How research institutions can foster innovation

Abstract

Carrying out research-if done right-inherently means being innovative. We use 'innovation' in a broad sense, that is, as the creation of something new: an idea, a concept, way of looking at things, method or approach. We specifically do not use the term solely-as it often is-

Pathways and Interactions for Integrating Mechanisation into Sustainable Agricultural Production: The Case of Rice Production in Asutsuare, Ghana

“…Through practical research, researchers can provide equipment designs that will help solve issues with bird scaring on rice farms and influence the adoption of farming technologies [49]. As such, researchers must interact with the users of the knowledge and product they seek to develop to provide innovative and relevant solutions [50]. This will help ensure that the solutions and policy directions about using scale-appropriate machinery are user-centred for the farmer and cost-effective for manufacturers.…”

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“… Science Broker: facilitating the connection between demand for knowledge and the supply of knowledge (mediating between academia and entrepreneurs), their key resource is managerial skills. (Dahm et al, 2021). These mechanisms encompass the cultivation of an environment that not only ensures a high degree of intellectual and organizational freedom but also should offer strong financial incentives for commercialization efforts.…”

Systematic review of institutional innovation literature: towards a multi-level management model

“…While strong institutional policies build reputation for top-down, up-and-up implementations, focus on organisational level reputation offers a bottom-up, divide-and-conquer alternative. Considering these prospects, researchers examine how carefully considered innovation strategies enable organisations to boost their reputation (Pesti et al 2019) for attracting top talent (de la Mothe 2004; Dahm et al 2021), and how institutional information and externalities influence institutional reputation (de Zubielqui et al 2015).…”

“…5, and determines economic benefits from institutional innovation, in line with economic theory. Although, this review incorporates studies on the need to attract top talent for innovative research in higher education (Dahm et al 2021) and innovation 'offshoring' to emerging countries (Desai 2009), this line of inquiry remains limited in the context of institutional innovation research. Accordingly, we challenge academia to explore the range of data analytics for institutional innovation further, along with concepts such as institutional optimisation, innovative talent capacity building, institutional intelligence, and talent management strategies.…”