Journal articles: 'INNOVATIONS SHAPING'

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Tworek, Katarzyna, Katarzyna Walecka-Jankowska, and Anna Zgrzywa-Ziemak. "Information Technology Reliability in Shaping Organizational Innovativeness of SMEs." Organizacija 52, no. 2 (May 1, 2019): 143–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/orga-2019-0010.

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Abstract Background and Purpose: This article refers to the relation between information technology (IT) reliability and types of innovations. The main objective of the article is to identify the role of reliability of IT (mainly information reliability) in shaping organization ability to develop different types of innovations, according to Oslo Manual. Design/Methodology/Approach: Theoretical concept of IT reliability is proposed as a one of innovation determinants. Authors proposed four hypotheses and developed a questionnaire to measure the relation between four types of innovation (product, process, organizational and marketing) and IT reliability. The hypotheses were verified using data collected in 2017 from 400 SMEs operating in Poland. Results: Information reliability as the whole notion is statistically significantly correlated with all four types of innovation in organization. Searchability, accuracy and relevance of information have significant relation with product, process, organizational and marketing innovation. Conclusion: The performed empirical research should be treated as the first step of the analysis of innovation determinants, however allowing to draw a set of conclusions useful for the development of next steps of the study.

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Vergragt, Philip J. "The Social Shaping of Industrial Innovations." Social Studies of Science 18, no. 3 (August 1988): 483–513. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030631288018003004.

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Białoskurski, Sebastian, and Paweł Janulewicz. "Innovation and Perception of Selected New Food Products and Unusual Marketing Solutions in the Food Market." Kwartalnik Ekonomistów i Menedżerów 44, no. 2 (April 1, 2017): 131–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0010.3167.

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This article concerns issues of innovation management, especially product innovations (new products) and marketing innovations in context of shaping a positive image of the offer and in that way achieving a competitive advantage. The purpose of this article is to determine the effect of the degree of innovation of food products on their perception. Furthermore, in this article there were verified opinions of respondents about perception of new products and marketing innovations (unusual promotion and distribution solutions) used in the food market which are the result of the creative technique of combination.

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Tang, Yongli, Xinyue Hu, Claudio Petti, and Matthias Thürer. "Institution-driven innovation in Guangdong firms: Moderating effects of in-house formal R&D and industrial environment turbulence." Science and Public Policy 47, no. 2 (December 22, 2019): 194–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scz058.

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Abstract This article explores the moderating effects of in-house formal R&D and industrial environment turbulence on the relationship between institutional drivers, in terms of incentives and pressures, and firm innovation. Hypotheses were tested on a sample of manufacturing firms in Guangdong Province of China, where institutional changes and governmental policies play prominent roles in shaping innovation. Results show a positive main effect of institutional incentives, but an insignificant main effect of institutional pressures. In-house formal R&D and industrial turbulence negatively moderate the institutional incentives–innovations relationship, yet positively moderate the institutional pressures–innovations relationship. This study links the innovation systems literature with the institution-based view and deepens the understanding of the joint forces of institutional transitions, industrial changes, and resource heterogeneity in shaping innovation. The findings also inform managers and policymakers in institutional transition environments to better manage institutional drivers of innovation by considering firm- and industry-specific characteristics.

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Fidan, Ismail, Stephen Canfield, Vahid Motevalli, George Chitiyo, and Mahdi Mohammadizadeh. "iMakerSpace Best Practices for Shaping the 21st Century Workforce." Technologies 9, no. 2 (April 28, 2021): 32. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/technologies9020032.

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Innovations in engineering education are undergoing a noticeable transformation. Higher education institutions are practicing distance education, remote laboratories, studio pedagogies and several other approaches in order to increase their students’ retention, success, and preparedness for the job market. In engineering education, maker spaces have become popular in the last ten years in universities as well as community colleges, high schools and community innovation hubs. A large number of engineering colleges have allocated significant spaces, and at some universities entire buildings, as maker spaces to be used for curricular and extracurricular activities. Success stories of these types of spaces are well documented. This paper describes the core activities and programs held at Tennessee Tech University’s maker space called ‘iMakerSpace.’ Accomplishments include several innovative workforce development activities. The impact and effectiveness of the iMakerSpace, presented through workforce innovations and survey statistics, is a unique contribution to this paper. In addition, the modification of operations under COVID-19 pandemic restrictions has resulted in changes that may be carried out post-pandemic.

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Przybyłowski, Adam, and Jagoda Rahn. "Innovations Shaping Smart Mobility. Tri-City Case Study." Barometr Regionalny. Analizy i Prognozy 16, no. 4 (April 12, 2019): 99–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.56583/br.50.

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The 2020s are predicted to be a decade of transformation for urban mobility. Innovations in the transport sector continue to introduce new opportunities to enhance travel experiences in the cities. This is facilitated by business models that offer a range of new mobility services that provide flexible options to meet travel needs. Good mobility for citizens and businesses greatly increases the attractiveness and competitiveness of cities. The purpose of this paper is to explore the innovations shaping smart mobility in modern agglomerations taking as a case study Tri-City (Gdańsk-Gdynia-Sopot). A survey in the form of a questionnaire was created to study how smart mobility looks in the eyes of the local community. The study was conducted among a randomly selected group of respondents. The results provide some interesting conclusions. The Tri-City community is not fully aware of the fact that there are a lot of smart mobility solutions available within the area. The paper is based on the available literature sources and statistical data, as well as on the survey research study.

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Maria, MRAZOVA. "Innovations, technology and efficiency shaping the aerospace environment." INCAS BULLETIN 5, no. 2 (June 7, 2013): 91–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.13111/2066-8201.2013.5.2.9.

