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Innovation dynamics and the role of infrastructure
This report shows how the role of the infrastructure – standards, measurement,
accreditation, design and intellectual property – can be integrated into a quantitative
model of the innovation system and used to help explain levels and changes in
labour productivity and growth in turnover and employment. The summary focuses
on the new results from the project, set out in more detail in Sections 5 and 6. The
first two sections of the report provide contextual material on the UK innovation
system, the nature and content of the infrastructure knowledge and the institutions
that provide it.
Mixed modes of innovation, the typology of innovation practices developed and
applied here, is constituted of six mixed modes, derived from many variables taken
from the UK Innovation Survey. These are:
Investing in intangibles
Technology with IP innovating
Using codified knowledge
Wider (managerial) innovating
Market-led innovating
External process modernising.
The composition of the innovation modes, and the approach used to compute them,
is set out in more detail in Section 4. Modes can be thought of as the underlying
process of innovation, a bundle of activities undertaken jointly by firms, and whose
working out generates well known indicators such as new product innovations, R&D
spending and accessing external information, that are the partial indicators gathered
from the innovation survey itself
Mathematics and the Internet: A Source of Enormous Confusion and Great Potential
Graph theory models the Internet mathematically, and a number of plausible mathematically intersecting network models for the Internet have been developed and studied. Simultaneously, Internet researchers have developed methodology to use real data to validate, or invalidate, proposed Internet models. The authors look at these parallel developments, particularly as they apply to scale-free network models of the preferential attachment type
Development of bambangan (Mangifera pajang) carbonated drink
Mangifera pajang Kostermans or bambangan is a popular fruit among Sabahan due
to its health and economic values. However, the fruit is not fully commercialized since it is
usually been used as traditional cuisine by local people. Thus, development of bambangan fruit
into carbonated drink was conducted to produce new product concept. The objectives of this
study were to conceptualize, formulate, evaluate consumer acceptance, and determine
physicochemical properties and nutritional composition of the accepted product. Method used
in conceptualising the product was based on questionnaire. The consumer acceptance was
evaluated based on descriptive and affective tests with four product formulations tested. The
physicochemical properties on carbon dioxide volume, colour, pH, total acidity, total soluble
solid (TSS) and viscosity were highlighted, meanwhile nutritional composition on fat, protein,
carbohydrates and energy content were determined. About 77% respondents gave positive
feedback, and 69% respondents decided this product is within their budget. The formulation of
5% bambangan pulp, 70% water, 25% sugar and 0.2% citric acid was highly accepted in
descriptive and affective tests with 4.4 and 6.39 mean scores, respectively. The
physicochemical properties and nutritional composition of the acceptance product were in
optimum value except for colour, total acidity and TSS. Overall, this study showed that the
product has high potential to be commercialized as new product concept, and heritage of
indigenous people can be preserved when this fruit is known regionally
Investigating the impact of networking capability on firm innovation performance:using the resource-action-performance framework
The author's final peer reviewed version can be found by following the URI link. The Publisher's final version can be found by following the DOI link.Purpose
The experience of successful firms has proven that one of the most important ways to promote co-learning and create successful networked innovations is the proper application of inter-organizational knowledge mechanisms. This study aims to use a resource-action-performance framework to open the black box on the relationship between networking capability and innovation performance. The research population embraces companies in the Iranian automotive industry.
Design/methodology/approach
Due to the latent nature of the variables studied, the required data are collected through a web-based cross-sectional survey. First, the content validity of the measurement tool is evaluated by experts. Then, a pre-test is conducted to assess the reliability of the measurement tool. All data are gathered by the Iranian Vehicle Manufacturers Association (IVMA) and Iranian Auto Parts Manufacturers Association (IAPMA) samples. The power analysis method and G*Power software are used to determine the sample size. Moreover, SmartPLS 3 and IBM SPSS 25 software are used for data analysis of the conceptual model and relating hypotheses.
Findings
The results of this study indicated that the relationships between networking capability, inter-organizational knowledge mechanisms and inter-organizational learning result in a self-reinforcing loop, with a marked impact on firm innovation performance.
Originality/value
Since there is little understanding of the interdependencies of networking capability, inter-organizational knowledge mechanisms, co-learning and their effect on firm innovation performance, most previous research studies have focused on only one or two of the above-mentioned variables. Thus, their cumulative effect has not examined yet. Looking at inter-organizational relationships from a network perspective and knowledge-based view (KBV), and to consider the simultaneous effect of knowledge mechanisms and learning as intermediary actions alongside, to consider the performance effect of the capability-building process, are the main advantages of this research
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