TechnovationPub Date : 2024-11-06DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103138
Liangcheng Wang, Yizheng Chen, Wendi Li
{"title":"Facilitator or figurehead? The impact of academician shareholder on corporate innovation: Evidence from China","authors":"Liangcheng Wang, Yizheng Chen, Wendi Li","doi":"10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103138","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103138","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Investment by academicians with resource advantages can serve as a vital channel for promoting innovation. In this study, we investigate whether and how academician shareholders who are esteemed fellows or candidates of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering impact corporate innovation. Using a sample from China, we document a positive association between academician shareholders and corporate innovation. Our channel analysis reveals four potential channels through which academician shareholders promote corporate innovation: innovative human capital, investor protection, top management team attention to innovation and reduction in innovation uncertainty. Moreover, in line with the resource-based view and incomplete contract theory, our findings indicate that the positive association is more pronounced in firms with directors appointed by academician shareholders, without state ownership, and with multiple large shareholders. Finally, our findings indicate that academician shareholders can enhance open innovation, attract government subsidies, shorten the time it takes for corporate patent applications to be granted, and improve firm performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49444,"journal":{"name":"Technovation","volume":"139 ","pages":"Article 103138"},"PeriodicalIF":11.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142592573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TechnovationPub Date : 2024-11-05DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103137
Xinwei Shi , Christopher Williams , Ke Rong
{"title":"China's technological catch-up through foreign IP acquisitions: Disaggregating the effects of cross-national distance","authors":"Xinwei Shi , Christopher Williams , Ke Rong","doi":"10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103137","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103137","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>While the effects of proximity on the technological catch-up of emerging economy firms are well documented, little is known about how the sub-dimensions of cross-national distance impact such firms' acquisition of foreign IP. Cross-national distance is a complex, multi-dimensional construct that has the potential to influence catch-up in different ways, especially for Chinese firms. We use the established Wharton indicators of cross-national distance (Berry et al., 2010) to understand foreign IP acquisition by Chinese firms over a 10-year period. Results show: (1) different sub-dimensions of distance have different direct effects on foreign IP acquisition, (2) a positive effect of knowledge distance on IP acquisition interacts with three other forms of distance, (3) the most aggressive foreign IP acquisition strategies are linked to only three forms of distance, and (4) the impact of disaggregated distance depends on IP asset type and whether the acquirer is in manufacturing or services. Results provide new insight into China's technological catch-up and the complex, multi-dimensional nature of international proximity influencing technological catch-up through acquisitions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49444,"journal":{"name":"Technovation","volume":"139 ","pages":"Article 103137"},"PeriodicalIF":11.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142586196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TechnovationPub Date : 2024-11-02DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103126
Mario Sergio Salerno , Ana Paula Paes Leme Barbosa , Tiago Paz Lasmar , Gina Colarelli O'Connor
{"title":"Resourcing radical innovation: Leveraging from the mainstream to create the newstream","authors":"Mario Sergio Salerno , Ana Paula Paes Leme Barbosa , Tiago Paz Lasmar , Gina Colarelli O'Connor","doi":"10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103126","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103126","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The literature emphasizes the importance of structural ambidexterity in a company's ability to consistently produce radical innovation (RI). Large companies possess a multitude of resources for product development in their mainstream: laboratories; hardware; software; human competencies; and specialized organizational functions in engineering, marketing, and finance, among others. The potential of these resources is immense, and it is not rational to duplicate them for RI development; it is better to leverage them when necessary for a newstream project. However, prior research has revealed that routine rigidities can pose key obstacles to leveraging resources from the mainstream for the newstream. Such rigidities, if not addressed, can hinder RI. Further, the factors facilitating resource leverage must be better understood. Based on data from over 12 years at a leading global high-tech company, this study focuses on how companies manage to leverage mainstream resources for newstream RI projects. The emergent grounded model contributes by elucidating the enablers and constraints within the mainstream and newstream domains for leveraging mainstream resources into the newstream. Additionally, the study proposes a viable configuration of the innovation management system that effectively eases the systematic leveraging of resources from the mainstream to the newstream.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49444,"journal":{"name":"Technovation","volume":"139 ","pages":"Article 103126"},"PeriodicalIF":11.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142573148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TechnovationPub Date : 2024-10-31DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103128
Susanne Ollila