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Goodman, Laurie S., Douglas J. Lucas, and Frank J. Fabozzi. "Financial Innovations and the Shaping of Capital Markets." Journal of Alternative Investments 10, no. 1 (June 30, 2007): 62–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.3905/jai.2007.688994.

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DZIURA, Marek, Andrzej JAKI, and Tomasz ROJEK. "INNOVATION AS A FACTOR OF CREATING THE VALUE OF THEENTERPRISE." Herald of Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics 142, no. 2 (April 22, 2022): 48–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.31617/visnik.knute.2022(142)04.

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Introduction. The phenomenon of globalization of competition causes an increasing interest of the staff managing the value of the company. The increase in the value of the company is the overriding goal of all those interested in the development of the company. It connects both investors, employees, suppliers and customers. Problem. One of them is proper innovation management. Hence the importance of innovative activity undertaken by enterprises, manifesting in undertaking various innovations and shaping the innovative climate in the enterprise. The aim of the article is to show the impact of determinants on the shaping of innovation processes and the growth of the company’s value. Methods. General scientific methods such as the systematic approach, theoretical generalization and comparison, analysis and synthesis were used in the research. Results. Innovation should be an integral part of the company’s performance. Openness, creativity, realistic thinking are becoming apart of modern economic realities and the most important value of every company that determines its competitiveness. Changes occurring in the surroundings of the organization force enterprises are constantly adapting. Enterprises that can create and implement innovations can overtake these unexpected events, thus being able to prepare them accordingly. Changes take place everywhere, and innovations allow you to adapt to them. Conclusions. Proper value management means that the company should concentrate on developing their main areas of activity in which has or may gain a competitive advantage in the market. The source of creation enterprise value is the value that a company can create for their clients including innovations, which at the same time is very common source of competitive advantage. Such a viewpoint focused on values for the client, not the product that the company has developed, is a breakthrough ineffectiveness of innovation management and the condition for the success of innovation strategies enterprises in building their value.

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Ford, Jason. "Q&A: Simulation Innovations." Engineer 300, no. 7912 (November 2019): 54–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/s0013-7758(23)90641-0.

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Westlund, Oscar, and Seth C. Lewis. "Agents of Media Innovations: Actors, Actants, and Audiences." Journal of Media Innovations 1, no. 2 (September 1, 2014): 10–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.5617/jmi.v1i2.856.

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In the contemporary media environment, media managers have been forced to reassess everything from editorial workflows to business models to technological platforms. Amid such challenges, legacy news media are encouraged to innovate. Contemporary scholarly literature on media innovation typically adopts a relatively narrow approach when defining and studying the agents involved in shaping media innovations. Ultimately, many studies focus on individual parts of the organization rather than the complete system. There is thus a need to theorize and conceptualize the agents of media innovations in order to understand and improve activities of media innovations. This article presents the AMI approach (Agents of Media Innovations) as a holistic theoretical construct for understanding the agents of media innovation activities. It conceptualizes this approach through a systematic discussion of four interlinked factors: actors, actants, audiences, and activities. These are used to compose and outline what we call the 4A Matrix, encompassing seven distinct and typological ways in which actors, actants and audiences might intersect in the activities of media innovation. In mapping this interplay, the 4A Matrix serves as a heuristic for the scholarly study of media innovations, as well as a conceptual tool for envisioning, at a practical level, how media managers might act strategically.

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Hislop, Donald. "The Complex Relations Between Communities of Practice and the Implementation of Technological Innovations." International Journal of Innovation Management 07, no. 02 (June 2003): 163–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1363919603000775.

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The paper analyses the implementation of IT based innovations through a communities of practice lens. It is suggested that such a framework can add fresh insights to the dynamics of innovation processes. The paper makes an empirical and theoretical contribution to the innovation literature by both examining case study evidence from a number of technological innovation projects, and reflecting on the relationship between innovation processes and communities of practice. It is concluded that this relationship is not unidirectional. Not only did the communities of practice influence the innovation processes, for example through shaping important knowledge sharing processes, but the innovations also impinged on organizational communities of practice in important ways. The paper also proposes ways in which the analytical utility of the community of practice concept can be improved, for example by taking greater account of potential negative effects that communities of practice can have for innovation processes.

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Rokhmanuk, Hlib, and S. Goncharenko. "INNOVATIONS AND EDUCATION." Grail of Science, no. 28 (June 24, 2023): 406–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.36074/grail-of-science.09.06.2023.65.

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Education is of vital importance in both shaping individuals and preparing them for challenges of the future life. In the era marked by rapid technological advancements and evolving social needs, it is essential to be able to explore and implement innovative approaches in education, and those approaches are supposed to be not only comprehensive, sustainable, superb and up-to-date, but to also continuously evolve, able to meet challenges of the fast-changing, unpredictable, globalized world. The evolution has to be systemic, consistent, scalable and the work is intitled to touch upon and consider some of the modern tools to enhance the qualitative aspect of education.

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Berkhout, Frans, Geert Verbong, Anna J. Wieczorek, Rob Raven, Louis Lebel, and Xuemei Bai. "Sustainability experiments in Asia: innovations shaping alternative development pathways?" Environmental Science & Policy 13, no. 4 (June 2010): 261–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2010.03.010.

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Crowe, Kathryn, Sarah Masso, and Suzanne Hopf. "Innovations actively shaping speech-language pathology evidence-based practice." International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 20, no. 3 (May 4, 2018): 297–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2018.1462851.

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Lehoux, Pascale, Bryn Williams-Jones, Fiona Miller, David Urbach, and Stephanie Tailliez. "What leads to better health care innovation? Arguments for an integrated policy-oriented research agenda." Journal of Health Services Research & Policy 13, no. 4 (October 2008): 251–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/jhsrp.2008.007173.

