01452nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245008900055210006900144260004200213300000900255490000700264520076900271653002201040653001401062653001501076653001001091653000801101653001301109653001901122100002001141700001901161856003001180       2021                        eng d  a1927-032100aStrategies for a Small to Medium-sized Enterprise to Engage in an Existing Ecosystem0 aStrategies for a Small to Mediumsized Enterprise to Engage in an  aOttawabTalent First Networkc10/2021  a5-190 v113 aRecent advances in ecosystem theory prescribe that companies need to develop offers that are modular and form unique or supermodular complementarities with other offers. However, both academic and managerial knowledge of the strategies that especially small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) can use to engage in existing ecosystems for value creation remains scattered and predominantly vague. This article thus aims to explore applicable ecosystem engagement strategies from the perspective of SMEs, as discussed in previous scholarly literature. In so doing, the article puts forward and elaborates three distinct strategies that SMEs can apply to become part of value-creating ecosystems. In this way, the findings contribute to the literature on ecosystems.10aComplementarities10aecosystem10aengagement10aEntry10aSME10astrategy10avalue creation1 aBashuri, Ermela1 aBailetti, Tony  utimreview.ca/article/145302292nas a2200229   4500008004100000022001400041245008800055210006900143260004200212300001000254490000700264520162200271653001901893653002101912653001701933653001201950653000801962100002201970700002001992700002002012856003002032       2020                        eng d  a1927-032100aDigitalization and SMEs’ Export Management: Impacts on Resources and Capabilities0 aDigitalization and SMEs Export Management Impacts on Resources a  aOttawabTalent First Networkc04/2020  a18-340 v103 aDigitalization is becoming an increasingly central issue for companies. However, most companies, and in particular SMEs, are struggling to engage in a coherent global digital transformation process. Indeed, digitalization affects much of a company's organizational strategy, including the development of market opportunities. Digitalization has been identified as an element that fosters the internationalization of SMEs. However, the integration of digital technology requires investments and changes in a company's internal practices through the mobilization of new resources, as well as by implementing specific capabilities to manage them. The objective of this research work is therefore to examine the impact of SMEs' digital transformation on their internationalization capability. Relying on an extensive exploratory literature review, digital facilitators were identified and classified into three categories: e-commerce, e-marketing, and e-business. Then, a cross-analysis between the identification of digital facilitators from the literature and a framework of SMEs' export practices (the Potential Export Index, Enjolras et al., 2016) was conducted in order to highlight differentiated impacts that can be theoretically identified. The most impacted export practices are related to the strategic vision of the firm, the customization of its offerings, its network dynamic, and its internal organization. E-commerce facilitators concern the supply chain organization, e-marketing facilitators are related to communications and customer relations, and e-business facilitators impact the company as a whole.10adigitalization10aexport practices10afacilitators10aimpacts10aSME1 aDethine, Benjamin1 aEnjolras, Manon1 aMonticolo, Davy  utimreview.ca/article/134402091nas a2200205   4500008004100000022001400041245006800055210006700123260004200190300001000232490000700242520150200249653001901751653001901770653002501789653001201814653000801826100002101834856003001855       2020                        eng d  a1927-032100aDigitalization, Internationalization and Scaling of Online SMEs0 aDigitalization Internationalization and Scaling of Online SMEs  aOttawabTalent First Networkc04/2020  a48-570 v103 aWhile small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly required to look for growth beyond their national markets, the increasing digitalization of the global economy provides them with ample opportunities for internationalization. However, many SMEs are unable to internationalize digitally because they were not initially designed to scale that way, and managing business model scaling in the online environment is challenging. In response to this, the current study applies a quantitative descriptive analysis of survey data on business adoption of digital technologies by 535 Canadian online-based SMEs. The aim is to understand, 1) how internationally-oriented online SMEs differ in terms of their digitalization from those focused on domestic markets, and 2) how these differences are related to the companies&rsquo; business model for scaling internationally. The results show that internationally-oriented online SMEs differ from their domestically-oriented peers, in terms of a higher degree in the 1) use of information systems, 2) extent of value networks, 3) emphasis on key internal resources, and, 4) dealing with cybersecurity issues. The study contributes to the literature by suggesting that online SMEs willing to scale internationally through digitalization need to develop a set