar um posicionamento ou expandir os mercados, através da resolução de um problema social. A EDP é uma empresa com elevada Responsabilidade Social (RS) e define como umas das suas prioridades a medição dos impactos, sejam sociais, organizacionais e de negócio. A ferramenta utilizada é o London Benchmarking Group (LBG) e a estratégia passa pela criação e adoção de macro indicadores que espelhem a realidade. O JaT insere-se num dos objetivos da Política Investimento Social da EDP e dado a estratégia inerente, a dimensão do projeto pelo número de stakeholders e abrangência territorial, o elevado investimento e a escalabilidade, cumpre com os critérios para a medição de impactos.
Corporate Social Innovation (CSI) results of the commitment to Sustainability and Social Responsability (SR). The present study focus on the course of CSI and how the impacts are measured: economic and social impacts. Both are analysed in business and social contexts. The case study is about EDP and the project is Junto à Terra (JaT). JaT is a project that the objective is to educate to sustainability as a form of prevent the rural depopulation. Applying Business Model Canvas is analyzed the business model, and then the inputs, outputs and the concern about measuring impacts. This study allows to conclude that there are several definitons about CSI and according to market competitivess panorama, could be a strategical way for an approach to a new market or even to establish a position, by solving a social problema. EDP is a company with high SR and one of the priorities is measuring social, business and corporate impacts. The method used is London Benchmarking Group (LBG) and now the path is working in macro indicators. According, to EDP's Social Investment Policy, the dimension of the project, by the number os stakeholders and the size of the demographic area, the investiment and the potencial to implement in other regions are the criterias that determinate that JaT should be submited to an impacts assessment.
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Jaffer, Salman. "Harnessing innovation in the 21st century| the impact of leadership styles." Thesis, The George Washington University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3557412.

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Innovation is essential for organizational survival and effectiveness and often requires a balance between managing existing competencies, skills, and resources, and pursuing newer and radical aspirations. Organizational leaders play an important role in fostering innovation in the workplace and striking a unique equilibrium between these competing priorities to maximize individual creativity and organizational innovation outcomes. By employing path analyses, this study examined the relationship between two leadership styles—transformational leadership (TFL) and leader-member exchange (LMX) and two forms of organizational innovation (exploration and exploitation). The study also investigated the role that individual and organizational variables played in explaining the leadership-innovation relationship.

Results suggested positive but non-significant relationships between leadership styles and organizational innovation due to the high correlations and overlap between the two leadership styles. Follower autonomy was positively and significantly related to exploration innovation. When analyzed separately, positive and significant associations were found for both leadership styles and organizational innovation. Results of this study suggest the equal importance of transformational and relational styles of leadership towards fostering both forms of organizational innovation. In particular, organizational support for innovation was found to mediate the leadership-innovation relationship, suggesting the importance of social mechanisms in translating the effects of leadership into innovation outcomes for the organization.

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sadeghkhani, zohreh. "The impact of national culture on the diffusion process of innovation." Thesis, Umeå University, Umeå School of Business, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-1464.

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The goal of this thesis was to study the impact of national culture on the diffusion process of innovation. The study was conducted on consumers in two countries of Sweden and Iran who have significant cultural differences based on Hofstede’s five cultural dimensions model. A questionnaire designed to evaluate the tendency to adopt new products and to imitate was completed by 200 people in each of two respective countries. These participants were well distributed across different genders and age groups. The responses obtained were analyzed to evaluate the impact of culture on adoption of innovation as well as on imitation. In addition, the role of gender on the adoption of new product as well as on imitation was investigated.

The analysis of the data obtained in this study clearly indicates that national culture plays a significant role on the diffusion process of innovation. These results show that the tendency to adopt new products in the Swedish culture is higher than that in the Iranian culture. In other words one can conclude that the tendency to adopt new products in countries with low power distance, low uncertainty avoidance, individualistic, and short term orientation culture is higher than in countries with high power distance, high uncertainty avoidance, collective, and long term orientation culture.

The results of this research also demonstrate that gender also plays an important role in the adoption of new products. These results indicate that the tendency to adopt new product by males in both Sweden and Iran is higher than the tendency to adopt new products by their female counter parts. In other words in both feminine and masculine cultures males have more tendencies to adopt new products than females.

