%0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2020 %T Approaching a Data-Dominant Logic %A Petra Kugler %K Data science %K data-dominant logic %K dominant logic %K empirical study %K organizational and managerial requirements %K SMEs %X This paper introduces the construct of "data-dominant logic". The findings of a multi-step exploratory study indicate that SME have an established mindset (dominant logic) that often hinders these firms from turning data in innovative products, services, and business models. The availability of large amounts of data and the use of this data through data science-driven practices has reached a stage when it now enables new and promising possibilities for firms to innovate. However, the actual use of data and data science insights has proven to be difficult for many companies. The firms under consideration in this paper recognize that the availability of data fundamentally changes their businesses. But also, they lack the appropriate culture, mindset, and business repertoire that would enable them to act by turning data into innovation. The paper concludes that firms first need to establish a new mindset in which data plays a central role. Here I term this mindset "data-dominant logic" (DDL). Future research is required to further concretize the construct beyond this introduction. %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 10 %P 16-28 %8 10/2020 %G eng %U timreview.ca/article/1393 %N 10 %1 Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences Petra Kugler is a Professor of Strategy and Management at OST ― Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland. Her research focuses on the intersection of innovation, strategy and management, and how firms can generate and protect sustainable competitive advantages in turbulent times. She is especially interested in strategic innovation, management innovation, technology, and the contradictory nature of innovation and coordination in organizations. She obtained her PhD from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), has also worked in advertising, and has gained international academic experience through various scholarships, among others a Swiss National Science Foundation Grant for a research year at the University of California, Berkeley. %& 16 %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1393 %0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2020 %T Editorial: Digitalization and Internationalization (April 2020) %A Christophe Schmitt %A Rico Baldegger %K business network hubs %K businessmodel %K coaching %K digital entrepreneurship %K digitalization %K digitalmarketing %K entrepreneurial orientation %K export practices %K facilitators %K impacts %K international entrepreneurship %K internationalization %K liability of foreignness %K MSMEs %K network view %K scaling %K SME internationalization %K SMEs %K support institutions %K training %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 10 %P 3-4 %8 04/2020 %G eng %U timreview.ca/article/1342 %N 4 %1 Université de Lorraine Prof. Christophe Schmitt is a Professor in Entrepreneurship at the Université de Lorraine (IAE de Metz and CEREFIGE), he holds the research Chair “Entreprendre”, and he is responsible for PeeL (the Lorraine Student Entrepreneurship Pole). He is also an Associate Professor at the Louvain School of Management in Belgium and at the School of Management Fribourg in Switzerland. His articles and books mostly concern the notion of value design and knowledge building for action as well as the development of entrepreneurial practices. %2 School of Management Fribourg Prof. Rico Baldegger is Director and Professor of Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the School of Management Fribourg (HEG-FR), Switzerland. He has studied at the Universities of St. Gallen and Fribourg, Switzerland. His research activities concentrate on innovative start-ups, the entrepreneurial behavior of individuals and organizations, as well as the phenomenon of rapid-growth companies. He has published several books and articles and, since the beginning of the 1990s, he has been the manager of a business for company development. Moreover, he is a business angel and serial entrepreneur, as is demonstrated by the many companies he has created. %& 3 %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1342 %0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2020 %T How Institutions Promote Digital Marketing in Small and Medium International Companies: a Comparison Between Costa Rica and France %A Karen V. H. Carpio %A Susan Arce %A Manon Enjolras %A Mauricio Camargo %K coaching %K digital marketing %K internationalization %K SMEs %K support institutions %K training %X The objective of this paper is to analyze institutional promotions to small and medium international enterprises on the subject of digital marketing. The authors conduct qualitative research with a descriptive scope, including 12 institutions in Costa Rica and France. The study is dedicated to working with SMEs involved in an internationalization process and offering them some type of training. for the collection of information, an