Technological Innovation Success Research Articles

Dynamic strategy for low-carbon supply chain considering retailers competition and technological innovation

This paper discusses how managers adjust their strategies to allocate relevant resources more effectively and maximize economic benefits when major technological changes are predicted for the future. For a supply chain system consisting of a single manufacturer and two competing retailers as the research object. First, random stop model is applied to portray the impact of technological innovation on the decision-making of supply chain members. On this basis, differential game models for supply chain members are constructed based on different cooperation modes, including centralized, decentralized, and retailers alliance. Second, we solve and compare the optimal decision-making, emissions reduction, low-carbon goodwill, and profit levels before and after technological innovation in different modes. Finally, we design a bilateral cost-sharing contract to achieve coordination. Results demonstrate that: (1) Before the success of technological innovation, when a higher probability of success and uplift rate is predicted can incentivize supply chain members' emissions reduction and low-carbon promotion inputs; (2) In the presuccess period of technological innovation, members' independent decision-making (decentralized decision-making) can optimize the retailer's low-carbon promotional inputs under certain conditions. In contrast, the optimality of decentralized decision-making after technological innovation depends only on the influence of competition intensity. (3) The bilateral cost-sharing contract designed in this paper can optimize supply chain-related inputs and performance levels to achieve perfect coordination within the supply chain system, given that specific preconditions are satisfied.

Research on the influencing factors and formation mechanism of enterprises’ technological innovation failure based on grounded theory

The success of technological innovation is related to the future and destiny of enterprises, but because of its uncertainty and high risk, the risk of failure of technological innovation exists objectively. This paper uses grounded theory to code the typical cases of technological innovation failure at home and abroad and explores the causes of technological innovation failure. It is found that policies and regulations, institutional environment, and market environment are the important external factors that cause the failure of enterprise technological innovation, while the defects of enterprise technological innovation products, enterprise system, internal management, technological resources, and managers are the important internal factors that cause the failure of enterprise technological innovation. By constructing the evolution model of enterprise technological innovation failure, it is found that the failure of enterprise technological innovation is the result of the joint action of enterprise management operation mechanism, technology, capital, and other restraint mechanisms, as well as market and policy system guidance mechanism.

ИНТЕГРАЦИЯ ТЕХНОЛОГИЧЕСКИХ ИННОВАЦИЙ В ПРОЦЕСС УСТОЙЧИВОГО РАЗВИТИЯ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЙ ЭКОНОМИКИ

The general state of development of the state inevitably depends on the state of development of its regions. The article highlights the most significant external and internal factors affecting the level of regional development. The conclusion is made about the importance of innovative development in creating competitive advantages both within individual enterprises and for the region as a whole. The importance of interregional cooperation, which gives a synergetic effect for each region separately, is considered separately. The article analyzes the concept of innovation by different authors. Based on the conducted research, an author's clarification of this concept is proposed, which is based on the generation of a new idea and its implementation on the market. The article discusses the features of the introduction of technological and product technological innovations, their definitions are given. Information is provided on their implementation in Russia and in the Samara Region from 2011 to 2021. Attention is focused on the fact that the success of technological innovations largely depends on the introduction of the best available technologies. The importance of eco-innovation is considered. Sustainable development is currently a very relevant topic in view of the current climate change. The article characterizes sustainable development. To achieve this state, it is necessary to ensure the sustainable development of each company, maintaining a constant balance between regional needs and the interests of the company, paying equal attention to them. In ensuring economic growth, in creating competitive advantages for both individual companies and national economies, it is difficult to overestimate the importance of innovation. Based on the conducted research, the article concludes that technological innovations in industrial production are the center of innovative activity of the company. They should be integrated into the process of ensuring sustainable development. The leaders of integrated innovation implementation will gain a competitive advantage that will serve them well in the future, since sustainability will always be an integral part of development.