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This essay is based on the recognition that the current ‘downstream’ health services research and policy approach to innovation misses the mark on one crucial point. It has not addressed how to promote the design of innovations that are likely to be more valuable than others. Re-visiting the ways in which health services research could inform innovation processes, this paper suggests that three attributes make innovations especially compelling from a health care system perspective: relevance; usability; and sustainability. These could be used as a starting point for outlining a policy-oriented research agenda that could bridge upstream design processes, and downstream needs and priorities. Given the pace at which innovations come about and the complexity of health care systems, we believe that both research and policy should be able to contribute significantly to the shaping of socially valuable technological change in health care. Recognizing that such a long-term goal cannot be reached through a linear, rationalistic process, our paper offers preliminary arguments to start to reconcile the health policy and innovation agendas.

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Spargo, Maureen, Nicola Goodfellow, Claire Scullin, Sonja Grigoleit, Andreas Andreou, Constandinos X. Mavromoustakis, Bárbara Guerra, et al. "Shaping the Future of Digitally Enabled Health and Care." Pharmacy 9, no. 1 (January 12, 2021): 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy9010017.

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People generally need more support as they grow older to maintain healthy and active lifestyles. Older people living with chronic conditions are particularly dependent on healthcare services. Yet, in an increasingly digital society, there is a danger that efforts to drive innovations in eHealth will neglect the needs of those who depend on healthcare the most—our ageing population. The SHAPES (Smart and Healthy Ageing through People Engaging in Supportive Systems) Innovation Action aims to create an open European digital platform that facilitates the provision of meaningful, holistic support to older people living independently. A pan-European pilot campaign will evaluate a catalogue of digital solutions hosted on the platform that have been specifically adapted for older people. ‘Medicines control and optimisation’ is one of seven themes being explored in the campaign and will investigate the impact of digital solutions that aim to optimise medicines use by way of fostering effective self-management, while facilitating timely intervention by clinicians based on remote monitoring and individualised risk assessments powered by artificial intelligence. If successful, the SHAPES Innovation Action will lead to a greater sense of self-sufficiency and empowerment in people living with chronic conditions as they grow older.

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Degavre, Florence, Suzanne Kieffer, David Bol, Rémi Dekimpe, Charlotte Desterbecq, Thibault Pirson, Georgiana Sandu, and Sandy Tubeuf. "Searching for Sustainability in Health Systems: Toward a Multidisciplinary Evaluation of Mobile Health Innovations." Sustainability 14, no. 9 (April 27, 2022): 5286. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14095286.

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Mobile health (mHealth) innovations are considered by governments as game changers toward more sustainable health systems. The existing literature focuses on the clinical aspects of mHealth but lacks an integrated framework on its sustainability. The foundational idea for this paper is to include disciplinary complementarities into a multi-dimensional vision to evaluate the non-clinical aspects of mHealth innovations. We performed a targeted literature review to find how the sustainability of mHealth innovations was appraised in each discipline. We found that each discipline considers a different outcome of interest and adopts different time horizons and perspectives for the evaluation. This article reflects on how the sustainability of mHealth innovation can be assessed at both the level of the device itself as well as the level of the health system. We identify some of the challenges ahead of researchers working on mobile health innovations in contributing to shaping a more sustainable health system.

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Tarnovskaya, Veronika, Sara Melén Hånell, and Daniel Tolstoy. "Proactive Corporate Sustainability via Social Innovation—A Case Study of the Hennes & Mauritz Grand Challenge in Bangladesh." Sustainability 14, no. 2 (January 6, 2022): 599. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14020599.

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The purpose of the study is to explore how a multinational enterprise can use social innovations to drive change and solve grand challenges in an emerging market context. This paper brings market-shaping literature into a sustainability context, particularly by studying the implementation of social innovations in an emerging market context. Specifically, the study involves an in-depth qualitative study of H&M’s fair living wages program in Bangladesh. We find that H&M is tackling utterances of grand challenges revealed by orchestrating social innovation in collaborations with local stakeholders. Social innovation is carried out in ongoing projects involving multiple stakeholders. The study contributes to current literature by revealing that multinational enterprises indeed can use social innovation to drive change in emerging markets, although this requires long-term commitment, an ability and willingness to shape the surrounding business environment, and a prominent standing among key stakeholders.

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MESSENI PETRUZZELLI, ANTONIO. "A STORY OF BREAKTHROUGH. THE CASE OF COMMON RAIL DEVELOPMENT." International Journal of Innovation Management 19, no. 04 (August 2015): 1550034. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1363919615500346.

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This paper investigates the development of breakthrough technological innovations by analysing the individual, organisational, and contextual forces and dynamics shaping their emergence. To this end, I use a longitudinal case study of Fiat Group's development of common rail technology for diesel injection systems. Thereby, by presenting and discussing its story and evolution, I contribute to the existing literature on innovation offering a multilevel perspective of the diverse and heterogeneous factors interaction to generate breakthroughs.

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SZMITKA, Stanisław. "INNOVATION AS A DISTINGUISHING FEATURE IN THE MODEL OF FUNCTIONING OF A MODERN MANAGER." JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN ECONOMY, Vol 18, No 3 (2019) (September 2019): 362–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.35774/jee2019.03.362.

