From Radical Innovation to Emerging Technology:Based on the Analysis of the IT Industry Cases

A process model of radical innovation evolving to emerging technology is built in this paper. Based on some typical cases in IT industry, by using this model, a systematic study about the process, path, characteristics and affect factors of radical innovation evolving to emerging technology is made. The conclusion of this study brings some inspiration for the management of emerging technology.

How to Accelerate Radical Technological Innovation?——From the Perspective of Technology Management and Technological Capability

Due to the advantage of developing and bringing to innovative products ahead of competitors,the importance of radical technological innovation is well recognized.Based on the synergy theory,this study examines the effects of technology management(TM)and technological capability(TC)on radical technological innovation,and further explores the impact of the synergy between TM and TC on radical technological innovation.The results show that,firstly,both TM and TC have positive impacts on radical technological innovation,and thus two direct routines of radical technological innovation are identified.Secondly,the synergy between TM and TC also exerts positive impact on radical technological innovation,and this result indicates that the synergy between TM and TC plays an important role in radical technological innovation.This research provides a refreshing perspective on how to stimulate radical technological innovation,and also puts forward some beneficial suggestions for firms to improve radical technological innovation.

Collaboration for radical and incremental innovation:The roles of intra-region and intra-group knowledge spillover

Knowledge spillover via collaboration is essential to innovation,with proximity being a vital factor.Nevertheless,little consensus has been achieved on which form of proximity is more critical for innovation.Instead of reaching a definitive conclusion,we highlight the potential of addressing the argument through the lens of innovation heterogeneity.This work thus contributes to current literature by integrating two forms of innovation,radical and incremental,into the discourse of geographical and organizational proximity in knowledge spillover via collaboration.Utilizing a dataset of patents from China’s listed firms between 2001 and 2017,we first categorize radical and incremental innovation according to the characteristics of knowledge combination,encompassing the familiarity of combined knowledge and maturity of combination ways.We further investigate the heterogenous effects of intra-region and intra-group knowledge spillovers,linked to geographical and organizational proximity in collaboration,on radical and incremental innovation.Empirical findings demonstrate that innovation relies on knowledge spillover both within groups and within regions.Moreover,intra-region spillover is essential for fostering radical innovation,while intra-group spillover only facilitates incremental innovation.Our findings provide both theoretical and practical implications,suggesting that multilocational enterprises should enhance their collaborator selection to leverage diverse knowledge spillovers,thereby fostering radical and incremental innovation in distinct ways.

Disruptive Innovation in the Nordic Countries＇ Healthcare Systems

The Nordic healtheare model is recognized to be one of the most innovative in the world. Here billions of USD are annually invested in developing new treatments, drugs, robots etc. to diagnose and cure diseases. Nevertheless, this study establishes that there is a fundamental shortcoming in the system that supports healthcare innovation： It is strongly biased towards micro-level innovation projects focusing on new products, alternative processes, and new financial solutions. The problem with this approach to support new projects is that the results are created as inventions within the system thus lacking holistic perspectives. This has consequently contributed with increasing costs that are out of proportion with existing budgets. Therefore this study seeks to analyze the current understanding of the Nordic healthcare system from a business model perspective. Here other aspects of the healthcare system are explored to determine if they could be redesigned to promote new types of innovation projects. The purpose of undertaking this task is to challenge the established patterns of the current healthcare innovation support practices. Here the vertical innovation process （VIP） framework, which is a systematic radical innovation model that seeks macro-level outcomes based on standalone inventions （see more below）, is applied to analyze the current state-of-the-art in Nordic healthcare innovation projects. The results determine that very little attention is given to rethink and redesign the healthcare system at a macro-level, and it is discussed that stand-alone inventions ought to be rethought into the entire healthcare system to create a larger impact. Finally, it is argued that existing performance measures are inappropriate to foster projects that innovate the existing system： New measuring points should be developed to promote macro-level projects and to avoid the current rapid increase of costs in the Nordic healthcare system.

Sustainability-oriented social responsibility and corporate innovation

This paper empirically examines how sustainability-oriented social responsibility influences corporate innovation quantity and radical innovation from the perspectives of environment-and employee-oriented social responsibility.Both forms of social responsibility are found to contribute significantly to corporate innovation.Corporate environment-oriented responsibility increases innovation by increasing R&D.Employee-oriented responsibility increases innovation by helping firms retain talent;by motivating employees,employeeoriented social responsibility promotes both innovation quantity and radical innovation.Furthermore,both environment-and employee-oriented responsibility can alleviate financing constraints,and the positive effects of environment-and employee-oriented responsibility on radical innovation and innovation quantity,respectively,increase total factor productivity.Following sustainable development theory,this paper analyzes the heterogeneous mechanisms of the influences of environment-and employee-oriented social responsibility on corporate innovation and provides empirical evidence of high-quality,innovation-driven corporate development through social responsibility.

