Purpose: The importance of OI for the development of CE is a relatively new field of research. The purpose of the study is to present the possibilities of supporting the circular economy through the adoption of the Open Innovation concept in the enterprise. Design/methodology/approach: A thesis was formulated assuming that the adoption of the Open Innovation paradigm is conducive to the implementation of the principles of the circular economy in the enterprise. The author's considerations are based on literature studies and a review of the results of selected secondary research. The basic research method is desk research (analysis of existing data). Findings: The author presented the possibilities for supporting the circular economy through Open Innovation activities, with an emphasis on cooperation between stakeholders and cocreation. The analysis of the results of selected existing studies allowed the author to confirm the thesis. Research limitations/ implications: A limitation of the study of the importance of OI for the development of CE is the concentration of considerations at the level of enterprises. Practical implications: The study promotes managers' focus on OI processes for the purpose of accelerating the transition to CE, indicating the preferred options for activities. Social implications: The inclusion of recommendations by leaders/managers should have a positive impact on the development of the circular economy. Originality/value: The results of the analysis have cognitive value in the context of drawing attention to the possible synergy between OI and CE. Managers were offered recommendations for a strategic approach to the utilization of OI for the development of CE.
Purpose: The main purpose of the article is to analyze the possibilities of using drone swarms as an innovative battlefield tool. Design/methodology/approach: The research includes simulation methods by using computer simulation methods based on the so-called random walk - Brownian motion and Brownian bridge. Findings: The research shows that the innovative use of drone swarms will further increase the possibility of using them in an asymmetrical conflict. Particularly important is the cheapness of the presented solution, the possibility of using it after only a short training and the option to perform an earlier simulation of the effects of the drone swarms application by people with an average level of IT knowledge. Research limitations/implications: The study focused on analyzing the possibilities of using simulation methods to manage innovative drone swarms exclusively for military purposes and the possibilities of using such solutions. According to the authors, the research should be carried out in other areas of social life. Practical implications: In the era of Industry 4.0, which is based on digitization and robotization, it will be possible to increasingly use solutions that make use of artificial intelligence (AI) on the battlefield, such as the application of innovative drone swarms. Originality/value: The presented solution is based on innovations in various areas, it can be stated that this type of drone application is an open innovation and can be developed by both military and civilian companies.
Innowacyjność Otwarta, której znaczenie wyrażone może być wieloma definicjami, w zależności od tego, w jakim środowisku poszukujemy dla niej zakotwiczenia lub dla jakich organizacji ma być zwymiarowana, jest jednym z pierwszych naturalnych podejść do rozwoju i poszukiwania nowości w otoczeniu konkurencyjnym.
In this paper, we investigate the transformative potential that emerging eVTOL- / dronetechnology exerts on the relationship between established aerospace R&D processes and their adaptation of open innovation (OI) approaches. Empirically, we draw on the ethnographic and digital ethnographic study of two open innovation challenges, the Boeing GoFly-Prize and the Airbus Deep Drone Challenge. We investigate how tensions emerged in the negotiation process between open and closed innovation approaches throughout the challenges and which measures were taken to mediate them. The concept of ‘infrastructuring tensions’ is applied to shift the perspective from tensions as unwelcome hindrances to integral parts of this negotiation process that require maintaining and that are indicative of opportunities in the adaption of OI approaches. We differentiate the investigation in terms of the challenges’: a) frameworks toward shared eVTOL-innovation; b) accessibility for their participants; c) compatibility between internal R&D processes, market requirements, and participants’ expectations. We conclude that such challenges are examples of what we consider ‘flattening innovation’, a process that builds on open innovation approaches, yet cannot fully employ them. Instead, we observed an interplay where challenges that are communicated as fundamentally open require continuous navigation and re-evaluation to both satisfy participants’ demands for accessible open formats as well as companies’ demands for compatibility toward their own R&D processes and available markets.