in-depth interview with each participant was applied. It concludes that SMEs promote digital marketing through institutions, and that the way in which they carry it out varies between the two countries, Costa Rica being a more general and structured service, and France a more customized one. %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 10 %P 58-71 %8 04/2020 %G eng %U timreview.ca/article/1347 %N 4 %1 Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica de Cartago Karen Herrera Carpio holds a Bachelor in Business Administration, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica de Cartago. %2 Center of Investigation in Economy Administration and Technology Management Susan Arce. is a Professor and Investigator in the Center of Investigation in Economy Administration and Technology Management (CIADEG), currently working in the section of exporting SMEs. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with an emphasis in Financial Administration. Latest research related to business strategy, innovation, marketing, and strategic orientation. %3 University of Lorraine Manon Enjolras is a Researcher at the University of Lorraine, PhD in Industrial System Engineering, working on “SMEs’ innovation and internationalization capabilities” and engineering degree from the ENSGSI (Ecole Nationale Supérieure en Génie des Systèmes et Innovation). Her main research interests are related to multicriteria decision-making and multivariate data analysis methodologies applied to the development of SMEs more specifically, the evaluation metrics of protection, innovation, and internationalization capabilities. %4 University of Lorraine Mauricio Camargo is a Professor at the Ecole Nationale en Génie des Systèmes Industriels (Université de Lorraine). B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. PhD on Automatics of Industrial and Human Systems at the Université de Valenciennes et de Hainaut Cambresis in France. Prof. Camargo’s main research interests are New Product Development, Design-to-cost, and Design and Interdisciplinarity. His recent research concerns applications of Multi-objective Evolutionary Techniques to evaluate product performance and innovativeness. %& 58 %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1347 %0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2020 %T Using Foresight to Shape Future Expectations in Circular Economy SMEs %A Anne-Mari Järvenpää %A Iivari Kunttu %A Mikko Mäntyneva %K circular economy %K foresight %K innovation %K PESTEL %K SMEs %X Future foresight in business plays a central role in firms’ strategic planning, innovation, and product development activities. This is particularly true for the firms that are operating in rapidly changing business environments, in which a firm may obtain significant competitive advantages by coming up with new innovations and customer solutions. This article studies future foresight mechanisms and practices in innovative SMEs operating in circular economy–related industries. The future demands set by legislation and regulation, consumer buying behaviour, and environmental consciousness, all have a strong impact on an SME’s future horizon, in which there may be prosperous business opportunities as well as several challenges. This paper presents a qualitative case study conducted on seven Finnish circular economy-oriented SMEs. The case study reveals that the SMEs in this industrial sector are quite active in foresight activities, and that they have developed a variety of practices for effectively utilizing foresight information in their product development and strategic planning activities. %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 10 %P 42-51 %8 07/2020 %G eng %U timreview.ca/article/1374 %N 7 %1 University of Vaasa Anne-Mari Järvenpää holds a MEng degree in Industrial Service Business (2010) and a BEng degree in Information Technology (2005) from the Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK), Finland. Currently, she is studying a PhD degree in Industrial Management at the University of Vaasa, Finland. Her research topic relates to the circular economy and industrial symbiosis. She is working as a senior lecturer at HAMK on the Degree Programme in Information and Communication Technology, Bioeconomy. %2 HAMK Dr. Iivari Kunttu holds a PhD degree in Information Technology from the Tampere University of Technology (TUT; 2005) and a PhD degree in Economics (management) from the University of Vaasa, Finland (2017). Currently he acts as Principal Research Scientist in HAMK. During 2012-2017 he held an assistant professor position in the Department of Management of the University of Vaasa. He has also held several R&D manager and R&D process development specialist positions in the Nokia Corporation and has held project manager positions in TUT. His current research interests include R&D and innovation management, data analysis, and business development, as well as digital services. His works have been published in such international journals as Pattern Recognition Letters, Machine Vision Applications, Optical Engineering, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, Annals