{"title":"In-between identity work: Transcending boundaries in university-industry collaboration","authors":"Susanne Ollila","doi":"10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103128","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103128","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Scholarly literature has scarcely addressed the intricacies surrounding individual work identity and its ramifications within the context of university-industry collaboration (UIC). In an endeavour to address this lacuna and enhance our comprehension, this study explicates how individuals engaging in UIC experience identity struggles and perform identity work by constructing and reconstructing their self-conception and the notion of what they can do. A single case study, of a research centre situated in Northern Europe with prolonged collaborative effort, was used as the methodological approach. The findings proffer insights into micro-foundations of UIC by outlining various ways individuals conduct identity work to navigate and bridge cognitive and behavioural boundaries. This knowledge disputes the prevailing view that UIC related identity tensions and struggles should be resolved at the organizational level. Instead, identity work is shown to be crucial in harnessing these struggles to support the knowledge exchange and creation, necessary for innovation. An emergent model of in-between identity work is generated demonstrating how individuals perform identity work at the intersection of organizational boundaries allowing them to embody both collective and individual identities, fostering belonging while preserving the cognitive and institutional variety.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49444,"journal":{"name":"Technovation","volume":"139 ","pages":"Article 103128"},"PeriodicalIF":11.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142560939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TechnovationPub Date : 2024-10-24DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103122
Kaihua Chen , Zehua Xue , Rui Guo , Lutao Ning
{"title":"The holistic role of multi-level government in transformative innovation process: Theoretical framework and evidence from China","authors":"Kaihua Chen , Zehua Xue , Rui Guo , Lutao Ning","doi":"10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103122","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103122","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The lack of social impetus for transformative innovation foregrounds a more directional role for the government. However, there is limited exploration on how the government can orchestrate innovation process to promote transformative innovation. We address this gap by constructing a three-dimensional analytical framework that reflects the holistic role combinations of multi-level government across the multi-stage transformative innovation processes. Drawing on institutional theory and related research, this study conceptualizes eight critical roles of the government: planning, coordinating, allocating, investing, providing, regulating, evaluating, and publicizing in transformative innovation. By examining a recent policy experiment case of Sustainable Development Agenda Innovation Demonstration Zones in China, this study differentiates the distinct emphases of government roles across four stages of the transformative innovation process. Thus, we reveal the governance capabilities of the government throughout the innovation process to facilitate transformative innovation. Finally, we uncover the heterogeneity of preferences among central, provincial, and municipal governments and find that these multi-level governance actors have differentiated but synergistic roles given the distinct characteristics of various stages of the transformative innovation process. These governments must collaboratively utilize diverse policy instruments to maximize their roles within the scope of their administrative authority. The results suggest that policies should be holistic across the multi-stage transformative innovation processes and multi-level governments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49444,"journal":{"name":"Technovation","volume":"139 ","pages":"Article 103122"},"PeriodicalIF":11.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142534517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TechnovationPub Date : 2024-10-19DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103125
Hui Xie , Hao Li , Kexin Zhang
{"title":"Research on evaluation of knowledge interaction indicators in multi-team systems based on management entropy","authors":"Hui Xie , Hao Li , Kexin Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103125","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103125","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Efficient knowledge interaction among teams can enhance the collaborative performance of Multi-team Systems (MTSs). Identifying and addressing issues within MTS knowledge interaction is a current topic in knowledge-driven MTS collaboration. However, there is a lack of scientific and measurable evaluation indicators and methods for effectively evaluating MTS knowledge interactions to aid decision-making. This study, integrating a network perspective with complex systems thinking and the theoretical principles of management entropy, constructs a systematic evaluation system for MTS knowledge and a corresponding methodological framework. Validated and analyzed through two case studies in diverse contexts, this system and method enable managers to pinpoint crucial indicators affecting the effectiveness of MTS knowledge at various stages, especially critical junctures that may arise during the evolving development of the MTS. This provides a basis for decision-making to enable timely managerial interventions at crucial moments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49444,"journal":{"name":"Technovation","volume":"139 ","pages":"Article 103125"},"PeriodicalIF":11.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142534519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How could Generative AI support and add value to non-technology companies – A qualitative study","authors":"Sachin Modgil , Shivam Gupta , Arpan Kumar Kar , Tuure Tuunanen","doi":"10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103124","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103124","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With the spread of generative AI, non-technology companies are also adopting it at a faster rate. Therefore, this study aims to study the appropriation of Generative AI to create value to non-technology businesses through a knowledge based view of the firm. To achieve this objective, we followed a semi-structured interview schedule, where 98 qualitative data points were collected and analysed. We follow open, axial and selective coding along with Gioia methodology for analysis. Findings indicate that companies employ Generative AI for risk management, where potential threats, impact of possible hazards and degree of uncertainty in the business environment are considered in decision-making. Generative AI also helps in knowledge integration, where assimilation, adaptation, application and implementation are achieved. Findings also suggest that an improved business outlook can be achieved regarding accurate demand forecasting, real-time insights, contextual understanding and alignment to the vision through Generative AI. It is also observed that companies are investing in Generative AI to achieve competitive advantage and greater significance. The contribution of this study lies in the development of four propositions and a framework for generative AI-driven value for non-technology companies. The framework also uncovers the internal flow among key elements from risk identification to integration to developing the outlook and driving utility.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49444,"journal":{"name":"Technovation","volume":"139 ","pages":"Article 103124"},"PeriodicalIF":11.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142534518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TechnovationPub Date : 2024-10-17DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103123