Using different interaction channels within open innovation partnerships holds the potential to enhance the chance of success in production sectors. However, our comprehension of how open innovation partnerships are affected by varying combinations of interaction channels, and how this corelates with their level of open innovation output, remains limited. There are discrepancies in the current literature regarding the individual and combined effects of open innovation interaction channels. Our study aims to resolve these inconsistencies by using a configurational perspective, which allows for the identification of multiple successful pathways. Employing fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) to a dataset of European open innovation partnerships in production sectors, we uncover specific combinations of interaction channels that explain high levels of innovation outcomes. Subsequently, we distinguish between two successful pathways. Notably, we observe that the relationship between interaction channels is causally complex, high engagement in open innovation may not guarantee favorable innovation outcomes. This finding highlights the intricate causal dynamics at play. Thus, our study is a significant step toward reconciling the disparate perspectives in the literature concerning the impact of interaction channels on open innovation output.
This study aims to map scientific publications, intellectual structure and research trends in the development of innovation process models and to characterise and compare them. Specifically, to identify the innovation process models and their characteristics, comparative analysis of the models, and predict the direction of development. A hybrid method was used, which involved many years of in-depth literature monitoring and comparative analysis based on a set of parameters developed by the authors. The results made it possible to identify and classify 15 various theoretical models of the innovation process (from M1 — linear to M15 with the AI contribution) development through categorisation according to five main features: C1 — complexity, C2 — openness, C3 — the role of technology, C4 — the participation of the market/users, and C5 — the form of presentation. This study identifies, explores, analyses and summarises the main ideas of innovation processes by identifying their models and characterising those specifics that can ensure international standards of excellence. The study provides an objective view of the existing innovation process models and the relevant studies that can guide managers in their decision-making innovation processes. This study is a first attempt at unveiling the evolution of knowledge in the field of existing innovation processes and their characteristics and comparative analysis. The presented models of innovation processes should constitute an indication for practitioners who can choose a model to be used in the economic practice of their organisation.
The aim of the paper is to explore the case of the NUP 2X35 strategic analysis campaign conducted by the Polish Armed Forces (PAF) and to identify lessons and best practices from employing the inclusive network approach to the conduct of strategic foresight analysis. The research process is centred around the following research questions: (1) What are the assumptions of the NUP 2X35 campaign of strategic analysis? (2) How was the strategic foresight analysis conducted? (3) What are the lessons and best practices from the campaign? (4) How can the case illustrate the employment of the concepts of a learning organization, open innovation and absorptive capacity in military organizations? The single case study methodology is employed as a framework for analysis. Data for analysis is collected from personal, participatory observations conducted by the authors, analysis of official documents related to NUP 2X35 released to the public, and opinions about the project expressed by key leaders of the Polish Armed Forces. The NUP 2X35 strategic foresight analysis is an interesting example of employing an inclusive, network approach to bring valuable external (civilian) knowledge into military analysis. The case shows how the armed forces recognize external knowledge, establish inclusive communities of interest grouping together military officers and civilian researchers to absorb this knowledge, how knowledge is assimilated and transformed, and finally exploited for the benefit of the Polish Armed Forces, the national defence sector and NATO. Moreover, the military pays back by increasing the awareness and understanding of defence and national security issues among the society.
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This study aims to identify the influential factors of OI adoption by SMEs in Vietnam, in order to provide useful theoretical and practical recommendations for SMEs to adopt OI effectively. Based on a survey of 56 Vietnamese SMEs, this study identified two drivers including improving capability and expanding network orientation, and four main barriers, including knowledge, collaboration, organisation, and financial strategy. Notably, the study found that collaboration barriers and network expansion orientation are factors that vastly impact the adoption of OI.
