Innovation Through Cooperation

Author : Georg Weiers
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319000954

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Innovation Through Cooperation by Georg Weiers Pdf

Many people have great ideas. Without the necessary skills and means most never get to realize them. If they could cooperate with competent firms and entrepreneurs together both could achieve much and this is increasingly happening. Mechanisms are being established making a division of labour between inventors and implementers a reality. This is changing the nature of innovation from an internal R&D, or purely entrepreneurial attempt, to a more cooperative innovation. An Idea Economy emerges, where anyone has the possibility to profit from their ideas, and everyone will benefit from more and better innovation. This book presents us the emergence and structure of the Idea Economy by extending the seminal concepts of Entrepreneurial Society and Open Innovation. Part I describes the big picture on how innovation is evolving, where we are today, and what an Idea Economy will look like. Part II points the way forward, discussing in detail on how cooperation in the innovation process works, and why this is only recently becoming possible. ​

Author : Michael M. Beyerlein,Susan T. Beyerlein,Frances A. Kennedy
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2006-08-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780762313310

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Innovation Through Collaboration by Michael M. Beyerlein,Susan T. Beyerlein,Frances A. Kennedy Pdf

Volume 12 of this annual series focuses on achieving improving innovation in organizations through collaboration. The chapters present a variety of methods and settings that explore ways that collaboration can be utilized to enable and enhance innovation.

Author : Andrew Cherry,James Haselip,Gerard Ralphs,Isabella E. Wagner
Publisher : Springer
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319699295

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Africa-Europe Research and Innovation Cooperation by Andrew Cherry,James Haselip,Gerard Ralphs,Isabella E. Wagner Pdf

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This edited volume is concerned with the evolution and achievements of cooperation in research and innovation between Africa and Europe, and points to the need for more diversified funding and finance mechanisms, and for novel models of collaboration to attract new actors and innovative ideas. It reflects on the political, economic, diplomatic and scientific rationale for cooperation, while also examining practical developments, illustrated with examples, in the fields of food security, health, and climate change. The need to mobilise scientific knowledge and to ensure equality and fairness in the cooperation are recurrent themes. Africa-Europe Cooperation in Research and Innovation is essential reading for policy makers and researchers in international relations and science diplomacy.

Author : Joseph Sarkis,James J. Cordeiro,Diego Vazquez Brust
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048131594

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Facilitating Sustainable Innovation through Collaboration by Joseph Sarkis,James J. Cordeiro,Diego Vazquez Brust Pdf

Facilitating Sustainable Innovation through Collaboration, takes an unusually international perspective of sustainable innovation with contributions from Australia, Europe, and North America. Prominent policy makers, scientific researchers and practitioners in this field provide various inputs and analyses relating to the development of sustainable innovations. It is expected that policy makers, organizations, individual researchers, students and even communities can further develop and implement concepts and practices by drawing on the variety of projects and theoretical foundations presented in this volume.

Author : Nicholas S. Vonortas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781461555117

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Cooperation in Research and Development by Nicholas S. Vonortas Pdf

Cooperation in Research and Development provides an empirical and theoretical analysis of a distinct form of inter-firm collaboration in Research & Development (R&D): research joint ventures (RJVs). Of all types of cooperation, RJVs have received the most attention in both formal industrial organization and science and technology policy literature. The emerging theoretical economic literature on incentives of firms to join RJVs has not been followed by much empirical work. Cooperation in Research and Development attempts to fill the void caused by this lack of consistent data on the rate of RJV formation, RJV characteristics, and RJV member characteristics. Significant attention is paid to the role of RJVs in facilitating `virtual' firm diversification as necessary to pursue particular technological objectives. An effort is also made to blend the reported theoretical and empirical analyses with conceptual models of the process of technological innovation and models of industrial evolution in order to provide answers beyond the reach of the received economic theory. Cooperation in Research and Development should be of interest to academic economists, policy makers, and business representatives. The microeconomic issues the book deals with overlap significantly with the interests of decision makers both in government and business.

