An innovation capability maturity model–development and initial application My Citations

Authors

H Essmann, N Du Preez

Publication date 2009/5/1

Journal

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology

Volume

53

Pages

435-446

Abstract—The seemingly ambiguous title of this paper–use of the terms maturity and

innovation in concord–signifies the imperative of every organisation within the competitive domain. Where organisational maturity and innovativeness were traditionally considered antonymous, the assimilation of these two seemingly contradictory notions is fundamental to the assurance of long-term organisational prosperity. Organisations are required, now more than ever, to grow and mature their innovation capability–rending consistent innovative ...

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Hi, Doreen:

Wonderful topic.  Achieving superior and longer-term rewards associated with the pursuit of radical innovation requires that firms have a market vision or a clear and specific image of a desired and important product-market for a new technology, and are able to attract human and investment capital (AAC) in order to carry out and finance these risky ventures! Please take a look at the following two recent research studies that you may find useful:

1. In this study Reid, Brentani, & Kleinschmidt (2014) argued that the firms need to build a market visioning competence (MVC)—that is, an ability to link advanced technologies to market opportunities of the future. And the capacity for promoting divergent thinking—that is, the ability to go beyond the boundaries of established thought—and include four individual- and two organization-level constructs. Individual divergent thinking skills include (1) attitude of openness to new ideas; (2) ability to create, combine and help others to generate new ideas; (3) ability to move efficiently from divergent to convergent thinking; and (4) a passion for cognitive challenges. Two organization-level antecedents include: an innovation culture of (5) encouragement of idea freedom and (6) encouragement of diversity. Based on a survey of 198 high-tech firms in the North American nanotechnology sector, cluster analysis was used to develop a typology of scenarios that provides a holistic view of what distinguishes firms in terms of MVC, their ability to create and manage individual- and organization-level divergent thinking approaches, as well as the outcomes of MVC and AAC!

In this study (Wang, 2014) explored the relationship between innovation competences and quality management initiatives and considers how quality management initiatives influence both innovation competence and firm performance. A longitudinal survey of 607 high-technology firms indicates innovation competence is an important driver of firm performance, a key element of quality management initiatives. The effectiveness of innovation competence is contingent on quality management initiatives. Building on the existing literature, the authors employed the resource-based view of firms and applies institutional theory as a theoretical framework for empirical analysis. The results show that an inverted U-shaped relationship exists between innovation competence and quality management in high-technology industries. The authors argued that the extent to which research and development (R&D) activity is associated with performance improvements depends on the extent to which a firm exceeds the minimum requirements for ISO 9000 quality certification. These findings help explain some inconsistent results in prior studies on innovation and quality management!

• Reid, S. E., de Brentani, U., & Kleinschmidt, E. J. (2014). Divergent thinking and market visioning competence: An early front-end radical innovation success typology. Industrial Marketing Management, 43(8), 1351-1361.
• Wang, C. (2014). A longitudinal study of innovation competence and quality management on firm performance. Innovation: Management, Policy & Practice, 16(3), 392-403. 

Hope this helps!

Nadeem

We have a Blog that's tolk about how to aply innovation in aquaculture. It's in Spanish, but translation it's available in the web:

http://www.acuiplus.org/tag/innovacion/

So, go for it. Enjoy

You may find teh enclosed article of some interest.

Regards,

MV

I recommend this article: 

Kettunen, J., Penttilä, T. & Kairisto-Mertanen, L. (2013). Innovation pedagogy and desired learning outcomes in higher education, On the Horizon, accepted for publication, 21(4), 333-342.

You can find more articles on innovation pedagogy from my ResearchGate:

Many thanks to the interesting recommendations. Best, Doreen

I would suggest all the works bt Chesbrough and Von Hippel.

"Innovation 2.0", and "The Discipline & Culture of Innovation" with Prof. Jay Rao. 

Excelent

One competence aspect of innovation that caught my interest is the absorptive capacity see:

Cohen, W.M. and Levinthal, D.A. (1990) Absorptive capacity: a new perspective on learning and innovation, Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 35, pp. 128-152.

And these papers about absorptive capacity in an 'open innovation' context (OI is one of my research interest).

Lazzarotti, V., Manzini, R., Pellegrini, L. (2015). Is your open-innovation successful? The mediating role of a firm's organizational and social context. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 33 p. Article in Press.

Lichtenthaler, U., Lichtenthaler, E. (2009). A capability-based framework for open innovation: Complementing absorptive capacity. Journal of Management Studies, 46 (8), 1315-1338.

Spithoven, A., Clarysse, B., & Knockaert, M. (2011). Building absorptive capacity to organise inbound open innovation in traditional industries. Technovation, 31(1), 10-21.

Vanhaverbeke, W., Van de Vrande, V., & Cloodt, M. (2008). Connecting absorptive capacity and open innovation. Available at SSRN 1091265. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1091265

Article Building Absorptive Capacity to Organise Inbound Open Innova...

Article A Capability-Based Framework for Open Innovation

Article Connecting Absorptive Capacity and Open Innovation

Article Is your open-innovation successful? The mediating role of a ...

Hi Doreen,

Here's another for you:

https://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/4031839.pdf

Good luck with your research!

--Adrian