of capabilities in regard to partnering, customer relationship, and business process management, as well as investing in information and communication (ICT) resources and cyber resilience.10abusiness model10adigitalization10ainternationalization10ascaling10aSME1 aWesterlund, Mika  utimreview.ca/article/134601726nas a2200649   4500008004100000022001400041245003600055210003300091260004200124300000800166490000700174653001200181653001500193653001700208653001800225653002100243653002600264653003400290653003000324653002800354653002100382653001300403653002300416653001200439653000900451653000800460653001500468653003300483653002500516653001600541653001700557653002000574653001700594653002200611653001600633653003500649653001500684653002600699653001500725653002000740653001400760653000800774653000800782653001900790653003000809653001500839653002500854653001900879653001600898653001700914653002200931653003200953653002000985100001801005700002301023856003001046       2020                        eng d  a1927-032100aEditorial: Insights (June 2020)0 aEditorial Insights June 2020  aOttawabTalent First Networkc06/2020  a3-40 v1010aBitcoin10ablockchain10acrowdfunding10acrypto assets10acryptocurrencies10adeveloping countries.10adistributed ledger technology10aEmployeedriven innovation10aentrepreneurial finance10aentrepreneurship10aEthereum10aFinancial industry10aFinTech10aICOs10aIEO10ainnovation10aintellectual property rights10ainternationalization10aIT industry10ajob autonomy10amining industry10amoral hazard10aneed for autonomy10anew company10aPorter's Five Forces framework10aregulation10ascaling company value10ascaling-up10aself-leadership10asignaling10aSME10aSTO10asustainability10atechnological environment10atechnology10atechnology readiness10atoken offering10atoken sales10atokenization10avalue proposition10avalue proposition alignment10aventure capital1 aTanev, Stoyan1 aSandstrom, Gregory  utimreview.ca/article/136302575nas a2200229   4500008004100000022001400041245009300055210006900148260004200217300001000259490000700269520187200276653002502148653000802173653001902181653003002200653002502230100001702255700001602272700002702288856003002315       2020                        eng d  a1927-032100aTechnology Adaptation and Survival of SMEs: A Longitudinal Study of Developing Countries0 aTechnology Adaptation and Survival of SMEs A Longitudinal Study   aOttawabTalent First Networkc06/2020  a64-720 v103 aIn the current era of internationalizing business activities and globalizating markets, technology has become an essential tool for enhancing market competitiveness. With globalization, a country's economic and business scenarios can change drastically. Many companies have seized on opportunities to pursue, and sometimes achieve economies of scale. Especially in some countries, however, the technological revolution creates significant challenges for small business entrepreneurs. Technological development plays a pivotal role in making small and medium enterprises (SMEs) competitive, as well as leading to sustainable growth. Under such circumstances, it is relevant to consider a country's technological environment for ways that can lead SMEs towards sustainable development. In the present study, we explore the impact of volatility in technological environments on the sustainability of SMEs in developing countries with emerging economies. We use the Global Competitive Index Report for the period 2012-2016, in which six parameters were applied to define the technological environment of developing nations. Two factors, namely, institutional capabilities and external capabilities emerged as significant factors according to factor analysis. We also studied the impact of emerging factors in new technological environments on the sustainability of SMEs in the specific time period using a regression analysis. The results indicate that both institutional capabilities and external capabilities become significant when time is taken as a selection variable. The highly significance of the time variable indicates the dynamism of today's technological environments. As well, institutional capabilities were found to have a strong impact on a business' sustainability, in comparison with external capabilities and the high level of technological volatility.10adeveloping countries10aSME10asustainability10atechnological environment10atechnology readiness1 aDas, Supriyo1 aKundu, Amit1 aBhattacharya, Arabinda  utimreview.ca/article/136901747nas a2200265   4500008004100000022001400041245006500055210006500120260004200185300000900227490000600236520102200242653001601264653001501280653001201295653001501307653002001322653000801342653001201350100002101362700002101383700002301404700001601427856003801443       2019                        eng d  a1927-032100aApplying a Living Lab Approach Within an eHealth Accelerator0 aApplying a Living Lab Approach Within an eHealth Accelerator  aOttawabTalent First Networkc03/2019  a6-190 v93 aThrough this study, we seek to understand the impact of the use of the living lab approach on product and business development in an eHealth accelerator. In the case accelerator, 20 startups developed innovative products atop the European FIWARE Future Internet technology platform. The novel design element of the case accelerator was the use of the living lab approach that was included for the purpose of engaging end users in the development and testing of new product prototypes. Our main result is that the living lab approach provided added value to participating companies and resulted in changes in their product development and marketing strategies. Overall, the case accelerator and the use of the living lab approach had a significant impact on the development, growth, and market success of the companies. Based on the results of the case accelerator, we propose the generic accelerator model presented by Pauwels and co-authors in 2016 to be extended with a new design element, the living lab approach. 