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The present article shows how important is the role of innovations in companies, their impact on managing companies as well as how innovations affect companies’ competitiveness in the market. The choice of the topic was influenced, to a large extent, by the author’s interests and insights that determine management innovations in contemporary enterprises. The aim of the article is to show steps must be undertaken to implement management innovations in managerial staff. The main intention is to describe the level of innovation of managerial staff, measured by implementation of management innovations in modern enterprises. The theoretical part of the article describes managerial staff, i.e. factors shaping the level of innovation, features and tasks of managers. In the empirical part of the work the author presents the results of the research on correlations between the level of innovation in the area of management and the features affecting the environment. There are no significant relationships between characteristics of managerial staff and the intensity of management innovations. These relationships concern age, seniority in managerial positions and education. The statistical analysis also did not demonstrate any significant correlations between company’s components such as the type of activity carried out, capital structure, age and size of an enterprise. The research has shown that implementation of innovations in the area of management and their direct relationship with management styles is an important phenomenon for the functioning of enterprises. Relationships in the level of innovation as well as the impact of external and internal factors on innovations implemented in enterprises have been studied. The methods and techniques that can be applied to study the level of innovations are described. The author presents the assessment of innovation in the area of management as a factor influencing the development and financial and non-financial results of an enterprise. Then the author does research concerning identification of the level of innovation in the surveyed enterprises. An important source of information on management innovations in the surveyed enterprises are direct interviews in enterprises of production, service and trade profiles in the municipality and the town of Ostróda.

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Berger, Elisabeth. "Die Gestaltung von Wandel und Innovation im Mehrebenensystem der Militärverwaltung Österreich-Ungarns um 1900." Administory 6, no. 1 (December 1, 2021): 72–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/adhi-2022-0006.

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Abstract Using the example of the new disciplinary punishment ordinance of 1903, the article examines the shaping of innovations in the Austro-Hungarian army around 1900 on the basis of communication within the administration. It is shown that the military administration operated in a vertical and horizontal multi-level system that was characterised by forms of cooperation and negotiation processes. The middle and lower levels of administration played an important role in shaping the new norms by being involved in the process as internal experts. This approach enabled the adaptation of innovations to practice, but at the same time prevented radical changes.

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Trzeciak, Mateusz, Tomasz P. Kopec, and Aleksy Kwilinski. "Constructs of Project Programme Management Supporting Open Innovation at the Strategic Level of the Organisation." Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity 8, no. 1 (March 19, 2022): 58. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/joitmc8010058.

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The main aim of the article is to fill the gap concerning the recognition of constructs of programme management supporting open innovations. Current knowledge on this subject is mainly limited to identifying success factors of open innovation and programme management. In the current literature, there are few publications indicating the use of the programme as a tool supporting innovation. In order to fill the identified knowledge gap, common factors of programme success and open innovations were compared and assessed successively. A quantitative study was conducted on an international group of experts, including 578 experts in programme management. As a result of applying cluster analysis and operationalising the obtained results, four programme constructs supporting open innovations were dimensioned, such as cooperation with the environment, transfer of knowledge and technology, organisational maturity, and ensuring and maintaining implementation capacity. Moreover, the discussion and the research revealed that the impact and scope of the structured approach to programme management not only allow for the implementation of the assumed outcomes and benefits at the strategic level, but also influence the shaping and adjustment of the whole organisation.

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OKELLO, Janet Awino, and John Ayieko AKOKO. "Smart City trends and innovations shaping the future of cities." Scientific Papers of Silesian University of Technology. Organization and Management Series 2023, no. 169 (2023): 553–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.29119/1641-3466.2023.169.33.

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BRADSHAW, MELISSA. "Q&A: Metrology trends and developments." Engineer 302, no. 7932 (January 2022): 46–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/s0013-7758(22)90330-7.

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Bakhit, Wael. "An Empirical Study of the Reasons for Resistance to Green Innovations." International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies (2147-4486) 5, no. 1 (January 21, 2016): 30–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.20525/ijfbs.v5i1.119.

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Energy efficient technologies contributed substantially to reducing greenhouse gases emissions and contribute to economic growth. Lebanon is facing a serious problem in meeting the population’s excessive demand of electricity this fact urged consumers to lower electricity consumption and seriously rely on alternative energy sources. One of the mature technologies is the Solar Water Heater (SWH), which is considered a key element in shaping households’ demand for electricity and reducing electricity bills. In this paper, SWHs are considered as an environmental innovation. In the Lebanese market, SWH have received considerable attention through implementation of various national initiatives to boost the up-take of this type of micro-generation technology. Regardless of various initiatives, adoption of this technology still has low levels in several Lebanese regions. The aim of this study is to identify and analyze consumers’ resistance to green innovations; particularly studying SWH. The paper relies on the Innovation Resistance Theory to better identify the resistance process that consumers pass through. Data were collected from 150 households in the North region of Lebanon through self-administered questionnaire. The results were analyzed using Cronbach’s alpha for reliability and linear regression analysis. The current study indicated that value and tradition factors had significant impact on consumers’ resistance to innovations. Finally, the author calls for research on resistance of other kinds of green innovations in order to validate the ability of Innovation Resistance Theory to explain resistance of energy efficient technologies.Economic growth; Consumers; Innovation Resistance Theory; Green innovations; Solar Water Heaters.

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Peters, Linda D., Suvi Nenonen, Francesco Polese, Pennie Frow, and Adrian Payne. "Viability mechanisms in market systems: prerequisites for market shaping." Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 35, no. 9 (May 21, 2020): 1403–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jbim-04-2019-0139.

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Purpose This paper aims to develop a conceptual framework based on the identification and examination of the mechanisms (termed “viability mechanisms”) under which market-shaping activities yield the emergence of a viable market: one able to adapt to the changing environment over time while remaining stable enough for actors to benefit from it. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses extant literature to build a conceptual framework identifying viability mechanisms for market shaping and a case illustration examining how a viable market for Finnish timber high-rise buildings was created. The case exemplifies how the identified viability mechanisms are practically manifested through proactive market shaping. Findings The proposed conceptual framework incorporates four viability mechanisms identified in the extant literature: presence of dissipative structures, consonance among system elements, resonance among system elements and reinforcing and balancing feedback loops. It illustrates how these mechanisms are manifested in a contemporary case setting resulting in a viable market. Practical implications First, firms and other market-shaping organizations should look for, or themselves foster, viability mechanisms within their market-shaping strategies. Second, as failure rates in innovation are extremely high, managers should seek to identify or influence viability mechanisms to avoid premature commercialization of innovations. Originality/value This study identifies how these viability mechanisms permit markets to emerge and survive over time. Further, it illuminates the workings of the non-linear relationship between actor-level market-shaping actions and system-level market changes. As such, it provides a “missing link” to the scholarly and managerial discourse on market-shaping strategies. Unlike much extant market-shaping literature, this study draws substantively on the systems literature.

