307 research outputs found
A critical rationalist approach to organizational learning: testing the theories held by managers
The common wisdom is that Popper's critical rationalism, a method aimed at knowledge validation through falsification of theories, is inadequate for managers in organizations. This study falsifies this argument in three phases: first, it specifies the obstructers that prevent the method from being employed; second, the critical rationalist method is adapted for strategic management purposes; last, the method and the hypotheses are tested via action research. Conclusions are that once the obstructers are omitted the method is applicable and effective
Smart Service Innovation: Organization, Design, and Assessment
Background: The emergence of technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data, cloud computing, and wireless communication drives the digital transformation of the entire society. Organizations can exploit these potentials by offering new data-driven services with innovative value propositions, such as carsharing, remote equipment maintenance, and energy management services. These services result from value co-creation enabled by smart service systems, which are configurations of people, processes, and digital technologies. However, developing such systems was found to be challenging in practice. This is mainly due to the difficulties of managing complexity and uncertainty in the innovation process, as contributions of various actors from multiple disciplines must be coordinated. Previous research in service innovation and service systems engineering (SSE) has not shed sufficient light on the specifics of smart services, while research on smart service systems lacks empirical grounding.
Purpose: This thesis aims to advance the understanding of the systematic development of smart services in multi-actor settings by investigating how smart service innovation (SSI) is conducted in practice, particularly regarding the participating actors, roles they assume, and methods they apply for designing smart service systems. Furthermore, the existing set of methods is extended by new methods for the design-integrated assessment of smart services and service business models.
Approach: Empirical and design science methods were combined to address the research questions. To explore how SSI is conducted in practice, 25 interviews with experts from 13 organizations were conducted in two rounds. Building on service-dominant logic (SDL) as a theoretical foundation and a multi-level framework for SSI, the involvement of actors, their activities, employed means, and experienced challenges were collected. Additionally, a case study was used to evaluate the suitability of the Lifecycle Modelling Language to describe smart service systems. Design science methods were applied to determine a useful combination of service design methods and to build meta-models and tools for assessing smart services. They were evaluated using experiments and the talk aloud method.
Results: On the macro-level, service ecosystems consist of various actors that conduct service innovation through the reconfiguration of resources. Collaboration of these actors is facilitated on the meso-level within a project. The structure and dynamics of project configurations can be described through a set of roles, innovation patterns, and ecosystem states. Four main activities have been identified, which actors perform to reduce uncertainty in the project. To guide their work, actors apply a variety of means from different disciplines to develop and document work products. The approach of design-integrated business model assessment is enabled through a meta-model that links qualitative aspects of service architectures and business models with quantitative assessment information. The evaluation of two tool prototypes showed the feasibility and benefit of this approach.
Originality / Value: The results reported in this thesis advance the understanding of smart service innovation. They contribute to evidence-based knowledge on service systems engineering and its embedding in service ecosystems. Specifically, the consideration of actors, roles, activities, and methods can enhance existing reference process models. Furthermore, the support of activities in such processes through suitable methods can stimulate discussions on how methods from different disciplines can be applied and combined for developing the various aspects of smart service systems. The underlying results help practitioners to better organize and conduct SSI projects. As potential roles in a service ecosystem depend on organizational capabilities, the presented results can support the analysis of ex¬ternal dependencies and develop strategies for building up internal competencies.:Abstract iii
Content Overview iv
List of Abbreviations viii
List of Tables x
List of Figures xii
PART A - SYNOPSIS 1
1 Introduction 2
1.1 Motivation 2
1.2 Research Objectives and Research Questions 4
1.3 Thesis Structure 6
2 Research Background 7
2.1 Smart Service Systems 7
2.2 Service-Dominant Logic 8
2.3 Service Innovation in Ecosystems 11
2.4 Systematic Development of Smart Service Systems 13
3 Research Approach 21
3.1 Research Strategy 21
3.2 Applied Research Methods 22
4 Summary of Findings 26
4.1 Overview of Research Results 26
4.2 Organizational Setup of Multi-Actor Smart Service Innovation 27
4.3 Conducting Smart Service Innovation Projects 32
4.4 Approaches for the Design-integrated Assessment of Smart Services 39
5 Discussion 44
5.1 Contributions 44
5.2 Limitations 46
5.3 Managerial Implications 47
5.4 Directions for Future Research 48
6 Conclusion 54
References 55
PART B - PUBLICATIONS 68
7 It Takes More than Two to Tango: Identifying Roles and Patterns in Multi-Actor Smart Service Innovation 69
7.1 Introduction 69
7.2 Research Background 72
7.3 Methodology 76
7.4 Results 79
7.5 Discussion 90
7.6 Conclusions and Outlook 96
