Can innovation be measured? A framework of how measurement of innovation engages attention in firms

Brattström, Anna; Frishammar, Johan; Richtnér, Anders; Pflueger, Dane

doi:10.1016/j.jengtecman.2018.04.003

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“…This line of research demonstrates the relevance for firms to invest in the promotion of divergent thinking. However, organizational creativity should be managed carefully since poorly designed strategies can be counterproductive and can hinder creativity itself [ 100 ]. Hence, the development of activities and spaces that exploit multisensory integration is a potential organic strategy that can foster a creative environment and can improve firm performance.…”

Section: Implications Of Creativity For the Workplace And Homementioning

confidence: 99%

Can Eating Make Us More Creative? A Multisensory Perspective

Wang

Escobar

Mathiesen

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While it is well known how food can make us physically healthy, it remains unclear how the multisensory experience of eating might influence complex cognitive abilities such as creativity. A growing body of literature has demonstrated that all human senses are capable of sparking creativity. It follows then that eating, as one of the most multisensory of all human behaviors, should be a playground for creative thinking. The present review presents an overview of how creativity is defined and measured and what we currently know about creativity as influenced by the senses, both singular and in conjunction. Based on this foundation, we provide an outlook on potential ways in which what we eat, where we eat, and how we eat might positively support creative thinking, with applications in the workplace and home. We present the view that, by offering a rich multisensory experience, eating nourishes not only our bodies but also our mental well-being.

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Section: Implications Of Creativity For the Workplace And Homementioning

confidence: 99%

Can Eating Make Us More Creative? A Multisensory Perspective

Wang

Escobar

Mathiesen

et al. 2021

Foods

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“…Within the product development literature, the work of Wheelwright and Clark (1992) although relatively mature is still frequently utilised as a conceptual framework within the literature (Beauregard et al, 2016;Tiedemann et al, 2019;Kavadias and Ulrich, 2020). Equally, from the more practitioner-focussed domain, the work of Gluck and Foster (1975) is also prominent within the literature (Johnson et al, 2009;Brattstrom et al, 2018;Johnson and Filippini, 2013). Notably, both Wheelwright and Clark (1992) and Gluck and Foster (1975) focussed on product development and classified its lifecycle from research through to final production.…”

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Tailoring Leadership to the Phase-Specific Needs of Large Scale Research Infrastructures

Eggleton

2020

SSRN Journal

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'Large Scale Research Infrastructures' (LSRIs), a subcategory of megaprojects which incorporate a characteristic of a high or 'super high' level of technological uncertainty, are often undertaken as cooperative projects with long lead times by one or more national governments. A lack of research into the effect of the LSRI project's lifecycle on the research organisation is apparent, particularly when scientists and engineers exercise freedom to organise the project directly. Two case studies used senior leadership selection as proxy for the LSRI project lifecycle using a contingency theory framework. These were the Tevatron (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, USA) and the Large Hadron Collider at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN). This LSRI lifecycle is mapped onto lifecycles used in theory and in policy. Previous research did not detect that these projects become institutionalised, so influencing the selection of new research organisation senior leadership according to its needs at that stage of its lifecycle. This represents something of a novelty as most contingency theory work is theoretical with few attempts to use it as a conceptual framework for empirical evidence. The findings indicate a second new understanding, that while the literature characterises a leadership style transition from democratic to authoritarian as the project progresses, LSRIs exhibit a reverse transformation, probably as a product of the characteristically high level of organisational technical competence. The construction of LSRIs maps better onto the traditional project lifecycle and the National Science Foundation's large facility lifecycle than onto other lifecycles. There is a policy opportunity to commission a 'generational survey' upon the completion of an LSRI, to understand the characteristics of the 'next big machine'. The author would like to thank the CERN Archives Service (Geneva, Switzerland) for granting access to restricted sections of the CERN Archives, and also the Fermilab History and Archives Project (Batavia, IL, USA) for access to the Fermilab Archives, and both for assisting with the creation of interviewee pools. This version of the paper benefitted from the advice and comments of the SPRU Working Papers Series (SWPS) Editors and Reviewers including Katherine Lovell. The original research could not have been possible without the advice and support of my PhD supervisors: Ben Martin, the late Puay Tang, and Martin Meyer. Thanks also to my PhD viva examiners, Josh Siepel and Andy Davies, for their valuable comments and advice. This research was supported by a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) grant from the University of Sussex.

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“…In essence, the attention-based view holds that managerial attention is just as limited as the firm's physical resources (Ocasio, 1997;2011). Furthermore, "focused attention both facilitates perception and action towards those issues and activities being attended to and inhibits perception and action towards those that are not" (Brattström et al, 2018;Ocasio, 1997, p. 190). A shift in managerial attention toward servitization is often triggered by eroding product margins and increasing customer expectations (Gebauer, 2009), which to some extent apply to all manufacturers, manufacturer-owned dealers and IDs.…”

Section: Attention-based Viewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Independent distributors in servitization: An assessment of key internal and ecosystem-related problems

Hullová

Laczko

Frishammar

2019

Journal of Business Research

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Independent distributors (IDs), just as equipment manufacturers, have the potential to initiate a transition towards the provision of advanced services. However, the internal and ecosystemrelated problems experienced by IDs during servitization differ due to their distinct organizational structure. The purpose of this study is therefore to uncover problems faced by servitizing IDs during transition towards provision of advanced services, a topic which is still scarcely covered in the literature. Using an abductive research approach, we identify three overarching groups of servitization problems specific to IDs: (1) Conflicting interests of key stakeholders; (2) Misalignment between distribution of managerial attention and servitization strategy; and (3) Ineffective knowledge management within the ecosystem. To diagnose these problems, we propose a servitization-readiness decision tree that allows IDs to pinpoint hindering factors before embarking on a servitization journey. In so doing, we provide a starting point for identifying and describing criteria for assessing IDs' servitization readiness.

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Can innovation be measured? A framework of how measurement of innovation engages attention in firms

Cited by 34 publications

References 74 publications

Can Eating Make Us More Creative? A Multisensory Perspective

Can Eating Make Us More Creative? A Multisensory Perspective

Tailoring Leadership to the Phase-Specific Needs of Large Scale Research Infrastructures

Independent distributors in servitization: An assessment of key internal and ecosystem-related problems

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