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Kontic, Ljiljana. "Technological innovations trough the prism of evolutionary economy." Privredna izgradnja 45, no. 1-2 (2002): 125–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/priz0201125k.

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In this paper author has explored the relationship between technology and organization from the perspective of evolutionary economy. The technology is seen as the key source of dynamism in economic development. This have involved a discussion of the factors shaping long term trends in technological development, the relationship of innovation to economic progress and the role of organizations as sources of innovation activity. The technological innovations arc viewed as mutations which if successful result in variations in the economic environment. Success is in part a function of environmental selection by consumers and users. In order to survive, organizations must adopt to radically new and emergent technological and market conditions ('techno-economic paradigms'). To do this they must learn how to assimilate and apply the new knowledge required to bring about and sustain innovation. Organizations move from current pathways of technological development onto the completely new trajectory offered by new technology. They must play an active role in developing strategies that strengthen their innovative capacity. These processes determinate new organizational form innovative organization.

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Pchelintsev, V. "Regional Innovation Systems: Finland’s Experience." World Economy and International Relations, no. 7 (2012): 51–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.20542/0131-2227-2012-7-51-63.

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The paper examines governmental strategies, main actors and instruments of innovation policies shaping innovation-driven economy in Finland, with particular attention to the regional scale. The analysis focuses on how the regional innovation systems approach became a framework for the design of innovation policies. An innovation system involves cooperation between firms and knowledge creating and diffusing organizations, – such as universities, colleges, training organizations, R&D-institutes, technology transfer agencies. Innovations are considered as interactive learning process. Cooperation and interaction between regional/local and national/international actors is necessary to combine both local and non-local knowledge, skills and competences. The key elements of the policy environment, as well as implementation of the main regional innovation policy instruments – the Centers of Expertise Programme and Regional Centre Programme – are described.

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Qoronfleh, MWalid, and NaderIAl Dewik. "GENOMICS MEDICINE INNOVATIONS: TRENDS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE AND BEYOND." International Journal of Advanced Research 5, no. 10 (October 31, 2017): 1310–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/5649.

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Comaniciu, Dorin, Klaus Engel, Bogdan Georgescu, and Tommaso Mansi. "Shaping the future through innovations: From medical imaging to precision medicine." Medical Image Analysis 33 (October 2016): 19–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.media.2016.06.016.

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Rosen, Anna. "The fate of linguistic innovations." Linguistic Innovations 2, no. 2 (October 14, 2016): 302–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/ijlcr.2.2.08ros.

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Drawing on spoken corpus data, this study traces the emergence and development of Norman French-influenced innovations in the nativised L2 variety of Jersey English and compares them to features in the speech of French-speaking learners of English. The comparison shows that such innovations do not differ from errors in a learner variety on a formal linguistic level and that they arguably result from the same processes as are present in foreign language acquisition, such as transfer or simplification. The paper therefore argues that innovations can only be identified reliably in retrospect, once they are more widely accepted in the speech community. It also points to the social factors that are crucial in shaping the use and probable fates of former innovations in Jersey English and suggests a typology of innovations according to their developments.

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Egan, Paul F. "Design for Additive Manufacturing: Recent Innovations and Future Directions." Designs 7, no. 4 (June 29, 2023): 83. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/designs7040083.

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Design for additive manufacturing (DfAM) provides a necessary framework for using novel additive manufacturing (AM) technologies for engineering innovations. Recent AM advances include shaping nickel-based superalloys for lightweight aerospace applications, reducing environmental impacts with large-scale concrete printing, and personalizing food and medical devices for improved health. Although many new capabilities are enabled by AM, design advances are necessary to ensure the technology reaches its full potential. Here, DfAM research is reviewed in the context of Fabrication, Generation, and Assessment phases that bridge the gap between AM capabilities and design innovations. Materials, processes, and constraints are considered during fabrication steps to understand AM capabilities for building systems with specified properties and functions. Design generation steps include conceptualization, configuration, and optimization to drive the creation of high-performance AM designs. Assessment steps are necessary for validating, testing, and modeling systems for future iterations and improvements. These phases provide context for discussing innovations in aerospace, automotives, construction, food, medicine, and robotics while highlighting future opportunities for design services, bio-inspired design, fabrication robots, and machine learning. Overall, DfAM has positively impacted diverse engineering applications, and further research has great potential for driving new developments in design innovation.

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Wagner, Timm F., Christian V. Baccarella, and Kai-Ingo Voigt. "Communicating technological innovations." European Journal of Innovation Management 20, no. 3 (August 14, 2017): 392–405. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ejim-08-2016-0078.

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Purpose Consumers’ perceptions of new technologies are vital for the adoption of innovations. However, due to the complexity of technological innovations and associated consumer concerns, marketing communications play a crucial role in shaping attitudes. In this context, the level of technical complexity presented in advertisements can be a critical determinant of communication effectiveness. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach By conducting an experiment in the context of plug-in hybrid electric cars, this study examines the impact of technical complexity on communication effectiveness. The authors also include consumers’ product involvement as a potential moderator of this relationship. Findings This paper reveals that individuals with low product involvement respond more favourably to technically simple ads. However, medium-involved consumers show the best responses towards ads with a high level of technical complexity. Interestingly, the authors could not find significant attitude differences for high-involvement individuals in terms of the level of technical complexity. Practical implications The results support the notion that the advice “keep it short and simple” is not always appropriate. In particular, when marketers want to communicate technological innovations, a more complex presentation can provoke positive reactions, when the audience has at least a medium level of product involvement. Originality/value There is little evidence concerning how technical complexity within marketing communications affects consumer attitudes. This study significantly contributes to the understanding of how advertisements of technological innovations are perceived by consumers.