OPERASIONALISASI SPEKTRUM DISEMINASI MULTI CHANNEL TEKNOLOGI PERTANIAN UNTUK DISEMINASI YANG EFEKTIF

<p>Downstreaming information of Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Technology (IAARD) technology is carried out, among others, through the Multi Channel Dissemination Spectrum (MCDS). The SDMC employs various dissemination channels and actors to accelerate technology dissemination. MCDS discussions at the operating level are limited especially on how it contributes to more technology adoption. Referring to the Agricultural Innovation System, an innovation arises due to support of various subsystems ranging from technology providers, carriers, users, markets, policies, and interactions among subsystems. Likewise, the MCDS should be supported by its subsystems for an effective dissemination. This paper aims to contribute ideas on subsystems requirements in the implementation of the MCDS and how these subsystems can drive the delivered technology information to be adopted by users. The supporting subsystems (planning, approaches in the implementation process, policies, infrastructure) for technology implementation are essential in dissemination activities. As a system, MCDS does not only focus on delivering IAARD’s technology information, but the success of technological innovation must be supported by dissemination planning and its subsystems, technology application ecosystem, and interaction between potential users and technology producers.</p>

The Moderating Effects of the Korean Technological Gaps with Japan’s Technology between Government Support Policies and Technological Innovation Success in Materials, Components and Equipments Industry

The Moderating Effects of the Korean Technological Gaps with Japan’s Technology between Government Support Policies and Technological Innovation Success in Materials, Components and Equipments Industry

Determinants of technological innovation success and failure: Does marketing innovation matter?

Innovation is attracting increasing attention from public authorities, enterprises, and academics. Although emerging evidence has indicated that marketing innovation should be regarded as critical as technological innovations for enhancing companies' competitiveness, few studies have considered this topic.This study aims to address this gap by examining the role of marketing innovation in the relationship between technological innovation and innovation success and failure. This study analyses the 2010–2012 Community Innovation Survey sample of German enterprises by using a double hurdle model and a probit model with sample selection. The results show that when enterprises undertake a technological innovation, introducing a marketing innovation is observed not to play a significant role regarding innovation success and failure. Notably, when the four types of marketing innovations are disentangled in the analysis, new findings emerge. Innovation in product packaging and design is positively related to innovation success. Innovation in product promotion is negatively related to innovation success and positively related to probability of innovation failure. Academics are called to study the role of marketing innovation, regarding innovation success and failure, by devoting their attention to the level of each marketing innovation. Enterprises should then carefully consider which marketing innovation should be introduced.

KARAKTERISTIK DAN PERSEPSI PETANI TERHADAP INOVASI TEKNIK SOIL BIOENGINEERING UNTUK MITIGASI LONGSOR DI KABUPATEN BANJARNEGARA JAWA TENGAH (Characteristics and farmers’perception to Soil Bioengineering technique for mitigation of landslide at Banjarnegara Regency, Central Java )

Soil Bioengineering technique is a soil and water conservation technology innovation for landslide mitigation. The success of technological innovation is influenced by the perception and characteristic of the user community. This study aimed to determine the characteristics of farmers as potential users and their perceptions that were measured based on an assessment of characteristics of technology innovation. This study used a qualitative approach combined with the support of qualitative data quantification. Data collected consist of primary data and secondary data. Primary data include the characteristics of respondents and their perceptions of Soil Bioengineering innovation in the form of assessment variables consisting of certain indicators which are then measured using a Likert scale. The characteristics of farmers prospective users of Soil Bioengineering techniques are: 1) productive age, 2) lack of education (junior high school), 3) narrow land ownership (0.1 to 0.3 hectares), 4) the commodity planted is salak, 5) experience as farming (16 - 20 years) and, 6) medium/ middle income levels (3- 4.9 million rupiah per month). Farmer's perceptions are generally positive to Soil Bioengineering. Positive perception techniques if it was measured based on: 1) relative advantage, 2) compatibility, 3) simplicity, 4) trialability and 5) observability.

Public attitudes to biofuel use in aviation: Evidence from an emerging tourist market

Aviation generates substantial carbon footprint which is projected to increase due to the continuous growth in international tourism, especially in emerging markets. This carbon footprint should be mitigated to bring the tourism industry towards its sustainability goals. Within a portfolio of prospective carbon mitigation measures, biofuels represent a technological innovation which holds substantial potential to reduce the carbon significance of aviation. The success of technological innovations often depends on public opinion. The role of public opinion is particularly relevant in the aviation context, where safety considerations of technological innovations may determine consumer choice. Focusing on Poland, an emerging tourist market in Europe, this study explored public opinion on biofuel use in aviation. It found that public understanding of the perspectives of aviation biofuel technology, including its safety, is limited and needs to be reinforced. Public distrust in the national institutions of power and the industry sector representatives in Poland calls for educational and public awareness-raising campaigns to be delivered by the ‘third sector’ organisations.

