Technological innovation capability, knowledge sourcing and collaborative innovation in Gulf Cooperation Council countries

Tseng, Chun‐Yao

doi:10.1080/14479338.2014.11081983

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“…It is usually implemented at a micro level to foster, form, and upgrade innovation capabilities [3,23,[53][54][55][56][57][58], such as innovation environments, innovation investment capabilities, cooperative innovation capabilities, intellectual property capabilities, and change-innovation capabilities [1]. Innovation capabilities enable construction enterprises to create, deploy, and maintain advantageous business performance in the long run.…”

Section: Construction Enterprise's Innovation Capability (Ceic)mentioning

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A New Systematic Approach to Vulnerability Assessment of Innovation Capability of Construction Enterprises

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Abstract:The purpose of this research is to study the vulnerability of construction enterprises' innovation capabilities (CEIC) and their respective primary influencing factors. This paper proposed a vulnerability system framework of CEIC, designed two comprehensive assessments for analysis, namely the entropy and set pair analysis method (E-SPA) and the principle cluster analysis and SPA method (P-SPA), and compared grades to verify the vulnerability assessments. Further, the paper quantitatively assessed the major influencing factors in facilitating management, reducing vulnerability, and improving the ability of construction enterprises to respond to changes in the construction industry. The results showed that vulnerability could be effectively and systematically evaluated using E-SPA. However, managing or reducing entrepreneurial sensitivity and improving the ability to respond was critical to supporting sustainable CEIC. The case studies included in this paper suggested that in ensuring sustainable CEIC, companies should concentrate on highly educated human resources, R&D investments, intellectual property related innovations, and government support. This research provided a practical framework and established a sustainable strategy for companies to manage their vulnerability in developing innovation capability. In addition, this research presented an innovative and effective way to quantitatively analyze vulnerability which offered a foundation to signify a new paradigm shift in construction sustainable development.

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Section: Construction Enterprise's Innovation Capability (Ceic)mentioning

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A New Systematic Approach to Vulnerability Assessment of Innovation Capability of Construction Enterprises

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“…Nevertheless, innovation has usually been studied in a specific area of the firm (product or process innovation, for example), instead of analysing a firm´s innovation in the entire cycle as a whole. Also, there are some authors who have concluded that innovation investment, itself does not guarantee a strategy's success [19]. So, there are still some research questions left, related to the innovation and environmental strategy relationship.…”

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Is Strategic Proactivity a Driver of an Environmental Strategy? Effects of Innovation and Internationalization Leadership

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This study analyses strategic proactivity as a driving factor in the implementation of an advanced environmental strategy in a firm. Strategic proactivity is defined as a firm's tendency to initiate voluntary changes instead of reacting to events in the environment and according to previous literature, can be interpreted as a combination of internal factors that characterise a firm's business strategy as that of a prospector firm. In this study, we measured this through innovation, with two variables related to the firm's entire production cycle: R&D expenditure and patents. However, we also considered two more strategic proactivity indicators: innovation proactivity and internationalisation proactivity. These two proactivity variables take into account the innovative and international actions of the firms, going beyond the actions usually taken by firms in the same sector. Using panel data methodology, we obtained results that show that firms who invest in R&D and patent their innovations achieve more advanced positions in their environmental strategies. Empirical evidence also shows that firms with a greater innovation effort throughout the production cycle (product, process, organisation and marketing) than their competitors also attain more advanced positions (proactivity) in environmental matters. In other words, innovation proactivity is a driver of environmental strategy. In relation to internationalization, the results also showed that firms that operate in a larger geographical area than their competitors adapt to the most demanding environmental legislation, placing them in a position of environmental leadership in their respective sectors. The inclusion of internationalization as an indicator of strategic proactivity, the measurement of proactivity variables and the correction of firms' specific unobserved aspects are some of this paper's contributions.

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“…A potential panacea for this conundrum is to support the locals in pursuit of innovation and entrepreneurial activities, which may yield higher monetary value and hence attract more of them [38]. The increasing participation of the citizens in pursuing their own businesses will lessen the pressure on the welfare system as well as contribute to the growth of the domestic economy [39,40]. As a result, all the economic vision plans announced by these GCC states explicitly state targets and incentives for attracting the citizens towards private sector participation, especially through innovation and entrepreneurship [35].…”

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The Incentives and Efforts for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in a Resource-Based Economy: A Survey on Perspective of Qatari Residents

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2020

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This paper studies the local perspective on innovation and entrepreneurship in the resource-based state of Qatar. The effective utilization of abundant natural resources (oil and gas) have propelled the country’s rapid economic development over the last four decades. However, accelerating decarbonization efforts of the global energy system due to climate change put the future value of these hydrocarbon resources into doubt and hence the country’s revenue streams from international trade. Rapidly growing the local population adds further pressure to the social welfare system amid dwindling oil and gas revenues for the state. The argument for economic diversification and theoretical foundations of innovation and entrepreneurship in a resource-rich state are discussed. A survey to measure the attitude of the residents in Qatar towards innovation and state-led initiatives is prepared and conducted with people living in the country. The analysis of the survey shows that Qatari residents are relatively risk-averse and state-dependent in their pursuit of new entrepreneurial opportunities. We identify three possible reasons for such an outcome; they are, (1) the country’s unique economic structure (natural resource-based), (2) demographic structure (expatriates vs. citizens), and (3) lack of previous experience in innovation and entrepreneurship (path dependency) in a relatively young country. The country’s spectacular success in the last three decades has become its Achilles-heel in decoupling the current economy away from hydrocarbon dependence.

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Technological innovation capability, knowledge sourcing and collaborative innovation in Gulf Cooperation Council countries

Cited by 19 publications

References 41 publications

A New Systematic Approach to Vulnerability Assessment of Innovation Capability of Construction Enterprises

A New Systematic Approach to Vulnerability Assessment of Innovation Capability of Construction Enterprises

Is Strategic Proactivity a Driver of an Environmental Strategy? Effects of Innovation and Internationalization Leadership

The Incentives and Efforts for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in a Resource-Based Economy: A Survey on Perspective of Qatari Residents

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