TY - JOUR T1 - Q&A. What Can Action Research Learn from Business Environment Analysis? JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2019 A1 - Bengt Wahlström KW - action research KW - business environment analysis KW - consultancy KW - consultants KW - organizations PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 9 UR - https://timreview.ca/article/1242 IS - 5 U1 - Mälardalen University Bengt Wahlström is a doctoral candidate at Mälardalen University in Sweden, where he holds a Licentiate of Philosophy degree. He is also a consultant and an author and has for decades been one of the leading experts in Scandinavia within innovation, business environment analysis, and future strategy. Every year, he meets with thousands of participants to hold discussions, seminars, and training programmes on these issues. His numerous books have sold over 60,000 copies, have won awards in Sweden and abroad, and have been translated into many languages. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Managing Innovation under Time Pressure: A Practical Perspective JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2012 A1 - Blair Winsor KW - consultancy KW - innovation KW - practice-based approach KW - time AB - This article examines the effects of time pressure on innovation. Does time pressure stimulate or eliminate innovation or, in other words, should managers increase or reduce time pressures if they are trying to enhance innovation in their firms? Unfortunately, current research on the subject is ambivalent. To provide some clarity, this innovation management dilemma was examined in a fast-growing, medium-sized communication and IT consultancy (“First”), which claimed to be “highly innovative”. Detailed data on five projects was collected over an 18-month period using practice-based methods. Each project team was followed in real time via observation and interviews. The data was then analyzed by dividing project work into three phases: i) negotiating the project particulars with the client; ii) conducting project work; and iii) project evaluation. This detailed analysis revealed how time pressures eliminated innovation in First’s client-based project work and suggested three implications for the management of innovation. Firstly, managers should try to avoid imposing excessive time pressures on their project teams. Secondly, they should ensure that there is space between projects to enable reflection. Thirdly, managers should ensure that project debriefs occur and that they cover potential innovations. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 2 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/593 IS - 8 U1 - Edinburgh Napier University Blair Winsor is a full-time lecturer in Edinburgh Napier University’s business school in the United Kingdom and currently teaches in the innovation management and entrepreneurship areas. He received his PhD from the University of Warwick's Business School where he studied innovation in consultancies. Blair also has an MBA from SDA Bocconi in Italy and a law degree from the University of Ottawa in Canada. He has had business and consultancy experience in both the United Kingdom and North America. ER -