Open Innovation Dynamics of Furniture Design and Function: The Difference between IKEA and Nitori

IF 1.7 4区管理学 Q3 MANAGEMENT

Science Technology and Society Pub Date : 2022-02-17 DOI:10.1177/09717218221074906

J. Yun, Xiaofei Zhao, S. Kim, Y. Sadoi

引用次数: 2

Abstract

Even though global markets are transferring from offline to online, offline sales are rapidly increasing in two top global furniture firms in Korea and Japan each—IKEA and Nitori. This study aims to answer the following research question: ‘What are the differences and similarities between IKEA and Nitori in the open innovation dynamics of furniture design and function?’ Diverse naturalistic qualitative research methods such as participatory observation, or focus group interviews were used. IKEA is mainly pursuing engineering open innovation strategies, including advanced furniture design with engineering knowledge, fusion with new IT and other technologies for new and innovative furniture function and design, and pursuit of creative design idea frontiers. Nitori is mainly pursuing a strategy towards customer open innovation, which is focused on domestic and regional requirements.

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家具设计与功能的开放式创新动态:宜家与Nitori的差异

在世界市场从线下转向线上的情况下，韩国和日本的两大世界级家具企业宜家和Nitori的线下销售正在迅速增长。本研究旨在回答以下研究问题:“宜家和Nitori在家具设计和功能的开放式创新动态方面有什么异同?”采用了多种自然主义定性研究方法，如参与式观察或焦点小组访谈。宜家主要奉行工程开放式创新战略，包括用工程知识进行先进的家具设计，融合新的IT等技术进行新的创新家具功能和设计，追求创造性的设计理念前沿。Nitori主要奉行面向客户的开放式创新战略，专注于国内和区域需求。

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Science Technology and Society MANAGEMENT-

CiteScore

3.80

自引率

4.80%

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