Organized For Innovation An Empirical Observation Of Innovation Adoption Within Defense Organizations
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| Author | : U. S. Military |
| Publisher | : Independently Published |
| Total Pages | : 66 |
| Release | : 2018-08-29 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 9781719954341 |
How can defense organizations best position themselves to adopt novel ideas and cutting-edge technologies? Many organizations within the Department of Defense (DoD) require the ongoing adoption of new methodologies and approaches as a part of their core operations. Constant shifts in the operational environment, to include ever-changing adversaries, require DoD organizations to remain fast and agile in the course of mission accomplishment and overall readiness. A history of both successes and failures contains several lessons learned and opportunities to improve the crucial process of adopting innovations. This thesis will analyze the behavior of three organizations in order to better understand the DoD's adoption of other transactions authority (OTA). In order to achieve this objective, a literature review is conducted to examine an existing body of literature surrounding the topic of innovation adoption, to include challenges specific to defense organizations attempting to adopt innovations. An analysis is conducted using Everett Roger's Five Stages Adoption Model, and key themes within the literature are analyzed, in order to assess the adoption of OTA within the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx). I. Introduction * A. What Is Innovation Adoption? * 1. Innovation Adoption Within the Department of Defense * 2. Relevance to National Defense * B. Purpose * C. Methodology * D. Approach to Analysis * E. Summary * II. Literature Review * A. Innovation and the Individual * 1. Innovative Leaders * 2. Training Innovators * B. Innovation and the Organization * C. Nuances of DOD Innovation at the Organizational Level * 1. Environments of Innovation: Commercial Markets and Battlefields * 2. Integrating Innovation at Various Levels of Warfare * 3. Prevailing Paradigms and Complexities * D. Communicating Innovation * 1. Strategic Communication * 2. Group and Interpersonal Communication * E. Adopting Innovations * 1. Agenda Setting * 2. Matching * 3. Restructuring and Redefining * 4. Clarifying * 5. Routinizing * F. Innovative At Risk * G. Summary and Contribution to Existing Literature * III. Empirical Case Studies * A. the Origins of OTA at NASA * B. OTA's Entrance Into the DOD * C. Diux Background * D. Diux 2.0: Leadership Shift * E. Diux 2.0: Defense Secretary Endorsement * F. Organized For Success and Innovation Collaborative Workflow * G. Organized For Success and Innovation: Work Environment * H. The Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) * I. CSO Collaboration * J. Summary * IV. Discussion and Analysis * A. Approach to Analysis * B. Communicating Innovation * 1. Strategic-Level Guidance * 2. Relevant Policy * 3. Group and Interpersonal Communication Within Organizations * C. Adopting Innovation * 1. Agenda-Setting Analysis * 2. Matching Analysis * 3. Redefining/Restructuring Analysis * 4. Clarifying Analysis * 5. Routinizing Analysis * D. Chapter Conclusion and Summary * V. Lessons Learned and Conclusions * A. Findings and Recommendations * B. Summary * C. Lessons Learned * D. Future Areas of Research
| Author | : Rand Jeffery Gottschalk |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 312 |
| Release | : 1982 |
| Genre | : Diffusion of innovations |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Khaled S. Odeh |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 164 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
Innovation may involve the introduction of ideas for designing or producing new products, or introducing improvements to products, processes, services or any other aspect of an organization to the market place. A major element for measuring organizational strength is its perception of innovation and the ability of the organization to build on and sustain such strength. While there is no shortage of research and study materials on innovation, there is, however, a shortage of thorough and realistic analysis of the intersection of innovation management, and measurement of innovation within the systems engineering context of defense organizations. In addition, while most research studies seem to adopt strictly quantitative innovation factors in determining innovation success and performance, they seem to have overlooked the qualitative side of it. An objective of this research study is to address the need for exploring the innovation environment within the systems engineering context of a defense organization. In addition, the research presents a new model for exploring innovation factors within the examined environment, using both quantitative and qualitative factors. The research uses a number of data collection instruments that include a survey construct to gather quantitative and qualitative data. The study identified significant factors that could be used to properly determine innovation within the systems engineering context of defense organizations using traditional statistics and data mining modeling. New indicators such as security and organizational leadership are discovered as important to define, monitor, and assess the innovation of the defense industry within the context of systems engineering.
| Author | : Bharat Rao |
| Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 2020-05-29 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 178990210X |
Defense Technological Innovation describes the emerging paradigm for innovation at the US Department of Defense, and the consequent impacts on its stakeholders. Leveraging a combination of prior research, archival data, first-person observations and interviews, the authors identify practices and themes characterizing the key trends in defense innovation, describe current organizational approaches and practices, and develop a theoretical framework that elucidates the competencies required to underwrite defense innovation objectives. The findings therein are relevant to any large, technology-driven organization contending with the implications of rapid change in the high-tech landscape.