10aaccelerator10acase study10aehealth10aLiving lab10aOpen innovation10aSME10astartup1 aHaukipuro, Lotta1 aVäinämö, Satu1 aArhippainen, Leena1 aOjala, Timo  uhttps://timreview.ca/article/122102715nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245005400055210005400109260004200163300000900205490000600214520213200220653000702352653002902359653002802388653001202416653001502428653000802443100001602451856003002467       2019                        eng d  a1927-032100aArtificial Intelligence for Innovation in Austria0 aArtificial Intelligence for Innovation in Austria  aOttawabTalent First Networkc12/2019  a5-150 v93 aIt has been claimed that Artificial Intelligence (AI) carries enormous potential for service and product innovation. Policy makers world-wide nowadays aim to foster environments conducive for AI-based innovation. This paper addresses the current lack of empirical data for evidence-based innovation policies and the management of AI-based innovation. It focuses on &ldquo;AI and innovation management&rdquo; in addressing the question whether innovation that is based on new AI technology requires a management approach different from other forms of IT innovation. We present results from a study of Austrian companies on the degree of use and implementation of AI, and on challenges related to AI-based innovation management. This study used a keyword-list approach to define &ldquo;Artificial Intelligence&rdquo; and to find AI-based innovation projects in research databases. These projects facilitated the identification of experts from organisations developing AI-based innovation. In total, eleven experts were interviewed about their AI-based innovation activities. The results show that AI is a very fast emerging technology that is being applied in many sectors. A broad range of innovative solutions are being developed and some have already reached the market. Specific AI business models are, however, less clear and still developing. Companies are facing multiple challenges from regulation to human resources and data collection. Managing AI-based innovation will be particularly difficult for smaller enterprises, where problems are often more pronounced than in larger industries. Explicit challenges for managing AI-based innovations include the necessary attention to managing expectations and ensuring historic metadata expertise essential for many AI-based solutions. Policies to support AI-based innovation therefore should focus on human aspects. This includes increasing the availability of AI experts, but also concerns the development of new job profiles, such as experts in AI training. AI innovators also require clear AI regulation and research investments in key challenges, such as explainable AI.10aAI10aAI innovation management10aartificial intelligence10aAustria10ainnovation10aSME1 aPrem, Erich  utimreview.ca/article/128701599nas a2200253   4500008004100000022001400041245007800055210006900133260004200202300001000244490000600254520086300260653001601123653002601139653002301165653001501188653000801203653001201211653002101223100002101244700002101265700002201286856003701308       2018                        eng d  a1927-032100aInnovation Instruments to Co-Create Needs-Based Solutions in a Living Lab0 aInnovation Instruments to CoCreate NeedsBased Solutions in a Liv  aOttawabTalent First Networkc05/2018  a22-350 v83 aThis multiple case study focuses on co-creation facilitated with innovation instruments in three different environments – a school, a hospital, and an airport – in which 12 SMEs and startups developed solutions based on predefined needs of customer organizations, and where stakeholders actively participated through user involvement methods facilitated by a living lab. The article provides new knowledge regarding the benefits of the co-creation, user involvement, and use of the living lab approach within different contexts. Our findings show concrete benefits of co-creation for stakeholders such as companies, customer organizations, and end users. Based on our results, we propose a new, generic model for using innovation instruments to facilitate co-creation for the development of needs-based products and services in different service domains.10aco-creation10ainnovation instrument10ainnovation process10aLiving lab10aSME10astartup10auser involvement1 aHaukipuro, Lotta1 aVäinämö, Satu1 aHyrkäs, Pauliina  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/115602315nas a2200277   4500008004100000022001400041245010800055210006900163260004200232300001000274490000600284520146000290653001901750653002601769653003101795653002401826653002701850653001901877653000801896100001701904700002101921700002101942700001901963700001801982856003702000       2017                        eng d  a1927-032100aEffects of Business Model Development Projects on Organizational Culture: A Multiple Case Study of SMEs0 aEffects of Business