{"title":"Education program and experiential learning in Chinese entrepreneurship education: A year-long Social Cognitive Theory intervention's impact on self-efficacy and intention","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ijis.2024.07.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijis.2024.07.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Entrepreneurship education helps young people create their first job, typically through either experiential learning or education programs. Our study evaluated the effect of integrating both methods in a single intervention involving 40 people aged 18 to 25.</div><div>Our research intervention was grounded in the Social Cognitive Theory. We assessed its impact via ANCOVA analyses. We looked for shifts in entrepreneurial self-efficacy (across six subdimensions) and intention of 20 intervention participants compared with an equal number of control participants. The results indicated statistically significant changes in all the measures except initiating investor relationships and building an innovative environment.</div><div>To the best of the authors' knowledge, this study is the first to examine the effect of delivering entrepreneurial education in non-formal Chinese settings. It also pioneers exploring the impact of education programs and experiential learning in a single intervention. Finally, it assesses this impact over one year, sharply contrasting with the more typical exploring of relationships at a single time point.</div><div>Our findings contribute to the ongoing discourse on the efficacy of entrepreneurship education programs in China, providing support for offering such programs outside formal education. Our results also emphasize the significance of comprehending the surroundings in which the programs are being delivered and the potential external forces that participants may be exposed to.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36449,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142427523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evolution of policy-driven ecosystem of original innovation talents","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ijis.2024.09.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijis.2024.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In an era of unprecedented global challenges, the cultivation, attraction, and retention of original innovation talent have become critical determinants of national competitiveness and sustainable development. This study introduces a novel multi-agent original innovation talent ecosystem model (MOITEM) to systematically analyze the effects of different talent policies on the ecosystems of original innovation talent across various regions in China. The simulations reveal that while direct talent policies drive short-term talent growth, they often fall short of addressing the long-term needs for resource allocation and environmental optimization, thereby limiting sustained competitiveness. In contrast, indirect and combined talent policies prioritize the overall quality of the ecosystem, providing more enduring support for original innovation. Furthermore, this study explores the interactions among agents within the ecosystem and their synergistic relationships with the external environment, highlighting the necessity of targeted policy formulation and multi-agent collaboration. The findings not only elucidate the strengths and limitations of various talent policies but also offer tailored recommendations based on regional characteristics, emphasizing the importance of continuous evaluation and adaptive policy adjustment. These insights hold substantial theoretical and practical implications for the development and optimization of global policies aimed at fostering original innovation talent.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36449,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142528790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Green human resource to stimulate low carbon behaviour through the mediation role of innovation practices and organizational commitment","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ijis.2024.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijis.2024.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sustainability issues have long been a critical notion in business, while successful green human resource management (GHRM) has the potential to help organizations perform better in terms of environmental sustainability. The current paper evaluates the mechanism through which green human resource management affects green organizational commitment, green innovation practices and low-carbon behaviour among 610 employees in South Africa. The study further evaluates the mediation connection among the variables and the moderating influence of green transformational leadership through social cognitive theory. The stratified sampling approach was applied in selecting the respondents, and the structural equation model was applied to test the hypotheses. The empirical outcome of this research is as follows: (1) GHRM has a positive and substantial effect on green organizational commitment, green innovation practices and low-carbon behaviour. (2) The findings also revealed that green organizational commitment and green innovation practices affect low-carbon behaviour among staff. (3) The results suggest that green organizational commitment and green innovation practices have a substantial mediation influence on the connection between green human resource management and low-carbon behaviour. (4) Last, green transformational leadership discovered a positive moderating effect on the link between green human resource management and low-carbon behaviour. The paper makes several practical recommendations for strengthening low-carbon behaviour. Therefore, human resource management managers should outline measures that can be used to empower and engage employees in environmental issues and provide them with autonomy to address these challenges.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36449,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142427522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Innovation capabilities and their dimensions: A systematic literature review","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ijis.2024.07.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijis.2024.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Innovation capabilities (ICs) represent a crucial source of competitive advantage for firms. However, the literature on ICs is extensive, leading to a diverse understanding of their nature and measurement. A notable gap exists in delineating the dimensions constituting ICs. This article aims to address this gap by identifying and pinpointing the various dimensions of ICs through a systematic literature review (SLR). The initial step involves identifying the diverse dimensions used in ICs, providing a distinctive insight for assessing their metrics. Notably, this SLR stands out as the only comprehensive analysis of various ICs dimensions, organizing them coherently. Examining 103 articles from the Web of Science and Scopus databases spanning from 2001 to 2022, the results reveal an amalgam of scales and associated approaches for IC measurement. This study contributes to the literature by systematically identifying and analyzing the main dimensions employed by researchers to measure ICs. Additionally, it highlights the foundational theoretical approaches of the identified studies. In practical terms, the study consolidates and presents the identified dimensions and metrics in integrative tables, offering researchers and companies valuable insights into diverse innovation paths that impact performance.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36449,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096248724000316/pdfft?md5=039030578d20d6a198a78da8a9b0f101&pid=1-s2.0-S2096248724000316-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141701137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The role of multidisciplinary collaborations in publishing innovation","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ijis.2024.08.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijis.2024.