Collaborative Innovation Processes Research Articles

Processes of Collaborative Innovation: A Qualitative Meta Analysis

Processes of Collaborative Innovation: A Qualitative Meta Analysis

Cooperative partners’ heterogeneity and supplier empowerment: impact on the performance of digital technology collaborative innovation in supply chain

ABSTRACT The rapid advancement of digital technology has stimulated collaboration between core companies and suppliers to pursue innovation activities. However, a theoretical framework is necessary to explain the impact of cooperative partners’ heterogeneity on the digital technology collaborative innovation performance in the supply chain. This study employed a multi-case analysis to investigate the collaborative innovation process of four Chinese case companies with their suppliers. Based on interviews and analyses, this study found that cooperative partners’ heterogeneity influences the digital technology collaborative innovation performance through supplier empowerment. Aligned strategic objectives, similar digital technology maturity, and complementary digital resources help achieve supplier empowerment and thus promote the performance improvement of digital technology collaborative innovation, such as digital technology R&D, resource access, and process improvement.

Exploring smallholder farmers' open innovation capability: A structural equation modeling approach

This study determined the capability of small vegetable farmers in the Philippines to participate in an open innovation activity. Open innovation offers numerous advantages over the closed system and adopting it provides numerous benefits for the small farmers and the agriculture sector. Using knowledge generation, conversion, and sharing as the base framework, this study is premised on the idea that open innovation is facilitated by increased access to new knowledge. Data from a survey of 266 small vegetable farmers in Region IVA of the Philippines was analyzed using descriptive statistics and partial least square structural equation modeling. The results show that vegetable farmers can generate tacit knowledge and convert it into explicit knowledge. This, together with their innovation network, positive attitude towards innovation, and financial support have a positive effect on the farmers’ ability to participate in open innovation. Considering these, the innovation platform approach can be used to leverage the knowledge process and innovation networks to enhance the collaborative innovation process.

The use of citizen information in criminal investigation through a collaborative technological innovation process to counteract theft from persons in Bogotá

Theft from persons is one of the highest impact crimes in Bogotá, with a national share of approximately 38 %. This crime brought to the attention of the authorities is referred to by academics as recorded or reported crime and is used by the police for different purposes, particularly for criminal investigation, but with inefficient results in the identification of perpetrators. Therefore, the type of research is qualitative and has the objective of linking the citizen through a process of collaborative technological innovation, with the purpose of collecting, processing and analysing reported or non-reported information (hidden crime) in a timely, anonymous and efficient manner with disruptive technologies prioritised for the project. The methodology used begins with the discovery stage by identifying key actors and building user stories. Then, in the understanding stage, the value proposition is put forth by means of a hypothesis that is validated in a process of experimentation, and finally, in the build stage, a technology watch analysis is carried out and the proposal for the collaborative system between the citizen and the police with a technological approach is put forward. The results are based on the identification and prioritisation of five technologies, two actors, three variables and application of six low and medium fidelity prototypes, as well as the acceptance of citizens in collecting and sharing timely information at 87 %; that information focuses on video, audio, photos and localisation at 55 %. On the other hand, with the entry into operation of the collaborative system, the researchers indicate that it would optimise investigation by 50 % through the timely identification of the perpetrators. As for the conclusion, the information analysed and obtained from the results allows to reach, in a first phase, validation of the established hypothesis, but at the same time recognising the importance of including methodologies such as System Dynamics that allow for the systemic analysis of the information established by other actors and its impact on the proposed collaborative system.

