TY - JOUR T1 - A Review of Living Lab Research and Methods for User Involvement JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2021 A1 - Judy Hong Huang A1 - Elisa Thomas KW - bibliometric analysis KW - co-creation KW - literature review KW - Living lab KW - user involvement AB - Living lab initiatives attempt to solve challenges by stimulating innovative collaboration and outcomes, which unfold in multifarious activities. This study investigates the progress of Living lab research over time. It explores its current trends, along with methods and tools used by Living labs for user involvement. By employing a two-step approach, the study first presents a bibliometric analysis of 535 publications, including detection of convergence towards areas like the aging problem of societies, smart cities, Urban Living labs, and overall sustainability. Urban Living lab clusters have been growing rapidly and forming their own research domain. Subsequently, a review of 42 empirical papers explores the methods and tools adopted by Living labs for user involvement during the innovation process. We categorize the methods into the following eight groups: 1) Structured interaction, 2) Flexible interaction, 3) Extended network, 4) Special actors, 5) Learning and engaging, 6) Design approaches; 7) Techniques, 8) Operational guidelines. The study contributes both to theoretical and practice-oriented Living lab research and offers potential support especially to practitioners. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 11 UR - timreview.ca/article/1467 IS - 9/10 U1 - University of Stavanger Judy Hong Huang is a Ph.D. candidate at the Business School, University of Stavanger, Norway. She works with a research project named “Releasing the Power of Users - articulating user interests to accelerate new innovative pathways in digital health and welfare sector”. It is a four-year international project funded by the Norwegian Research Council. Her study belongs to its work package 2, “Creating boundary innovation space” with a special interest in living labs, their user-driven or user-inspired innovations, and methods for user involvement. U2 - Nord University Elisa Thomas is an Associate Professor at Nord University (Norway) and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Stavanger (Norway). She is a leader of the Academic Division in Competences, Behaviour, and Culture for Innovation at the Brazilian Academy of Management (ANPAD), and a leader of the Special Interest Group on Responsible Innovation at the International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM). Her research interests include entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems, the role of universities in regional development, start-up incubators, technology parks, and open innovation intermediaries. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Seeking 'Strategy' in Business Intelligence Literature: Theorizing BI as part of strategy research JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2020 A1 - Yassine Talaoui A1 - Marko Kohtamäki A1 - Risto Rajala KW - Business intelligence (BI) KW - Conceptualization KW - definition. KW - literature review KW - strategy as practice KW - strategy content KW - strategy process KW - strategy realms AB - This paper connects the business intelligence (BI) literature with research in strategic management by plotting the existing research strands on BI: environmental scanning, competitive intelligence, executive information systems, and business intelligence, against the strategic dimensions of a) orientation (External vs. Internal), b) focus (Content vs. Process), and c) practice realms. The article accordingly offers a new re-conceptualization of BI as a strategic artifact across four strategic clusters: BI as a system, BI as a planned process, BI as a product, and BI as a decisional paradigm. This conceptual article contributes to the literature by integrating disparate views on BI and placing them within the content, process, and practice streams of strategy research. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 10 UR - timreview.ca/article/1387 IS - 9 U1 - University of Vaasa Yassine Talaoui is a researcher at the School of Management at the University of Vaasa, where he teaches business models and strategy work. His research interests focus on strategy work, practice theory, BI analytics, materiality, and sociomateriality. U2 - University of Vaasa Marko Kohtamäki is a Professor of Strategy, director of the "Strategic Business Development" (SBD) research group at the University of Vaasa, and visiting professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway, as well as the Luleå University of Technology. Prof. Kohtamäki takes special interest in digital servitization, organizational change, strategic practices, and business intelligence. U3 - Aalto University Risto Rajala is an Associate Professor of Service Engineering and Management at Aalto University, School of Science. His research focuses on the digitalization of operations and services, the transformation of technology-based business, and the management of complex product-service systems. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Discipline-Spanning Overview of Action Research and Its Implications for Technology and Innovation Management JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2019 A1 - Matthias Guertler A1 - Nathalie Sick A1 - Anton Kriz KW - action research KW - bibliometrics KW - discipline-spanning analysis KW - literature review KW - technology and innovation management AB - The iterative and learning character of action research is particularly beneficial for exploring complex socio-technical problems in technology and innovation management (TIM). In this respect, action research allows both rigorous and relevant research due to parallel solving of real-world problems, capability building, and gaining scientific insights. However, the use of action research within TIM research is surprisingly limited. Action research also is not a homogeneous research methodology since each research discipline, such as education and organizational science, has its own action research streams, which are often only loosely linked. A systematic overview of those