This study throws light on the outline of innovation taking place in Indian Food Processing SMEs with a special focus on open Innovation taking place in these SMEs and the exchange of information or knowledge taking place between inside-out and outside-in parties for the purpose of innovation. In addition, puts special focus on describing how SMEs’ product innovation output related with the effect of outside-in and inside-out exchange of knowledge and information. Further, it analyzes how expenditure on innovation and collaborating with outside parties can help in the predicting product innovation output of Indian Food Processing SMEs. The analysis was done with the help of Jamovi to find out regression between the dependent variable- “Product innovation output” & independent variables- “Extent of openness”, “Inhouse R& D expenditure”, “Purchase of R&D from outside sources”, “Acquiring knowledge from outside sources” and control variable- “Indian Food Processing SMEs”. And towards the end, it contains the summary of the survey done, which suggested that Indian Food Processing SMEs are proactively involved themselves in inside R&D in comparison to the outside R&D and buying or taking license from outside sources. Other than these activities, one more pointer came as a takeaway from the study, product innovation is performed more in comparison to process innovation by the Indian Food Processing SMEs.
Background: As the terms innovation, innovation strategy and especially cooperative innovation strategy are owned and discussed by many business disciplines, they can have various definitions. But a defined innovation strategy is the first step to enable a generation of innovation in a constant way. There are different approaches how a strategy can be defined. One common approach of an innovation strategy which includes the idea of an exploratory and cooperative strategy is the Open Innovation method. It describes three possible cooperation archetypes of an organization and its environment. Caused by the increased importance of startups and their innovation approaches a transfer of the common Open Innovation approach to a cooperation between established organization and startups is the aim of this article and results in the description of the startup orientated cooperative innovation (SOCI) strategy. Methods: This article gives at first an introduction in the topic of innovation and innovation strategy and its different approaches. The Open Innovation approach is described and in a further step the transfer to the new framework of (SOCI) strategies is presented. Result: As a result, the paper presents a new framework for three archetypes of SOCI-strategies. Three archetypes of SOCI-strategies were identified, by relating the three archetypes of Open Innovation to cooperations between established companies and startups. The three SOCI-strategies are: Buy/rent a startup, spin-off and startup in coupled process. Conclusion: The SOCI framework can be seen as a helpful to categorized cooperations between established companies and startups in context of generation innovation and gives an overview which archetypes of startup cooperations are possible.
The prime motivation behind this investigation is to recognize and organize the different factors connected to Open Innovation in the already up and running from last five years Indian female owned SMEs in Food Processing Industry. Fifteen Indian female owners were chosen. An AHP system was utilized to examine the weight of basic elements leading towards Open Innovation. All things considered, the respondents organized advancement technique, opportunity acknowledgment, money and inspiration as the principle criteria that leads to Open Innovation in Indian females owned SMEs in Food Processing. COVID-19, gender gap, raising inner and outer funds were likewise observed as a hindrance ladies face that usually would keep them away from innovative tasks performed for business. The result of this examination is giving policymakers in India food for thought regarding the significance of the factors connected to development of Indian female owned SMEs in Food Processing Industry and will be able to move towards sustainable development goals- Goal 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure) and Goal 5 (gender equality) which is required for the economic development of the country. This will assist them with systemizing and organizing the basic, advancement of open innovation factors in Indian female owned Food Processing SMEs, which will give a boost to the contribution of Indian females in the financial development of India, which a developing country currently.
Artykuł jest skoncentrowany na wybranych zagadnieniach z zakresu stosowania hackathonu w kreowaniu otwartych innowacji w klastrze. Zaprezentowane w nim rozważania prowadzono głównie z zastosowaniem metody studium przypadku, analizy danych zastanych i klasycznego przeglądu literatury przedmiotu. Oprócz wprowadzenia i podsumowania artykuł składa się z czterech integralnych części, w których przedstawiono metodykę badań, scharakteryzowano istotę otwartych innowacji, strategiczny wymiar hackathonu oraz doświadczenia klastrowe w zakresie jego stosowania. Na podstawie wyników badań własnych wykazano, że kreowanie otwartych innowacji z zastosowaniem hackathonu w klastrach nie tylko kształtuje atrakcyjność inwestycyjną klastrów, ale także przyczynia się do budowy sprawnego regionalnego ekosystemu innowacji. W artykule zwrócono uwagę, że potencjał biznesowy i społeczny hackathonu dostarcza licznych korzyści istotnych z punktu widzenia rozwoju klastra. Ponadto podkreślono, że pomyślne zastosowanie hackathonu w kreowaniu otwartych innowacji stanowi przykład wyzwania strategicznego w zarządzaniu klastrem w warunkach turbulentnego otoczenia. Podjęta na gruncie nauk o zarządzaniu i jakości problematyka badań odnosi się do istoty przedsiębiorczości strategicznej i kreatywnej w gospodarce opartej na wiedzy.