Leadership in the collaborative innovation process in the public sector: an integrative review

Resumo As sociedades contemporâneas, cada vez mais interconectadas, enfrentam problemas complexos que impactam a vida das pessoas e demandam soluções inovadoras, construídas de forma colaborativa. No setor público, os gestores têm demonstrado crescente interesse na colaboração para estimular o desenvolvimento e a implementação de soluções inovadoras. Apesar disso, o campo de pesquisas sobre o papel da liderança nesse processo ainda é incipiente. O objetivo deste trabalho é construir uma síntese da literatura sobre o papel dos líderes em processos de inovações colaborativas no setor público. Por meio da metodologia de revisão integrativa e análise temática, o objetivo foi identificar as lacunas e as possíveis conexões que venham a direcionar futuras pesquisas no campo. A geração de um mapa temático revela dois macrotemas - papéis e ações dos líderes - associados a seis temas: metagovernança, atuação tridimensional, observação dos requisitos básicos, reestruturação da organização, superação de obstáculos e exploração dos impulsionadores. Essa estrutura prescreve como os líderes públicos podem atuar ao se engajar no desenvolvimento de inovações colaborativas mais efetivas para a sociedade. A revisão evidencia ainda que é recomendável que o perfil dos líderes públicos indicado para estimular processos de inovações colaborativas seja proativo e menos apegado a formalismos, devendo observar uma atuação como metagovernante para convocar, orquestrar, facilitar, regular, mediar e catalisar os processos de inovação.

Liderança no processo de inovação colaborativa no setor público: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract Increasingly interconnected contemporary societies face complex problems that impact people’s lives and demand collaborative innovative solutions. In the public sector, managers have shown a growing interest in collaboration to stimulate the development and implementation of innovative solutions. Despite this, the field of research on the role of leadership in this process is still incipient. This work aims to build a synthesis of the literature on the role of leaders in collaborative innovation processes in the public sector. The generation of a thematic map reveals two macro themes - roles and actions of leaders - associated with six themes: meta-governance, three-dimensional performance, observing basic requirements, restructuring the organization, overcoming obstacles, and exploring the drivers. This framework outlines how public leaders can act to engage in the development of more effective collaborative innovations for society. To review the evidence, it is also recommended that the profile of public leaders indicated to stimulate collaborative innovation processes to be more proactive and less attached to formalisms, should act as a meta-governor to convene, orchestrate, facilitate, regulate, mediate, and catalyze the processes of innovation.

How to promote GBTs innovation through multi-agent collaboration: An evolutionary game system simulation approach

Facing the serious pollution and carbon emission problem, China actively develops and applies GBTs (green building technologies) to realize the dual-carbon target, while the innovation of GBTs is deeply influenced by multiple subjects and factors. This study constructs a tripartite evolutionary game model of GACEs-ARIs, analyzes the inner mechanism of the collaborative innovation process of GBTs through simulation. It is found that: (1) GA is the most crucial subject in the process of collaborative innovation, which plays the role of coordinating the decision-making of the rest of subjects; (2) The trust degree and the benefit distribution coefficient are the influencing factors that play an important role in determining the start and continuation of collaborative innovation; (3) To actively promote the collaborative innovation of GBTs, GA should play a good role as an intermediary to ensure that the trust between the two sides is at a high level, and negotiate a reasonable distribution ratio, actively mobilizing the cooperation of CEs and ARIs by incentives and penalties.

Collaborative Green Innovation of Livestock Product Three-Level Supply Chain Traceability System: A Value Co-Creation Perspective

To enhance the health and stability of livestock product supply chains, it is imperative to augment product sustainability and satisfy food safety requirements through collaborative green innovation. Digital traceability technology amalgamates information and resources from stakeholders in the supply chain, facilitating knowledge sharing and product tracking throughout the entire process to purify the supply chain environment. Augmenting communication and trust among supply chains paves the way for green innovation, thereby yielding value-added benefits. Consequently, this paper formulates a simulation model for manufacturers, retailers, and consumers—three pivotal stakeholders in the traceability process of livestock products—from a value co-creation standpoint. It also incorporates a contract penalty mechanism to probe the collaborative green innovation process among various entities involved in the livestock product supply chain. System simulation is employed to emulate the evolution path of collaborative green innovation in the livestock product supply chain under the value co-creation perspective. Subsequently, a stepwise penalty mechanism, green incentive mechanism, and fair distribution mechanism are proposed for stakeholders to actualize collaborative green innovation and value creation. The findings reveal that: (1) the collaborative green behavior between suppliers, retailers, and consumers is influenced by factors such as value co-creation excess returns, innovative technology costs like traceability, cost sharing among stakeholders, and a certain threshold of government penalties. (2) A balanced distribution of excess returns and cost-sharing among stakeholders fosters the evolution of a green collaborative state in the supply chain, thereby achieving sustainable development with value chain enhancement and ecological optimization.

