Introduction to the Special Section: Innovation
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This special issue of the Management Letters / Cuadernos de Gestión is dedicated, on one hand, to presenting those articles that are included as part of the special issue on innovation and, on the other hand, to disclose the top priorities on innovation research taking into account challenging topics we are witnessing in the business world that fuel research creativity. The first part of this editorial presents the four articles that make up this special issue on innovation. The second part of this editorial addresses the main topics of the shifting landscape innovation faces: business model innovation, artificial intelligence, Industry 4.0, Internet of things, innovation ecosystems and gamification
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Information Technology, Technology-related Startups, Technology Transfer Offices, Strategic Groups, Competitive Dynamics, Innovation
Benitez, G., Ayala, N. and Frank, A., 2020. Industry 4.0 innovation ecosystems: An evolutionary perspective on value co-creation. International Journal of Production Economics, 228, 107735. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2020.107735
Dale, S., 2014. Gamification: Making work fun, or making fun of work? Business Information Review, 31 (2), 82-90. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266382114538350
Fromhold-Eisebith, M., Marschall, P., Peters, R. and Thomes, P., 2021. Torn between digitized future and context dependent past - How implementing 'Industry 4.0' production technologies could transform the German textile industry. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 166, 120620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120620
Ghobakhloo, M. and Fathi, M., 2021. Industry 4.0 and opportunities for energy sustainability. Journal of Cleaner Production, 295, 126427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126427
Haaker, T., Ly, P., Nguyen-Thanh, N., and Nguyen, H., 2021. Business model innovation through the application of the Internet-of-Things: A comparative analysis. Journal of Business Research, 126, 126-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.12.034
Järvi, K., Almpanopoulou, A. and Ritala, P., 2018. Organization of knowledge ecosystems: Prefigurative and partial forms. Research Policy, 47, 1523-1537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2018.05.007
Linde, L., Sjödin, D., Parida, V. and Wincent, J., 2021. Dynamic capabilities for ecosystem orchestration. A capability-based framework for smart city innovation initiatives. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 166, 120614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120614
Osterwalder, A. and Pigneur, Y., 2010. Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Patrício, R., Moreira, A.C. and Zurlo, F., 2018. Gamification approaches to the early stage of innovation. Creativity and Innovation Management, 27 (4), 499-511. https://doi.org/10.1111/caim.12284
Patrício, R., Moreira, A.C., Zurlo, F. and Melazzini, M., 2020. Co-creation of new solutions through gamification: A collaborative innovation practice. Creativity and Innovation Management, 29 (1), 146- 160. https://doi.org/10.1111/caim.12356
Radziwon, A. and Bogers, M., 2019. Open innovation in SMEs: Exploring inter-organizational relationships in an ecosystem. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 146, 573-587. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.04.021
Rosário A. T., Moreira, A. C. and Macedo, P. P., 2021. Competitive dynamics of strategic groups in the Portuguese banking industry. Management Letters / Cuadernos de Gestión, 21 (2), 119-133. https://doi.org/10.5295/cdg.180975ac
Santos Castellanos, W., 2021. Impact of information technology (IT) governance on business-IT alignment. Management Letters / Cuadernos de Gestión, 21 (2), 83-96. https://doi.org/10.5295/cdg.180995ws
Scaringella, L. and Radziwon, A., 2018. Innovation, entrepreneurial, knowledge, and business ecosystems: Old wine in new bottles? Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 136, 59-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2017.09.023
Taouaf, I., Attou, O., El Ganich, S. and Arouch, M., 2021. The technology transfer office (TTO): Toward a viable model for universities in Morocco. Management Letters / Cuadernos de Gestión, 21 (2), 97-107. https://doi.org/10.5295/cdg.191179it
Vlačić, B., Corbo, L., Costa e Silva, S. and Dabić, M., 2021. The evolving role of artificial intelligence in marketing: A review and research agenda. Journal of Business Research, 128, 187-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.01.055
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