Concepción López-Fernández, A. Serrano-Bedia, Gema García‐Piqueres
{"title":"Innovative capacity in European peripheral regions: Determinants and empirical evidence","authors":"Concepción López-Fernández, A. Serrano-Bedia, Gema García‐Piqueres","doi":"10.1109/ICE.2012.6297652","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICE.2012.6297652","url":null,"abstract":"The paper aims to study the drivers of innovative capacity of European peripheral regions, whose innovative behaviour has received less attention in the literature than successful regions. To achieve this objective, we apply the Furman et al. (2002) model in order to test if this model is applicable at regional level. Regarding to this point, it constitutes the second objective of the paper. We empirically study the drivers of innovative capacity in European peripheral regions by providing econometric analysis of panel data methodology based on data taken from the Eurostat for the period 1996-2007. The empirical results highlight the importance of the common innovation infrastructure and the cluster- specific environment as main determinants of regional innovative capacity. However, the statistical results suggest that for the European peripheral case the role of quality of linkages is limited and that in this kind of regions there is a little interaction.","PeriodicalId":219998,"journal":{"name":"2012 18th International ICE Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132829596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Product platform effects: A literature-based content analysis","authors":"P. Harland, A. Z. Uddin","doi":"10.1109/ICE.2012.6297669","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICE.2012.6297669","url":null,"abstract":"Product platform is a well-known strategy for industries. Industries are considering platform strategy for reducing complexity and attaining multiple market segments with product variants. However, the meaning of product platform differs from industry to industry. Though different articles have mentioned several advantages of product platform, there is still lack of holistically understanding what effects motivates the industries taking platform decision in favor and how effects are reflected in academia. Using literature review, multiple cases of product platform are investigated and analyzed regarding their effects. Later on the outcomes are categorized under different industry types. The result shows 14 effects for the product platforms which also vary by industry type, but effects like reduced logistics costs, reduced procurement costs are almost not covered. Relatively often mentioned effects are e.g. component sharing, reduced manufacturing costs, reduced time to market, reduced development costs.","PeriodicalId":219998,"journal":{"name":"2012 18th International ICE Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation","volume":"13 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130857109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Living Labs in Action - Designing coordinated collaboration in innovation processes","authors":"E. Turgut, B. Katzy","doi":"10.1109/ICE.2012.6297645","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICE.2012.6297645","url":null,"abstract":"This paper provides an analysis of coordinated collaboration in three cases where each an idea holder has been selected in an open idea competition and then matched with a suitable Living Labs for user validation. Applying case study research we reflect on the operations of Living Labs that have been launched as a regional innovation policy instrument during the Finish EU Presidency in 2006. The contribution to innovation policy practice is an evaluation of concrete Living Lab activities along an innovation process and especially its coordination by network agents. In addition we develop a set of indicators that allows for measurement and analysis of progress in the innovation process through which coordination agents and Living Labs alike can substantiate their contribution to the innovation process.","PeriodicalId":219998,"journal":{"name":"2012 18th International ICE Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133487388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SmartNet collaboration model - a framework for collaborative development and production","authors":"A. Lau, T. Fischer, M. Hirsch, H. Matheis","doi":"10.1109/ICE.2012.6297687","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICE.2012.6297687","url":null,"abstract":"Cross-sectoral collaboration of organisations is a crucial factor in the development and production of knowledge-intensive products, processes and services. Within dynamic, loosely coupled networks, problem-oriented and flexible combination of core competences facilitates the conjoint exploration and exploitation of knowledge to secure and to increase competitiveness in turbulent markets. While strategic aspects of cross-sectoral collaboration in such networks are extensively covered in research, implementation in industrial practice is often hampered by lack of methodological support to systematically transform strategic considerations into operative work. This paper presents a framework for collaborative development and production, consisting of a structural model and a process model which will support the operative work in networks all along the product and/or service life-cycle. The applicability of the framework is shown in examples from the European research projects AVALON and SmartNets.","PeriodicalId":219998,"journal":{"name":"2012 18th International ICE Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133759532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Action Research Conceptualization - a paradigm for open innovation implementation and research during its occurrence","authors":"D. Opresnik, S. Dolinsek","doi":"10.1109/ICE.2012.6297709","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICE.2012.6297709","url":null,"abstract":"Open innovation is a managerial concept pervasive among practitioners and academics. However both still lack proficiency of the open innovation implementation process. Therefore the paper inquires if and how the action research methodology can be: (i) applied as a mechanism for purposively implementing open innovation practice permanently into organizations (profit or non-profit) and (ii) an efficacious method for researching this process during its occurrence. Such research approach on a firm level, should on one hand meet the researchers and on the other hand the practitioners need. This methodological paper thus proposes a new theoretical framework which is built upon established theories. It shows that such framework could be used as a mechanism of research and management in the organizational change impetus, such as the implementation process of open innovation.","PeriodicalId":219998,"journal":{"name":"2012 18th International ICE Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation","volume":"64 1-4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133610813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Manfred Langen, M. Heiss, Thomas Mayerdorfer, W. C. Kammergruber
