O papel das capacidades dinâmicas para a inovação em modelos de negócios em organizações que operam em ambientes de negócios estáveis

The present paper aims to explain how dynamic capabilities contribute to business model innovation in established organizations. It draws on a qualitative research design based on a single case study of an established multinational company operating in the construction materials industry (production and sale), which developed a service solution in lightweight façades. In addition to explaining how the sub-dimensions of dynamic capabilities contributed to the success/failure of the new business model, from its idealization and structuring to its execution, the paper shows which dynamic capabilities were present at the beginning and which ones were developed during the innovation. The study uncovers four important findings: 1) dynamic capabilities should be present in top leadership for the development of business model innovation; 2) the occurrence of dynamic capabilities takes place in a non-sequential and non-linear fashion; 3) dynamic capabilities contribute to the creation of competitive advantages in relatively stable environments; and 4) existing resources are important catalysts of results for business model innovation in established organization. The paper hence highlights the role of top leadership in business model innovation, as well as identifies the contribution of dynamic capabilities in relatively stable markets, alongside the catalyzing role of available resources in established organizations.Este artigo descreve como as capacidades dinâmicas contribuem para que as organizações tradicionais desenvolvam inovações em modelos de negócios. A pesquisa foi realizada a partir de uma abordagem qualitativa de estudo de caso em uma multinacional estabelecida do ramo de materiais para construção (produção e venda), um mercado relativamente estável, que passou a ofertar uma solução de serviços em fachadas leves. Além de descrever de que forma as subdimensões das capacidades dinâmicas contribuíram para o sucesso/insucesso do novo negócio, desde sua idealização e estruturação, até a sua execução; o artigo evidencia quais capacidades dinâmicas estavam presentes no início e quais foram desenvolvidas ao longo da inovação. A pesquisa evidencia quatro achados importantes: 1) as capacidades dinâmicas devem estar presentes na alta liderança da organização; 2) a ocorrência das capacidades dinâmicas não é sequencial ou linear; 3) as capacidades dinâmicas contribuem para criação de valor e vantagens competitivas mesmo em mercados relativamente estáveis; e 4) determinados recursos de uma organização tradicional são importantes catalizadores de resultados. A pesquisa reforça assim o papel da alta liderança em inovações de modelos de negócios, bem como a contribuição das capacidades dinâmicas em mercados relativamente estáveis e a função catalizadora dos recursos disponíveis em organizações tradicionais

The Value of IT: Explaining the Strategic Role of Information Systems for Fast Growing SMES

This article investigates fast growing and successful small and medium enterprises (SMEs). We focus particularly on the role and relevance of information systems (IS) skills and knowledge for their success. Although many theories account for the relationship between IS and organizational performance, they target mostly the context of large corporations, thus overlooking the special conditions that fast growing SMEs face. We specifically investigate fast growing SMEs for the following reasons: these companies are subject to constant organizational change due to their continuous growth and thus rely critically on having the right IS setup and strategy, while at the same time they are often too small and specialized for out-of-the-box enterprise IS solutions. Based on an interpretive multiple-case study design, we present three generic, archetypal IS strategies, ranging from full identification with and capitalization on IS to complete cost-based outsourcing of all IS related services. We analyze the inherent chances and risks associated with each of these strategies and present anecdotal evidence from the case companies to illustrate our findings

Open Innovation in Brazil: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges

Background: While open innovation has been increasingly adopted in developed countries, firms from emerging markets such as Brazil markedly fall behind this trend. Our understanding of the reasons behind this phenomenon remains limited, since most research focuses on the industrialized world.Objective: The objective of this paper is to inspire the academic community to investigate the issue of why companies from emerging economies such as Brazil have limited open innovation strategies, when they need to draw on external partners as to overcome the institutional, resource and capability constraints they are subject to.Method: We review current research on open innovation in general and especially in the Brazilian setting to develop a framework for studying this phenomenon and to suggest future research directions.Results: We argue that latecomer firms in emerging economies need to actively use open innovation more than ever, as to overcome internal rigidities and spur the innovative resources and capabilities required for the digital transformation and for addressing grand societal challenges. We contend that the Brazilian setting is a relevant empirical context to study, giving the potential to uncover unique mechanisms and theoretical relations by asking (and possibly answering) novel research questions.Conclusions: Building on a conceptual framework that links various implementation levels of open innovation, we identify themes that are either less well researched or contested and thereby suggest challenges and opportunities for future research