7.7 References 97
8 Iterative Uncertainty Reduction in Multi-Actor Smart Service Innovation 100
8.1 Introduction 100
8.2 Research Background 103
8.3 Research Approach 109
8.4 Findings 113
8.5 Discussion 127
8.6 Conclusions and Outlook 131
8.7 References 133
9 How to Tame the Tiger – Exploring the Means, Ends, and Challenges in Smart Service Systems Engineering 139
9.1 Introduction 139
9.2 Research Background 140
9.3 Methodology 143
9.4 Results 145
9.5 Discussion and Conclusions 151
9.6 References 153
10 Combining Methods for the Design of Digital Services in Practice: Experiences from a Predictive Costing Service 156
10.1 Introduction 156
10.2 Conceptual Foundation 157
10.3 Preparing the Action Design Research Project 158
10.4 Application and Evaluation of Methods 160
10.5 Discussion and Formalization of Learning 167
10.6 Conclusion 169
10.7 References 170
11 Modelling of a Smart Service for Consumables Replenishment: A Life Cycle Perspective 171
11.1 Introduction 171
11.2 Life Cycles of Smart Services 173
11.3 Case Study 178
11.4 Discussion of the Modelling Approach 185
11.5 Conclusion and Outlook 187
11.6 References 188
12 Design-integrated Financial Assessment of Smart Services 192
12.1 Introduction 192
12.2 Problem Analysis 195
12.3 Meta-Model Design 200
12.4 Application of the Meta-Model in a Tool Prototype 204
12.5 Evaluation 206
12.6 Discussion 208
12.7 Conclusions 209
12.8 References 211
13 Towards a Cost-Benefit-Analysis of Data-Driven Business Models 215
13.1 Introduction 215
13.2 Conceptual Foundation 216
13.3 Methodology 218
13.4 Case Analysis 220
13.5 A Cost-Benefit-Analysis Model for DDBM 222
13.6 Conclusion and Outlook 225
13.7 References 226
14 Enabling Design-integrated Assessment of Service Business Models Through Factor Refinement 228
14.1 Introduction 228
14.2 Related Work 229
14.3 Research Goal and Method 230
14.4 Solution Design 231
14.5 Demonstration 234
14.6 Discussion 235
14.7 Conclusion 236
14.8 References 23
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Product/Brand co-creation methodology crossing marketing, design thinking, creativity and management: ideas(r)evolution
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-- Knowledge Communities I: Knowledge Management
-- Knowledge Communities II: Online Education
-- Visual Knowledge Management
[From the Preface.]:Preface IX
Vorwort XIII
Knowledge Communities I: Knowledge Management 1
Process Learning Environments 1
Two Steps to IT Transparency: A Practitioner’s Approach for a Knowledge Based Analysis of Existing IT Landscapes in SME 13
Social Media and Sustainable Communication. Rethinking the Role of Research and Innovation Networks 26
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Gamifying Higher Education. Beyond Badges, Points and Leaderboards 93
Virtual International Learning Experience in Formal Higher Education – A Case Study from Jordan 105
Migration to the Flipped Classroom – Applying a Scalable Flipped Classroom Arrangement 117
MOOC@TU9 – Common MOOC Strategy of the Alliance of Nine Leading German Institutes of Technology 131
A Survey on Knowledge Management in Universities in the QS Rankings: E-learning and MOOCs 144
Visual Knowledge Media 157
Generating implications for design in practice: How different stimuli are retrieved and transformed to generate ideas 157
Behind the data – preservation of the knowledge in CH Visualisations 170
Building a Wiki resource on digital 3D reconstruction related knowledge assets 184
Visual media as a tool to acquire soft skills — cross-disciplinary teaching-learning project SUFUvet 196
Graphing Meeting Records - An Approach to Visualize Information in a Multi Meeting Context 209
HistStadt4D – A four dimensional access to history 221
Ideagrams: A digital tool for observing ideation processes 234
Adress- und Autorenverzeichnis 251Gemeinschaften in Neuen Medien hat 1998 als Workshop-Reihe an der TU Dresden begonnen und seither jährlich das Thema Online-Communities an der Schnittstelle mehrerer Disziplinen wie Informatik, Bildungs- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Informatik sowie Sozial-und Kommunikationswissenschaft u.a.m. thematisiert (vgl. Köhler, Kahnwald & Schoop, 2015). Der Workshop ist traditionell ein Forum für den interdisziplinären Dialog zwischen Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft und dient dazu, Erfahrungen und Wissen unter den Teilnehmern aus verschiedenen Disziplinen, Organisationen und Institutionen zu teilen.
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-- Knowledge Communities I: Knowledge Management
-- Knowledge Communities II: Online Education
-- Visual Knowledge Management
[Aus dem Vorwort.]:Preface IX
Vorwort XIII
Knowledge Communities I: Knowledge Management 1
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Gamifying Higher Education. Beyond Badges, Points and Leaderboards 93
Virtual International Learning Experience in Formal Higher Education – A Case Study from Jordan 105
Migration to the Flipped Classroom – Applying a Scalable Flipped Classroom Arrangement 117
MOOC@TU9 – Common MOOC Strategy of the Alliance of Nine Leading German Institutes of Technology 131
A Survey on Knowledge Management in Universities in the QS Rankings: E-learning and MOOCs 144
Visual Knowledge Media 157
Generating implications for design in practice: How different stimuli are retrieved and transformed to generate ideas 157
Behind the data – preservation of the knowledge in CH Visualisations 170
Building a Wiki resource on digital 3D reconstruction related knowledge assets 184
Visual media as a tool to acquire soft skills — cross-disciplinary teaching-learning project SUFUvet 196
Graphing Meeting Records - An Approach to Visualize Information in a Multi Meeting Context 209
HistStadt4D – A four dimensional access to history 221
Ideagrams: A digital tool for observing ideation processes 234
Adress- und Autorenverzeichnis 25
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