of Long-term Care, Technovation, Industry and Innovation, and Technology Innovation Management Review. %3 HAMK Dr. Mikko Mäntyneva holds a PhD degree in Strategic Management from TUT (2004). Currently he is the Principal Research Scientist at HAMK. His research focuses on smart services, innovation management, knowledge management, and customer relationship management. He has authored several scientific articles as well as six books on various management topics. %& 42 %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1374 %0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2019 %T Are High-Tech Companies More Competitive Than Others? An Empirical Study of Innovative and Exporting French SMEs %A Manon Enjolras %A Mauricio Camargo %A Christophe Schmitt %K export %K innovation %K multiple-case study %K SMEs %K technological intensity %X The main objective of this research work is to question the relationship between the technological intensity of SMEs (defined by the share of R&D expenditure in turnover, according to the OECD) and their growth potential (defined by their innovation and export capabilities). Through a multiple case study conducted with a panel of nine French SMEs, and through an analysis combining a qualitative approach (illustrative cases study) and a quantitative one (multidimensional statistical methods), several hypotheses were tested. Finally, this study points out that technological intensity, as defined by the OECD, is not directly correlated with the growth potential of SMEs. On the other hand, a company’s technological intensity would have an impact on the way it manages its innovation and internationalization process, and thus the way it manages its internal practices. %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 9 %P 33-48 %8 01/2019 %G eng %U https://timreview.ca/article/1210 %N 1 %1 Université de Lorraine Manon Enjolras is a Researcher in Industrial System Engineering at the Université de Lorraine in Nancy, France, where she is working on the innovation and internationalization capabilities of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). She also holds a PhD from the Université de Lorraine in addition to an Engineering degree in Project Management and Innovation Management and a Master’s degree in Innovation Management, both from the Université de Lorraine’s Ecole Nationale Supérieure en Génie des Systèmes et Innovation (ENSGSI). Her main research interests are related to multicriteria decision-making and multivariate data analysis methodologies applied to SMEs, especially the capability evaluation metrics for innovation, internationalization, and the protection of industrial property. %2 Université de Lorraine Mauricio Camargo is a Professor at the Ecole Nationale en Génie des Systèmes Industriels (ENSGSI) at the Université de Lorraine in Nancy, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and a PhD on Automatics of Industrial and Human Systems at the Université de Valenciennes et de Hainaut Cambresis in France. Professor Camargo’s main research interests are new product development, design-to-cost, and design and interdisciplinarity. His recent research concerns the application of multi-objective evolutionary techniques to evaluate product performance and innovativeness. %3 Université de Lorraine Christophe Schmitt is a Professor in Entrepreneurship at the Université de Lorraine (IAE de Metz and CEREFIGE), he holds the research Chair “Entreprendre”, and he is responsible for PeeL (the Lorraine Student Entrepreneurship Pole). He is also an Associate Professor at the Louvain School of Management in Belgium and at the “Haute Ecole de Gestion” of Fribourg in Switzerland. His articles and books mostly concern the notion of value design and knowledge building for action as well as the development of entrepreneurial practices. %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1210 %0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2019 %T Editorial: Insights (November 2019) %A Stoyan Tanev %A Gregory Sandstrom %K artificial intelligence %K competitive advantage %K cybersecurity %K deep learning %K Deepfake %K design rules %K digitalization %K entrepreneurial ecosystems %K entrepreneurial university %K entrepreneurship %K entrepreneurship education %K fake news %K innovation %K international entrepreneurship %K leadership %K Learning Capabilities %K marketing %K motivation %K new venture teams %K quadruple helix %K sanctions %K SMEs %K teamwork %K triple helix %K university business incubation %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 9 %P 3-4 %8 11/2019 %G eng %U timreview.ca/article/1278 %N 11 %1 Technology Innovation Management Review Stoyan Tanev, PhD, MSc, MEng, MA, is Associate Professor of Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management associated with the Technology Innovation Management (TIM) Program, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Before re-joining Carleton University, Dr. Tanev was part of the Innovation and Design Engineering Section, Faculty of Engineering, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Odense, Denmark.
