In a context utterly dominated by changes, with an important role played by the digital revolution, the ability to manage innovation needs to be acquired even by the most affirmed and mature realities. Where constant change is the new normality, being in the market from a considerable amount of time no longer guarantees the survival of a specific firm. Innovation must be accepted and profoundly pursued by even the most established organizations. Companies have to be in the position to actively spread innovation within their boundaries in order to come up with new business opportunities and survive in such an uncertain environment. It’s imperative to adopt solutions that promote timely and agile innovation if an organization wishes to compete in this fast-paced environment. Thus, organizations require a structured method to be implemented in order to actively respond to changes. This solution is embodied in the Innovation Process: the comprehensive integration of capital, both human and strategic, which enables innovation to occur within companies, in a continuous and easily-replicable way. Numerous scholars have covered this topic, which has led to the generation of diverse Innovation Processes; however, there has not been a single shared vision of the theme. This is true especially for digital innovation, nowadays pervasive in every innovation initiative. Therefore, referring to digital innovation, this thesis aims to pinpoint common characteristics that can led to the identification of a generally adoptable model and to analyse five significant examples of the Italian scenario. The study successfully merges theoretical results from the scholars with empirical cases, not only building a shared vision on the topic, but also providing companies with practical guidelines to implement their own Innovation Process.
In un contesto interamente dominato da cambiamenti, con un ruolo importante ricoperto dalla rivoluzione digitale, la capacità di gestire l’innovazione è necessario che sia acquisita anche dalle realtà più mature e affermate. Il continuo cambiamento è diventato la nuova normalità, ed essere sul mercato da molto tempo, non garantisce automaticamente la sopravvivenza di una azienda. L’innovazione deve essere accettata e ricercata anche dalla più solida delle organizzazioni. Le compagnie devono essere nella posizione di diffondere attivamente ‘innovazione all’interno dei loro confini, per generare nuove opportunità di business per la sopravvivenza delle stesse. È essenziale adottare soluzioni che favoriscano un’ innovazione rapida e agile se le organizzazioni vogliono competere in un contesto dinamico. Per questa ragione le organizzazioni necessitano un metodo strutturato da implementare per rispondere attivamente a questi cambiamenti. Questa soluzione è rappresentata dall’Innovation Process: ovvero l’integrazione di tutti i processi, sia umani che operativi, che favoriscano l’innovazione all’interno delle aziende in modo continuo e replicabile. Diversi studiosi hanno affrontato l’argomento, portando alla generazione di diversi Processi di Innovazione, ma senza raggiungere una visione condivisa sul tema. Ciò vale specialmente per l’innovazione digitale, ad oggi presente in ogni processo di innovazione. Questo lavoro, quindi, riferendosi all’innovazione digitale, mira ad evidenziare le caratteristiche comuni che conducano all’individuazione di un modello generalmente condivisibile, studiando, in aggiunta, cinque casi rilevanti del panorama italiano. Lo studio unisce con successo i risultati della letteratura con gli esempi pratici, non solamente creando una visione condivisa sull’argomento, ma fornendo anche linee guida pratiche per implementare il loro Innovation Process.
How to structure the digital innovation process : an empirical analysis on Italian companies
Tomei, Niccolo
2019/2020
Abstract
In a context utterly dominated by changes, with an important role played by the digital revolution, the ability to manage innovation needs to be acquired even by the most affirmed and mature realities. Where constant change is the new normality, being in the market from a considerable amount of time no longer guarantees the survival of a specific firm. Innovation must be accepted and profoundly pursued by even the most established organizations. Companies have to be in the position to actively spread innovation within their boundaries in order to come up with new business opportunities and survive in such an uncertain environment. It’s imperative to adopt solutions that promote timely and agile innovation if an organization wishes to compete in this fast-paced environment. Thus, organizations require a structured method to be implemented in order to actively respond to changes. This solution is embodied in the Innovation Process: the comprehensive integration of capital, both human and strategic, which enables innovation to occur within companies, in a continuous and easily-replicable way. Numerous scholars have covered this topic, which has led to the generation of diverse Innovation Processes; however, there has not been a single shared vision of the theme. This is true especially for digital innovation, nowadays pervasive in every innovation initiative. Therefore, referring to digital innovation, this thesis aims to pinpoint common characteristics that can led to the identification of a generally adoptable model and to analyse five significant examples of the Italian scenario. The study successfully merges theoretical results from the scholars with empirical cases, not only building a shared vision on the topic, but also providing companies with practical guidelines to implement their own Innovation Process.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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