| Author | : Benoît Godin |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 401 |
| Release | : 2015-01-09 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1317928180 |
Innovation is everywhere. In the world of goods (technology), but also in the world of words: innovation is discussed in the scientific and technical literature, but also in the social sciences and humanities. Innovation is also a central idea in the popular imaginary, in the media and in public policy. Innovation has become the emblem of the modern society and a panacea for resolving many problems. Today, innovation is spontaneously understood as technological innovation because of its contribution to economic "progress". Yet for 2,500 years, innovation had nothing to do with economics in a positive sense. Innovation was pejorative and political. It was a contested idea in philosophy, religion, politics and social affairs. Innovation only got de-contested in the last century. This occurred gradually beginning after the French revolution. Innovation shifted from a vice to a virtue. Innovation became an instrument for achieving political and social goals. In this book, Benoît Godin lucidly examines the representations and meaning(s) of innovation over time, its diverse uses, and the contexts in which the concept emerged and changed. This history is organized around three periods or episteme: the prohibition episteme, the instrument episteme, and the value episteme.
| Author | : National Research Council |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 1991-02-01 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0309045835 |
Quick introduction of new technology is essential to America's competitiveness. But the success of new systems depends on their acceptance by the people who will use them. This new volume presents practical information for managers trying to meld the best in human and technological resources. The volume identifies factors that are critical to successful technology introduction and examines why America lags behind many other countries in this effort. Case studies document successful transitions to new systems and procedures in manufacturing, medical technology, and office automationâ€"ranging from the Boeing Company's program to involve employees in decision making and process design, to the introduction of alternative work schedules for Mayo Clinic nurses. This volume will be a practical resource for managers, researchers, faculty, and students in the fields of industry, engineering design, human resources, labor relations, sociology, and organizational behavior.
| Author | : U. S. Military |
| Publisher | : Independently Published |
| Total Pages | : 88 |
| Release | : 2019-04 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781092346733 |
Secretary Mattis' 2018 National Defense Strategy acknowledges that the Department of Defense's (DoD's) asymmetric technological capabilities, which enable a decisive military advantage over U.S. adversaries, are steadily eroding. Implementing underutilized traditional and non-traditional acquisition authorities to navigate the innovation ecosystem may prove to be a fast, flexible solution to this technological innovation gap. We comparatively analyze the DoD's innovation ecosystem to understand the communities that make up the ecosystem and how they apply various acquisition authorities, techniques, or processes to accelerate future capabilities to the warfighter, and across the Defense Acquisition System.Our research shows that traditional and non-traditional micro-ecosystems play pivotal roles in the transition of cutting-edge technology through government, industry, and academic collaboration. Aside from traditional authorities, we highlight several non-traditional acquisition authorities with potential for broader adoption across the enterprise. Finally, we discuss lessons learned in terms of "what," "where," "when," and "how" mid-level management decision makers can think and act entrepreneurially to positively disrupt status-quo bureaucracies that inhibit rapid innovation across the ecosystem.This compilation includes a reproduction of the 2019 Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community.I. Introduction * A. Background * B. Purpose Statement * C. Research Objectives And Questions * D. Research Scope And Limitations * E. Methodology * F. Organization Of Report * G. Summary * II. Literature Review * A. The Defense Innovation Initiative: Origins And Importance * 1. Innovation Defined * 2. DoD's Perspective * 3. Industry's Perspective * B. Traditional Innovation Ecosystem * 1. Key Players * 2. Acquisition Authorities Leveraged * C. Non-Traditional Innovation Ecosystem * 1. Key Players * 2. Acquisition Authorities Leveraged * D. Summary * III. Methodology * A. Data Collection * B. Summary * IV. Findings * A. The Innovation Ecosystem * 1. Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) * 2. University Academia * 3. DoD Research Labs * 4. Non-profit Innovation Institutes * 5. Small Business Administration Programs * 6. Non-traditional Industry * B. Acquiring Innovation: Positive Disruptioneering * 1. ARL Open Campus Initiative * 2. BMNT Innovation Pipeline * 3. Office of Naval Research Naval Innovation Process Adoption (NIPA) * 4. DIU OTA CSO Process * C. Lessons Learned * D. Summary * E. Future Research Considerations
| Author | : Stephane J. Baele |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 2019-11-27 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 0190932473 |
This book offers a comprehensive overview and analysis of the Islamic State's use of propaganda. Combining a range of different theoretical perspectives from across the social sciences, and using rigorous methods, the authors trace the origins of the Islamic State's message, laying bare the strategic logic guiding its evolution, examining each of its multi-media components, and showing how these elements work together to radicalize audiences' worldviews. This volume highlights the challenges that this sort of "full-spectrum propaganda" raises for counter terrorism forces. It is not only a one-stop resource for any analyst of IS and Salafi-jihadism, but also a rich contribution to the study of text and visual propaganda, radicalization and political violence, and international security.
| Author | : Majharul Talukder |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 602 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Organizational change |
| ISBN | : |
This thesis developps and tests an enhanced model of innovation adoption considering the strength and limitations of existing models.
| Author | : United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 814 |
| Release | : 1982 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