Dr. Tanev has a multidisciplinary background including MSc in Physics (Sofia University, Bulgaria), PhD in Physics (1995, University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris, France, co-awarded by Sofia University, Bulgaria), MEng in Technology Management (2005, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada), MA in Orthodox Theology (2009, University of Sherbrooke, Montreal Campus, QC, Canada) and PhD in Theology (2012, Sofia University, Bulgaria).
Dr. Stoyan Tanev has published multiple articles in several research domains. His current research interests are in the fields of technology entrepreneurship and innovation management, design principles and growth modes of global technology start-ups, business analytics, topic modeling and text mining. He has also an interest in interdisciplinary issues on the interface of the natural and social sciences. %2 Technology Innovation Management Review Gregory Sandstrom is Managing Editor of the Technology Innovation Management Review. Former Associate Professor of Mass Media and Communications at the European Humanities University and Affiliated Associate Professor at the Social Innovations Laboratory, Mykolas Romeris University in Vilnius, Lithuania. PhD from St. Petersburg State University and the Sociological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, sector on Sociology of Science. Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Lithuanian Science Council and Autonomous National University of Mexico's Institute for Applied Mathematics and Systems. Promoter and builder of blockchain distributed ledger technology systems and digital extension services. %& 3 %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1278 %0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2019 %T Editorial: Technology Commercialization and Entrepreneurship (January 2019) %A Chris McPhee %A Ferran Giones %A Dev K. Dutta %K commercialization %K digitalization %K e-leadership %K entrepreneurship %K framework %K innovation %K internationalization %K legitimacy %K management %K SMEs %K startups %K technology %K technology intensity %K ventures %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 9 %P 3-8 %8 01/2019 %G eng %U https://timreview.ca/article/1207 %N 1 %1 Technology Innovation Management Review Chris McPhee is Editor-in-Chief of the Technology Innovation Management Review. Chris holds an MASc degree in Technology Innovation Management from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, and BScH and MSc degrees in Biology from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. He has nearly 20 years of management, design, and content-development experience in Canada and Scotland, primarily in the science, health, and education sectors. As an advisor and editor, he helps entrepreneurs, executives, and researchers develop and express their ideas. %2 University of Southern Denmark Ferran Giones is an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Denmark in Sønderborg. He received his PhD from La Salle – Ramon Llull University in Barcelona, Spain. His research field is technology entrepreneurship, where he explores how and when technological progress transforms into entrepreneurial activity, and how this entrepreneurial activity results in sustainable organizations and innovative ecosystems. %3 University of New Hampshire Dev K. Dutta is an Associate Professor of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship in the Management Department at the University of New Hampshire in the United States. His research and teaching focus on the intersection of entrepreneurship and innovation, especially the way these concepts apply at the firm and ecosystem levels. Dev has over 25 research publications in his field in peer-reviewed journals as well as books, book chapters, and research monographs. He also holds national certifications as an academic coach and facilitator in technology entrepreneurship, innovator mindset, lean launch pad, and design thinking (MIT and Stanford D-School). Before joining academia, Dev worked for 15 years as a corporate strategy consultant for several large Indian IT multinationals. %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1207 %0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2019 %T E-Leadership in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Developing World %A Maksim Belitski %A Bain Liversage %K commercialization %K developing country %K digital technology %K e-leadership %K small- and medium-sized enterprises %K SMEs %X Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in the economies of many developing countries. A critical challenge faced by SME leaders, as digitization continues, is how to adopt digital technologies to create value and enable faster product commercialization. There is a paucity of empirical research examining how e-leadership in SMEs drives technology and new product commercialization processes in the developing world. In this study, we have broadened the notion of what constitutes e-leadership, from the perspective of how advanced information technologies affect the leadership dynamic and the appropriation of advanced information technologies. Although there have been several studies on leading technologies in developed countries, we focus on developing an e-leadership