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The article focuses on selected issues related to hackathon application in creating open innovation within a cluster. The considerations were based mainly on the case study method, desk research, and a literature review. In addition to the introduction and conclusion, it consists of three parts, which characterize the essence of open innovation, the strategic dimension of the hackathon and the cluster experiences with using of hackathon. Based on the results of own research, it was shown that creating open innovations using a hackathon in clusters not only shapes the investment attractiveness of clusters, but also contributes to the construction of an efficient regional innovation ecosyetm. The article draws attention to the fact that the business and social potential of the hackathon provides a wide range of benefits essential for cluster development. Moreover, it is emphasized that the successful application of the hackathon in process of creating open innovations is an example of a strategic challenge for cluster management in a turbulent environment. The research problem in the field of management and quality sciences, analyzed by the Authors as a part of the article is directly related to the essence of strategic and creative entrepreneurship within knowledge-based economy.
Purpose: The aim of the article is to verify the dependencies between the implementation of open innovations as strategic companies' decisions and the achieved financial results. Design/methodology/approach: The paper contains three parts. In the first part the strategic decisions in enterprise management were presented. In the second part the open innovations as an instrument for implementing enterprise strategic decisions were shown. And in the last part of the paper the methods were described. In this part of the paper the verification of dependencies between the implementation of open innovations and achieved financial results were presented. The whole of the paper is closed by the discussion and summary. Findings: The article shows the topic concerned with open innovations with regard to the strategic decisions of enterprises. It has been shown that the implementation of open innovation in an enterprise affects its financial result. Originality/value: The issues of implementing open innovations in logistics enterprises are important and current due to their impact on the financial results of the surveyed enterprises.
Crowdsourcing jest narzędziem umożliwiającym rozwiązywanie zadań, problemow oraz wyzwań społecznych i biznesowych przy pomocy zaangażowanego „tłumu” (społeczności, grupy) współpracujących ze sobą użytkowników Internetu. Działania crowdsourcingowe powiązane są z wieloma obszarami i koncepcjami, w tym m.in. z otwartymi innowacjami, współtworzeniem, outsourcingiem i zbiorową inteligencją. Można je również uznać za element składowy szerszych procesów cyfryzacji przedsiębiorstw. Początkowo crowdsourcing wykorzystywany był głównie przez przedsiębiorstwa sektora wysokich technologii i oprogramowania komputerowego. Obecnie liderem w wykorzystaniu tej technologii społecznej są firmy sektora dóbr szybkozbywalnych, a szczególnie przedsiębiorstwa zajmujące się produkcją i sprzedażą żywności. Artykuł przedstawia dotychczasowe doświadczenia przedsiębiorstw przemysłu spożywczego związane z realizacją projektów crowdsourcingowych. Omawia również nowe kierunki w rozwoju crowdsourcingu oraz możliwości pełniejszego wykorzystania tego narzędzia w procesie cyfrowej transformacji przedsiębiorstw.
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Crowdsourcing is a tool that allows businesses to solve tasks, problems and social and business challenges with the help of an engaged „crowd” (community, group) of collaborating Internet users. Crowdsourcing activities are associated with many areas and concepts, including i.a. open innovations, co-creation, outsourcing and collective intelligence. They can also be considered a part of broader processes related to the digitalization of enterprises. Initially, crowdsourcing was used mainly by enterprises from the high-technology and software industry. At present, the leaders in using this social technology are enterprises in the FMCG sector, including in particular those involved in the production and sale of food. The article analyzes the up-to-date experiences of the food industry enterprises in the area of crowdsourcing projects. It also discusses new directions in the development of crowdsourcing and the possibilities for a more comprehensive use of this tool in the digital transformation of enterprises.