Author : Fredrick Betz
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789813238718

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Cooperative Innovation: Science And Technology Policy by Fredrick Betz Pdf

Research cooperation in a nation is a fundamental key to national competitiveness in technology that supports growth in a national economy. To fully understand why some nations are more successful in innovation than others, one must examine the structure and process of knowledge creation and use — the Science & Technology policy of a nation.National innovation requires progress both in Science & Technology, and also in economy. Research cooperation for innovation is necessary, since science, technology, and production are performed in different sectors of a nation. Universities conduct research science, and science discovers nature. Governments support most of the research in universities, and therefore are the principal sponsors of science. Industry develops most technology and commercializes technology into economically useful products/services. The structure and process of knowledge in a nation thus requires (1) creation of knowledge in science, (2) translation of science into technology, and (3) design of technology into commercialization of utility. At a national level, innovation is thus a complicated concept — proposing a need to identify the proper ways that government-university-industry can cooperate to advance knowledge and economically benefit from innovation. Special programs in Science & Technology policy that have proven beneficial in fostering research cooperation for national competitiveness will be covered in this book.Cooperative Innovation: Science & Technology Policy helps readers understand a practical science & technology policy for a nation. Its contents are particularly useful for government administrators of research, industrial research directors, university research directors, and students of science & technology policy.

Author : Michał Jasieński
Publisher : Societas Vistulana
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9788365548665

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INTEGRATING DIVERSITY, COOPERATION, AND INNOVATION: a framework for modern management by Michał Jasieński Pdf

When writing this book I aim to accomplish several goals. First, I would like to show that building a cooperative environment for a diverse workforce is a crucial antecedent to any attempts at building innovativeness. Diversity expresses itself in various forms. It may be the fact that men and women may have different creative sensitivities (Chapter 11), or that the employees differ in their views on the importance of various components of the business model (Chapter 3), or that different employee groups or different companies employ different strategies with respect to innovation management (Chapter 7). Being aware of these sources of diversity may be of practical importance for thoughtful managers. Second, the heuristic methods described in Chapters 4, 10, and 11 are well suited for managerial practice, since they are the tools ready to be implemented in everyday work, when the need arises to stimulate employees’ innovativeness. Several hundred original examples provided in these chapters are meant to serve either as direct triggers of creativity (Appendix to Chapter 11) or potentially useful cases to enrich one’s thinking about their problems to be solved (examples of the TRIZ method in Appendix to Chapter 4 and examples of the SCAMPER method in Appendix to Chapter 10). Third, modeling innovation dynamics using game theory (Chapter 7) and quantifying within-organization diversity with methods that are borrowed from community ecology, open novel opportunities for researchers in the area of management (Chapter 3). The existence of team roles creates a natural organizational setting through which plurality of employee views on the main business model of the organization are expressed. Since each team role has a unique view on the importance of particular components of the business model, an informal but very dynamic diversity of business models co-existing in the organization arises. I adopt quantitative concepts and methods from ecology to show how the diversity of team-role views can be assessed. Furthermore, the same method can be used to capture the diversity of views on business models among individual employees, especially at managerial and executive level. In a turbulent business environment an organization’s flexibility may be improved by internal diversity of the ways its business model is implemented. Finally, several topics may be used in the educational context, with very low barriers to entry for the student users. Reciprocity as a mechanism promoting cooperation and building trust (Chapters 2 and 3) is, in my view, a fundamental concept when teaching about organizational behavior. Game theory is useful in strategic management. The heuristic methods mentioned above are key to implementing a very effective approach in creative thinking and innovation management courses.

Author : Nabyla Daidj
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781786300775

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Cooperation, Coopetition and Innovation by Nabyla Daidj Pdf

In presenting the concepts and the logical structure of the reasoning offered by game theory and their applications, the book explains the rational process of decision making in the framework of firm management and market competition. The book will expose both general teachings and a comprehensive analysis applied to specific case studies of various sectors of the economy.

Author : Rod Coombs
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105018465703

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Technological Collaboration by Rod Coombs Pdf

Areas addressed include: motivations and mechanisms for technological collaboration, the fields in which it is likely to occur, and the consequences of collaboration for the parties involved and the economy as a whole.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2001-09-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264195660

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Innovative Networks Co-operation in National Innovation Systems by OECD Pdf

This book analyses the role of networks in innovation and technology diffusion. It reviews policy initiatives to promote efficient networking in selected OECD countries, and draws the main implications for public policy.