framework for SMEs in developing economies. Using this framework and five selection criteria, we conducted 11 interviews with a sample of successful SMEs selected from a pool of 2,240 firms in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. We conclude by highlighting the five key findings of this study, which explain how SMEs can develop effective e-leadership to foster commercialization and improve firm performance. %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 9 %P 64-74 %8 01/2019 %G eng %U https://timreview.ca/article/1212 %N 1 %1 University of Reading Maksim Belitski is an Associate Professor in the Henley Business School at the University of Reading, United Kingdom. He holds a PhD in Applied Economics from the University of Leicester, UK, and a PhD in Economics from the University of Milan, Italy. He is a Trusted Researcher of the Secure Data Service, UK Data Archive and Virtual Micro-data Lab, Office of National Statistics, UK. His research interests lie in the area of entrepreneurship, innovation, and regional economics, with a focus on entrepreneurship as a spillover of knowledge and creativity. He is an editor of the Small Business Economics Journal. %2 Smartcom Bain Liversage is the CEO at Smartcom in Johannesburg, South Africa. His research focuses on businesses and the people in business, in particular, what makes people make choices, grow, and fail. Bain has over 10 years of experience as an executive manager and CEO in the ICT sector as well as in strategy, finance, operations, human resources, and networking. He manages a variety of sales teams and individuals, including a broad range of executive decision-making activities related to technology adoption. He gained his MBA from Henley Business School in Johannesburg, South Africa. %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1212 %0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2019 %T The Impact of Digitalization and Resources on Gaining Competitive Advantage in International Markets: Mediating Role of Marketing, Innovation and Learning Capabilities %A Yan Yin Lee %A Mohammad Falahat %K competitive advantage %K digitalization %K innovation %K international entrepreneurship %K Learning Capabilities %K marketing %K SMEs %X International Entrepreneurship as a field of studies depends on digitalization as an essential factor that drives internationalization. Riding on the wave of digitalization, firms can produce and market their products and services globally through digital platforms with reduced costs and time savings. Yet, digitalization as a determinant of competitive advantages for small and medium enterprises in international markets is rarely examined. This study fills the gap by testing the direct and indirect effects of digitalization on enterprise, specifically focusing on price, product and service advantages in digitalized international markets. Based on the data collected from 143 exporting SME manufacturers in Malaysia, results from our analysis revealed that digitalization has no direct effect on competitive advantage, but rather has strong indirect effects on product and service advantages. Managers and policymakers can thus leverage digitalization to improve their company's internationalization plans according to its intended competitive strategies. %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 9 %P 26-39 %8 11/2019 %G eng %U timreview.ca/article/1281 %N 11 %1
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman 

Yan Yin Lee is a scholarship recipient funded by Malaysia’s Ministry of Education (MoE) under FRGS scheme (FRGS/1/2017/SS01/UTAR/02/3) at the Faculty of Accountancy and Management (FAM), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Sungai Long campus, Malaysia. She received the Best Graduate Award in the School of Applied Physics from the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), majoring in Applied Physics and minoring in Management Studies. She has been a Senior Management Consultant and trainer in Quality and Environmental Management Systems for over ten years and has consulted more than 100 companies from various industries. She is currently pursuing her Masters of Philosophy. Her research interests include SME internationalisation, SME digitalization, and government support programs.

 

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Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
 
Mohammad Falahat is currently at the Faculty of Accountancy and Management (FAM), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Sungai Long campus, Malaysia. He is the Chairperson for the Centre for Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSDCSR) in Business at UTAR. He was awarded a grant to conduct research in the field of International Entrepreneurship by Malaysia’s Ministry of Education (MoE) under FRGS scheme (FRGS/1/2017/SS01/UTAR/02/3). He holds a Doctorate of Business Administration from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) where he received a Gold Medal Award for the Best Doctor of Business Administration. His interests cover SMEs internationalisation, International Entrepreneurship, business strategies, and born global. His academic work has been presented at international conferences as well as published in reviewed journals and books.
