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Profiting from collaborative innovation practices: identifying organizational success factors along the process
(Cambridge University Press, 2019) Anzola Román, Paula; Bayona Sáez, Cristina; García Marco, María Teresa; Institute for Advanced Research in Business and Economics - INARBE
Research on innovation management has pointed out that the capitalization of collaborative innovation practices is influenced by firms' internal context. This paper aims to answer the following question: which organizational factors help to overcome the challenges that firms face in the different phases of the collaborative innovation process? For this purpose, previous literature is revised and three case studies are analyzed by means of applying a framework that structures the collaborative innovation process in three areas of relevance (i.e., development, integration and commercialization of the innovation). The results of the analysis inform the proposal of a theoretical framework that identifies the organizational context factors that determine the success or failure of collaborative innovation practices in each of the stages of the process.
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Organizational innovation, internal R&D and externally sourced innovation practices: effects on technological innovation outcomes
(Elservier, 2018-07-10) Anzola Román, Paula; Bayona Sáez, Cristina; García Marco, María Teresa; Gestión de Empresas; Enpresen Kudeaketa; Institute for Advanced Research in Business and Economics - INARBE
This paper focuses on determining how organizational innovation, together with other innovation activities, such as internal and externally sourced innovation practices, influences the probability of obtaining product and process innovations. The research relies on panel data methodology; random effects bivariate and univariate probit models are estimated, as well as the corresponding average marginal effects (AMEs) in order to examine the causal effects. The results confirm the existence of positive effects of internal R&D and externally sourced innovation practices, as well as a positive influence of organizational innovation on the realization of technological innovations. Regarding the enhancing influence of organizational innovation on the effect of internally or externally sourced innovation practices, findings point to a moderating effect only on the probability of obtaining complex technological innovations (product and process innovations, jointly).
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La generación de valor a partir de innovaciones organizativas: efectos directos y moderadores
(Universia, 2015) Anzola Román, Paula; Bayona Sáez, Cristina; García Marco, María Teresa; Gestión de Empresas; Enpresen Kudeaketa
Los estudios dedicados a la gestión de la innovación y al efecto de ésta en el desempeño empresarial constituyen uno de los campos más fértiles en la literatura organizativa de los últimos años. Sin embargo, el impacto positivo de la innovación no se circunscribe únicamente a las prácticas de innovación tecnológica. Este artículo analiza cómo las empresas generan valor a través de las prácticas de innovación organizativa. A través de un caso de estudio, se analiza el proceso de innovación organizativa llevado a cabo por una empresa, ilustrando cómo las implicaciones derivadas del mismo contribuyeron a la creación de valor, y atendiendo tanto a los efectos directos como al efecto conjunto de la innovación organizativa y la innovación tecnológica.
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University spin-offs: a case study on their characterization, challenges and entrepreneurship ecosystem
(Academic Publishing, 2021) Anzola Román, Paula; Bayona Sáez, Cristina; Gestión de Empresas; Enpresen Kudeaketa
University has moved away from the ‘ivory tower’ conceptualization that characterized it as an isolated and inexpugnable knowledge fortress. On the contrary, universities fully participate today of a system, acting the main agent for the dissemination of knowledge and technological change, but permeating its borders to be in full contact with its context. Academic literature, noting these transformations, has coined the term ‘entrepreneurial university’, to refer to this institution that interacts with private companies and other economic agents, exploiting entrepreneurship opportunities, and thus contributing to economic and social development. Within the context of the ‘entrepreneurial university’, this work focuses on business initiatives arising from academic R&D activities. For this purpose, the research provides a comparative study and a multiple case study based on in-depth interviews with the founding leaders of six firms constituted as spin-offs from the Public University of Navarra (henceforward, UPNA) and other agents related. The objective is to determine a characterization for these types of firms, with the aim of contributing to the literature regarding the phenomenon of university spin-offs and its idiosyncrasy. In turn, this work intends also to identify the main challenges faced by these firms, and to carry out an exploratory study on how the entrepreneurship ecosystem –promoted by the University- helps in overcoming these challenges. In this sense, the results of the analysis highlight the difficulties regarding the need to combine practices to explore disruptive technologies with the need to guarantee a sustainable model for the exploitation of the products developed by these spin-offs. Therefore, this study concludes that the main challenge for university spin-offs is ambidexterity. In addition, it elaborates on the relevance of the support instruments provided by the ecosystem, which intend to complement the initial deficiencies of university spin-offs in matters of management and commercial strategy. This insight is undoubtedly useful for practitioners, researches and policy makers alike.
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Technological proximity and the intensity of collaboration along the innovation funnel: direct and joint effects on innovative performance
(Emerald, 2019) Anzola Román, Paula; Bayona Sáez, Cristina; García Marco, María Teresa; Lazzarotti, Valentina; Gestión de Empresas; Enpresen Kudeaketa
Purpose: this paper aims to advance the understanding regarding the profiting of collaborative innovation practices, focusing particularly on how the intensity of collaboration along the innovation process and the relatedness between the partners’ technological bases affect the outcomes of such process in terms of efficiency and generation of technological innovations. Design/methodology/approach: drawing on the results from causal models and the estimation of average marginal effects, this research analyses the direct and joint effect of technological proximity and intensity of collaboration in the early and late phases of the process. Findings: the findings suggest that there is a positive unconditional relationship between the aforementioned aspects and innovative performance and that the joint effects diverge depending on the stage of the process, i.e. while in the early phase collaborating intensely with close partners seems to be advisable, this circumstance proves to be problematic in the late phase of the innovation process. Originality/value: the analysis developed provides clarity regarding relevant aspects of collaborative innovation practices, particularly, the search for and selection of optimal partners. In general terms, the evidence found here suggests seeking for collaborating intensely along the whole process with partners whose technological bases present a tight matchup with that of the focal firm. Results also call for awareness of the potential drawbacks derived from intense collaborations with close partners in the late phases of the process, thus hinting toward the convenience of developing protection mechanisms. In addition, this work provides interesting insights that challenge the notion of 'proximity paradox' and set out further questions that might be worth considering for future research.