Como empresas estabelecidas experimentam a startup enxuta: um estudo de caso a partir do papel da média gerência no design de espaços experimentais

Purpose of the study: to understand how Lean Startup experimentation occurs in established companies through the design of experimental spaces and the role of middle management. Methodology: qualitative methodology, with a single case study in a branch of an established multinational company. The semi-structured interview script focused on creating experimental spaces and the role of middle management, based on the flow of activities, practices and articulated organizational actors. Originality/relevance: This study advances understanding of how the design of experimental spaces and temporary experimental settings, where actors from the field come together and experiment with alternative models of action, stimulate innovation and help introduce Lean Startup in established companies. Main results: From the flow of activities, practices and organizational actors articulated by the middle management, the creation of experimental spaces was described as facilitators of the implementation of the model. Theoretical/methodological contributions: the work contributes to the literature on the topic in a research gap identified in recent works, in which researchers state that there is a growing body of research on agile processes in Startups, but little has focused on understanding how this process is conducted in companies established and used as a tool to support innovation and corporate ventures.Propósito del estudio: comprender cómo se produce la experimentación Lean Startup en empresas consolidadas a través del diseño de espacios experimentales y el papel de los mandos intermedios. Metodología: metodología cualitativa, con estudio de caso único en una sucursal de una empresa multinacional establecida. El guión de entrevista semiestructurado se centró en la creación de espacios experimentales y el rol de los mandos medios, a partir del flujo de actividades, prácticas y actores organizacionales articulados. Originalidad/relevancia: este estudio avanza en la comprensión de cómo el diseño de espacios experimentales y entornos experimentales temporales, donde los actores del campo se reúnen y experimentan con modelos alternativos de acción, estimulan la innovación y ayudan a introducir Lean Startup en empresas establecidas. Principales resultados: a partir del flujo de actividades, prácticas y actores organizacionales articulados por los mandos medios, se describió la creación de espacios experimentales como facilitadores de la implementación del modelo. Aportes teóricos/metodológicos: el trabajo contribuye a la literatura sobre el tema en un vacío de investigación identificado en trabajos recientes, en los que los investigadores afirman que existe un creciente cuerpo de investigación sobre procesos ágiles en Startups, pero poco se ha centrado en comprender cómo se lleva a cabo este proceso en las empresas establecidas. y utilizado como herramienta para apoyar la innovación y los emprendimientos corporativos.Objetivo do estudo: compreender como ocorre a experimentação da Startup enxuta em empresas estabelecidas por meio do design de espaços experimentais e do papel da média gerência. Metodologia: metodologia qualitativa, com estudo de caso único em uma filial de uma empresa multinacional estabelecida. O roteiro de entrevistas semiestruturado teve por foco a criação de espaços experimentais e o papel da média gerência, a partir do fluxo de atividades, práticas e dos atores organizacionais articulados. Originalidade/relevância: este estudo avança a compreensão de como o design de espaços experimentais e configurações experimentais temporárias, nas quais os atores do campo se reúnem e experimentam modelos alternativos de ação, estimulam a inovação e ajudam na introdução da Startup Enxuta em empresas estabelecidas. Principais resultados: A partir do fluxo de atividades, das práticas e dos atores organizacionais articulados pela média gerência, foi descrita a criação de espaços experimentais como facilitadores da implantação do modelo. Contribuições teóricas/metodológicas: o trabalho contribui para a literatura sobre o tema em lacuna de pesquisa identificada em trabalhos recentes, nos quais pesquisadores afirmam que existe um crescente corpo de pesquisas sobre processos ágeis em Startups, porém pouco se voltaram para o entendimento de como esse processo é conduzido em empresas estabelecidas e utilizado como uma ferramenta para apoiar a inovação e os empreendimentos corporativos

O que conduz a formação de cooperação tecnológica entre universidade e indústria em sistemas de inovação menos desenvolvidos? Evidências do Brasil