Value of Information and Cost of Privacy in the Internet of Things

Will the Internet of Things happen? Clearly, the hardware and software components comprising the Internet of Things are technologically feasible, but the sweeping adoption we envision might not take place. The success of technological innovations depends on the creation of a business model that both customers and providers perceive as beneficial. As the recently abandoned Google Glass project shows, privacy concerns can kill an otherwise technologically feasible product. On the other hand, the example of Twitter illustrates that very popular products might fail to make money. Both academic researchers and businesses are becoming increasingly aware that we need to reason about the economic and social implications of provided value and privacy in a rigorous, quantitative way. In this article we call these quantities value of information, which appears to both the service providers and the customers, and cost of privacy, which normally is only relevant to the customers. We describe the importance of assessing these values in the context of the Internet of Things, possible directions of their formalization, their relationships to other problems, and related areas as well as future directions of the field.

Institutional barriers to successful innovations: Perceptions of rural farmers and key stakeholders in southwest Nigeria

Diffusion studies in sub-Saharan Africa have typically focused on the impact of traditional adoption factors on uptake of technological innovations. This study draws on semi-structured interviews of rural farmers and in-depth interviews of stakeholders in southwest Nigeria to examine the impact of institutional factors on the success of technological innovations. The findings indicate that government policies, markets, financial institutions, infrastructure and other institutional conditions play significant role on the success of technological innovations. A successful innovation package should integrate institutional reforms with promotion of innovative inputs, and vibrant farmers’ cooperatives can be at the heart of such agrarian reform.

R&D-Marketing Integration and Performance—Evidence Provided by Agricultural Science and Technology Enterprises

R&D-marketing integration is an important factor of technological innovation success. This study explores the relationships among R&D-marketing integration, business performance, and social performance in the context of Chinese agricultural science and technology enterprises. The findings suggest that the integration of R&D-marketing has a positive effect both on business performance and social performance, and that business performance serves as a mediator in the relationship between the integration of R&D-marketing and social performance. This study provides empirical evidence for the research in the relationships between the integration of R&D and enterprise performance and contributes to the policy-making on the technological innovation.

Effect of IT Manufacturing Firms’ Technological Innovation Factors -From Government Support Level-

Abstract The technological innovation of IT industry is the competitive tool for them to survive in the environment of an intensive competition. This technological innovation is critical in the survival of firms, but various factors should be considered to embody technological innovation success. This paper aims to identify the determinant factors of the outcome which influence the technological innovation based on the IT industry, and set up a model for measuring technological innovation success. A hypothesis was established for the impact relation between technological innovation success and government support level, which was verified through the logistic regression analysis. In conclusion, in terms of government support, IT manufacturing companies to the success of product innovation, technology development(R&D) and commercialization of direct support is needed for the financial support. And, the success of process innovation is accomplished through manpower training of technical personnel.

A Model Study on the Effect of Technological Innovation Factors in IT Industry

The technological innovation of IT industry is the competitive tool for them to survive in the environment of an intensive competition. This technological innovation is critical in the survival of firms, but various factors should be considered to embody technological innovation success. This paper aims to identify the determinant factors of the outcome which influence the technological innovation based on the IT industry, and set up a model for measuring technological innovation success with its relevant understanding through the preceding studies. In addition, research with other related research model is to parallel.

Gestão da Inovação Tecnológica: estudo de cinco PMEs Portuguesas

O artigo apresenta os resultados de um aprofundado estudo exploratório sobre as práticas de gestão em cinco PMEs portuguesas inovadoras. O objectivo desta investigação consiste na identificação e avaliação dos factores organizacionais e de gestão que contribuem para o sucesso dos processos de inovação tecnológica. Os resultados obtidos podem também ajudar à identificação de práticas pouco adequadas ou de algumas lacunas em termos de gestão e, assim, das áreas a melhorar. Existe uma série de diferentes factores (embora estreitamente inter-relacionados) que devem funcionar em conjunto para criar e reforçar o ambiente que facilita o sucesso da inovação tecnológica. O estado da arte em relação a cada um destes factores, bem como a sua prática nas empresas estudadas, são apresentados no presente artigo. O artigo conclui que há duas grandes barreiras à inovação nas empresas estudadas. Por um lado, detectamos a falta de recursos humanos qualificados. Esta lacuna não é preenchida pelo recurso ao conhecimento externo pois, por outro lado, há uma importante omissão na comunicação externa com os agentes geradores de conhecimento (universidades e institutos de investigação).