Anja Eisenreich , Julian Just , Daniela Gimenez-Jimenez , Johann Füller
{"title":"Revolution or inflated expectations? Exploring the impact of generative AI on ideation in a practical sustainability context","authors":"Anja Eisenreich , Julian Just , Daniela Gimenez-Jimenez , Johann Füller","doi":"10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103123","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103123","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The integration of generative AI (GenAI) into corporate innovation processes represents a significant shift in ideation methodologies. This study examines the comparative effectiveness of AI-generated ideation and traditional expert workshops. In collaboration with BSH Home Appliances Group (BSH), ideas were generated and evaluated using both expert-based and AI-based methods in the context of sustainable packaging. The main quantitative analysis focuses on the quality dimensions of novelty, value, and feasibility. The results indicate that GenAI models such as ChatGPT not only match, but also occasionally outperform, those generated by expert sessions in terms of generating highly novel ideas. However, this increased novelty comes with a trade-off in perceived feasibility, highlighting a critical balance that must be managed in innovation efforts. A complementary qualitative analysis provides insights into potential barriers to integrating AI into ideation at the personal and organizational levels. Depending on the innovation setting, AI-based idea stimulation may limit the creativity and motivation of experts. Therefore, the form of AI integration should be adapted to the company's innovation context and should contribute to organizational learning. On the basis of these findings, guidelines are provided on how to effectively apply, and benefit from the use of, AI as a non-human intermediary to enhance the ideation process.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49444,"journal":{"name":"Technovation","volume":"138 ","pages":"Article 103123"},"PeriodicalIF":11.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142445325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beyond economic convenience: Unveiling the motives for engaging in food sharing initiatives","authors":"Jessica Bosisio , Gioele Zamparo , Alice Mazzucchelli , Roberto Chierici , Michela Cesarina Mason","doi":"10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103119","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103119","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Food waste is a major global problem nowadays because it negatively affects the environment, society, and the economy. Food sharing has lately emerged as an innovative solution to this problem, but little is known about the behavioral intentions of consumers with regard to food sharing initiatives. In this study, we use the theory of consumption values along with a mixed methods approach to analyze the key motives underlying consumers' intentions for using food sharing platforms. We develop a conceptual model to this end, and collect, analyze, and triangulate data to test it by using both a qualitative and a quantitative approach. The results highlight the relevance of epistemic, conditional, and social values in a communitarian sense in driving people's engagement in food sharing. Functional values were found to have a secondary importance for both users and non-users in this regard. A comparison between users and non-users also revealed that emotional values constitute an important factor for the latter. The study contributes to both theory and practice by highlighting the importance of such initiatives in addressing not only environmental issues, but also social needs, and hence contributing to the sustainable development of local communities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49444,"journal":{"name":"Technovation","volume":"138 ","pages":"Article 103119"},"PeriodicalIF":11.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142441259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TechnovationPub Date : 2024-10-15DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103118
Rafael Lucas Borba , Iuri Emmanuel de Paula Ferreira , Paulo Henrique Bertucci Ramos
{"title":"Addressing discriminatory bias in artificial intelligence systems operated by companies: An analysis of end-user perspectives","authors":"Rafael Lucas Borba , Iuri Emmanuel de Paula Ferreira , Paulo Henrique Bertucci Ramos","doi":"10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103118","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103118","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The use of AI in different applications for different purposes has raised concerns due to discriminatory biases that have been identified in the technology. This paper aims to identify and analyze some of the main measures proposed by Bill No. 2338/23 of the Federative Republic of Brazil to combat discriminatory bias that companies should adopt to provide and/or operate fair and non-discriminatory AIs. To do so, it will first attempt to measure and analyze people's perceptions of the possibility that AI systems are discriminatory. For this a qualitative descriptive exploratory was made using as a reference sample the inhabitants of the Southeast region of Brasil. The survey results suggest that people are more aware that AIs are not neutral and that they may come to incorporate and reproduce prejudices and discriminations present in society. The incorporation of such biases is the result of issues related to the quality and diversity of the data used, inaccuracies in the algorithms employed, and biases on the part of both developers and operators. Thus, this work sought to reduce this gap and at the same time break the barrier of the lack of dialogue with the public in order to contribute to a democratic debate with society.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49444,"journal":{"name":"Technovation","volume":"138 ","pages":"Article 103118"},"PeriodicalIF":11.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142441260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}