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1. 6. Organizational Innovations: A conceptualization of how they are created, diffused and sustained

   Författare :Annika Steiber; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; sustaining innovation; innovation; Lean; diffusion of innovation; organizational innovation; TQM; Toyota Production System; innovation management; creation of innovation; Google;

   Sammanfattning : Organizational innovations are essential for firms’ long-term competitiveness. In spite of this, there is less research on organizational innovations than on technical innovations. The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to our understanding of how organizational innovations are created, diffused, and sustained. LÄS MER

3. 7. Innovation jams as vehicles for innovation

   Författare :Anne Elerud-Tryde; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; search process; collective innovation practice; innovation management; innovation jam; internal stakeholders;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the emerging phenomenon of the innovation jam, and its use by large firms. Innovation jams allow firms to engage with new actors (e.g. employees, customers, lead users) across company and geographical boundaries, and to direct innovative activity in novel ways. LÄS MER

4. 8. Evolutionary innovation : Early industrial uses of genetic engineering

   Författare :Maureen McKelvey; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Biotechnology industry; Economics of innovation; Evolutionary Economics; Genentech; human growth hormone; Kabi; technological innovation; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

   Sammanfattning : Based on an analysis of biological and economic theories of evol~tion, this dissertation first specifies evolutionary innovation and then uses it toanalyze early industrial uses of genetic engineering. Innovation refers totechnological innovation processes, i.e. series of innovative activitiesresulting in technical change. LÄS MER

5. 9. Public Procurement of Innovation

   Författare :Max Rolfstam; CIRCLE; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Innovation Policy; Technology procurement; Innovative public procurement; Public procurement; Innovation;

   Sammanfattning : Policy-makers in the European Union (EU) have increasingly emphasised public procurement as an instrument that can be used to stimulate innovation. These developments reflect and respond to a growing concern among EU member states and regions about how to maintain competitive advantage in an economic environment increasingly subject to global competition The Lisbon goals set for the EU in 2000 require it to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world by 2010. LÄS MER

7. 10. Towards radical improvement in production systems

   Författare :Daniel Gåsvaer; Christer Johansson; Jens von Axelson; Mats Winroth; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Nyckelord :Improvement; Radical; Innovation; Kaikaku; Innovation and Design; innovation och design;

   Sammanfattning : As the speed of change is increasing, it’s of great importance that manufacturing companies strive to achieve not only incremental improvements, but also radical improvements within their production systems. Thus, more research has to be focused on how to realize radical improvement. LÄS MER