A new graphic format to facilitate the understanding of technological innovation models: the seesaw of competitiveness

Many models exist in the literature to explain the success of technological innovation. However, no studies have been made regarding graphic formats representing the technological innovation models and their impact, or on the understanding of these models by non-specialists in technology management. Thus, the main objective of this paper is to propose a new graphic configuration to represent the technological innovation management. Based on the literature, the innovation model is presented in the traditional format. Next, the same model is designed in the graphic format – named ‘the see-saw of competitiveness’ – showing the interfaces among the identified factors. The two graphic formats were compared by a group of graduate students in terms of the ease in understanding the conceptual model of innovation. The statistical analysis shows that the seesaw of competitiveness is preferred.

Knowledge codification and technological innovation success: Empirical evidence from Spanish biotech companies

This paper analyzes the influence of knowledge codification on technological innovation in a sample of Spanish firms from the biotechnology sector. It tests how codification affects firms' development of incremental and radical innovations and their attempts to keep their investments exclusive by building barriers to imitation and to substitution. The work also considers the incorporation of legal protection measures. The results show, on the one hand, that knowledge codification is only beneficial for developing incremental innovations and, on the other, that firms must incorporate systems of legal protection into their codification practices if they want to keep their innovations exclusive.

The Impact of Electronic Communications on the Science Communication Process — investigating crystallographers in South Africa

The author adopts the premise that effective communication of scientific and technological information is pivotal to the success of technological innovation and sustained economic growth and that this applies particularly to South Africa. Many factors are, however, currently impacting on the information communication process, not least of which are the burgeoning information industry, globalization, and rapid technological advances. This factor motivated the author to investigate the impact of electronic modes of communication and this article is based on the research project. The community of scientists engaged in crystallographic research in South Africa was selected as the study population. It clearly emerged from the study that the significant increase in the use of electronic modes and systems, while not affecting the inherent structure of the communication process, did create a far wider range of modes of communication and did have a positive influence on the ease of communication and collaboration. This was particularly manifested as far as cooperation with the international research community was concerned. It was also clear that this impact varied according to the scientists' work environment.

Technological interweavement: a means of achieving innovation success

AbstractIn this paper, results are presented of an empirical study of the Lake Constance region covering a sample of 848 manufacturing companies. Based upon multivariate analyses, the paper documents that the mobilization of external resources and know‐how is a critical factor for a firm's technological innovation success which in turn is the main determinant of commercial innovation success. The findings show that there are three kinds of technology‐oriented external relationships, which prove to be of special importance: close contacts with customers, linkages to universities and research institutes and R&D‐cooperations with other companies.

The Effects of Communication on Technological Innovation

This study examined the relationship between communication and technological innovation. It focused on the patterns of technical communication among researchers and organizations to find out if these patterns had any effect on the success of technological innovation. The objectives were to: (1) investigate the effects of communication on technological innovation at an individual level, and (2) study the effects of interorganizational communication on technological innovation. Data were gathered from the principal investigators of 117 Sea Grant research projects, which were randomly selected from a sampling frame of 495 projects. Bivariate correlation, and partial correlation, were employed in analyzing the data. The findings indicate that at the individual level, the frequency, centrality, and diversity of communication all have positive effects on the success of technological innovation. However, the frequency of communication was found to have a greater effect than either centrality or diversity of communication on technological innovation. It was also found that high formality of communication had a negative effect on technological innovation. On the aggregate level, network cohesiveness, centrality, and diversity of communications all were positively related to technological innovation. Several managerial implications may be suggested. These implications include management attempts to facilitate and promote exchange of information among researchers and among organizations, joint research projects and other interactive activities.