The analysis of the data obtained in this study indicates that national culture plays a significant role on the degree of imitation. These results show that the tendency to imitate in Iranian culture is higher than in the Swedish culture. In other words the tendency to imitate in countries with high power distance, high uncertainty avoidance, collective, and long term orientation culture is higher than the tendency to imitate in countries with low power distance, low uncertainty avoidance, individualistic, and short term orientation culture.

In addition, the results of this research show that gender also plays an important role in the extent of imitation. These results suggest that the tendency to imitate by females in both Sweden and Iran is higher than the tendency to imitate by their male counter parts. In other words in both feminine and masculine cultures females have more tendencies to imitate than males.

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Mallon, Philip. "Impact of innovation in science education on small rural secondary education." Thesis, University of Ulster, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.241993.

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Co, Manuel C. "The impact of technology and innovation in improving quality of care : /." Access full-text from WCMC :, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1619066771&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=8424&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Flynn, Sean Peter. "Evaluating interactive documentaries : audience, impact and innovation in public interest media." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/101360.

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Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Comparative Media Studies, 2015.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-168).
Public interest media organizations are increasingly interested in experimenting with interactive and participatory approaches to documentary storytelling enabled by digital technologies. However, due to the experimental nature of these interactive documentaries, it is not yet clear whether the more active user engagements they require translate into outcomes like sustained attention, greater narrative comprehension, enhanced learning, empathy or civic engagement - never mind larger societal impacts like improved public discourse, behavior change or policy change. The shifting definitions and measures of complex, multi-dimensional concepts like "engagement" and "impact" is a challenge for public interest media organizations migrating to digital platforms - particularly at a time when audience activities have become far more transparent and funders place greater emphasis on "data-driven" impact measurement. This thesis explores the "theories of change" that inform institutional investments in documentary and examines how three public interest media organizations - the National Film Board of Canada, POV and the New York Times - are approaching interactive documentary production, attempting to define what constitutes success or impact - and how to measure it. I argue that we need new theories of change and evaluation frameworks that expand definitions of "impact" and "engagement," balancing public service mission with the strategic goals of audience development and the circuitous processes of artistic and technological innovation. This means looking beyond quantitative mass media era metrics, which fail to account for important qualitative dimensions of the user experience. I propose a new set of qualitative and quantitative measures that might better reflect the social and artistic aspirations of the interactive documentary, test assumptions in ways that can inform project design, and embrace the potentials of technology to transform the methods, ethics and process of documentary storytelling in the digital age.
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Heitman-Lucy, Carol Yvonne. "THE IMPACT OF INNOVATION ON FAMILY BUSINESS SUCCESSORSHIP AND TRANSGENERATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP." OpenSIUC, 2017. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/1457.

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Family enterprises comprise the majority of business organizations around the globe and provide significant economic benefit. Yet, continuity and stability with the family business rarely surpasses the second generation. This phenomenon leads to an understanding of the importance of succession. This study suggests transgenerational entrepreneurship and the opportunity for innovation with successive generations may resolve the long-term challenges that confront family businesses in transition. Transgenerational entrepreneurship occurs when families develop and implement entrepreneurial mindsets and capabilities across generations. Utilizing a sample of potential successor of family-owned businesses in the United States from MTurk, this study examines the relationships of entrepreneurial intention and opportunity for innovation on the succession decision made by the potential successor. The study also examines the moderating role of organizational contextual factors that impact the transgenerational entrepreneurship decision.

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Crochetiere, Bruce. "Transcending Technological Innovation: The Impact of Acquisitions on Entrepreneurial Technical Organizations." ScholarWorks, 2011. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/956.

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Technology firms with substantial cash reserves acquire smaller entrepreneurial firms for diversification. In 2006, 3 large firms acquired 28 organizations, with the combined deals exceeding {dollar}4.7 billion. The problem addressed in this study is that new start-up companies with innovative ideas may not mature when they are acquired by larger companies and do not fully articulate potential industry-transcending innovation. This is important because the unsuccessful integration of an acquisition can dismantle innovation and compromises economic inventiveness. Drawing from the disruptive innovation and the resource-based theories, the purpose of the quasi-experimental study was to examine the impact of acquisition by larger public technological organizations of smaller start-up innovative entrepreneurial organizations on patent generation, stock price trend, and stakeholder retention. The research questions in this study were designed to statistically test pre/post changes in these key innovation performance factors before and after an acquisition. Historical data on 71 acquisitions by 10 acquiring firms were gathered related to number of patents generated, stock price trends, and stakeholder retention. Paired t tests were used to confirm that there were significantly fewer patents and patents per year generated, and significantly fewer stakeholders retained after acquisition. Stock price fluctuation was examined using a cumulative abnormal return categorization approach that indicated only 31% of the acquired companies realized gains that reached the a priori threshold of significance. The results of this study could create positive social change through the development of business acquisition strategies that promote innovation, resulting in economic prosperity for the United States.

