Bernhard Lingens , Veronika Seeholzer , Oliver Gassmann
{"title":"Journey to the Big Bang: How firms define new value propositions in emerging ecosystems","authors":"Bernhard Lingens , Veronika Seeholzer , Oliver Gassmann","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101762","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101762","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The goal of an ecosystem is the creation of a value proposition firms could not offer alone. But how are new value propositions being defined in emerging ecosystems? Our study with eight cases yields several implications along these lines: First, how to come up with an initial idea for a value proposition and convince partners to commit to it? And, second, how to set-up the iterative process of value proposition adaption? And how to find a way to align both customer and partner interests along that way? Overall, this helps to understand how factors in the early stages of ecosystem development affect its value proposition.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":"69 ","pages":"Article 101762"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44501467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unmasking what drive academic output in domestic journals: A longitudinal study considering the intensity of international collaboration","authors":"Wenhui Pan , Zhenxing Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101751","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101751","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Papers published in domestic journals are related to local issues, making it convenience for scholars to get the current research situation and future development of some topics. Despite researchers have concentrated on factors driving academic output in domestic journals from different perspectives, they did not consider interpersonal relationships. This study investigates how the intensity of international collaboration affects academic output in domestic journals. We explore this relationship during collaboration life cycle which has three stages, namely, emergency stage, growth stage, and maturity stage. The empirical analysis is based on a sample of research funding supported by the <em>National Natural Science Foundation of China.</em> Results show that the intensity of international collaboration improves the number of Chinese papers positively over collaboration life cycle. While it has no effect, a U-shaped effect, and positive effect on the number of Chinese core papers, the quality of domestic papers in emergence stage, growth stage, and maturity stage, respectively. The findings offer important suggestions for scientific leaders to design collaboration strategies with foreign partners, and provide an important alternative for scholars to consider international partners.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":"68 ","pages":"Article 101751"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42730786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Innovation in the construction sector: Bibliometric analysis and research agenda","authors":"Nannan Wang, Zhuhuizi Xu, Zhankun Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101747","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101747","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The construction industry has been criticised for its lack of innovation compared to other industries. However, the unique characteristics of the construction industry, such as site-based operations, project-based business models, and temporary supply chains, make it difficult to measure construction innovation using criteria used for other industries. This study adopts a two-stage approach, including database building, filtering, coding, and statistical analysis, to provide a systematic bibliometric review of 257 construction innovation-related studies for the period of 1996–2020. The analysis reveals that the scope of construction innovation covers multiple dimensions and can be perceived from different levels. The main contributors to construction innovation-related studies are analysed in terms of institution, country, funding, and journal. The keyword analysis reveals the importance and relationships between different themes, based on which the research gaps and challenges are discovered, and research trends are suggested for future researchers.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":"68 ","pages":"Article 101747"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46805803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research on the mechanism of sustainable business model innovation driven by the digital platform ecosystem","authors":"Xiao Li , Lulu Zhang , Jiarou Cao","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101738","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101738","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>With the deep convergence of the new-generation digital platform ecosystem and the manufacturing industry together with the pressure of economic, social, and ecological sustainability, companies need to grasp digitalization and sustainability for transformation. Under sustainable development pressures, the digital platform ecosystem has become an important way for manufacturing companies to shift to innovation. In business management, it is of profound significance to make full use of digital technology to build a platform ecosystem and promote sustainable business model innovation. Focusing on the sustainable transformation of manufacturing companies in the digital economy, this paper investigates the driving mechanism of the digital platform ecosystem for sustainable business models. It constructs the research framework of “digital platform ecosystem - sustainable business model innovation”, using the empirical research method to explore the relationship between the five characteristics of the digital platform ecosystem (generativity, convergence, share-ability, modularity, and complementarity) and sustainable business model innovation. The results show that the five characteristics of the digital platform ecosystem have a positive impact on a portion of the five elements of the sustainable business model. Complementarity positively affects value proposition; generativity, modularity, and complementarity have a significant positive effect on value creation; convergence and share-ability positively affect value network; convergence has a positive impact on the financial model; share-ability and complementarity have a significant positive effect on customer interface. These findings may have implications for research into the sustainable business model as they could help manufacturers to understand the functions of the digital platform ecosystem, maximize their resource potential, and use them to promote the development of a sustainable business model.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":"68 ","pages":"Article 101738"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49872500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessing the effect of supply chain collaboration on the critical barriers to additive manufacturing implementation in supply chains","authors":"Ifeyinwa Juliet Orji , Frank Ojadi","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101749","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101749","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study proposes a decision support model to explore the effect of supply chain collaboration on the existing barriers to implementing additive manufacturing in manufacturing supply chains. Based on data from Nigerian manufacturing companies, this study determined the severity of the barriers to implementing additive manufacturing in supply chains and then analyzed the impact of supply chain collaboration initiatives on the investigated barriers. The results indicate that barriers related to the technological category are the most severe as well as pinpoint the systemic relationships among the investigated barriers and determine the supply chain collaboration initiatives that are strongly impacting on the barriers. Furthermore, the study results illustrate that the