Profiting from external knowledge

Profiting from external knowledge
Author: Maarten Batterink
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2023-08-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9086866557
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Innovation managers and innovation scholars increasingly emphasize the open innovation model, introduced by Henry Chesbrough in 2003. This model postulates that the innovation process should be flexible and cross organizational boundaries, which enables the transfer of knowledge and capabilities between organizations. However, until now, it remained unclear which types of firms apply open innovation, whether it realy raises their performance, and how this can be managed in the best way. This book addresses the important issue how innovative firms profit from external knowledge to improve their innovation performance. Using large scale empirical evidence from the Dutch industry, this book shows that especially Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) and firms from low-tech sectors have increasingly adopted open innovation strategies over the period 1994-2004, and are clearly catching up large and high-tech firms. The results indicate that firms pursuing an open innovation strategy perform better with regard to innovation than firms that innovate exclusively in-house. In contrast to the common opinion that large Mergers & Acquisitions (M&As) are bad for innovation, it turns out that M&As have a positive impact on long-term innovation performance. In times of economic cricis this can be an extra argument for governments to back large scale M&As. Large (medium) high-tech M&As in the life sciences industry were analysed in-depth, to investigate the dynamics of post M&A integration. This book shows the different types of innovation synergies that can be expected from M&As and how they can be realized by systematic post M&A integration. Finally, this book studies how innovation brokers fulfill essential roles in innovation networks of SMEs in the agri-food sector. It provides guidelines for managers in innovation networks to improve the performance of these networks.

Open Innovation

Open Innovation
Author: Henry William Chesbrough
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781422102831
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"Based on the author's extensive field research, academic study, and professional experience, Open Innovation calls for revolutionary organizing principles for managing research and innovation. Through descriptions of the innovation processes of Xerox, IBM, Proctor & Gamble, and other firms, Henry Chesbrough shows you the principles of open innovation in practice."--BOOK JACKET.

Buying Knowledge

Buying Knowledge
Author: Peter Sammons
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2018-09-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781138621886
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Technology acquisition, consultancy know-how, research data and services, marketing information, intellectual property ... the list of sources and types of knowledge that organizations need to acquire, share and manage is growing exponentially. The acquisition and management of knowledge as an end in itself is relatively new, but has grown in importance on most managers agendas over the past fifteen years and is something that many managers are still fundamentally ill-equipped to control effectively. Yet it is their ability to plan, source, evaluate, acquire and manage knowledge on which the success of their organizations increasingly depends Peter Sammons provides managers with a readable, highly practical guide to buying and managing knowledge. The author looks at the knowledge economy, to set the scene on the manager's growing responsibility to buy-in knowledge for their organization. He explores intellectual property rights: how they are created, transferred and protected. He sets out some alternative strategies to buying knowledge. There's advice on how to work with universities, contract research organizations and consultancy firms. And the most neglected area of all - knowledge transfer from supplier to buyer - is given exhaustive treatment. In a discipline (knowledge work) that is fraught with jargon, technology and arcane practice, Buying Knowledge enables every manager to acquire the knowledge their organization needs; in a form and at a cost that is most appropriate for them without exposing their organization to litigation or intellectual property disputes.

The Effect of Learning Approaches on the Utilization of External Knowledge in Strategic Alliances

The Effect of Learning Approaches on the Utilization of External Knowledge in Strategic Alliances
Author: Hamid Mazloomi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre:
ISBN:
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Profiting from external knowledge is crucial for a firm's innovation, and strategic alliances are a well-recognized conduit for bringing the benefit of external knowledge as an input to a firm's innovation processes. This study investigates whether the approach a firm follows for learning from an external partner has an impact on the extent to which the learned knowledge is utilized. By contrasting the exploration and the exploitation learning modes in 114 strategic alliances formed by French firms, the authors show that exploration is positively associated with the utilization of knowledge learned from the partner. Furthermore, the findings show that even when the partners' knowledge profiles are alike, exploration is influential.

Strategies for Business Sustainability in a Collaborative Economy

Strategies for Business Sustainability in a Collaborative Economy
Author: Leon, Ramona-Diana
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2020-06-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1799845443
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Against the backdrop of globalization, digitalization, and the new entrance of Generation Z on the labor market, the economic environment has started to become more dynamic, complex, and uncertain. New management, marketing, and accounting tools and strategies are needed to improve a company’s sustainability in the current collaborative economy. Strategies for Business Sustainability in a Collaborative Economy is a collection of innovative research that focuses on organizational tools and practices that may foster a company’s success in the new economic context, which is defined by the faster pace of technological progress and the entrance of Generation Z on the labor market. Thus, it analyzes how Generation Z transforms human resources policies and practices and how they change the concept of sustainability through their needs and expectations. Highlighting a wide range of topics including resource management, knowledge-based firms, and business models, this publication examines how business models evolve given the success recorded by newer companies. This book is ideally designed for entrepreneurs, executives, managers, economists, academicians, researchers, and students.

