Modeling and Analytics to Support Emerging International Innovation Partnerships

Keisler, Jeffrey M.; Collier, Zachary A.; Ayyub, Bilal M.; Dempwolf, C. Scott; Gibson, Jacqueline MacDonald; Porter, Alan L.; Schweizer, Vanessa; Thorisson, Heimir; Wang, Linbing; Ye, Ming; Lambert, James H.; Linkov, Igor

doi:10.1109/emr.2020.2989391

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“…International partnerships are also examined by Keisler et al (2020). Like Klasa et al (2020), they note that while established partnerships are safer, partnerships with newcomer nations can represent a "source of untapped benefits."…”

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Barriers to innovation in USACE

Wood¹,

Larkin²,

Wells³

et al. 2020

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The Dredging Operations and Environmental Research Program (DOER) of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) develops new tools and practices to support the efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability of navigation dredging operations and then implements these new approaches (that is, innovations).We analyzed the innovation process to increase the adoption and implementation of new approaches and techniques. We then created a literature review of innovation diffusion theories and developed a mental model that identifies the actual and perceived barriers to innovation diffusion in USACE through a case study of its Navigation Program. We built the final expert mental model using interviews with 25 subject matter experts familiar with the program's processes and external stakeholders. Interviewees reported environmental and budgetary constraints, time restrictions, and politics as the most common barriers to dredging innovation, including those based on the perceptions and beliefs of stakeholders rather than hard engineering or policy constraints (herein cognitive barriers). We suggest overcoming these barriers through changes in communication channels and social systems, such as public outreach through social media channels; interpersonal faceto-face meetings with decision makers; internal collaboration between local USACE districts and external collaboration with outside stakeholders, such as contractors and environmental regulators.

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Section: Sample Innovation Diffusion Studiesmentioning

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Barriers to innovation in USACE

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Larkin²,

Wells³

et al. 2020

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“…In the globalized world in which we live, organizations are required to be competitive not to disappear, and innovation is the critical factor of success because it is the means that allows them to anticipate or adapt themselves to the constant changes that are taking place (Arranz et al, 2019;Coad, 2019;De la Vega Hern andez and Barcellos de Paula, 2019;Keisler et al, 2020). Innovation is the engine of competitiveness at all levels and explains how new solutions, partial or total, are offered to issues in different spheres such as in the organization, processes, products, marketing and in business models (Arranz et al, 2019;Bogers et al, 2018;OECD and Eurostat, 2019;Strand et al, 2018).…”

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Scientific mapping on the convergence of innovation and sustainability (innovability): 1990–2018

Vega

Paula

2020

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Purpose Innovation and sustainability are key in today’s competitive world. It is no longer possible to conceive an organization that has not incorporated these two elements for it to become successful. The longitudinal bibliometric study seeks to examine the topography of innovation and sustainability to determine whether there is already a terminological integration that could be defined as innovation capability in a sustainable way. The objective of this work is to identify the growth trajectories of the literature, the countries considered as knowledge nodes, the most influential authors, the classification of journals, clusters and collaborative networks measured by co-citation, the analysis by keywords, countries and knowledge areas. Design/methodology/approach The study is developed under the bibliometric approach, and the period 1990–2018 was considered. The steps taken were as follows: 16 keywords of each term were identified and selected in 3 methodological layers by a panel of experts; an algorithm was designed and applied to identify these selected keywords in the titles, abstracts and keywords using terms in the Web of Science (WoS) of Clarivate Analytics to contrast them; and a review in specialized journals was carried out in the first quartile (Q1) of the WoS until 2018. Findings The most relevant finding of the study lies in the sustained growth of the convergence of the terms innovation and sustainability. In addition, the longitudinal review of the two concepts also shows that innovation is directly linked to sustainability, suggesting that the convergence of concepts and practices becomes part of the strategy of companies seeking to be competitive and sustainable. Practical implications At the management level, this research seeks to present a definition of innovability based on the convergence of the concepts of innovation and sustainability. This new concept can be applied as a management strategy for companies seeking to be competitive and sustainable. Theoretical and practical evidences that reinforce this construct are presented. At the academic level, the manuscript shows a longitudinal review on innovation and sustainability, a relevant scientific mapping and, finally, a new theoretical and practical concept is proposed that seeks to create strategies for competitiveness in a sustainable way. At the level of society, the study contributes to the sustainable development goals. Originality/value The results show that a field of studies on innovation is emerging that has a high potential to position itself as a new space for research. The concept of “innovability” is proposed.

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