structural barriers that exhibit the highest sense of priority are lack of infrastructural support, insufficient top management support, inadequate government support, low relative advantage and absence of competitive pressure. Hence, this article presents reliable guidelines to manufacturing firms to be aware of the barriers and ensure the development of proper strategies for successful additive manufacturing project outcomes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":"68 ","pages":"Article 101749"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43138404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Disentangling the effects of open innovation in the time of financial crisis: A strategic choice perspective","authors":"Li Yao , Jun Li","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101746","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101746","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study sets out to disentangle the effects of open innovation on firm growth in the time of economic crisis. Adopting the strategic choice perspective, we argue that the adoption of OI can lead to better performance in terms of business growth in the time of financial crisis, particularly through the “quick-shot solutions” approach relative to the “long-term horizon” approach. We also argue that collaboration, as well as out-bound approach, is complementary to internal R&D in achieving firm growth, whilst in-bound approach is a substitute for internal R&D in achieving firm growth. We further argue that firms with greater openness breadth and depth will achieve higher growth and that there is diminishing marginal benefit from openness breadth and depth. Analyzing a sample of about 300,000 Chinese manufacturing firms matched with patent dataset, we find evidence to support our arguments. This study makes several contributions to the crisis and OI literature.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":"68 ","pages":"Article 101746"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42662526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Redefining the characteristics of process-industries: A design theory approach","authors":"Kenichi Kuwashima , Takahiro Fujimoto","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101748","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101748","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study redefines the characteristics of process-industries from the design theory perspective. The extant literature partially and conceptually mentions these characteristics and does not systematically identify the differences between process and assembly-based industries. Therefore, we analyse process-industries using data collected through in-depth interviews at sixteen process and six assembly-based companies. Based on design theory, we introduce a framework comprising the following three perspectives: structure (of product), function (of product), and process (of production). This framework identifies <em>monolithic continuity</em> (product structure), <em>equivocality</em> (product function), and <em>continuous operation</em> (production process) as the essential characteristics of process-industries.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":"68 ","pages":"Article 101748"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42896206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Linking innovation, empowerment to facilitate project performance: A mediated moderation model","authors":"Junwei Zheng , Yu Gu , Hongtao Xie , Guangdong Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101750","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101750","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Existing literature on construction innovation has not achieved an in-depth understanding of how and under which conditions individuals engage in creative activities to facilitate project task performance. In this study, 286 matched data sets between project members and leaders/supervisors, were collected and examined using a mediated moderation model. Drawing from the conservation of resources theory, individuals’ innovative behaviors and leaders’ empowerment strategies were found to positively affect project performance. Leader-member exchange (LMX) both moderates and augments the relationship between innovative behavior and project performance. Further, LMX mediates the moderation effect of empowering leadership and enhances the innovation process. The results of this study offer guidance on how project practitioners can facilitate project performance by motivating innovation in construction projects through empowering strategies and relationship development. This research extends and enriches the current understanding of the processes linking innovative behavior and project performance by identifying the mediating moderation mechanism of empowering leadership and LMX.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":"68 ","pages":"Article 101750"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43325807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Technological capability and performance in developing countries: A meta-analysis","authors":"Jorge Tello-Gamarra , Mônica Fitz-Oliveira","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101753","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101753","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>There has been an increasing interest in the literature pertaining to the relationship between technological capability and performance in developing countries. However, these studies have generated heterogeneous results. This is the literature gap that this article intends to explore. The goal of this paper is to find the relationship between technological capability and performance in developing countries. Considering the diversity of quantitative and heterogeneous results in literature, we chose to use the meta-analytic method to achieve the objective of this study. We were able to correlate all of the results from 19 studies regarding more than 6000 firms from developing countries. Due to this study, two results came up. Firstly, we were able to observe that technological capability and performance are positively correlated in developing countries. Secondly, we found that one of the sources of heterogeneity in the results has to do with the existence of different variables used for measuring technological capability and firm performance.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":"68 ","pages":"Article 101753"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44254377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How to be an open innovator when you are an SME? An institutional work analysis","authors":"Amanda Barth, Kadígia Faccin, Mateus Augusto Fassina Santini, Bibiana Volkmer Martins, Alsones Balestrin","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101752","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101752","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The literature of Open Innovation (OI) has portrayed an important number of cases of large enterprises that are adopting a more open, collaborative and networked model for developing new products, processes, and management models. However, few studies have reported how Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are using this innovation dynamic. To understand the phenomenon of the adoption of OI by SMEs, this study uses the Institutional Work (IW) theoretical lens, aiming to understand how OI is institutionalized in the organizational environment of SMEs. To identify the combination of practices that reinforce OI the QCA methodology was used. As a result, it is highlighted that OI is being reinforced mainly by the institutional practices of creating and maintaining. The research contributes to the literature offering the relationships between OI and IW and presents a combination of managerial practice that can be adopted by SMEs to facilitating the implementation of OI.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":"68 ","pages":"Article 101752"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44371443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}