Battles in space: De-facto standardization of Global Navigation Satellite Systems
As the European Union announced the final rollout of the second-generation satellite for their Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System by 2021, stakeholders from comparable systems contemplate the potentially disrupting effects such ...
The digitalisation of roadmapping workshops
Roadmapping lacks development regarding the application of digital tools. Although roadmapping software is analysed in the literature, it does not address the people-centric characteristics required in workshops. This paper ...
The role of big data analytics and decision-making in achieving project success
Big data analytics and decision-making are critical to project success. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the impact of big data analytics on project success and the moderating effect of decision-making from the resource-based ...
Highlights
- Investigated the impact of big data analytics (BDA) on project success.
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Social cross-functional vendor selection in technologically uncertain sourcing situations
Based on an in-depth case study of an automotive manufacturer sourcing parts for high technology projects, this study investigates the intentions and structure of socialization within and between firms during the supplier selection ...
Highlights
- In some industries firms need to source technology from outside their existing supply base.
How do patent trolls affect the technological innovation of Chinese enterprises? Evidence from enterprise patent survey data in China
Based on the 2017 China Patent Survey data, this study examines how contact with patent trolls affects Chinese enterprises’ technological innovation. The results indicate that the presence of patent trolls in the market may be ...
Patenting and standardization: Similarities and differences based on firms' strategic motives and experienced barriers
This paper examines the relationship between patenting and formal standardization participation. We review the existing literature on the motivations and barriers to patenting and participation in formal standardization. Based on ...
How does intelligent manufacturing reconcile the conflict between process standards and technological innovation?
Understanding whether process standards foster or hinder technological innovation lacks consensus in the literatures. From the process management perspective, this study aimes at exploring the mechanisms underlying this relationship ...
The quest for combined generativity and criticality in digital-physical complex systems
The transformation from physical systems into digital-physical systems puts new engineering and technology management challenges at the foreground. This paper explores how industrial firms engaged in such systems simultaneously can ...
Uncovering the potential of blockchain in the agri-food supply chain: An interdisciplinary case study
- Lorenzo Compagnucci,
- Dominique Lepore,
- Francesca Spigarelli,
- Emanuele Frontoni,
- Marco Baldi,
- Lorenzo Di Berardino
This paper explores how Blockchain technology (BCT) can be integrated in the agri-food supply chain (ASC) and how BCT-based networks are formed. To do this, the paper describes a BCT solution, designed to enhance traceability, and ...
Open innovation and collaboration: A systematic literature review
The concept of open innovation was developed from a fragmented body of knowledge, with multiple levels of analysis, and little depth and theoretical specificity, presenting a lack of alignment and consolidation, and, evidencing the ...
Highlights
- We systematically review the open innovation literature in a collaborative context.
The emergence of social robots: Adding physicality and agency to technology
This Perspective Paper discusses a special case of digitalization, namely social robots. Adding sociophysical and agentic properties to robots is likely to trigger new organizational and work dynamics. Despite high market expectations ...
Effects of customization and product modularization on financial performance
The need amongst customers for customized products is constantly increasing, and companies can gain competitive advantage by being able to offer a broad product assortment. This study’s purpose is to investigate the financial effects ...