%& 26 %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1281 %0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2018 %T Editorial: Frugal Innovation (April 2018) %A Chris McPhee %A Deepak S. Gupta %A Mokter Hossain %K development processes %K emerging markets %K frugal innovation %K grassroots %K healthcare %K inclusion %K internationalization %K patterns %K SMEs %K sustainability %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 8 %P 3-5 %8 04/2018 %G eng %U http://timreview.ca/article/1147 %N 4 %1 Technology Innovation Management Review Chris McPhee is Editor-in-Chief of the Technology Innovation Management Review. Chris holds an MASc degree in Technology Innovation Management from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, and BScH and MSc degrees in Biology from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. He has nearly 20 years of management, design, and content-development experience in Canada and Scotland, primarily in the science, health, and education sectors. As an advisor and editor, he helps entrepreneurs, executives, and researchers develop and express their ideas. %2 Centennial College Deepak S. Gupta is the Executive Director for Applied Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Services at Centennial College in Toronto, Canada. Previously, Dr. Gupta has worked at NAIT, Pella Corporation, and at the University of South Florida. He has co-founded two companies, and advised several others. Dr. Gupta has a Bachelor of Technology (Honors) degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. His masters’ and doctoral degrees in Chemical Engineering are from Washington University in St. Louis. He has co-authored 31 publications, including papers, technical reports, conference proceedings, and a book chapter. His research contributions range from composites processing to smart sensors to new control algorithms. Dr. Gupta is a professional engineer, and a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior member status), Sigma Xi, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, and Tau Beta Pi. %3 Aalborg University Mokter Hossain is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Industrial Production, Aalborg University, Denmark, and he a Visiting Scholar at the Institute of Strategy and Venturing in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at Aalto University in Finland. He was a post-doctoral researcher at Imperial College London and at Aalto University after graduating with a Doctor of Science degree in Technology and Knowledge Management in 2016 from Aalto University. His research interests include innovation, strategy, and entrepreneurship. He has published over 35 journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers on a range of research topics, including open innovation, crowdsourcing, crowdfunding, frugal innovation, reverse innovation, grassroots innovation, and business model innovation. %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1147 %0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2018 %T Information Security Best Practices: First Steps for Startups and SMEs %A Urpo Kaila %A Linus Nyman %K best practices %K cybersecurity %K information security %K risk management %K SMEs %K startups %X This article identifies important first steps toward understanding and implementing information security. From the broad selection of existing best practices, we introduce a lightweight yet comprehensive security framework with four useful first steps: identifying assets and risks; protecting accounts, systems, clouds, and data; implementing a continuity plan; and monitoring and reviewing. This article is intended primarily for startups and less mature companies, but it is likely to be of interest to any reader seeking an introduction to basic information security concepts and principles as well as their implementation. %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 8 %P 32-42 %8 11/2018 %G eng %U https://timreview.ca/article/1198 %N 11 %1 Finnish IT Center for Science (CSC) Urpo Kaila is the Head of Security for CSC – the Finnish IT Center for Science. His background in the information security industry, with long experience in handling security incidents as well as developing solutions for information security and data protection. He has been responsible to achieve the valued ISO/IEC 27001 information security management certification for CSC and is a steering committee member in security groups for some European Research Infrastructures, such as WISE and GÉANT SIG-ISM. Urpo holds the professional international information security certificates CISSP, GCIH, GCED, CISM, and ISO 27001 Lead Auditor. He also holds a Master’s degree from the Hanken School of Economics. His research focuses on best practices in information security and data protection. %2 Hanken School of Economics Linus Nyman is an Assistant Professor at the Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland, and an Adjunct Research Professor in the Technology Innovation Management (TIM) program at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He has lectured on a range of topics, including information security and privacy, information systems science, corporate strategy, and open source software development. His current research focuses on information security and privacy, which are topics he also covers in a blog for the Finnish daily newspaper HBL. Linus holds a PhD and a Master’s degree, both from the Hanken School of