W artykule zawarto rozważania dotyczące koncepcji otwartych innowacji (open innovation) jako narzędzia zarządzania innowacjami, będącego nowoczesną alternatywą dla tradycyjnego podejścia zamkniętego. Celem artykułu jest wskazanie na istotę i znaczenie innowacji otwartych, dokonanie ich charakterystyki oraz wskazanie na zależności, jakie zachodzą pomiędzy otwartymi innowacjami a efektywnym zarządzaniem wiedzą w organizacji, ponadto wskazanie na badania prowadzone w obszarze innowacji otwartych w kraju i za granicą. W artykule zastosowano metodę badawczą polegającą na analizie dostępnej literatury przedmiotu i wnioskowaniu. Struktura artykułu obejmuje: wprowadzenie, pokazanie istoty innowacji otwartych, wpływu efektywnego zarządzania wiedzą na innowacje otwarte oraz przegląd badań nad otwartymi innowacjami, prowadzonych w różnych krajach. W wyniku przeprowadzonych analiz stwierdzono, że otwarte innowacje to szansa na poprawę innowacyjności organizacji, wzrost efektywności i skuteczności zarządzania, model biznesowy otwartych innowacji wykorzystuje wewnętrzne i zewnętrzne źródła pomysłów. Umożliwiają one optymalizację procesów innowacyjnych przez lepsze wykorzystanie wewnętrznych i zewnętrznych strumieni wiedzy oraz kreowanie nowych rynków dla innowacji. Konsekwencją otwartych innowacji jest potrzeba poszukiwania kanałów transferu technologii. Zauważa się wzrost zainteresowania otwartymi innowacjami, co potwierdza liczba publikacji indeksowanych w bazach Web of Science oraz Google Schoolar, rozszerzeniu ulega zakres tematyczny prowadzonych badań. Z dostępnych wyników badań wynika, że otwarte innowacje przynoszą określone korzyści, w tym wpływają na wyniki finansowe oraz konkurencyjność organizacji.
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The article contains considerations regarding the concept of open innovation as an innovation management tool, which is a modern alternative to the traditional closed approach. The aim of the article is to point to the essence and importance of open innovations, to characterize them and to identify the relationships between open innovations and effective knowledge management in the organization, as well as the research conducted in the field of open innovation at home and abroad. The article uses a research method based on the analysis of available subject literature and inference. The article’s structure includes: introduction, essence of open innovations, the impact of effective knowledge management on open innovations and a review of research on open innovations carried out in different countries. As a result of the analyzes it was found that open innovation is an opportunity to improve the innovation in the organization, increase the efficiency and effectiveness of management, the open innovation business model uses internal and external sources of ideas. They enable optimization of innovation processes through better use of internal and external knowledge streams and creation of new markets for innovation. The consequence of open innovations is the need to look for technology transfer channels. There is a growing interest in open innovations, which is confirmed by the number of publications indexed in the Web of Science and Google Schoolar databases, the scope of the research being subject to expansion is widening. The available research results show that open innovations bring certain benefits, including the financial results and competitiveness of the organization.
The paper aims to analyse the relationship between different types of corporate strategy and open innovation in the contexts of the age, size and the operational range of enterprises. The research targeted companies in Poland that were surveyed from January to April, using traditional and electronic forms of a questionnaire. The questionnaire was developed based on a 5-point Likert scale. The level of “openness” of innovation processes in an enterprise was determined according to a 3-point scale, namely, a closed innovator, a hybrid or semi-open innovator, and an open innovator. The strategy implemented by an enterprise was classed into main three types used to achieve a competitive advantage, i.e. cost leadership, differentiation or diversification. There is a strong correlation between open innovations, the cost leadership strategy and the differentiation strategy (negative correlation). The relationship between the age, size and the range of a company and the opening of innovative processes was also observed. The research aims to fill the knowledge gap existing in the literature regarding the links between a particular type of strategy and the opening of innovation processes.
