A Framework Based on Sustainability, Open Innovation, and Value Cocreation Paradigms—A Case in an Italian Maritime Cluster

Rupo, Daniela; Perano, Mirko; Centorrino, Giovanna; Vargas‐Sánchez, Alfonso

doi:10.3390/su10030729

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“…According to the open innovation theory proposed by Reference [62], valuable ideas come from inside or outside the company [63]. In this respect, the utilization of different external and internal resources can facilitates collaboration between network entities in their business model innovation activities [64] and increase a company's capacities and performance [65]. Indeed, in a rapidly changing environment, entrepreneurial resources, including internal (e.g., talents, capital, infrastructures, etc.)…”

Section: Enterprise Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Developing Evaluation Frameworks for Business Models in China’s Rural Markets

Zhang

Salimath

et al. 2018

Sustainability

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In rural China, successful and sustainable business model design has been viewed as an important strategy to achieve a win–win scenario in which rural poverty can be alleviated and enterprise profit can be improved. Although business model related literature is strong, it lacks a comprehensive framework for appraising business models in rural markets. As a result, entrepreneurs are facing significant challenges in implementing their market development centered business models or resource development centered business models. This study draws on case analysis to present two frameworks for evaluating the two types of business models, respectively. Through open coding and axial coding on eight Chinese cases, we identify the main components for the evaluation frameworks and critical factors within each component. Using the coding results as a lens, we apply a cross-case comparative data analysis to establish the multi-level evaluation systems. Finally, we provide suggestions for entrepreneurs and other stakeholders to better their business model design in China’s rural markets.

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Section: Enterprise Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Developing Evaluation Frameworks for Business Models in China’s Rural Markets

Zhang

Salimath

et al. 2018

Sustainability

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“…Investigating the relationship between sustainability and innovation is a focal topic, in line with the ninth Sustainable Development Goal, which requires the fostering of innovation while ensuring sustainable development. The link between sustainability and innovation is of great importance also because it embraces the whole cycle of a product; from the creative phase [1] to the development of a new product [2] and even during the production process [3], in the supply of after-sales customer services [4], and in the phase of disposal.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, the aim of this work is twofold: (1) Providing a measure of sustainability for innovation processes and (2) defining which innovation strategies are more sustainable, i.e., are capable of producing a sustainable innovation process.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Linkage between Sustainability and Innovation Performance in IT Hardware Sector

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This work investigates the relationship between sustainability and innovation performance. Despite the relevance of the issue, few contributions deepen such a relationship after both a conceptual and a quantitative perspective. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to suggest a measure of sustainability for innovation processes and to define which innovation strategies can lead to more sustainable processes. The role of ambidexterity within the corporate sustainability framework is underlined: Ambidextrous organizations are able to improve the innovation performance and better use their resources, improving the sustainability of research and development (R&D) processes. By employing patent data and testing the framework on a sample of worldwide top R&D spending companies in the IT hardware industry, this work suggests which optimal value of ambidexterity will lead to more sustainable innovation. In addition, R&D processes with non-optimal levels of ambidexterity can be managed in a better way. Indeed, results show the usefulness of open innovation adoption to improve the performance of exploration processes. Moreover, R&D activities based on a preponderance of exploitation strategies are more sustainable if they fall into technological domains in which the focal company is highly specialized. The work also contributes to the conceptualization of sustainability and to definition of patent-based metrics related to sustainability.

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“…Between innovation and competitive advantage, there is a complex and multidimensional relationship [16,17], in which sustainability plays a primary role. Therefore, the innovation must be characterized by sustainability [18] (p. 8).…”

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Development of a Pull Production Control Method for ETO Companies and Simulation for the Metallurgical Industry

2019

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At the moment, many engineer-to-order manufacturers are under pressure, the overcapacity in many sectors erodes prices and many companies, especially in Europe have gone into recent years in bankruptcy. Due to the increasing competition as well as the new customer requirements, the internal processes of an ETO company play an essential role in order to achieve a unique selling proposition (USP). Therefore this paper exposes how the production planning and control of an engineer-to-order manufacturer can be designed in order to increase its OTD (order-to-delivery) rate as well as decrease the WIP (work-in-progress) and the production lead times. To prove the optimized planning logic, it was applied in a simulation case study and based on the results; the conclusions about its potential are derived.

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A Framework Based on Sustainability, Open Innovation, and Value Cocreation Paradigms—A Case in an Italian Maritime Cluster

Cited by 41 publications

References 96 publications

Developing Evaluation Frameworks for Business Models in China’s Rural Markets

Developing Evaluation Frameworks for Business Models in China’s Rural Markets

The Linkage between Sustainability and Innovation Performance in IT Hardware Sector

Development of a Pull Production Control Method for ETO Companies and Simulation for the Metallurgical Industry

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