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Hickman, James Preston. "The impact of formal and informal network linkages on firm innovation." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29774.

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This study explore the linkages or partnerships that companies across the EU and a defend set of emerging market economies have in either a formal or informal manner. The research aims to understand the correlation of these linkages and a firm’s ability in innovate. Empirically this research is set out to determine if there are differences in a firm’s ability to innovate based on the structure of the linkage, i.e. formal or informal. The study extends to understand the impact that the economic downturn had had on these linkages and what impact, if any has filtered through to the firm’s ability to innovate.The central argument is that firms with linkages benefit but being more nimble innovators and therefore both formal and informal linkages are very good for business and an organizations ability to innovate.Chi squared and t-tests were run on the responses of the firms belonging to the export or domestic categories. The results overwhelmingly suggest that in respect of innovativeness, the domestic suppliers do not differ from those that opt to export into the developed world. However the firms belonging to the domestic group differ considerably with regards to who they collaborate with for their innovations when compared to the export group.
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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Bronkhorst, Johan. "The impact of disruptive innovation on the demand for coworking space." Master's thesis, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32697.

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This thesis investigates whether the phenomenon of companies that seek to disrupt markets through innovation play a role in the rise of coworking spaces. The city of Cape Town in South Africa was selected as the location for this study due to an increase in the establishment of coworking spaces and the appearance of the aforementioned phenomenon. The premise for this thesis is based on the demands for commercial real estate, which has changed as a result of the implementation of new technologies and the sharing economy. This change is argued to have altered the way companies utilise working environments which, in turn, amended the requirements of these companies. The study seeks to establish whether coworking spaces serve as adequate supply to these demands or whether the increase in the establishment of coworking spaces is unaffiliated. Grounded theory was used as the research method in this study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven respondents that were all active founders of coworking spaces at the time of the study. Additional documentary evidence was collected in cases where it was available. An analysis of the responses indicates that there is a strong relationship correlation between the rise of disruptive innovation and the increase in available coworking spaces. This relationship correlation was based on the value that flexibility, affordability and community facilitation held for companies that associate with disruptive innovation. These companies were mainly start-ups, skunkworks teams, research and development departments and other forms of companies that primarily work within the industry of technology. Limitations to the study included that additional documentary evidence was limited due to poor record-keeping of active memberships by coworking space operators, in addition to restrictions that were placed on accessing company information such as revenue statements. The research findings provide academic support and market-related evidence to developers and investors within the real estate sector that could enable them to make more informed decisions relating to the supply of coworking spaces. Moreover, the findings shed light on the general views shared by the founders of the coworking spaces. These views should provide insight to those interested in the industry, and more specifically within the Cape Town region.

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蘇恆毅. "The Impact of Innovation Strategy on Product Innovation Performance." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/hem228.

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開南大學
商學院碩士在職專班
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Abstract In recent years, due to the advances in technology, globalization and market competition, enterprises must adopt strategy that innovates and differentiates. At the same time, to successfully enter market and maintain competitive advantage, enterprises must obtain advantages through development of new product/service and market. Innovation can be viewed as the application of new concept to create enterprise value. The definition of innovation is the creation of new process or techniques in product development and application management. Therefore, enterprises must add new products and creation process capabilities per customer specification and competitive environment. Thus, this study will explore the impact of product innovation strategy on product innovation performance. The sample targets for the questionnaires are R&D employees in researcher case company and there are 68 total valid questionnaires. Through empirical analysis, this study reveals that enterprises use applied innovation strategy the most often. Product innovation can help enterprises create new market and opportunity. There is positive correlation between product innovation strategy and product innovation performance. Innovation in model and breakthrough innovation can effectively increase product innovation performance. The better the innovation strategy, the better the product innovation performance. This result supports H1 hypothesis. Gender plays a significant role in progressive innovation strategy. Marital status plays a significant role in progressive and applied innovation strategy and product innovation performance. Finally, the contribution of this study is in using multi-dimensional method in exploring the impact of innovation strategy on product innovation performance even though there are only a few variables affecting product innovation performance. Future study suggestions include further exploring the correlation between product innovation/innovation performance and company scale and the number of employees. Also, they can explore the impact of different stages of product innovation process on product innovation performance and the difference in views between managers and employees.