The paper aims to explore consumer co-creation experience of new product development processes. Specifically, it is an attempt to determine the level of consumer engagement in an online co-creation process, identifying motives and reasons for the participation in new product development as well as understanding the types of Internet-based co-creation that are mostly preferred by consumers. The study used an online questionnaire and the CAWI method. The results of the research showed that consumers were interested in being involved in the co-creation of new product development. However, some consumers clearly expressed their reservations regarding participation because they felt lacking required knowledge.
Research on innovation indicates that due to the turbulent environment innovative processes may no longer be limited only to the use of internal knowledge developed through R&D processes. Enterprise should also focus on searching for exogenous sources of information in order to maximise their efficiency. This approach is referred to as open innovation. The aim of the article is to reduce the knowledge gap about the impact of organizational culture on open innovation practices. Many studies indicate, that opening the innovative processes requires a specific organizational culture that is also one of the key determinants of a company's response to changes in its environment. Organizational culture can also be one of the major barriers to the ability to implement open innovation in the company.
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Badania nad innowacjami wskazują, że turbulentność i zmienność otoczenia przedsiębiorstw powoduje, iż procesy innowacyjne nie mogą już być ograniczone jedynie do wykorzystania wiedzy wewnętrznej generowanej w ramach procesów badawczo-rozwojowych. Przedsiębiorstwo powinno również skoncentrować się na poszukiwaniu egzogenicznczych źródeł inspiracji, wiedzy, informacji w celu zmaksymalizowania ich efektywności. Takie podejście jest określane mianem innowacje otwarte. Celem artykułu jest zmniejszenie luki w wiedzy dotyczącej wpływu kultury organizacyjnej na otwarte praktyki innowacyjne. Wiele badań wskazuje, że otwarcie innowacyjnych procesów wymaga specyficznej kultury naczników reakcji przedsiębiorstwa na zmiany w otoczeniu. Kultura organizacyjna może być również jedną z głównych przeszkód utrudniających wdrażanie innowacji otwartych w przedsiębiorstwach.
Celem artykułu jest wskazanie dużego znaczenia otwartych danych w tworzeniu innowacji i stymulowaniu procesów innowacyjnych. Niewątpliwie jest to bardzo ważne źródło innowacji oraz innowacyjności przedsiębiorstwa. W artykule zwrócono przede wszystkim uwagę na to, że otwarte dane mogą wpisać się na stałe w proces innowacyjny, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem modelu otwartych innowacji. Na podstawie analizy badań brytyjskich dostrzeżono powiązania pomiędzy kategorią danych a ich wartością dla przedsiębiorstwa. Opracowanie jest uproszczonym studium teoretycznym, które stanowi asumpt do badań empirycznych.
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The main objective of this article is to stress the role and importance of open data as an factor creating innovation and stimulating innovative processes. Undoubtedly, open data are very important source of innovation and innovativeness of enterprises. The article first of all points out that open data can be permanently embedded in the innovation process, with particular emphasis on the open innovation model. Based on the analyses of British research, links between the category of data and their value for the enterprises were underlined. This study gives theoretical basis for further empirical research.
Otwarta innowacja stanowi jedną z koncepcji praktycznej implementacji innowacji w środowisku współczesnych organizacji. Rozwój otwartych, swobodnych i dynamicznych układów sieciowych kształtuje nową perspektywę poznawczą dla potencjału społecznego. Celem niniejszego opracowania jest zwrócenie uwagi na potrzebę reorientacji potencjału społecznego w otwartej innowacji. Na tle zaproponowanych kierunków reorientacji podjęto próbę identyfikacji kluczowych właściwości potencjału społecznego organizacji.
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The Open Innovation is one of the practical concept of the innovation implementation in an environment of a contemporary organizations. The development of open and dynamic forms of systems network requires a new cognitive perspective for analysis of organizational social potential. The aim of this study is to draw attention to the need of social potential reorientation in the case open innovation paradigm. On the background of the proposed reorientation, the author attempts to identify the directions and key attributes of social potential in organization.
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