Leveraging SMEs’ Competitiveness Through Innovation and Standardization: Case Study of SMEs In Medical Device

Indonesia's medical devices industry indicates substantial growth recently. However, domestic products are less competitive than imported products. This study tries to fill the gap by presenting a more robust analysis on the collaborative innovation process of new medical devices to support SMEs’ competitiveness through innovation and standardization. This study employed qualitative case study approach by using holistic multiple case design, namely HFNC and Dharcov-23S GLP innovation process. We have discovered the activities in the standardization process for each stage of the innovation process and the specific type of standards that SMEs should fulfill. We also capture multi-stakeholder cooperation in supporting SMEs in each activity. As result, the role of multi-stakeholder collaboration is highlighted in supporting SMEs along the innovation and standardization process to gain market competitiveness. Actors involved in each innovation process activity have disparate backgrounds, capabilities, and knowledge, such as PRI, industry, government (Public testing laboratory, National Public Procurement Agency, MoH), medical experts, hospitals, and users.

Re-thinking the role of municipalities in mobility transitions: Co-working spaces in suburban and rural areas as a “new normal”

The global COVID pandemic changed how we work. Telework has become the “new normal” in suburban and rural areas. National and regional transport policies have been using these new trends of work to address mobility problems and provide development of low-traffic cities and regions. Companies face the challenges to lead and coordinate teleworkers. Private providers now offer spatial concepts for telework such as co-working spaces in suburban and rural as well as urban areas. Moreover, less attention has been paid to the role municipalities play in adapting to the “new normal” of work in collaborating between stakeholders from different institutional spheres especially in suburban and rural areas. This study explores this lacuna by adopting a quadruple helix model. It integrates a focus group approach for qualitative data collection and uses two suburban cities in the Hannover region of Germany as a case study. The findings raise the question of how the role of municipalities can be strengthened to effectively adapt to a “new normal” of work in suburban and rural areas for the mobility transition. The study broadens the discussion about supporting the reduction of CO2 emissions from commuting through the implementation of co-working spaces in suburban and rural areas. Finally, a three-step collaborative innovation process is offered.

Research on Collaborative Innovation Evaluation of Intelligent Logistics Park

The collaborative innovation capability of intelligent logistics parks plays a crucial role in promoting their development, but still encounters various problems in terms of progress. On the basis of summarizing the evaluation indexes and methods of collaborative innovation capability in logistics systems, this article constructs an evaluation index system from three dimensions of intelligence, collaboration capabilities, and innovation capabilities using the combined principal component analysis and data envelopment analysis (DEA). In this empirical article, 18 intelligent logistics parks in the upper, middle, and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Economic Belt are taken as the research objects to analyze the key factors influencing collaborative innovation of practical intelligent logistics parks. Results show that, on the one hand, the collaborative innovation process of many intelligent logistics parks have redundant inputs and outputs, which leads to failure of realizing DEA effectively; on the other hand, gaps in the collaborative innovation level leads to failure of realizing the overall coordinated development. The level of economic development cannot completely determine the level of collaborative innovation of the intelligent logistics park.

Achieving collaborative innovation by controlling or leveraging network complexities through complexity leadership

AbstractRecent innovation research in the public sector demonstrates the advantages of collaborative innovation, but also recognizes the complex character of collaborative innovation processes. These complexities might both stimulate and hinder collaborative innovation. Through a qualitative comparative analysis of empirical data from 19 public–private innovation partnerships (PPIs) in five European Countries, we show how particular types of complexity leadership (i.e., generative leadership and administrative leadership) act on these complexities in PPIs to produce highly innovative services. The results show that small partnerships use generative leadership in the presence of network complexities, and administrative leadership in the absence of network complexities to produce highly innovative services. However, large partnerships only use generative leadership, while abandoning administrative leadership, to produce highly innovative services. These findings bring about theoretical and practical insights as to how various forms of complexity leadership might be employed in varying contexts of partnership complexity.