Model Development Projects on Organizational  aOttawabTalent First Networkc08/2017  a15-260 v73 aPrevious research has shown that links between organizational culture and innovativeness/performance may act as a “social glue” that helps a company develop organizational culture as a competitive advantage. In this study of three case companies, the organizational culture change due business model development projects is studied using the Competing Values Framework (CVF) tool and interviews with respondents about discovered changes. To reveal intervention and implied effects between business model development project and organizational culture changes, we used CIMO logic (context, intervention, mechanism, and outcome) to bridge practice and theory by explanatory, backward-looking research. Our case studies of companies in relatively short-duration business model development projects indicate that organizational culture may have some dynamic characteristics, for example, an increase of the adhocracy organizational type in all case companies or an increase in the hierarchical leadership type in one case company. Thus, the development of an organizational culture type can be partly controlled. Our results also indicated business model development projects do have a minor effect on organizational culture, even when development activities have not been put fully into practice. However, the more comprehensively business model development project activities have been put into practice, the larger the effect on organizational culture.10abusiness model10abusiness model canvas10acompeting values framework10adevelopment project10aorganizational culture10aservice design10aSME1 aSantti, Ulla1 aEskelinen, Tuomo1 aRajahonka, Mervi1 aVillman, Kaija1 aHapponen, Ari  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/109601818nas a2200289   4500008004100000022001400041245008700055210006900142260004200211300000900253490000600262520097600268653001801244653002701262653001701289653002601306653001601332653002001348653000801368653001201376653002001388653002101408100002301429700002101452700001901473856003601492       2016                        eng d  a1927-032100aThe Impact of Living Lab Methodology on Open Innovation Contributions and Outcomes0 aImpact of Living Lab Methodology on Open Innovation Contribution  aOttawabTalent First Networkc01/2016  a7-160 v63 aOpen innovation scholars as well as practitioners are still struggling with the practical implementation of open innovation principles in different contexts. In this article, we explore the value of a living lab approach for open innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Using a case study approach, we compared 27 SME projects conducted by iMinds Living Labs from 2011 to 2015. The results suggest that a real-life intervention and a multi-method approach – both of which are methodological characteristics of living lab projects – increase the chance of generating actionable user contributions for the innovation under development. Moreover, the results also suggest that a living lab project yields maximal value when evolving from concept towards prototype. Besides these exploratory findings, this article also demonstrates that living lab projects are a perfect "playground" to test and validate assumptions from the open innovation literature.10acollaboration10adistributed innovation10aentrepreneur10aInnovation management10aliving labs10aOpen innovation10aSME10astartup10auser innovation10auser involvement1 aSchuurman, Dimitri1 aDe Marez, Lieven1 aBallon, Pieter  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/95601792nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245012900055210006900184260004200253300001000295490000600305520107900311653002601390653001501416653001501431653003901446653000801485653002501493100002001518856003601538       2012                        eng d  a1927-032100aSimulation of Supply-Chain Networks: A Source of Innovation and Competitive Advantage for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises0 aSimulation of SupplyChain Networks A Source of Innovation and Co  aOttawabTalent First Networkc11/2012  a13-200 v23 aOn a daily basis, enterprises of all sizes cope with the turbulence and volatility of market demands, cost variability, and severe pressure from globally distributed competitors. Managing uncertainty about future demand requirements and volumes in supply-chain networks has become a priority. One of the ways to deal with uncertainty is the utilization of simulation techniques and tools, which provide greater predictability of decision-making outcomes. For example, simulation has been widely applied in decision-making processes related to global logistics and production networks at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels, where it is used to predict the impact of decisions before their implementation in complex and uncertain environments. Large enterprises are inclined to use simulation tools whereas small and medium-sized enterprises seem to underestimate its advantages. The objective of this article is to emphasize the relevance of simulation for the design and management of supply-chain networks from the perspective of small and medium-sized firms. 10acompetitive advantage10ainnovation10asimulation10asmall and medium-sized enterprises10aSME10asupply-chain network1 aLiotta, Giacomo  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/625