action research traditions and specific best practices is still missing, which complicates a systematic transfer and use of action research in TIM. This article addresses this essential gap by building a cross-disciplinary overview of action research streams based on a bibliometric analysis using Scopus. The analysis includes relevant disciplines with action research traditions, their development over time, and the most influential journals, authors, institutions, and countries. Along with this discipline-spanning analysis, the article investigates particular TIM benefits and challenges of action research. The two key contributions of this article are: 1) a discipline-spanning overview of action research and its evolution and 2) an analysis of its implications for TIM research. These contributions build the basis for strengthening the use of action research in TIM. In the medium-term, action research has the capacity to link academia and industry more closely and, in doing so, assists important endeavours of translating more of our research outcomes into practice. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 9 UR - https://timreview.ca/article/1233 IS - 4 U1 - University of Technology Sydney Matthias Guertler is a Lecturer in Engineering Design at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia. He holds several degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Design, and Innovation Management from the Technical University of Munich, Germany. Matthias’ transdisciplinary research is at the interface of engineering design and innovation management with a focus on managing open innovation. His action-research-based projects have been in close collaboration with various partners from industry and defense in Germany and Australia. U2 - University of Technology Sydney Nathalie Sick is a Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Technology Management in the Faculty of Engineering and IT at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia. Prior to joining UTS, she was a Young Research Group Leader with the Helmholtz Institute in Muenster, Germany, as well as a Junior Professor at the University of Muenster. She holds degrees in Management and Engineering as well as a PhD in Innovation Management. Her research revolves around innovation and technology management with a particular interest in discipline-spanning collaborations and industry convergence. U3 - Australian National University Anton Kriz is an Associate Professor at the Australian National University (ANU) specializing in the area of strategic innovation management and international marketing. His research focuses on advancing innovation management and innovation champions in enterprises, clusters, and regions through action research and action learning interventions. As part of the Research School of Management at ANU, he also teaches Innovation and New Venture Creation to executives at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Uncovering Research Streams in the Data Economy Using Text Mining Algorithms JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2019 A1 - Can Azkan A1 - Markus Spiekermann A1 - Henry Goecke KW - big data KW - Data Economy KW - Data Ecosystem KW - Data Market KW - digital economy KW - digital transformation KW - literature review KW - Network Graph KW - Text Mining. AB - Data-driven business models arise in different social and industrial sectors, while new sensors and devices are breaking down the barriers for disruptive ideas and digitally transforming established solutions. This paper aims at providing insights about emerging topics in the data economy that are related to companies’ innovation potential. The paper uses text mining supported by systematic literature review to automatize the extraction and analysis of beneficial insights for both scientists and practitioners that would not be possible by a manual literature review. By doing so, we were able to analyze 860 scientific publications resulting in an overview of the research field of data economy and innovation. Nine clusters and their key topics are identified, analyzed as well as visualized, as we uncover research streams in the paper. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 9 UR - timreview.ca/article/1284 IS - 11 U1 -
Fraunhofer Institute 
 
Can Azkan is a scientist and PhD candidate at the Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering ISST in Germany. He studied Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Dortmund and the San Diego State University, while he gained practical experience in the field of industrial engineering and digital business models in machine und plant engineering. His research at Fraunhofer ISST focuses on value co-creation in emerging data ecosystems and the management of data as a corporate asset.
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Fraunhofer Institute
 
Markus Spiekermann currently works as Head of Department "Data Business" at the Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering in Dortmund, Germany. He leads research projects and is active in several related advisory boards. His main research focuses on the topics of data engineering and data management, alongside on the valuation of data assets especially within data ecosystems. Before his time at Fraunhofer, he worked as IT-Professional and Software Engineer from 2008 to 2016. He obtained his Bachelor and Master of Science degree in the field of information systems with a focus on IT Management at the FOM University of Applied Sciences in Essen.
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German Economic Institute
Since 2017 Dr. Henry Goecke has been head of the Research Group "Big Data Analytics" at the German Economic Institute. Previously he worked at the German Economic Institute as scientific assistant of the Director, at the IW Consult as Senior Economist, at the TU Dortmund University as research and teaching assistant as well as lecturer at the University of Cologne and the Hochschule Fresenius. He studied Economics at the TU Dortmund University, Strathclyde University of Glasgow, and the Leuphana University of Lüneburg. His research interests are on the impact of social media, artificial intelligence, big data, and data economy.
ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Additive Manufacturing and Business Models: Current Knowledge and Missing Perspectives JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2018 A1 - Christina Öberg A1 - Tawfiq Shams A1 - Nader Asnafi KW - 3D printing KW - additive manufacturing KW - business model KW - literature review AB - Additive manufacturing, that is 3D printing technology, may change the way companies operate their businesses. This article adopts a business model perspective to create an understanding of what we know about these changes. It summarizes current knowledge on additive manufacturing within management and business research, and it discusses future research directions in relation to business models for additive manufacturing. Using the scientific database Web of Science, 116 journal articles were identified. The literature review reveals that most research concerns manufacturing optimization. A more holistic view of the changes that additive manufacturing may bring about for firms is needed, as is more research on changed value propositions, and customer/sales-related issues. The article contributes to previous research by systematically summarizing additive manufacturing research in the business and management literature, and by highlighting areas for further investigation related to the business models of individual firms. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 8 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/1162 IS - 6 U1 - Örebro University Christina Öberg is Professor/Chair in Marketing at Örebro University in Sweden, and she is also associated with The Ratio Institute, the University of Exeter, and Leeds University. She has a background from Linköping University and Lund University and has also been a visiting scholar at Stanford University, the University of Bath, and Manchester University. Her research interests concern mergers and acquisitions, customer relationships, innovations, and new ways to pursue business including the sharing economy and effects of additive manufacturing. She has previously published in such journals as the Journal of Business Research, Industrial Marketing Management, International Marketing Review, the European Journal of Marketing, and Production Planning & Control. U2 - Örebro University Tawfiq Shams is a PhD candidate in Business Model Innovation (Additive Manufacturing) at Örebro University in Sweden. He works in parallel as a business consultant in the area of additive manufacturing, and his doctoral thesis deals with business model changes as the result of additive manufacturing. He holds a Master’s degree from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. U3 - Örebro University Nader Asnafi is a Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Örebro University in Sweden. He has an industrial background including many years at leading positions within Volvo, Uddeholm, Sapa, and Esselte Dymo. His research interests include industrial effectiveness, product planning and realization, materials, product and production development, and manufacturing engineering and systems. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Crowdsourcing Literature Reviews in New Domains JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2016 A1 - Michael Weiss KW - co-creation KW - crowdsourcing KW - crowdsourcing platform KW - cybersecurity KW - literature review KW - narrative KW - new domains KW - systematic AB - Conducting a literature review in new domains presents unique challenges. The literature in a new domain is typically broad, fragmented, and growing quickly. Because little is known about the new domain, the literature review cannot be guided by established classifications of knowledge, unlike in an existing domain. Rather, it will be driven by evidence that challenges and extends existing knowledge. In a way, exploring a new domain means looking for anomalies in the evidence that cannot be explained by what is already known. This article summarizes lessons from conducting two literature reviews in new domains in the area of cybersecurity. It then presents a design for using leader-driven crowdsourcing to collect evidence and synthesize it into insights in a new domain. The article will be relevant to those who are exploring a new domain, in particular students, researchers, and members of R&D projects in industry. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 6 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/963 IS - 2 U1 - Carleton University Michael Weiss holds a faculty appointment in the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, and is a member of the Technology Innovation Management program. His research interests include open source, ecosystems, mashups, patterns, and social network analysis. Michael has published on the evolution of open source business, mashups, platforms, and technology entrepreneurship. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Citation-Based Patent Evaluation Framework to Reveal Hidden Value and Enable Strategic Business Decisions JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2014 A1 - Derek Smith KW - citation-based patent evaluation KW - intellectual property KW - literature review KW - patent KW - patent citations KW - patent evaluation KW - patent value KW - prior art citation AB - Patent evaluation methodologies enable firms to make informed strategic business decisions by associating and revealing hidden information surrounding a patent. However, the value of a patent depends on a firm's capabilities and strategic direction; therefore, a patent evaluation requires the information to be properly related and aligned with a particular business consideration. This article reviews the literature on citation-based patent evaluation methodologies and develops a framework to help managers and entrepreneurs identify strategic groups of business considerations. The framework shows how categories of information can be interrelated to different strategic groups of business considerations, thereby providing a competitive advantage to the evaluating firm. The article includes recommendations for managers and entrepreneurs to help them make citation-based patent evaluation an ongoing business practice to enable strategic decision making. