Essays about: "Early-stage innovation"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 84 essays containing the words Early-stage innovation.

  1. 26. Program Configurations for Corporate Accelerators

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

    Author : Nils Johansson; [2020]
    Keywords : Corporate Accelerator; Entrepreneurship; Corporate Venturing; Startup support models; Innovation.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The corporate accelerator phenomenon is increasing in popularity and is a common vehicle of external innovation for large organizations. But many initiatives fail, and what characterizes the programs that have had longevity, has not been addressed in existing research. READ MORE

  2. 27. Innovative agricultural intensification to cope with demographic and climatic changes for subsistence producers : a case study of Sandfly Island, Solomon Islands

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Matthieu Michelet; [2020]
    Keywords : Subsistence agriculture; fallow; mulching; composting; innovative intensification; Melanesia; climate change;

    Abstract : This research aims to study the dynamics of agricultural intensification amongst the small island community of Sandfly Island, Solomon Islands, and to observe the spreading of new agricultural practices of intensification that can help mitigate the pressures of climate change on the one side; and on the other side of a growing food demand from a growing population. The intention is to describe the variety of agricultural practices and the variation of production parameters such as fallow length, length of cropping period, number of plots in agricultural rotation and size of plots as to assess the state of agricultural intensification and to find what are the environmental constraints to production. READ MORE

  3. 28. Exploring Idea Selection in Innovative Early- Stage Startups : A Framework for Analyzing Ideas in a Lean Development Context

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : EMIL FRÖBERG; [2020]
    Keywords : Front End of Innovation; Idea Selection; New Product Development; Lean Development; startup;

    Abstract : Innovation is a key factor for companies in order to survive in the long-term and to stay competitive. However, it can be challenging to know what ideas (or innovations) to pursue. Large incumbent companies can be slow to innovate, but startups on the other hand, are a great source of innovation. However, many startups fail. READ MORE

  4. 29. Development and Validation of an Early-Stage Project Evaluation Tool

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

    Author : Arthur Godfrey Tumushime - Mugisha; [2020]
    Keywords : Sparbanken Rekarne; Early-Stage Evaluation Tool; Market Trends Analysis; Customer Survey; Octagon Analysis and Projects Clustering.;

    Abstract : This master‘s thesis is a journey of generating a prototype evaluation tool for Sparbanken Rekarne, the aim was to contribute to the emerging field as an innovation and design and specifically pre-project management. The major stakeholder was Sparbanken Rekarne AB, they needed an innovation model and the research question formulated was: What are the perspectives and the process of an early stage tool for evaluating innovation project ideas? ‘The approach was gathering theoretical knowledge in the development of the evaluation tool using a systematic literature review. READ MORE

  5. 30. Milk as a Service : Exploring the Concepts of Servitization and Digitalization in the Business Model of an Incumbent Manufacturing Firm

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Matilda Furberg; Anna Naumburg; [2019]
    Keywords : Servitization; Digitalization; Business Model Innovation; Value Creation; Tjänstefiering; digitalisering; affärsmodellsinnovation; värdeskapande;

    Abstract : Due to digitalization as a technology shift, many incumbent manufacturing firms face challenges to maintain their position on the market. One solution to tackle this technology shift is by servitization, which has shown great opportunities for value creation in various industries. READ MORE