Diversas formas de colaboração interorganizacional têm sido reconhecidas na literatura por seu potencial em promover aprendizagem e capacidades inovadoras, em especial aquelas envolvendo interações entre universidade e empresa. No entanto, elas são relativamente escassas em Sistemas de Inovação pouco desenvolvidos, como o brasileiro, e pouco se sabe sobre o porquê ou como estão estabelecidas. Com base em um estudo de caso comparativo, este trabalho investiga o contexto em que a cooperação tecnológica entre universidade e indústria surge no Brasil. Os resultados indicam que a formação da cooperação tecnológica é um processo co-evolutivo, que emerge por meio de práticas de compartilhamento de conhecimento com parceiros externos, bem como pelo esforço de articulação de cientistas em rede.Interorganisational patterns of collaboration have long been recognised in the literature for their potential to promote learning and innovative capabilities, in particular those encompassing university and industry interactions. Yet they are scarcely found in underdeveloped Innovation Systems such as the Brazilian one and little is known about why or how they are established. Drawing upon a comparative case study, this paper investigates in which context technological cooperation between university and industry emerges in Brazil. The findings indicate that the formation of technological cooperation is a co-evolutionary process, which emergences from the practice of knowledge sharing with external partners, as well from the connecting effort of ‘linked scientists’

THE IMPENDING EMERGENCE OF (SOCIAL NETWORK) PAYMENTS : A study of the current situation of the mobile payments industry in Sweden and the challenges within the ecosystem.

While open innovation has been increasingly adopted in developed countries, firms from emerging markets such as Brazil markedly fall behind this trend. Our understanding of the reasons behind this phenomenon remains nevertheless limited, since most research focuses on the industrialized world. In this paper, we aim to inspire the academic community to investigate the issue of why companies from emerging economies such as Brazil have limited open innovation strategies, when they need to draw on external partners as to overcome the institutional, resource and capability constraints they are subject to. We build on the argument that latecomer firms in emerging economies need to actively use open innovation more than ever, as to overcome internal rigidities and spur the innovative resources and capabilities required for the digital transformation and for addressing grand societal challenges. In reviewing current research on openness and especially in the Brazilian setting, we contend that it is a relevant empirical context to study, giving the potential to uncover unique mechanisms and theoretical relations by asking (and possibly answering) novel research questions. Building on a conceptual framework that links various implementation levels of open innovation, we identify themes that are either less well researched or contested and thereby suggest challenges and opportunities for future research

Open Innovation in Brazil: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges

While open innovation has been increasingly adopted in developed countries, firms from emerging markets such as Brazil markedly fall behind this trend. Our understanding of the reasons behind this phenomenon remains nevertheless limited, since most research focuses on the industrialized world. In this paper, we aim to inspire the academic community to investigate the issue of why companies from emerging economies such as Brazil have limited open innovation strategies, when they need to draw on external partners as to overcome the institutional, resource and capability constraints they are subject to. We build on the argument that latecomer firms in emerging economies need to actively use open innovation more than ever, as to overcome internal rigidities and spur the innovative resources and capabilities required for the digital transformation and for addressing grand societal challenges. In reviewing current research on openness and especially in the Brazilian setting, we contend that it is a relevant empirical context to study, giving the potential to uncover unique mechanisms and theoretical relations by asking (and possibly answering) novel research questions. Building on a conceptual framework that links various implementation levels of open innovation, we identify themes that are either less well researched or contested and thereby suggest challenges and opportunities for future research

Open Innovation in Brazil: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges

While open innovation has been increasingly adopted in developed countries, firms from emerging markets such as Brazil markedly fall behind this trend. Our understanding of the reasons behind this phenomenon remains nevertheless limited, since most research focuses on the industrialized world. In this paper, we aim to inspire the academic community to investigate the issue of why companies from emerging economies such as Brazil have limited open innovation strategies, when they need to draw on external partners as to overcome the institutional, resource and capability constraints they are subject to. We build on the argument that latecomer firms in emerging economies need to actively use open innovation more than ever, as to overcome internal rigidities and spur the innovative resources and capabilities required for the digital transformation and for addressing grand societal challenges. In reviewing current research on openness and especially in the Brazilian setting, we contend that it is a relevant empirical context to study, giving the potential to uncover unique mechanisms and theoretical relations by asking (and possibly answering) novel research questions. Building on a conceptual framework that links various implementation levels of open innovation, we identify themes that are either less well researched or contested and thereby suggest challenges and opportunities for future research

Not invented here: how institutionalized socialization practices affect the formation of negative attitudes toward external knowledge

This article posits that practices to increase cohesiveness among employees might also contribute to a biased perception of internally generated knowledge and therefore to a greater reluctance to adopt external knowledge, enhancing the so-called not-invented-here (NIH) syndrome