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Pikkarainen, Minna, Saara Pekkarinen, Timo Koivumäki, and Tero Huhtala. "Data as a driver for shaping the practices of a preventive healthcare service delivery network." Journal of Innovation Management 6, no. 1 (May 8, 2018): 55–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.24840/2183-0606_006.001_0005.

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Though data is largely recognized as a new form of capital in the digital era, little research has been done on how innovations related to finding health professionals and using health services are evolving in smart-city-based, preventive healthcare service delivery networks. How does digital data affect preventive healthcare practices in service delivery networks? Evidence is provided from a smart city service delivery network on how data and ICT usage impact preventive healthcare innovations. The research is based on a case study highlighting the transformations continuously occurring in such a network. The results suggest that using data from different sectors will enable individuals and health professionals to communicate via intelligent personalized services, which will act as agents, guiding and coaching individuals to change their lifestyles to avoid chronic diseases. This study provides new knowledge on how continuously using health data can produce novel routines and innovations in healthcare networks over time.

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Stroud, Dean, Claire Evans, and Martin Weinel. "Innovating for energy efficiency: Digital gamification in the European steel industry." European Journal of Industrial Relations 26, no. 4 (October 1, 2020): 419–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959680120951707.

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The European steel industry, as an energy intensive industry, has significant concerns over energy efficiency and compliance with EU environmental regulations. Hence, across the industry, energy efficiency is a key area of innovation activity. However, responding to climate change measures and finding efficiency gains by technological means is becoming increasingly difficult and so managements are turning attention to modifying, that is, ‘greening’ worker behaviours. Here, we focus on an innovation that combines a digital technology application with a management strategy, that is, gamification for energy efficiency behaviour modification. Drawing on data from a project involving steel plants in Germany, Norway and the UK, we adopt an international comparative approach to examine the implications of differing industrial relations contexts for shaping steel firm engagement with ‘green’ innovations.

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Stalmokaitė, Ignė, and Johanna Yliskylä-Peuralahti. "Sustainability Transitions in Baltic Sea Shipping: Exploring the Responses of Firms to Regulatory Changes." Sustainability 11, no. 7 (March 30, 2019): 1916. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11071916.

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This study investigates how the introduction of more stringent environmental regulation regarding sulphur and nitrogen emission control areas induced shipping companies to react to a new situation and opened up a window of opportunity for build-up of niches for alternative vessel energy sources. By drawing on a multi-level perspective from the socio-technical transition literature, the study provides empirical evidence for how realignments in the environmental regulatory regime alter incumbent actors’ positions and produce varying environmental innovation responses to reduce air-borne pollution from shipping. The study illustrates that the stringency of a regional command-and-control regulation in combination with evolving pressures in the external landscape environment and shipping companies’ task environments are essential components shaping the adoption of environmental innovations. Although incremental innovations seem to dominate in a fossil fuel-based maritime transportation socio-technical system, our results demonstrate the role of regulations and the behaviour of frontrunners in the context of regime fragmentation and sustainability transition processes.

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Liu, Wan, Ren-huai Liu, Hui Chen, and Jet Mboga. "Perspectives on disruptive technology and innovation." International Journal of Conflict Management 31, no. 3 (March 25, 2020): 313–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijcma-09-2019-0172.

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Purpose Disruptive technology and innovation represent complex conflicts in nature. This paper aims to present an analytical review of the heterogeneity and conflicts that exist in the disruptive technology/innovation between the eastern and western countries using Chinese high-speed railways to illustrate disruptive innovation. Design/methodology/approach The emerging economy brings about other theoretical and practical conflicts. Qualitative analysis is conducted on Chinese high-speed railways to assess the validity of innovation characteristics using Professor Clayton M. Christensen’s theories of disruptive technology/innovation and conflict. The authors explore the conflicts that can accompany the introduction of disruptive technologies in the current platform and how appropriately this specific context can lessen these conflicts. Findings The study revealed that Christensen’s theories could be applied 100per cent to the Chinese context if the western disruptive innovation theory can meet the practical requirements of Chinese disruptive technology/innovation. Qualitative analysis showed that Chinese high-speed railways had experienced greater success with disruptive innovation mechanism. The authors conclude that while the Chinese market is critical in shaping the kind of innovations that are emerging there, many disruptive technologies/innovations in China have their roots in the low-end market and new market. Implications for theory and practice are discussed. Originality/value There exists a research gap in the literature on the Chinese context. Conflict of disruptive technology and innovation within China and the characteristics of the Chinese high-speed railway prompt further research for scholars and practitioners.

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Schatzberg, Eric. "Symbolic Culture and Technological Change: The Cultural History of Aluminum as an Industrial Material." Enterprise & Society 4, no. 2 (June 1, 2003): 226–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1467222700012234.

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The history of aluminum illustrates how the concept of symbolic meanings can help connect culture with business history. Aluminum's symbolic meanings played a crucial role in its industrial history, largely through the enthusiasm that greeted the introduction and diffusion of the metal. Symbolic meanings influence technological innovation through their role in shaping expectations, a role understood by the historical actors who engage in struggles over the meanings of competing innovations. For aluminum, this struggle centered on the conflict between the material's two major meanings: aluminum as modern and aluminum as ersatz. This debate over meanings has played out differently in aviation, electric wiring, and automobiles.