Commercialization of disruptive innovations:Literature review and proposal for a process framework

The challenges of disruptive innovations have gained significant attention from both academics and practitioners,commercialization being one of the most critical phases.At the same time,however,it is the less studied area of disruptive innovation.Therefore,this article examined scholarly papers on the commercialization of disruptive innovations through a multidisciplinary systematic literature review.It resulted in the analysis of 64 high-quality peer-reviewed academic articles.The analysis highlighted the commercialization models and main constructs that are affecting the commercialization process:market orientation,market learning,user’s involvement,market configuration,adoption networks and stakeholders,and innovation transference.The study evidences how commercialization has evolved from a later stage in innovation to influence even the early phases of innovation,characterized in turn by exploration,learning and ecosystem creation activities.Additionally,the analysis led to a proposition that established an integrated commercialization model for high uncertainty innovations.The model has three phases:1)Concept/value proposition validation,2)Business model validation&Market creation,and 3)Creating sales in the majority market.Lastly,the article contributes to a better understanding of commercialization processes in high uncertainty innovations,bridging also the academic-practitioner divide.

The effect of domestic and foreign trade coordination on technological innovation： complements or substitutes？

Based on the theory of technology spillover in international trade, this paper discusses the technological innovation effect of trade by taking the influence of domestic trade into account. Under the constraint of the production possibility frontier, there is either complementarity or substitutability between domestic and foreign trade. It must be decided whether resources should be concentrated in one of the sectors （trade specialization） or instead allocated equally （trade equalization） between the two sectors. This paper firstly discusses how domestic trade and foreign trade work together to influence technological innovation, and how trade equalization and specialization affect different types of innovation. Using a provincial-level panel dataset from 2007 to 2015 in China, this paper constructs the indicators of domestic and foreign trade linkage and examines the impact of trade on innovation. The findings show that trade equalization mainly promotes incremental innovation, while trade specialization improves radical innovation. Thus, in the area of incremental innovation, attention should be paid to the equalized development of domestic and foreign trade, while in areas pursuing radical innovation, emphasis should be put on the specialization of the trade sector, avoiding equal allocation of resources to the two sectors.

Deciphering the black box of HPWSeinnovation link:Modeling the mediatory role of internal social capital

This study investigates the impact of High-Performance Work Systems(HPWS)on radical and incremental innovation in the services industry.Insights from the Social Exchange Theory(SET)and Ability-Motivation-Opportunity(AMO)Framework have been used to assess the role of social capital(SC)as a mediator between HPWS,radical innovation(RI),and incremental innovation(II).By using a simple random sampling technique,328 responses were received from respondents in Pakistan's banking sector firms.For data analysis,structural equation modeling was applied.The results of the study show that HPWS is a significant driver of II,but not RI,in banking sector firms.Moreover,SC plays the role of mediator in the HPWS-innovation link.Outcomes of the study extend the understanding of the“black-box”(i.e.,the transmission mechanism between systems of human resources(HR)practices and innovation).It also contributes to understanding HPWS,SC,II,and RI in the context of Pakistan's banking sector.This study expands on earlier research in the areas of HPWS,SC,and Innovation.It supports the view that internal SC enables RI and II.Prior studies indicated that HPWS drives innovations,yet there has been no clear explanation about the mechanism of this effect.By providing empirical evidence on the mediating role of SC,this study expands on existing literature.Empirical validation of an association between HPWS RI,and II contributes to theory by supporting the tenets of the AMO Framework.Unlike prior research that focused on short-term financial outcomes,this study used RI and II as alternate indicators of organizational performance.Our study expanded the literature into the services sector.Furthermore,we contributed to the methodology by conceptualizing HPWS as a high-order formative construct,resulting in significant model parsimony.Insights from our study are relevant to managers because it shows that HPWS implementation not only helps banks to attract,develop,and retain talent but also facilitates the development of SC,which is critical for enabling the innovation capability of the firm.Top managers need to consider internal SC in the design of HPWS because carefully designed HPWS drives SC.This enables idiosyncratic relationships among members of the organization.Thus,the firm gets a competitive advantage that is harder to be copied by competitors.First,data were collected from a single industry.It will be useful to know the effects of multiple industries in future research.Second,this study did not differentiate between different dimensions of SC,i.e.,structural,cognitive,and relational.It will be interesting to see how these dimensions relate to HPWS and innovation in future research.