Author : Pierre Barbaroux,Amel Attour,Erik Schenk
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781848218819

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Knowledge Management and Innovation by Pierre Barbaroux,Amel Attour,Erik Schenk Pdf

This book explores the relationships between knowledge management (KM) processes and innovation management. The geographical extension of markets and intensification of competition have led firms to experiment with novel approaches to innovation. New organizational forms emerged in which firms collaborate with various stakeholders to create, absorb, integrate and protect knowledge. This book explores how knowledge management processes evolve with firms' implementation of interactive, collaborative and open innovation models and it identifies the various knowledge types and processes involved throughout the different phases of the innovation process. The authors provide operational typologies for understanding innovative firms' capabilities and knowledge management practices and also discuss the main properties of four models of interactive innovation, namely open innovation, user-centric innovation, community-based innovation and crowdsourcing.

Author : Hasso Plattner,Christoph Meinel,Larry Leifer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319609676

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Design Thinking Research by Hasso Plattner,Christoph Meinel,Larry Leifer Pdf

This book summarizes the results of Design Thinking Research Program at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, USA and the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, Germany. Offering readers a closer look at design thinking, its innovation processes and methods, it covers topics ranging from how to design ideas, methods and technologies, to creativity experiments and creative collaboration in the real world, and the interplay between designers and engineers. But the topics go beyond this in their detailed exploration of design thinking and its use in IT systems engineering fields, and even from a management perspective. The authors show how these methods and strategies actually work in companies, and introduce new technologies and their functions. Furthermore, readers learn how special-purpose design thinking can be used to solve thorny problems in complex fields. Thinking and devising innovations are fundamentally and inherently human activities – so is design thinking. Accordingly, design thinking is not merely the result of special courses nor of being gifted or trained: it’s a way of dealing with our environment and improving techniques, technologies and life. This edition offers a historic perspective on the theoretical foundations of design thinking. Within the four topic areas, various frameworks, methodologies, mindsets, systems and tools are explored and further developed. The first topic area focuses on team interaction, while the second part addresses tools and techniques for productive collaboration. The third section explores new approaches to teaching and enabling creative skills and lastly the book examines how design thinking is put into practice. All in all, the contributions shed light and provide deeper insights into how to support the collaboration of design teams in order to systematically and successfully develop innovations and design progressive solutions for tomorrow.

Author : Mark Dodgson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351265584

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Technological Collaboration in Industry by Mark Dodgson Pdf

This volume, originally published in 1993 is based on extensive research and draws together a selection of detailed global case studies illustrating a variety of issues from Japanese joint ventures to small business development. It considers the scope and scale of collaboration in order to assess the way successful companies have achieved their growth. The book presents a synthesis of business functions and economic analysis and asks what the implications for skills development are; what effect public policy has; how far such ventures can go and what decision making processes are involved.

Author : Christopher Ansell,Jacob Torfing
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134452859

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Public Innovation through Collaboration and Design by Christopher Ansell,Jacob Torfing Pdf

While innovation has long been a major topic of research and scholarly interest for the private sector, it is still an emerging theme in the field of public management. While ‘results-oriented’ public management may be here to stay, scholars and practitioners are now shifting their attention to the process of management and to how the public sector can create ‘value’. One of the urgent needs addressed by this book is a better specification of the institutional and political requirements for sustaining a robust vision of public innovation, through the key dimensions of collaboration, creative problem-solving, and design. This book brings together empirical studies drawn from Europe, the USA and the antipodes to show how these dimensions are important features of public sector innovation in many Western democracies with different conditions and traditions. This volume provides insights for practitioners who are interested in developing an innovation strategy for their city, agency, or administration and will be essential reading for scholars, practitioners and students in the field of public policy and public administration.

Author : Roberto Cellini
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Research, Industrial / Economic aspects
ISBN : OCLC:229021200

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Economics of Innovation by Roberto Cellini Pdf