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Odey, Ferdinand Ite, and Ebri Eno Willie. "Disruptive Technology and Entrepreneurship Innovation in Emerging Economies: The Nigerian Experience." WORLD JOURNAL OF ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES 7, no. 1 (August 21, 2023): 70–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.56201/wjeds.v7.no1.2022.pg70.86.

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Technology has, in the last two decades in particular, witnessed rapid advancement, with ground-breaking and disruptive innovations which continue to challenge and transform the ‘traditional’ ways of doing things. This study explored the nexus between disruptive technology and entrepreneurship innovation in emerging economies using Nigeria as a case study. The classical ordinary least squares regression technique was used for data analysis. It was revealed from the findings that new market disruption has a significant positive impact on entrepreneurship innovation in Calabar Metropolis of Cross River State, while the low-end disruption has no significant effect on entrepreneurship innovation. It was recommended that new market disruptive innovation should be design in such a way that entrepreneurial innovation will be radically oriented rather than incremental in nature so as to apply to product, service and business-model opportunities in used by entrepreneurs. Low-end disruptive innovation should be model by management of firms to target overshot customers with lower-cost business models. Government should implement policies that have an overwhelming influence in shaping the opportunities that entrepreneur’s target. Regulation created to respect the forces of innovation can create an environment ripe for yielding disruptive change. With the advent of innovation, entrepreneurs must partner with upcoming innovations so as to explore the technological and growth opportunities therefrom and give customers better and more innovative product offerings. Entrepreneurs and other business owners should employ the use of new technology as this enhances productivity and reduces the cost of production.

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Auld, Graeme, Benjamin Cashore, Cristina Balboa, Laura Bozzi, and Stefan Renckens. "Can Technological Innovations Improve Private Regulation in the Global Economy?" Business and Politics 12, no. 3 (October 2010): 1–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.2202/1469-3569.1323.

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Those supplying private regulation in the global economy face two fundamental challenges if they are to ameliorate the problems for which they create these systems: targets must conform to, while demanders must have proof of, regulatory compliance. This paper explores an important area absent from assessments as to whether, when, and how, private regulatory bodies are successful in improving behavior and rewarding compliant firms: the role of technological innovations. Employing an inductive, comparative case study analysis, we offer an analytical framework that distinguishes technological innovations that improve tracking mechanisms from innovations that directly improve on-the-ground performance. We illustrate the utility of the analytical framework through an assessment of technological innovations in shaping “non-state market driven” global certification programs governing forestry, fisheries, coffee, e-waste, and climate.

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Тавбулатова, З. К., Л. Р. Магомаева, and И. О. Сулумов. "CORPORATE VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS AS THE BASIS FOR DEVELOPING BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATIONS TO SUPPORT THE INNOVATIVE ACTIVITY OF THE ENTERPRISE." Вестник ГГНТУ. Гуманитарные и социально-экономические науки, no. 1(27) (April 26, 2022): 29–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.34708/gstou.2022.34.47.003.

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Прорывные инновации играют важнейшую роль в преобразовании отраслей и формировании новых рынков. Однако процесс их создания значительно отличается от поддерживающей инновационной деятельности. Целью статьи является формулирование основных компонентов инновационной системы крупных предприятий, направленной на систематическую реализацию прорывных инноваций. В статье выделены различия и особенности создания прорывных инноваций малыми и крупными предприятиями, в отличие от организации инновационного процесса в крупных кампаниях. Установлено, что малые предприятия играют основную роль в разработке прорывных инноваций, причем их активность в этой области со временем увеличивается. Авторами сделаны выводы о том, что сетевой принцип взаимодействия, при котором каждая из структурных единиц является носителем определенных ключевых компетенций, оптимален для реализации прорывных проектов на современном этапе инновационного развития. Авторами предложены конкретизированные меры по адаптации данного принципа к деятельности корпоративных венчурных фондов. Указано, что именно эти меры служат базисом для построения корпоративной инновационной системы, направленной на прорывную инновационную деятельность. Breakthrough innovations play a critical role in transforming industries and shaping new markets. However, the process of their creation is significantly different from the supporting innovation activities. The purpose of the article is to formulate the main components of the innovation system of large enterprises, aimed at the systematic implementation of breakthrough innovations. The article highlights the differences and features of the creation of breakthrough innovations by small and large enterprises in contrast to the traditional innovation process. It is established that small enterprises play a major role in the development of breakthrough innovations, and their activity in this area increases over time. The authors draw conclusions that the network principle of interaction, in which each of the structural units is a bearer of certain key competencies, is optimal for the implementation of breakthrough projects at the present stage of innovative development. The authors propose specific measures to adapt this principle to the activities of corporate venture capital funds. It is indicated that these measures serve as the basis for building a corporate innovation system aimed at breakthrough innovation activities.

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Washington-Ottombre, Camille, and Siiri Bigalke. "An aggregated and dynamic analysis of innovations in campus sustainability." International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 19, no. 2 (February 5, 2018): 353–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijshe-05-2017-0071.

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Purpose This paper aims to compose a systematic understanding of campus sustainability innovations and unpack the complex drivers behind the elaboration of specific innovations. More precisely, the authors ask two fundamental questions: What are the topics and modes of implementation of campus sustainability innovations? What are the external and internal factors that drive the development of specific innovations? Design/methodology/approach The authors code and analyze 454 innovations reported within the Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System (STARS), the campus sustainability assessment tool of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. Using descriptive statistics and illustrations, the paper assesses the state of environmental innovations (EIs) within STARS. Then, to evaluate the role of internal and external drivers in shaping EIs, the authors have produced classification and regression tree models. Findings The authors’ analysis shows that external and internal factors provide incentives and a favorable context for the implementation of given EIs. External drivers such as climatic zones, local income and poverty rate drive the development of several EIs. Internal drivers beyond the role of the agent of change, often primarily emphasized by past literature, significantly impact the implementation of given EIs. The authors’ work also reveals that EIs often move beyond traditional mitigation approaches and the boundaries of campus. EIs create new dynamics of innovation that echo and reinforce the culture of a higher education institution. Originality/value This work provides the first aggregated picture of EIs in the USA and Canada. It produces a new and integrated understanding of the dynamics of campus sustainability that complexifies narratives and contextualizes the role of change agents.

