This paper introduces the theories of open technology innovation and information ecology, from the perspective of information ecology. It combines a series of problems which small and micro enterprises face in the process of open technology innovation activities. It explore how to realize dynamic balance of the small and micro enterprises open technology innovation information ecosystem, in ord...

Sustainable green technology innovation is essential in all the stages of the supply chain development. The members of the supply chain in each stage need to invest in sustainable green technology innovation research and development. However, whether the sustainable green technology innovation investments and profits for all the members are fairness concerned is a critical factor to motivate th...

The changing context for agricultural development has highlighted a strong need to understand and adoptinnovation systems thinking. Science, technology and innovation policy has equated rural development toagricultural development. The main objective of this paper was to examine the role of innovation capacity inagricultural sector. With the growing diversification of rural livelihood options i...

The purpose of this study was to create an evaluating model to measure innovation of the educational reform in a High School Emerging Technology Curriculum in Taiwan. A CIPP model was served as a foundation for both formative and summative evaluations. The core concept is based upon innovation is the target of curriculum reform. In Taiwan, science educators are seeking ways of copying emerging ...

This paper calls for a merger of technology and marketing under a customer value perspective; for an enhancement of the traditional technological innovation orientation of the technology-based firm with a market thrust. It establishes technology-based products as product-service offerings that are derived from technological innovation. The aim in marketing technology-based products is an improv...

Applegate et al. (2008), Corporate Information Strategy and Management: Text and Cases 1 IT and Strategy The relationship between IT and business models & strategies Partially The effects of IT on business models are relevant, but overall it lacks a specific focus on digital innovation 2 IT and Organization The effect of IT on an organization's capability, coordination, learning, etc. Partially...

pioneering in a dynamic environment is among the issues which most of the organizations, especially knowledge-based institutions will encounter. for using and exploiting the opportunities and also for overcoming threats, there should exist some innovations in the modern technologies domain. therefore, for fulfilling this important issue, organizations are required to monitor inside and outside ...

This paper characterizes the innovation strategy of manufacturing firms and examines the relation between the innovation strategy and important industry-, firm-and innovation-specific characteristics using Belgian data from the Eurostat Community Innovation Survey. In addition to important size effects explaining innovation, we find that high perceived risks and costs and low appropriability of...

Economists and marketing researchers have examined how the network effects can impact on the adoption of technology and products, and how an intrinsic inferior product or technology may dominate the market. However, their studies have not explained how a producer could create network effect for its product and how, after successfully creating the network effect for its product, the producer cou...

The successful implementation of any innovation requires an understanding of its benefits and costs. This study examines the changes in the magnitude of costs and benefits associated with technology process innovation adoption as the innovation diffuses across different industries. Using RFID as an exemplar technology, the study shows that the magnitude of benefits and costs associated with tec...