Intelligent assignment in clusters to enhance collaboration and innovation

Üçler, Çağlar

doi:10.1108/jmtm-07-2016-0103

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“…There are 31 qualitative articles, 46 quantitative articles and 6 qualitative-quantitative articles; thus, the quantitative approach was predominant. Of the four papers that use mathematical modeling, three adopted multicriteria decision models: Ucler (2017) (Fuzzy e Analytic Hierarchy Process – AHP), Boly, Morel, Assielou, and Camargo (2014) (Fuzzy), and Rejeb, Ben, Morel-Guimarães, Boly, and Assiélou (2008) (AHP and ELECTRE).…”

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“…On the one hand, literature points out that organizations tend to have better performance and opportunities when they are embedded in collaboration (Moreno & Miguelez, 2012;Whittington, Owen-Smith, & Powell, 2009). On the other hand, organizational competitiveness is based on the development of commercial networks (Pechlaner & Bachinger, 2010), especially in the context of clusters where the proximity between small and medium-sized companies facilitates the flow of resources, information and knowledge sharing (Ucler, 2017). In essence, industrial clusters can be considered an alternative interorganizational network as they are environments driven by competition and cooperation (Strand, Wiig, Torheim, Solli-Saether, & Nesset, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Collaboration among cluster-based companies allows accessing new or complementary resources and capabilities (Atalay, Dirlik, & Sarvan, 2017; Kalsaas, 2013; Ucler, 2017), incentives to exchange information and high-level networking (Lei & Huang, 2014), which can lead to competitive advantages. These companies also collaborate for a number of reasons, including the development of innovation (O’Dwyer, O’Malley, Murphy, & McNally, 2015).…”

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Systematic literature review on innovation capabilities in clusters

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Gohr

Morioka

et al. 2021

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Purpose This paper aims to map literature about innovation capabilities (IC) taking into consideration industrial clusters to propose a conceptual framework that synthetizes the main factors and subfactors responsible for ICs; in addition, the paper also proposes a research agenda. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review (SLR) was performed; academic papers were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. Findings The authors provide a descriptive analysis followed by a thematic synthesis, in which we present 05 enablers and 20 critical factors (CF) of IC in clusters. The proposed framework emphasizes what needs to be done or improved to increase IC in cluster-based companies. Based on this systematic review and the framework proposed, the authors identified opportunities for future research. Research limitations/implications The enablers and CF identified through SLR were not validated empirically. Therefore, future studies on the current topic are required to validate the framework by investigating which factors are more relevant to cluster-based companies that intend to improve their innovative performance. Practical implications The present findings have important implications for the identification of the factors and subfactors that may contribute to the development of IC, which may help managers and decision-makers in recognizing which factors are the most responsible for business innovation. Originality/value The paper identifies enablers related to the development of IC in industrial cluster and presents a research agenda. The framework represents a guideline for companies to achieve better innovation performance.

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Systematic literature review on innovation capabilities in clusters

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“…Consequently, they are fertile soils knowledge sharing, incremental processes, and collective innovation (Gebreeyesus and Mohnen, 2013). In this respect, Ucler (2017) proposed the Intelligent Cluster Assignment Tool based on the fuzzy analytics process method. This particular study points out that firms belonging to the same cluster are actively searching for opportunities to cooperate in joint initiatives that contribute to transform the cluster into a virtual organization.…”

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Assessing the IP portfolio of industrial clusters: the case of the Brazilian footwear industry