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Rasiah, Rajah. "Building Networks to Harness Innovation Synergies: Towards an Open Systems Approach to Sustainable Development." Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity 5, no. 3 (September 12, 2019): 70. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/joitmc5030070.

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Open innovation has become a popular approach, especially since 2003, as people began purposively managing, evolving and harnessing knowledge flows across organizational boundaries but through increasing connections with systemic knowledge nodes relevant to the innovation process. The creation and appropriation of such knowledge has evolved rapidly with digitalization and the proliferation of broadband networks. Individuals, firms and organizations now connect and coordinate to support innovations openly across innovation systems. This paper proposes an open systems model with institutional underpinnings to not only quicken knowledge flows and expand the networks to a wider range of socioeconomic agents, but also for their inclusive participation in shaping the processes of achieving sustainable development through environmental greening and egalitarian balancing of society. In doing so, using examples, the paper focuses on developments since Schumpeter’s ground-breaking exposition of innovation to explain how individuals, firms, farms and organizations can participate actively in open innovation networks to connect productively with the critical knowledge nodes in society.

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Carlborg, Per Johan, Nina Hasche, and Johan Kask. "Overcoming the business model transformation dilemma: exploring market shaping and stabilizing strategies in incumbent firms." Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 36, no. 13 (May 31, 2021): 66–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jbim-06-2020-0264.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extend the knowledge on business model transformation (BMT) by developing an integrative framework for BMT dilemmas, including strategies for shaping and stabilizing market structures. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a case-based approach, with data from the Swedish electric utility industry. Findings The findings uncover practices related to both shaping and stabilizing market structure. The study contributes with insights for firms to overcome the BMT dilemma. Shaping strategies involve disruptive innovations while stabilizing strategies concerns incremental improvements in existing structures; by balancing these efforts, firms can find ways toward successful BMT. Originality/value With a focus on incumbent firms and the balancing act of BMT in a network, the study covers areas that have scarcely been addressed in the existing literature. Even though most business model literature has focused on shaping consumer markets, the need to consider BMT as a dual-directional process in an industrial context is emphasized in this study.

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Blythe, Jessica, Reuben Sulu, Daykin Harohau, Rebecca Weeks, Anne-Maree Schwarz, David Mills, and Michael Phillips. "Social Dynamics Shaping the Diffusion of Sustainable Aquaculture Innovations in the Solomon Islands." Sustainability 9, no. 1 (January 17, 2017): 126. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su9010126.

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te Brömmelstroet, Marco, Anna Nikolaeva, Samuel Nello-Deakin, Arnoud van Waes, Jacco Farla, Marcus Popkema, Pieter van Wesemael, et al. "Researching cycling innovations: The contested nature of understanding and shaping smart cycling futures." Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives 8 (November 2020): 100247. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2020.100247.

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Editorial office, TATuP. "New Technology at the Outset - Social Forces in the Shaping of Technological Innovations." TATuP - Zeitschrift für Technikfolgenabschätzung in Theorie und Praxis 1, no. 3 (October 1, 1992): 27. http://dx.doi.org/10.14512/tatup.1.3.27b.

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Stroński, Krzysztof, and Saartje Verbeke. "Shaping modern Indo-Aryan isoglosses." Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics 56, no. 3 (September 25, 2020): 529–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/psicl-2020-0017.

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AbstractSince the pioneering paper by Emenau (1956) there have been many attempts (cf. Masica 1976, 2001; Ebert 2001; among many others) to select areal features which are shared among languages spoken in South Asia. However, there has been little consent on the number of such features and the possible direction of their spread.In this paper we are focusing on two selected isoglosses, namely alignment and constituent order. Both of them have been used to define the Indo-Aryan linguistic area: alignment is one of the key elements to distinguish western from eastern Indo-Aryan (Peterson 2017) and word order is one of the innovations which differentiates some of the “Outer” languages from “Inner” Indo-Aryan languages (Zoller 2017: 15).This article focuses on two languages which are said to determine these isoglosses: Awadhi and Kashmiri. Our study of Awadhi shows that the isogloss delineating ergative or accusative case marking zones is situated in the area where the so-called Eastern Hindi dialects (among them Awadhi) are spoken. As we will demonstrate, this specific isogloss is substantially supported by diachronic evidence. The second language under consideration, namely Kashmiri, is an example of an “Outer” language with a quite stable V2 feature. Both Awadhi and Kashmiri are compared with Pahari, a language branch which functions as a link between the two of them. Our comparison of Kashmiri with certain Western Pahari Himachali languages shows that there is no clear borderline between two language groups supported by word order. We conclude from these case studies that the study of isoglosses is by definition a study of fluid boundaries, and qualitative, historical studies of one language can prove or disprove hypotheses based on synchronic similarities between languages.

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Klingle, Matthew. "Introduction: Making Places, Shaping Cities—Narrating Spatial History in Three American Cities." Journal of Urban History 44, no. 4 (February 25, 2018): 576–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0096144218759025.

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Powerful computing technologies and theoretical advances have empowered historians to follow the spatial turn in their work. Yet despite new technological and conceptual innovations, narrating spatial histories remains an ongoing challenge. The authors of three essays in this section apply spatial analysis in their narratives of politics, culture, and environmental change within three iconic U.S. cities—New York City, San Francisco, and Pittsburgh—from the eighteenth century to the late-twentieth century.

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