A three evolutionary game model for driving mechanism of industry-university-research collaborative innovation in agricultural innovation ecosystems.

Based on the current state of China's agricultural industry, this article proposes an integrated framework for the agricultural innovation ecosystem in developing countries. Furthermore, a dynamic simulation model is constructed to analyze the game process and factors influencing the agricultural innovation ecosystem. The results indicate that industry-university-research collaboration serves as the main source of innovation within the agricultural innovation ecosystem, playing a central role in its development. The willingness to participate, cost of participation, and establishment of default fees by governments, agro-related enterprises, universities, and research institutions have significant implications for the evolution of collaborative innovation within agricultural innovation ecosystems. In order to promote the evolution of the system, agriculture-related enterprises, universities, and research institutions should establish more effective reward and punishment mechanisms, as well as cost control mechanisms. Governments should set reasonable regulatory costs and incentive intervals to actively foster a collaborative innovation atmosphere. The innovation points of this paper are as follows: extending the theory of innovation ecosystems to agriculture, particularly in developing countries characterized by imbalanced and insufficient development. A game model is also constructed to represent the collaborative innovation evolution among government, agriculture-related enterprises, universities, and research institutions, with the government as the endogenous variable. Through numerical simulation, the dynamic evolution process of collaborative innovation within the agricultural innovation ecosystem is revealed. This research enriches and expands upon innovation ecosystem theory, providing guidance for the of innovation ecology in agriculture through mathematical models in developing countries. This, in turn, promotes the convergence of symbiotic, shared, and-creation development.

Premises for sustainability – participatory budgeting as a way to construct collaborative innovation capacity in local government

PurposeIn this paper, the authors focus on participatory budgeting (PB) as an organizational issue in local government. The aim of this study is to analyze the premises of PB becoming institutionalized in local governance by scrutinizing the factors that enable or disable PB as a collaborative innovation process, and that in turn build innovative capacity. The authors study how the collaborative innovation process constructs the innovation capacity of local government and further how this enables PB to institutionalize in local government. With this study, the authors deepen the understanding of PB as a collaborative innovation process that may encounter obstacles and hindrances, but also enablers and drivers for creating and transforming sustainable collaborative practices in local government.Design/methodology/approachIn this paper, the authors present a case study from one Finnish local government, the city of Lahti. The authors employ multifaced empirical data collected from the city of Lahti in two PB rounds between 2019 and 2022. Data include surveys for citizens and employees and municipal councilors and altogether 24 interviews with employees and councilors. The authors also gathered data by observing the PB process in Lahti, taking parts in workshops and meetings between 2019 and 2022. Municipal documents were likewise used as data in this study.FindingsThe institutionalization of PB in a local government organization requires organizational innovation capacity, not only individuals who are keen, motived and committed to work on PB. However, the Lahti case shows that successful PB results from the citizens' viewpoint can on one hand be reached while simultaneously the sustainability of PB needs more organizational commitment and support that materializes into managerial activities. The authors found that adequate resourcing is a key question in the institutionalization of PB.Originality/valueIn the present study, the authors approach the often-neglected topic of PB from the professional viewpoint in public administration. The originality of the empirical setting is the multifaced data collection during the first two rounds of PB in Lahti. It is highly relevant to analyze PB in its early stages as the organizational difficulties and resistance are at the time at their highest. This study offers a unique perspective on to the initialization of a novel participatory method in a city where no such efforts on this scale have been implemented before.

Unlocking the process of collaborative innovation - Combining mechanisms of divergence and convergence

ABSTRACT In recent years, collaborative innovation of public services has become a growing research field. However, how collaborative arrangements lead to innovation remains quite unclear. We propose that collaborative innovation is dependent on processes of divergence and convergence, which are enhanced by four conditions of collaborative innovation: diversity of ideas and perspectives, learning through interaction, consensus building, and implementation commitment. The combination of these conditions is explored through qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) in 19 European eHealth partnerships. The results suggest a combined effect of these conditions on service innovativeness, which rejects contemporary views on the dichotomous nature of divergence and convergence.