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HiromuOkada and 岡田宏武. "The Impact of Corporate Performance on Corporate Innovative Intellectual Property: Comparison Between Service Innovation and Technological Innovation." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/3h3ga6.

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宋致遠. "The impact of tying on Innovation." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/45a67y.

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佛光大學
經濟學系
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By Cournot’s oligopoly , the present study applies Martin’s (1999) heterogeneous product demand supposition as a model to discuss three-stage game in which the situation of firm A tying with or without firm B. The first stage is that the firm A decides whether to combine the selling of product A and B or not. The second stage is the firm A and B decide whether join the research and development or not. The third stage is the market competition in which all the information of the three stages was used to find out every possible subgame perfection equilibrium. And by analyzing the result to discover what kinds of tying products from firm A and B can greatly increase the profit. Moreover, Whinton states that tying can increase the profit of the competitor. Through the tying, the tied-in market can be closed and the other firms can be excluded. The present study tries to explain that if the research and development expenditure is supposed as a parameter and without fixed cost, then the tying firm may not be affected by the other competitors. On the contrary, with certain range, whether the firm A chooses to tie-in or not may increase the profit of the competitors. For this reason, it should be avoid the idea of monopolizing tying of a firm and excluding the competitor from the market. On the part of research and development, when a monopolized firm is trying to do research and innovate some new products, the competitors will not cease to making their process. It is because the profit of both could be increased when the monopolized firm and the competitors innovate at the same time. Therefore, through the fair competition can greatly enhance the equity and effectiveness of product market. It also brings beneficial effect to the consumers. Through the use of the finding of present study, it is surely that the three-way win for the tying firms, competitors, and the consumers can be made

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cheng-ying, Lai, and 賴貞穎. "Venture capital impact on business innovation." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/59408268212162444951.

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國立中正大學
財務金融系研究所
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With the occasion of the direct financial rising proportion of the financial markets, venture capital began to be widely appreciated. Therefore, this study want to collect empirical data to verify whether the venture in Taiwan can really promote the value of portfolio companies, and venture capital through further explore what factors affect the investment value of the company. Found to participate in venture capital for innovative performance of listed companies is not significant, most of the regression analysis also showed that a number of venture capital to participate in all of the performance scale and degree of innovation venture capital firm invested companies into the inverse relationship; and the number of investment company directors and supervisors of the seats with the investment performance of the company's innovation into a positive relationship, where in the proportion of venture capital investment holding company with the innovation performance, found that the proportion of large holdings of venture capital is investment company's innovative performance better.

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Ku, Min-Jung, and 辜敏容. "THE IMPACT OF PRODUCTION INNOVATION AND PROCESS INNOVATION ON COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/99364361571372664654.

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大同大學
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THE IMPACT OF PRODUCT INNOVATION AND PROCESS INNOVATION ON COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Advisor：Prof. Kun-Huang Yeh Student：Min-Jung Ku TATUNG UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT MASTER’S THESIS January 2007 ABSTRACT Product innovation and process innovation are becoming the key sources of competitive advantage for Taiwan’s manufacturing firms. The purposes of this study are as follows: 1. Identify the indicators of product innovation and process innovation; 2. Identify the impact of product innovation and process innovation on competitive advantage through literature review; 3. Empirical test the impact of product innovation and process innovation on competitive advantage; 4. Provide suggestions for manufacturing firms based on the research results. Empirical data were analyzed by using the SPSS version 10.0 software and AMOS 3.6, respectively. The research results are as follows: Two hypothesis are all supported, ie., product innovation has a positive impact on competitive advantage and process innovation has a positive impact on competitive advantage.

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Yao, Jen-Te, and 姚仁德. "The impact of patent protection on innovation." Thesis, 1998. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/59438552631113308489.

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