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Gauging Readiness for the Quadruple Helix: A Study of 16 European Organizations
The aim of this paper is to explore the readiness for the quadruple helix in 16 European innovation ecosystems, all within medium-sized cities. Based on qualitative empirical research, we present and analyze the current innovation architecture to support cooperation, cospecialization, and coopetition between actors, and the main functions carried out within the system. This allows us to discuss whether quadruple-helix innovation architecture (Q-HIA) evolves from triple-helix architectures. We also aim to provide some hints on when, how, and why Q-HIA exists. This research can contribute to the definition and streamlining of the role of local and regional actors, mainly policy makers, within the innovation ecosystem. Lessons may be transferred to many medium-sized cities as they battle to remain competitive in the context of increasing global competition and scale threats.
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Towards whole person learning through sustainable executive performance
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to present the authors' approach to managerial experiential learning, sustainable executive performance (SEP) and attempt to situate the concept within the business, societal, and managerial development context. SEP focuses on whole person mastery, particularly physiological and physiological-psychological elements which are largely ignored in management education.Design methodology approach - The narrative is based on several custom and executive MBA program implementations over the past 18 months within a leading global business school. In total, SEP has been delivered to over 500 senior managers in leading multinational companies. Such program experiences are backed up by the relevant literature in the field and wider executive education experiences over the past ten years.Findings - The authors present SEP in the form of the experiential action learning cycle employed during its delivery. The stages of awareness, legitimacy and action provide insight to the evolution, supporting literature and content of the program.Originality value - Although the core content of the SEP program builds on existing work, the authors believe the trans-disciplinary and integrative approach taken to be highly unique in management education on a global scale.
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Supporting new product creation in the Mondragón Valley
Purpose - Within the Mondragón Valley - an industrial heartland in the Basque Country, in the North of Spain - there has been a growing need for a practical model of the new product development (NPD) process which fulfils a variety of needs, notably the integration of strategy and technology considerations.Design methodology approach - The paper is based on a review of the state of the art in the NPD field, focusing on the use and limitations of both established and newer models for guiding product development. This is combined with the experiences of managing real NPD projects for companies in the Mondragón Corporación Cooperativa over the past several years.Findings - The paper presents the Ikerlan new product creation (NPC) model, designed primarily in response to area needs, which attempts to combine the most useful aspects of existing NPD models.Research limitations implications - In the first instance, the model is created for use by companies in the Mondragón Valley - therefore it may not be possible to generalise findings, yet the paper may be instructive in showcasing the real industrial innovation needs of a European region. The model evolved from several notable works in the NPD community which may address these limitations in part.Practical implications - The model may be used as a basic guide for aspects including NPD outsourcing, idea generation and, ultimately, reducing time to market. This is specifically tailored to companies in the Mondragón Valley. However, depending on the operating context certain aspects may be transferable to other European areas.Originality value - The paper details the industrial context, introducing the Mondragón cooperative - the largest industrial cooperative in the world with over 100 companies in seven industrial sectors - the academic context, discussing state of the art in NPD processes and models, and concludes with short industrial cases which show the potential use of the developed model. As such, insight is presented into a European area with a tradition of innovation, together with some of the challenges it faces in the years ahead. A new NPD model, combining the most useful aspects of existing models may also be of use to certain members of the academic and industrial communities.
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Strategic CSR for SMEs: paradox or possibility?/Una RSE estratégica para las Pymes: ¿una paradoja o una posibilidad?
There are increasing calls for a strategic approach to CSR yet the SME case has often stalled at the awareness raising and mainstreaming levels. We aim to advance the implementation of CSR in SMEs, from superficial to strategic, by first asking if strategic CSR is even possible for an enterprise that has no strategy. We present a good practice case before highlighting input factors and the main points linking CSR and strategy, believing that CSR may be used as a pathway to professionalising the SME. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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Supporting new product creation in the Mondragn Valley
Purpose Within the Mondragn Valley an industrial heartland in the Basque Country, in the North of Spain there has been a growing need for a practical model of the new product development NPD process which fulfils a variety of needs, notably the integration of strategy and technology considerations. Designmethodologyapproach The paper is based on a review of the state of the art in the NPD field, focusing on the use and limitations of both established and newer models for guiding product development. This is combined with the experiences of managing real NPD projects for companies in the Mondragn Corporacin Cooperativa over the past several years. Findings The paper presents the Ikerlan new product creation NPC model, designed primarily in response to area needs, which attempts to combine the most useful aspects of existing NPD models. Research limitationsimplications In the first instance, the model is created for use by companies in the Mondragn Valley therefore it may not be possible to generalise findings, yet the paper may be instructive in showcasing the real industrial innovation needs of a European region. The model evolved from several notable works in the NPD community which may address these limitations in part. Practical implications The model may be used as a basic guide for aspects including NPD outsourcing, idea generation and, ultimately, reducing time to market. This is specifically tailored to companies in the Mondragn Valley. However, depending on the operating context certain aspects may be transferable to other European areas. Originalityvalue The paper details the industrial context, introducing the Mondragn cooperative the largest industrial cooperative in the world with over 100 companies in seven industrial sectors the academic context, discussing state of the art in NPD processes and models, and concludes with short industrial cases which show the potential use of the developed model. As such, insight is presented into a European area with a tradition of innovation, together with some of the challenges it faces in the years ahead. A new NPD model, combining the most useful aspects of existing models may also be of use to certain members of the academic and industrial communities.
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EXECUTIVE HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE
The holistic approach Our Sustaining Executive Performance (SEP) framework1 is an integral, holistic model for health in the workplace that was first conceived for an audience that \"are often experts in their field, yet can be novices in other key areas, including their health and fitness, which are critical to their sustainable performance\".2 On a simple level, we distilled one of the initial key messages as reminding busy professionals that they have a body, believing the body to be the point of departure for a deep consideration of physical and mental health that impacted on performance. Research shows that aerobic exercise (exercise focused on increasing our heart rate) is one of the most effective lifestyle factors, often proving more effective than prescription drugs, to boost neuroplasticity in the hippocampus, and generally improve cognitive performance.4, 5 These studies show that exercise programmes of between 3 and 12 months improve cognitive status, including attention, executive function, processing speed, motor functioning and memory, not only in healthy young and middle-aged adults, but also for older cohorts and even in people with mild cognitive impairments or dementia.
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