Economics. %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1198 %0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2017 %T Editorial: Collaboration (December 2017) %A Chris McPhee %K collaboration %K collaborative capability %K cooperation %K coworking %K education %K entrepreneurial commitment %K entrepreneurship %K industry %K interdisciplinarity %K SMEs %K startups %K university %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 7 %P 3-5 %8 12/2017 %G eng %U http://timreview.ca/article/1122 %N 12 %1 Technology Innovation Management Review Chris McPhee is Editor-in-Chief of the Technology Innovation Management Review. Chris holds an MASc degree in Technology Innovation Management from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, and BScH and MSc degrees in Biology from Queen's University in Kingston, Canada. He has nearly 20 years of management, design, and content-development experience in Canada and Scotland, primarily in the science, health, and education sectors. As an advisor and editor, he helps entrepreneurs, executives, and researchers develop and express their ideas. %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1122 %0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2017 %T Innovation by Collaboration between Startups and SMEs in Switzerland %A Fabio Mercandetti %A Christine Larbig %A Vincenzo Tuozzo %A Thomas Steiner %K collaboration co-operation %K innovation %K matchmaking %K SMEs %K startups %X Open innovation is key to the success of many companies. It is based on the intelligent use of all possible resources, including collaborations with parties outside the firm. Although it is well known that large companies foster and use startups as experiments in their innovation process, little is known about similar activities with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The aim of this article is to report the results of research done in Switzerland on startups and SMEs. It reveals that most startups know that they must co-operate with other companies from the very beginning of their existence, and that both sides have difficulties in performing a systematic search for possible partners. Hence, to encourage the collaborative development of innovative solutions, we propose building bridges between startups and SMEs, making the identification of possible users of new technologies (SMEs) more accessible to startups, as well as making startups more identifiable by SMEs. %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 7 %P 23-31 %8 12/2017 %G eng %U http://timreview.ca/article/1125 %N 12 %1 Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture Fabio Mercandetti is a Professor at the Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture in Switzerland. He holds an MSc in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University (Politecnico) of Turin, Italy, he has held different management positions up to the Executive Committee in global companies, where he led the Operations and/or the Corporate development function. He teaches in Engineering Bachelor and Masters programmes. His applied research focuses on both operational excellence and lean manufacturing, to help companies, particularly SMEs, to improve and increase their business. This includes finding and rightly approaching co-operation opportunities. %2 Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture Christine Larbig is a Professor at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts Information Technology in Switzerland. She earned her doctoral degree in Management from Cass Business School City University in London, England, and she earned her Master’s in Management from Ashridge Management College in Berkhamsted, England. At the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, she teaches operations management and researches in the realm of service and social innovation as well as social informatics. %3 Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture Vincenzo Tuozzo is graduate of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) in Switzerland, where he obtained a BA degree in International Management and Economics. He has been active in the area of innovation management and collaboration. With the support of Fabio Mercandetti, Professor of Operations Management at HSLU, and Prof. Dr. Christine Larbig, Professor of Social Innovation at HSLU, he has been researching the theory of open innovation and its practice between startups and SMEs in Switzerland. The focus of their current research lies in recognizing co-operation opportunities and prescribing measures on how to promote such collaborations with the aim of enhancing the innovation processes of startups and SMEs. %4 Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture Thomas Steiner is a business product developer who, in 2016, completed his Bachelor`s degree studies in Business Engineering Innovation at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) in Switzerland. Within an industrial project at the HSLU, supported by Fabio Mercandetti, Professor of Operations Management at the HSLU, he researched the possibilities and needs for collaboration between startups and SMEs in Switzerland. His current professional activities at an SME focus on issues such as innovation management, lean product development, and business modelling. %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1125 %0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2016 %T Weighing the Pros and Cons of Engaging