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Product innovation is crucial for the future of the publishing industry, and the objective of this study was to understand the role of multi-disciplinarity in publishing innovation teams, typical patterns of interaction between team members, and similarities and differences in multidisciplinary innovation teams across national boundaries (US, Canada, and Germany). This is an exploratory study from Portland State University, Stuttgart Media University and Toronto Metropolitan University based on twenty-one qualitative in-depth interviews with publishing employees involved in the innovation process. The study reveals that multidisciplinary innovation teams are common in all three countries. Using an input-process-output (IPO) model, researchers found three main things: 1) input from outside the company is helpful; 2) corporate culture, familiarity and psychological safety foster creativity during the innovation process; and 3) innovation output is often evaluated by low-cost prototypes presented to the target audience.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36449,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209624872400033X/pdfft?md5=911326604039a327b8f79fdc265fc0b5&pid=1-s2.0-S209624872400033X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142149710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unpacking the multilayered nature of entrepreneurial ecosystems: A conceptual complex adaptive system model","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ijis.2024.08.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijis.2024.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The concept of entrepreneurial ecosystems (EE) is gaining increasing attention from academics, professionals, and policymakers because of its potential as a policy tool for promoting economic growth. However, the theoretical foundation for analyzing EE needs further development to comprehensively capture its systemic, complex, and adaptive nature. Although recent studies have made progress in this area by incorporating complexity theory into this field of literature, the multilayer characteristics of an EE have been overlooked in those conceptualizations. We therefore build upon those papers by introducing an understanding of EE as a multilayer network from the perspective of complexity theory. Building upon this understanding, we provide a representative example to illustrate the practical application of our conceptual model via agent-based modeling while outlining a research agenda that suggests new directions for future studies in this field.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36449,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096248724000328/pdfft?md5=ff04b52db02951ab28acffcb742a5487&pid=1-s2.0-S2096248724000328-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142149709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design thinking and artificial intelligence: A systematic literature review exploring synergies","authors":"Aswathy Sreenivasan , M. Suresh","doi":"10.1016/j.ijis.2024.05.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijis.2024.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This article examines how design thinking and artificial intelligence (AI) work together and what it means for the design sector. The goal is to understand how AI technologies may advance the design process, encourage innovation, and produce more individualized and user-centric solutions. This study intends to shed light on the potential of AI as a catalyst for creativity and the ethical implications of AI-driven design by discovering overlapping ideas and methodologies between design thinking and AI. According to the research, AI can significantly influence the design process by eliminating tedious processes, improving user-centricity, and stimulating creativity. AI may support designers’ decision-making, prototyping, and ideation processes, resulting in more creative and effective design solutions. Addressing bias in AI algorithms and data privacy is imperative to ensure ethical AI integration. Virtual reality, bio-design, and inclusive design are untapped areas where AI can be used.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36449,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096248724000201/pdfft?md5=434188d3eeb319b99da836c0cad3244e&pid=1-s2.0-S2096248724000201-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141132242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Metaverse: Innovations and generative AI","authors":"Jussi S. Jauhiainen","doi":"10.1016/j.ijis.2024.04.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijis.2024.04.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Today, the Metaverse consists of various platforms, including digital twins of the physical world as well as virtual and blended digital-material environments that offer immersive experiences for individual users. By going beyond solely physical or virtual realms, these platforms unlock new possibilities for exploration, experimentation, and interaction. This makes it possible to transcend the limitations of innovation processes confined to physical locations, so the Metaverse is thus poised to drive groundbreaking innovations. This article explores the Metaverse as an innovation platform, its opportunities and challenges, including the role of generative AI in it. It discusses how the Metaverse, as a collaboration, creativity, and technological platform, supports innovation potential. By embracing the possibilities and challenges offered by the Metaverse and leveraging the capabilities of generative AI within it, a future in which individuals can truly explore novel synergies between the physical and digital realms, thriving various kinds of innovations. It is crucial to achieve holistic sustainability impacts both within the Metaverse innovation platform and as its outputs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36449,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096248724000183/pdfft?md5=625444e048f8450ba511e75fe0d87ab2&pid=1-s2.0-S2096248724000183-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140769431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Allocentrism and numerator-based innovation: Panel data evidence","authors":"Pedro Mendi, Alejandro Ruelas-Gossi","doi":"10.1016/j.ijis.2024.04.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijis.2024.04.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We explore the existence of a relationship between firms' allocentric approach, measured by their collaboration activities for innovation, and the orientation of their innovation. In particular, we propose a distinction between numerator-driven and denominator-driven innovation and how that relates to collaboration. We discuss the theoretical underpinnings of this relationship and test its existence using survey data from the PITEC, a panel of Spanish firms. We find that cooperation is indeed associated with a greater emphasis on numerator-driven innovation relative to denominator-driven innovation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36449,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096248724000158/pdfft?md5=6e1a2eadfda08ccb9d1c6702d080aab5&pid=1-s2.0-S2096248724000158-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141095504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Strategic management and business ecosystem scientific relations—key areas review","authors":"Adam Sulich , Letycja Soloducho-Pelc","doi":"10.1016/j.ijis.2024.04.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijis.2024.04.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study explores the interaction between the business ecosystem and strategic management. This research is driven by the necessity of understanding how the principles of the business ecosystem influence organizational strategic management. A Systematic Literature Review was carried out, focusing on a detailed analysis of articles indexed in the Scopus academic database. The research procedure aimed to uncover emerging perspectives on strategic management and the development of business ecosystems. The findings reveal a substantial gap in research regarding business ecosystems and sustainable strategic management. The paper suggests a new research agenda and proposes novel pathways for future investigations in this field.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36449,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096248724000195/pdfft?md5=8509dae7003bfd7511733bf4a4d5d6dd&pid=1-s2.0-S2096248724000195-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140788465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}