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  2. 16. The pace of innovation : Patterns of innovation in the cardiac pacemaker industry

    Author : Patrik Hidefjäll; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Cardiac Pacemaker; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Defibrillator; Dominant Design; Innovation; Organizational Field; Patterns of Innovation; Technical Change; Technology Cycle; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Abstract : The PhD thesis "The Pace of Innovation" addresses the questions how patterns of innovation change over time in an industry, their consequences for competition and how institutional conditions in an industry shape determinants of patterns of innovation. Patterns of innovation mainly refer to how certain regularities in the diversity, types and locus of innovation change in an industry according to a technology and industry life cycle. READ MORE

  4. 17. Organizational Innovations: A conceptualization of how they are created, diffused and sustained

    Author : Annika Steiber; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; sustaining innovation; innovation; Lean; diffusion of innovation; organizational innovation; TQM; Toyota Production System; innovation management; creation of innovation; Google;

    Abstract : Organizational innovations are essential for firms’ long-term competitiveness. In spite of this, there is less research on organizational innovations than on technical innovations. The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to our understanding of how organizational innovations are created, diffused, and sustained. READ MORE

  5. 18. Innovating Innovation : Understanding the Role of Service Design in Service Innovation

    Author : Ana Kuštrak Korper; Stefan Holmlid; Lia Patrício; Johanna Gummerus; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Organizations across industries and sectors are seeking novel ways to innovate that can address the complex environments in which they operate. The complexity is reflected in an increasing focus on service innovation as the main growth trajectory, which entails ongoing infusion of technology into creating service offerings focused on customer experience. READ MORE

  6. 19. Innovation Resistance : Moving Beyond Dominant Framings

    Author : Helena Fornstedt; Marcus Lindahl; David Sköld; Hervé Corvellec; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Innovation; Innovation Resistance; Barriers to Innovation; Actor-Network Theory; Critical Innovation Studies; Science; Technology and Innovation Studies; Knowledge production; Innovation in the Anthropocene; Sustainability; Engineering Science with specialization in industrial engineering and management; Teknisk fysik med inriktning mot industriell teknik;

    Abstract : Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) research has mainly had an outlook that frames innovation in a pro-innovation, pro-firm, manner. Connected to this perception of innovation is a view of human and non-human resistance as a temporary unwanted response that will eventually be overcome. READ MORE

  7. 20. Determinants and Effects of Innovation : Context Matters

    Author : Sam Tavassoli; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Innovation; Innovation determinant; Innovation effect; Firm; Region; Sweden; Industry life cycle; Cluster life cycle; Export;

    Abstract : Innovation and technological change is the major factor of production, renewal, and competitiveness of firms and nations in the contemporary “knowledge economy”. The overall purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the innovative behavior of firms in various sectors and regions. READ MORE