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  1. 1. Innovation groups : Before innovation work is begun

    Författare :Mikael Johnsson; Tomas Backström; John Bessant; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; innovation management; innovation group; innovation team; innovation work; Innovation and Design; innovation och design;

    Sammanfattning : This research project was begun during the financial crisis of 2009 with the objective of increasing the competiveness of SMEs’ (Small and Medium sized Enterprises) by developing their innovation-management capabilities. The research presented in this licentiate thesis (thesis) is a part of the project in which newly-formed innovation groups at two SMEs in Eskilstuna, Sweden have been studied before they began innovation work. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Innovative Security Business : Innovation, Standardization, and Industry Dynamics in the Swedish Security Sector, 1992–2012

    Författare :David Birksjö; Marcus Box; Karl Gratzer; Jerker Moodysson; Södertörns högskola; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; innovation output; industrial innovation patterns; standardization; industry dynamics; the Swedish security guard industry and security sector; service industries; mature industries; low-technology industries; innovation measurements and indicators; Literature-based Innovation Output Approach; patents; trademarks; Politics; Economy and the Organization of Society; Politik; ekonomi och samhällets organisering; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this dissertation is to generate new knowledge on innovation output and standardization in industries where innovation output typically is considered sparse. This is done through the longitudinal study of the Swedish security guard industry and security sector 1992-2012. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Innovation and Employment in Services : The case of Knowledge Intensive Business Services in Sweden

    Författare :Johanna Nählinder; Staffan Laestadius; Ian Miles; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Knowledge Intensive Business Services; KIBS; Innovation; Employment Effects; Job Creation; Job Destruction; Product Innovation; Process Innovation; Organisational Innovation; Technological Innovation; Service Innovation; Services; Customisation; Innovation Survey; Community Innovation Survey; Sweden; Innovationsspridning; Kunskapsföretag; Arbetsmarknad; Organisationsutveckling; Kunskapsöverföring; Anställning; Innovation; Produktutveckling; Sverige; Business and economics; Ekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This is a study of innovation in Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS) and the impact innovation has on employment. The thesis relies on theories within the fields of "innovation in services", in particular KIBS, and "innovation and employment", taking as its point of departure the taxonomy of product and process innovation. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Employee-driven innovation in the public sector : At the intersection of innovation support and workplace conditions

    Författare :Linda Lidman; Anna Fogelberg Eriksson; Maria Gustavsson; Ola Lindberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Employee-driven innovation; Innovation support; Public sector innovation; Municipalities; Workplace conditions; Innovation capacity; Medarbetardriven innovation; Innovationsstöd; Innovation i offentlig sektor; Kommuner; Förutsättningar på arbetsplatsen; Innovationsförmåga;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis is to contribute knowledge about employee-driven innovation (EDI), with a particular focus on conditions in the workplace when innovation support is introduced in municipal contexts. The thesis is based on 23 qualitative interviews with managers, employees, and innovation coaches from three municipal sites in Sweden where innovation support has been implemented. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Spaces for innovation

    Författare :Jennie Andersson Schaeffer; Yvonne Eriksson; Monica Bellgran; Bo Westerlund; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Nyckelord :Innovation and Design; innovation och design;

    Sammanfattning : Workspace design, as an enabling factor in innovation, is an emerging topic for innovation and design research. However, little research has been done on users’ experience on workspaces for innovation in a manufacturing industrial context. LÄS MER