Essays about: "Open Innovation Initiatives"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 26 essays containing the words Open Innovation Initiatives.

1. 6. Building Institutional Capacity for Sustainability Transitions through Innovation Experiments : A Case Study of Sustainability Innovation Networks and Craft Beer SMEs

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Brendan Pipkin; [2019]
   Keywords : Experimentation; Sustainability Transitions; Circular Economy; SMEs; Craft Beer; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The concept of experimentation is increasingly promoted to facilitate social learning for sustainability transitions. Experiments are collaborative initiatives designed to generate knowledge and test innovative practices to address a collective sustainability challenge. READ MORE

3. 7. The Swedish SMEs’ road to sustainable innovation : A qualitative multiple case study on how Swedish SMEs use, and can use, open innovation to promote innovative sustainability initiatives

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Företagsekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Sofia Carlsson; Nikita Ekman; [2019]
   Keywords : Sustainability; open innovation; SMEs; sustainable innovation; resources;

   Abstract : Background: 20% of the world's population is responsible for about 80% of the life-cycle impacts of consumption and the per-capita footprint of developed countries is at least double than that of developing countries. This is why there is an urgent need for companies in industrialized countries to find more sustainable production methods and encourage sustainable consumption. READ MORE

4. 8. Holding on to the positive aspects of being small: A multiple case study exploring product innovation processes in knowledge-intensive companies by incorporating the variable of company growth

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Carolina Bååt; Viktoria Östblom; [2018-08-01]
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   Abstract : Innovation is essential for any organization wanting to stay competitive in the long run. (Şimşit et al, 2014). Desouza et al (2009) also point to how it is the companies with strongly built innovation processes that will take the lead in their respective industries. READ MORE

5. 9. Critical Success Factors in the Offering of a Corporate-Startup Program

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

   Author : Ebba Rundquist; Amanda Österling; [2018]
   Keywords : Corporate-Startup Program; Corporate-Startup Engagement; Open Innovation; Global High-Technology Company; Mature Startup; Internet of Things; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Company-driven initiatives to collaborate with startups are increasingly arising as a reaction to the competitive landscape of today, influenced by globalization, digitalization, and an increased demand for open innovation practices. Startups constitute a major source of innovation and have the ability to overthrow current technologies and business models. READ MORE

6. 10. Synthetic Innovation and Hidden Problems: Qualitative Insights on Open Innovation for Hidden Problems in Sweden

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

   Author : Fabian Assarsson; [2018]
   Keywords : Innovation Theory; Open Innovation; Synthetic Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Strategy; Management; Innovationsteori; Öppen Innovation; Syntetisk Innovation; Innovationsstrategi; strategi; Management;

   Abstract : Huvudsyftet med denna uppsats är att analysera hur svenska organisationer arbetar med öppen innovation, i vilka former de gör det och vilken typ av innovationer de producerar. Uppsatsen definierar även uttryckligen begreppet "dolda problem" inom organisationer och kopplar sedan det till innovationsteori. READ MORE