in Open Innovation %A André Ullrich %A Gergana Vladova %K benefits %K entrepreneurship %K Open innovation %K open innovation participation %K risks %K self-assessment tool %K SMEs %X The positive aspects of open innovation projects are widely discussed in innovation management research and practice by means of case studies and best practices. However, enterprises, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) also face miscellaneous challenges in open innovation practice, leading to uncertainty and even renunciation of open innovation project participation. Thus, it is essential for SMEs to find the right balance between possible positive effects and negative consequences – the latter being the less studied “dark sides” of open innovation. However, appropriate methods of finding this balance are still lacking. In this article, we discuss the assessment of open innovation project participation by presenting a weighing and decision process framework as a conceivable solution approach. The framework includes an internal, external, and integrated analysis as well as a recommendation and decision phase. Piece by piece, we investigate the current situation and the innovation goals of the enterprise as an initial point for a decision for or against engaging in open innovation. Furthermore, we discuss the development of a software tool that automatically applies this framework and allows self-assessment by SMEs. %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 6 %P 34-40 %8 04/2016 %G eng %U http://timreview.ca/article/980 %N 4 %1 University of Potsdam André Ullrich has worked as a Research Assistant and a PhD Candidate at the Chair of Business Informatics with an emphasis on Processes and Systems at the University of Potsdam, Germany, since graduating there with a Diploma in Business Administration in 2011. Currently, his research interests are open innovation processes, employee qualification, the performance capability of indicators for assessing organizations, and change capability research. Furthermore, he continuously moderates creativity workshops regarding turbulences in business environments. He has published several national and international articles in the research areas of change capability, creativity techniques, seasonality’s, and employee qualification. %2 University of Potsdam Gergana Vladova is a Research Assistant and a PhD Candidate at the Chair of Business Informatics with an emphasis on Processes and Systems at the University of Potsdam, Germany. She holds a Master's degree in International Economic Relations from the University of National and World Economy in Sofia, Bulgaria, and a Magister degree from the Freie Universitît Berlin, Germany. She has been working within diverse research projects, and she lectures graduate courses and seminars in the field of knowledge management. Her main fields of research are corporate communication and culture, knowledge management, product counterfeiting, and open innovation management. %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/980 %0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2013 %T Open Innovation at the Root of Entrepreneurial Strategy: A Case from the Norwegian Oil Industry %A Tatiana Iakovleva %K entrepreneurial orientation %K entrepreneurial strategies %K Open innovation %K SMEs %X This article aims to extend the discussion about entrepreneurial strategies of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by including the concept of open innovation. How can SMEs overcome the challenges of resource scarcity and harsh competition? How they can gain competitive advantage in today’s ever-changing business environment? The answer to both of these questions might be through open innovation: collaborating with researchers, customers, suppliers – even competitors – as well as research institutions and universities. A common barrier to open innovation in an SME is the perception that it will be too time consuming to gain access to a knowledge base of external knowledge providers and link to “gatekeepers” of knowledge. However, an entrepreneurial mindset might help SMEs to move toward an open-innovation approach, where more codified and transferrable knowledge are important. This article discusses the implications of an entrepreneurial focus for open-innovation activities. The usefulness of the open-innovation principles are highlighted through a case study of an Norwegian SME operating in the maritime-oil industry. %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 3 %P 17-22 %8 04/2013 %G eng %U http://timreview.ca/article/675 %N 4 %1 Stavanger School of Business Tatiana Iakovleva is an Associate Professor in the Stavanger School of Business at Stavanger University, Norway. She received Master of Science degrees in Business in Norway (1998) and in Russia (1999), and a PhD in Management (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) from Bode Graduate School of Business, Norway (2007). Dr. Iakovleva’s research interests include personal and organizational antecedents leading to innovation and superior entrepreneurial performance, female entrepreneurship, as well as factors affecting entrepreneurial intentions. Dr. Iakovleva has published over 20 articles in international journals and has received multiple best paper awards at entrepreneurship-related conferences. She also does consulting work in relation to firm strategies and entrepreneurial startups. %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/675