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 4 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/799 IS - 6 U1 - Carleton University Derek Smith is the founder and principal of Magneto Innovention Management, an intellectual property consulting firm that assists entrepreneurs and small businesses with difficult intellectual property issues. He is a registered patent agent in both Canada and the United States, and he has over 20 years of experience working as an intellectual property management consultant and patent agent for IBM Canada, Bell Canada, and Husky Injection Molding Systems where he was Director of Global Intellectual Property. Prior to entering the field of intellectual property, he was an advisory engineer at IBM Canada where he was involved in a variety of leading-edge software development projects. Derek holds an MASc degree in Technology Innovation Management from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada , for which he was awarded a Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement. Derek also holds a BEng degree in Systems and Computer Engineering, also from Carleton University. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Finding the Signal in the Noise of Patent Citations: How to Focus on Relevance for Strategic Advantage JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2014 A1 - Derek Smith KW - citation noise KW - citation-based patent evaluation KW - intellectual property KW - literature review KW - patent evaluation KW - patent evaluation limitations KW - prior art citations AB - Patent evaluations based on prior art citation data are business methodologies that can reveal hidden relationships between a patent and the associated prior art citations. These hidden relationships can further identify firms, actors and, technology and can identify strategic business relationships and opportunities. However, a fundamental problem with existing methodologies for discovering relevant relationships in citation data is noise. Citation noise obscures relevant relationships and impedes the potential value of these methodologies. This article reviews the literature on prior art citations as they relate to citation-based patent evaluation methodologies. A framework is presented to overcome citation noise and reveal relevant relationships to evaluate knowledge, technology, and invention properties, thereby opening up strategic and competitive advantages to the evaluating firm. The article provides guidance to executives and managers to help improve strategic decision making through relevant citation-based patent evaluations. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 4 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/830 IS - 9 U1 - Carleton University Derek Smith is the founder and principal of Magneto Innovention Management, an intellectual property consulting firm that assists entrepreneurs and small businesses with difficult intellectual property issues. He is a registered patent agent in both Canada and the United States, and he has over 20 years of experience working as an intellectual property management consultant and patent agent for IBM Canada, Bell Canada, and Husky Injection Molding Systems where he was Director of Global Intellectual Property. Prior to entering the field of intellectual property, he was an advisory engineer at IBM Canada where he was involved in a variety of leading-edge software development projects. Derek holds an MASc degree in Technology Innovation Management from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, for which he was awarded a Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement. His thesis is "A New Methodology For Citation Dependent Patent Evaluations". Derek also holds a BEng degree in Systems and Computer Engineering, also from Carleton University. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Navigating Risk When Entering and Participating in a Business Ecosystem JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2013 A1 - Derek Smith KW - business ecosystem KW - due diligence KW - entrepreneurs KW - literature review KW - mitigation KW - risk KW - risk identification KW - startups KW - threat management AB - Entrepreneurs typically have limited resources during the start-up phase of a business. Business ecosystems are a strategy for entrepreneurs to access and exchange many different aspects of value, resources, and benefits. However, there may be business risks for entering a particular type of ecosystem, and further risks may be encountered after entering and participating in a business ecosystem. These risks are significant and can inhibit a startup's growth. In this article, the literature on business ecosystems is reviewed as it relates to risk to discover insights of relevance to entrepreneurs, top management teams, and business-ecosystem operators. First, the published research is organized into two streams: i) risks relating to categories of business ecosystems, and ii) risks relating to participating in business ecosystems. Then, the problem is abstracted to develop a potential strategy for managing these risks, which features a pre-entry inspection followed by real-time resource management. Finally, five recommendations are offered for entrepreneurs seeking to enter and participate in business ecosystems. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 3 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/685 IS - 5 U1 - Carleton University Derek Smith is the founder and principal of Magneto Innovention Management, an intellectual property consulting firm that assists entrepreneurs and small businesses to navigate and grow their international patent portfolios. He has over 20 years of experience working as an intellectual property management consultant and patent agent for IBM Canada, Bell Canada and, most recently, Husky Injection Molding Systems where he was Director, Global Intellectual Property. Prior to entering the field of intellectual property, he was an advisory engineer at IBM Canada where he was involved in a variety of leading-edge software development projects. Derek is currently a graduate student in the Technology Innovation Management (TIM) program at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He also holds a BEng degree in Systems and Computer Engineering from Carleton University and is a registered patent agent in both Canada and the United States. ER -