Navigating co-design of actor-networks

In this paper, we illustrate the importance of involving different types of users in collaborative design and innovation processes to allow end-users to speak on their own behalf. However, involving multiple actors with diverse concerns requires designers to carefully stage spaces for negotiation. Through a case study of the design of a pilot program to make insulin more accessible to marginalised diabetes patients in India, we explore how designers navigate the design process by staging and facilitating several spaces for negotiation populated by patients with diabetes, doctors, company representatives, design games and management templates.

Crowdfunding Platform as an Open Innovation Model: The Importance of Effective Platform Governance

Crowdfunding Platform (CFP) is another financing model that is different from the traditional financial institutions. CFP serves not only as a fundraising tool but also as a source of knowledge. CFP has several forms, namely equity-based, lending-based, reward-based, and donation-based. These forms of CFP divided into two classes, investment-based and non-investment-based. CFP is one form of platform Open Innovation (OI), where multiple stakeholders are involved in a funded project. OI refers to the collaborative innovation process. The involvement of multiple parties in OI leads to various risks that can result in collaboration failure, thus preventing the achievement of established CFP goals. Therefore, there is a need for effective governance in OI to manage potential conflicts, coordinate efficient knowledge sharing among the involved parties, and achieve the main objectives of the collaboration.

Start-up collaboration units as knowledge brokers in Corporate Innovation Ecosystems: A study in the automotive industry

Start-up collaboration units (SCUs) are organizational units specifically created by large companies to facilitate collaboration with start-ups within their corporate innovation ecosystems (CIEs). The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of SCUs with reference to the transfer of knowledge between start-ups and large companies in collaborative innovation projects. An embedded case study was undertaken with three large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the automotive sector. Interviews were conducted with managers of the three OEMs, of the intermediaries they collaborate with, and of the start-ups involved. Data were systematically coded and analyzed. The main barriers to knowledge exchange in partnerships between large companies and start-ups were identified, i.e. mismatches in the interpretation of knowledge and mismatches in the expectations of the partners. In addition, strategies have been identified that can be used by SCUs to facilitate knowledge flows, namely building networks, integrating communication, knowledge elicitation, orchestrating dialog, thinking outside the box, and increasing agility. This study is one of the first to focus on SCUs. It contributes to understanding collaborative innovation processes involving start-ups by studying the knowledge-broker role played by SCUs in the complex network of actors (large companies, start-ups, innovation intermediaries, public institutions) that make up a CIE.

Political behavior in collaborative innovation spaces: outlining triggers, behaviors and shaping mechanisms

Innovation management research often underestimates the social and political nature of innovation processes, leading it to fail to fully explain why many innovative projects experience delays and/or failure. As many organizations engage in collaborative innovation processes involving multiple partners, we must also recognize that such environments are fertile ground for actors to utilize political behavior to pursue their agendas. While political behavior is often dismissed as destructive, it can be a necessary and essential part of pushing collaborative innovation processes forward. This study explores how political behavior can shape spaces for collaboration. We draw on four extensive qualitative studies of collaborative initiatives and outline a three‐stage model of shaping collaborative innovation spaces. The model includes background triggers, political behaviors, and four shaping mechanisms. We discuss the influence of the model and the managerial implications of the political nature of collaborative spaces, contributing to the current debate on collaborative innovation spaces.

Configuring a Shared Temporal Trajectory: The Temporal Embeddedness of Collaborative Innovation

Studies of collaborative innovation processes tend to hold a unidirectional view of time in showing how actors pursue a shared future. Pursuing a temporal view of organisations as a trajectory of events, I report the findings of a longitudinal ethnographic field study, showing how actors connected back and forth between their respective pasts and futures in order to pursue a shared future. The findings reveal how actors initially pursued one future projection, switched to pursuing another projection, and eventually abandoned the emerging shared trajectory. I develop a model from the analysis that explains the interplay of five different modes of connecting past, present, and future, describing the becoming of a shared trajectory as a process of ‘temporal abduction’. The findings contribute to an understanding of the temporality of collaborative innovation processes, and interorganisational relations more generally.