An Executive Guide for Deploying Innovation

An Executive Guide for Deploying Innovation
Author: Praveen Gupta
Publisher: eBooks2go, Inc.
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2014-01-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1618130099
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An Executive Guide for Deploying Innovation In the past, innovation has been considered an art – dependent upon the people who make it happen and a relatively rare, unpredictable occurrence. As a result, too much time is taken in the development of new products and services. In the 21st century, we must change this process so that we become continual thinkers, capable of innovating on demand for mass customization. This requires that we understand innovation better and standardize the process for predictable results. History shows that innovation is evolutionary and is a response to an unsolved problem or unexploited opportunity, which makes Praveen Gupta’s Business Innovation in the 21st Century a valuable addition to the literature. His 25 years of business problem solving have given him the tools to develop a plausible framework that directs us to look at innovation in a different context. Several books have been written addressing various aspects of innovation, but common understanding has been limited to the level of “brainstorming” and creative tools. This book presents a comprehensive approach to the innovation process. This is one of the first books for executives that address various aspects of innovation from concepts to commercialization. The purpose of this book is to provide comprehensive coverage of innovation-related processes and a new framework that are suitable for the Internet generation and the knowledge age. The goal of developing such a framework is to facilitate standardization of the innovation process so that results can be more predictable and so that innovation can be produced on demand. The book is specifically designed for executive to learn concepts of innovation in order to lead the innovation deployment successfully. In Praise of Praveen’s Work in : “Our intellectual processes have to have fuel through network. Employees can participate in networks where they get a chance to renew their thinking, get new exposures, and continue to be engaged intellectually in developing new ideas. That is the idea of ideas, the innovation! - Robert W. Galvin, Former Chairman and CEO, Motorola, Inc. (from inside) “As a believer in the importance of process excellence in all aspects of management and leadership, I have been searching for an approach that unleashes excellence in generating the innovation which is vital to corporate survival. Praveen Gupta has documented understanding of that process and provided the framework for its substantial enhancement.” - Bob Anderson, Director, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago “Great way to bring new thinking on the innovation process to an organization!" - Richard Gendon, Managing Director, Center for Professional Management Creating the new can’t be the exclusive purview of an isolated team. Praveen Gupta has provided a confluence of ideas and approaches to engage the greater organization in sustained innovation. - Bob Aron, Ph.D., Director, New Product Development, DeVry University

ECKM2015-16th European Conference on Knowledge Management

ECKM2015-16th European Conference on Knowledge Management
Author: Maurizzio Massaro and Andrea Garlatti
Publisher: Academic Conferences and publishing limited
Total Pages: 1070
Release: 2015-09-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1910810460
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These proceedings represent the work of researchers presenting at the 16th European Conference on Knowledge Management (ECKM 2015). We are delighted to be hosting ECKM at the University of Udine, Italy on the 3-4 September 2015. The conference will be opened with a keynote from Dr Madelyn Blair from Pelerei Inc., USA on the topic “The Role of KM in Building Resilience”. On the afternoon of the first day Dr Daniela Santarelli, from Lundbeck, Italy will deliver a second keynote speech. The second day will be opened by Dr John Dumay from Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. ECKM is an established platform for academics concerned with current research and for those from the wider community involved in Knowledge Management to present their findings and ideas to peers from the KM and associated fields. ECKM is also a valuable opportunity for face to face interaction with colleagues from similar areas of interests. The conference has a well-established history of helping attendees advance their understanding of how people, organisations, regions and even countries generate and exploit knowledge to achieve a competitive advantage, and drive their innovations forward. The range of issues and mix of approaches followed will ensure an interesting two days. 260 abstracts were initially received for this conference. However, the academic rigor of ECKM means that, after the double blind peer review process there are 102 academic papers, 15 PhD research papers, 1 Masters research papers and 7 Work in Progress papers published in these Conference Proceedings. These papers reflect the continuing interest and diversity in the field of Knowledge Management, and they represent truly global research from many different countries, including Algeria, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lithuania, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sultanate of Oman, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, The Netherlands, UK, United Arab Emirates, USA and Venezuela.

Knowledge Management for Competitive Advantage During Economic Crisis

Knowledge Management for Competitive Advantage During Economic Crisis
Author: Ordoñez de Pablos, Patricia
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2014-09-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1466664584
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Strategy management has always been a crucial business aspect that a company must understand to remain successful in the business world. However, there are a number of different approaches that a company can employ in order to differentiate themselves from the competition. Knowledge Management for Competitive Advantage During Economic Crisis brings together the various approaches that affect the superiority of a company’s organizational performance and the gains they can make over their competitors. By focusing on concepts such as organizational learning and intellectual capital, this book is an indispensable reference source for researchers, practitioners, graduate students, and business managers interested in understanding what approaches are necessary to ensure superior organizational performance.

Knowledge-Based Intelligent System Advancements: Systemic and Cybernetic Approaches

Knowledge-Based Intelligent System Advancements: Systemic and Cybernetic Approaches
Author: Jozefczyk, Jerzy
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 506
Release: 2010-08-31
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1616928131
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Knowledge-Based Intelligent System Advancements: Systemic and Cybernetic Approaches presents selected new AI–based ideas and methods for analysis and decision making in intelligent information systems derived using systemic and cybernetic approaches. This book is useful for researchers, practitioners and students interested intelligent information retrieval and processing, machine learning and adaptation, knowledge discovery, applications of fuzzy based methods and neural networks.