Cavalheiro

Brandão

2017

JMTM

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Purpose By examining the intellectual property (IP) portfolio of the largest Brazilian footwear firms, the purpose of this paper is to improve the understanding of how manufacturing firms in the footwear industry in a developing country are using the IP system. Design/methodology/approach Intellectual property rights (IPRs) are widely acknowledged to be of central importance to manufacturing processes and systems. As such, manufacturing firms located in developing countries also need to use the international IP system in order to increase their competitiveness. This study examines how the Brazilian footwear industry is protecting their IPRs by assessing IP filings in recent years from this particular industry. Findings Here, the authors provide empirical evidence indicating a recent growth in IP filings that was accomplished by manufacturing firms in the Brazilian footwear industry. Additionally, the authors also found that the use of the IP system is highly concentrated in the two Brazilian footwear industrial clusters, which are located in the States of São Paulo (SP) and Rio Grande do Sul (RS). Research limitations/implications The analysis can be considered a solid reference for future studies that assess the use of IP of manufacturing organizations as a developing country context. The authors believe it is worthwhile to conduct qualitative interviews with the senior managers of the IP department of Brazilian footwear manufacturers located in the SP and RS industrial clusters, as a means of deepening our understanding on their motivations to file IP applications. Practical implications The results presented in this study demonstrate a recent growth in IP filings accomplished by firms in the Brazilian footwear industry, which is an industry subject to serious threats posed by counterfeit and pirated goods. More specifically, the authors provide empirical evidence that the use of the IP system is more intense in two industrial clusters, which are located in the states of SP and RS. In this way, the authors believe that similar patterns will appear in other technical areas, in which industrial clusters can be identified. Social implications According to OECD/EUIPO (2016), the footwear industry has been leading the rank of the most severely affected by counterfeit and pirated goods worldwide. Highly copied goods also include clothing, electrical machinery and equipment, articles of leather, and watches. However, footwear products are more frequently illegally copied as compared to any other type of product. Originality/value Given the increased importance of IP assets in the current knowledge-based society, firms located in developing countries ought to use IP more intensively. In fact, even with growing correlation between IP and competitiveness, IP data from firms in developing countries have received limited treatment in the extant literature. In summary, the evidence base is not strong and it urgently needs strengthening. As such, to the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first contribution addressing the use of IP by footwear manufacturing firms in a developing country.

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“…Innovation can be in the form of new products and services, processes, raw materials, business models or marketing techniques (Sawhney, 2006;Tsekouras et al, 2014). Successful innovations imply a certain upgrade of the organization (Humphrey and Schmitz, 2002;Ucler, 2017), facilitated by the change of existing practices. This further leads to management innovation and a new organization (Birkinshaw, et al, 2008).…”

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Implementation of Innovation Management Systems in Large Companies of Different Typologies

Üçler¹,

Yavuz²

2019

isarder

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While established companies try to renew themselves and upgrade to innovation organizations through the implementation of innovation management systems, academic literature is scarce regarding how they actually do it and if different approaches are required in different firm typologies. The purpose of this paper is to fill this research gap by presenting a 10step innovation management system that is proposed by the InoSuit project, and compare the actual implementation processes of this roadmap in large and mature organizations of different typologies. Design/methodology/approach-This paper employs an inductive action research approach which uses qualitative methods of data collection to produce a form of grounded theory that does not test formal research hypotheses but guides subsequent interventions in the organizations. Authors of this paper, as mentors and researchers, spent at least half a day every week for eleven months between October, 2017 and September 2018 in the focal companies, and did several individual interviews and groups meetings in an iterative process of planning, acting and observing of the processes and consequences of establishing an appropriate innovation management system in two large organizations. Findings-The results demonstrate that while the IMS roadmap proposed by the InoSuit project is a useful starting point, how it is actually being implemented is driven by company typology where bureaucrats run this system in a slow, cautious and centralized manner where action steps are planned in advance, incremental ideas are selected, and innovation projects are funded and implemented internally. Dynamic movers, on the other hand, implement the system much faster and in a decentralized way where employees at every level are empowered to make decisions in an iterative manner. Radical ideas are welcomed as well as incremental ideas and external cooperation is searched for both in funding and implementing the innovation projects. Discussion-Implementing an IMS is a complex task with company specific requirements. It was observed that different approaches were required in different companies. The paper discusses the observed implementation methods, associated enablers and challenges in a comparative manner and suggests direction for future research.

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Intelligent assignment in clusters to enhance collaboration and innovation

Cited by 14 publications

References 83 publications

Systematic literature review on innovation capabilities in clusters

Systematic literature review on innovation capabilities in clusters

Assessing the IP portfolio of industrial clusters: the case of the Brazilian footwear industry

Implementation of Innovation Management Systems in Large Companies of Different Typologies

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