{"title":"Intelligent message distribution in corporate expert communities","authors":"Manfred Langen, M. Heiss, Thomas Mayerdorfer, W. C. Kammergruber","doi":"10.1109/ICE.2012.6297689","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICE.2012.6297689","url":null,"abstract":"The basic challenge of information management is to provide useful information to the right people in a given situation, such as for problem solving. In a company, semantic technologies in combination with enterprise social media applications can be applied for the identification of experts in a required field of expertise. Our approach uses the Web 3L model, a 3-layer structure of networks which includes relations from social and semantic networks. It is shown how this model can be used to target the right crowd for corporate problem solving. The distribution of urgent requests in an internal knowledge networking tool is described as a real world example that is used in a productive environment.","PeriodicalId":219998,"journal":{"name":"2012 18th International ICE Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131281520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Schaffers, M. Runardotter, B. Lievens, C. Vandi
{"title":"Collaboration support for cross-border networks of living labs","authors":"H. Schaffers, M. Runardotter, B. Lievens, C. Vandi","doi":"10.1109/ICE.2012.6297647","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICE.2012.6297647","url":null,"abstract":"During the last years, the concept of Living Labs as environments of user driven and collaborative innovation has received much attention. Until recently, collaboration and networking between single living labs has not been much of an issue. The APOLLON project has now extended the concept of single living labs to cross-border networks of living labs aiming to support SMEs innovation and access to international markets. APOLLON demonstrates the opportunities of cross border living labs to support SMEs in four pilots in four different domains. This paper focuses in particular on methods, tools and guidelines to support cross-border collaboration between living labs and with SMEs. We explain the methodology that has been developed to support collaboration in initiating, planning and establishing cross border networks of living labs within APOLLON, and provide some initial results on how the methodology has supported the collaboration process. The paper analyses the collaboration processes and collaboration needs and bottlenecks, and the methods that have been applied to overcome collaboration bottlenecks.","PeriodicalId":219998,"journal":{"name":"2012 18th International ICE Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116477956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Organizational capabilities for successful innovation","authors":"M. Lewrick, R. Raeside, M. Omar","doi":"10.1109/ICE.2012.6297711","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICE.2012.6297711","url":null,"abstract":"The ability to innovate and sustain a programme of innovation has become critical to the promotion of competitiveness and achieving and sustaining business success. There are many determinants of innovation: some are related with technology push and pull, or the individual abilities of the entrepreneur, but many are related to innovation capabilities of the organization. It is important to comprehend these capabilities and to understand “what works, and why and how it works” to advance innovation success. Data collected from high-technology companies in Munich are analysed using multi nominal logistic regression models to determine correlates of innovation capabilities and innovation achievement. All companies have been founded under the formal requirements of the Munich Business Plan Competition (MBPW). Analysis is conducted for radical, incremental and total innovation. The paper reports the analysis and how innovation relates to the process of knowledge acquisition; customer intelligence and market orientation are associated with enhanced business performance. Features of exploiting the networks and measuring innovation performance are also found to be important.","PeriodicalId":219998,"journal":{"name":"2012 18th International ICE Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation","volume":"366 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122451881","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"User involvement in the innovation process: Development of a framework for e-services","authors":"H. Gillig, K. Sailer","doi":"10.1109/ICE.2012.6297658","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICE.2012.6297658","url":null,"abstract":"This paper focuses on user involvement in the innovation process in the area of services and especially e-services, a highly unexplored topic. Our research is built on a comprehensive review of the resource-based view, customer/user integration and e-services. A qualitative investigation is performed to explore the situation concerning user involvement in several different companies offering e-services. Based on our findings and previous research a framework for analyzing existing involvement activities and for the generation of new forms of user involvement in the innovation process is developed. The framework consists out of six dimensions and also takes into account internal and external factors affecting the company's innovation activities.","PeriodicalId":219998,"journal":{"name":"2012 18th International ICE Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation","volume":"140 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124621337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Collaborative planning in customer-oriented supplier networks - The CoReNet approach","authors":"J. Bastos, A. Azevedo, R. Almeida","doi":"10.1109/ICE.2012.6297702","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICE.2012.6297702","url":null,"abstract":"Due to the dramatic change of the market competition for industrial manufacturers - especially in TCFI (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry) - in the recent past resulting from the globalization and consequent openness of the markets together with the financial crisis, resulted in an increased need of networked collaborative approaches and tools. This pressing need of collaboration among SMEs (small medium enterprises) is changing the overall strategic approaches of the companies in the way they address the market demand. Company managers are realizing that in order to compete in open markets with increased responsiveness, they need to develop and provide new, complex and high configurable products and services supported in fully functional collaborative networks. This paper presents a new collaborative aggregated planning approach for supplier networks, where groups of SMEs collaborate in the formation of the network, the definition of the operations plans, in replying to customer inquiries and the release of individual production orders for each unit in the network. The proposed approach promotes the definition of multi-criteria evaluated production plans through collaborative negotiation and individual capacity checking validation.","PeriodicalId":219998,"journal":{"name":"2012 18th International ICE Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation","volume":"107 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131786739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}