Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have become the de facto standard for large and medium companies to run all their major functional and process operations. Some even describe ERP systems as the price of entry for running a business. ERP system per se cannot be perceived as a source of competitive advantage anymore, since a significant percentage of companies already implemented them. ...

This paper introduces and describes a five aspect taxonomy for the engineering of complex systems, including structural, behavioral, contextual, temporal and perceptual aspects. The taxonomy has proven useful for (1) characterizing methods to ensure coverage of essential aspects of engineering complex systems; (2) providing a focusing framework to develop and select systems engineering innovati...

A large amount of work has analysed systems approaches to innovation and investigated associated methods of innovation measurement. However, relatively little of this literature has discussed the measurement of eco-innovation. Policies and measures to promote eco-innovation are hampered by a lack of relevant data and indicators. Hence, the research reported here aimed to assess whether innovati...

This paper presents insights and action proposals to better harness technological innovation for sustainable development. We begin with three key insights from scholarship and practice. First, technological innovation processes do not follow a set sequence but rather emerge from complex adaptive systems involving many actors and institutions operating simultaneously from local to global scales....

This paper describes simple ‘Schumpeterian games’ that help to explore the microfoundations of (national) innovation systems and the related policy issues. Thus it tries to marry the Schumpeterian approach to innovation and imitation with the simpler but very powerful results of evolutionary game theory. The paper identifies several roles and subgames in an innovation system, based on the playe...

The paper provides an integrated view of value creation in the development of new products and services related to ICT. We argue that customer integration into the development process as a whole is a key for enhanced innovation processes. Building on early experiences from two projects conducted with a living lab approach we ask how this approach can help organizations utilize important resourc...