مجله مدیریت نوآوری
سال دوازدهم شماره 2 (پیاپی 44، تابستان 1402)

The aim of the current research is to provide a framework on the development of lean innovation in electronic businesses. The approach of the current research is qualitative, in terms of practical purpose and in terms of nature and exploratory method. The statistical population of the research consists of experts and activists in the field of E-businesses with more than five years of relevant work experience, which has reached the saturation stage with the snowball sampling method and the semi-structured interview tool in sample 13. In this study, the six-step thematic analysis of Brown and Clark (2006) was used for analysis. Thematic analysis of the data in this research led to the discovery and labeling of 64 concepts and propositions as primary themes, 10 concepts as organizing themes and four concepts as overarching themes. To develop lean innovation, e-businesses need special tools such as joint design, change and risk management, along with clarifying goals and team building, as well as protecting users' privacy and finally commercializing knowledge. In the meantime, choosing the right platforms, transparent and continuous evaluation, using new analytical techniques in monitoring the behavior of users and competitors, as well as focusing on fintechs as a new financial technology are also effective.

In many countries, especially developing countries, foreign direct investment is considered as one of the most vital capital flows and the driving engine of economic growth and development. So that since the 80s, new factors and variables have been proposed as a stimulus for attracting foreign direct investment and have attracted the attention of economists, in which the impact of innovation and globalization variables is felt despite their importance. Therefore, the aim of the current research is to investigate the interaction of the components of innovation and globalization on the inflow of foreign direct investment in the top 47 science-producing countries in the world in the period from 2011 to 2020. For this purpose, the econometric approach of dynamic panel data and dynamic generalized moment’s estimator has been used to estimate the model. The results of the research model show that all the studied variables with different estimated coefficients have a positive and significant effect on foreign direct investment. So that the improvement of each of the five innovations input variables (institutions and institutions, human capital and research, infrastructure, market complexity and business complexity) increases the amount of foreign direct investment in this category of countries. Also, the interaction of all the input indicators of innovation and globalization on the attraction of foreign direct investment is positive and significant. Therefore, it is recommended that in the legislative sector, institutions and organizations help attract funds by adopting correct laws that have the necessary quality and transparency. In the implementation and control sector, the related institutions and organizations must work efficiently and effectively in the field of bureaucracy, taxation, reducing corruption, etc. In addition, by taking advantage of the atmosphere of globalization in various fields, especially in the parts related to the complexities of the market, they should be used to improve the structures of innovation, and also the training of capable human resources and managers should be put on the agenda.

Nowadays, achieving success and sustainable competitiveness by firms, especially for SMEs, is very difficult due to limited resources. Therefore, achieving this goal requires firms to be creative, to use new approaches and strategies to enter international markets. Therefore, purpose of this study is to investigate the moderating role of digital alliance in the relationship between international open innovation, international success and sustainable competitiveness among small and medium creative enterprises. This research is a hypothetical and inferential study that has practical implications. The statistical population of the research includes small and medium creative enterprises (SMCEs) of Iran. The data collected by structural equation modeling method were analyzed by SPSS24 and SmartPLS3 software. The collected data have been analyzed by structural equation modeling and partial least squares. Findings show that international open innovation has a direct effect on international success and sustainable competitiveness. The mediating role of international success in relationship between international open innovation and sustainable competitiveness was found to be significant. On the other hand, the relationship between international open innovation and international success is also moderated by digital alliance capability. By presenting a new conceptual model, this study showed that small and medium creative enterprises need international open innovation and digital alliance capabilities to achieve sustainable competition, which are important for their international success.

In line with the importance of increasing the power and capacity of innovation in the cement sector companies of the country, especially in the period of sanctions and economic restrictions, the purpose of this research is to present a model of innovation capacity in Iran's cement production companies using thematic analysis method. In terms of purpose, this research is an applied qualitative and exploratory type of research, which was carried out based on thematic analysis approach. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview with 60 cement industry managers of the country with a purposeful snowball sampling method. The network of themes developed in this research has 404 basic themes, 23 organizing themes and 11 global themes. The final global themes, which included organizing themes and basic themes, are: creation of innovation capacity in cement production companies, main examples of innovation in the cement industry, idea generation and ideation in the production industry. and cement processing, improvement of management and leadership skills in the cement industry, two-way communication of innovation policy and company strategies, growth and excellence of human resources in the cement industry, attention to business trends and movements, performance results of innovation, alignment and movement according to growth Information and communication technology, two-way interaction with external organizations, monitoring and adapting to environmental changes. The value of this research is in providing a completely new model of the antecedents and consequences of strengthening the capacity of innovation in Iran's cement production companies. The directional approach of this model on the experiences of managers in these companies shows the value of this research.

Considering the complex social challenges and the inadequacy of technological innovation in solving them, in recent years, the innovation literature has tended towards social innovation. Despite the increasing attention to social innovation, it is a broad concept and various fields of study have played a role in it. Therefore, this research aimed to to prepare a comprehensive framework of the study areas of social innovation on Meta synthesis approach (Sandelowski & Barroso model) in order to reduce the dispersion of this study area and clear the way for researchers interested in this field. The statistical population was the researches published in the Google Scholar, Science Direct and Scopus databases, which were selected with the purposeful sampling method of 34 articles. Thematic analysis method was used to analyze the data. At the end of 75 codes, 12 sub-themes and eight dimensions or main themes include institutions, governance and local development, systematic change and dealing with social challenges, partnerships, alliances and networks, psychological aspects, management. and business, ethical aspects and development of transdisciplinary approach were identified and analyzed. Finally, based on the findings, a framework for studies in the field of social innovation was presented and topics for future research were suggested.

The necessity of existence of orchestrator in the leadership of innovation networks is emphasized. Venture capitalists have extensive network activities and high influence in the companies they support, which puts them in the position of organizing innovation networks; but the investigation of their roles and capabilities needed for orchestratation has been weak in previous researches. The purpose of the current research is to analyze the roles and capabilities of venture capitalists for orchestratoring innovation networks. For this purpose, in this research, a multiple-case study and data collection was done through a purposeful sampling method with semi-structured interviews with 6 experts active in 3 venture capital companies in Iran, and in order to analyze and integrate the obtained data, a qualitative method of thematic analysis and MaxQDA softwar was used.  According to the obtained results 7 key themes were recognized including, attracting key members, managing knowledge, creating a value chain and cooperation, creating stability and motivating the members of the network and evaluating them, as main orchestrators' role, as well as, required capabilities (including technical, managerial and networking) to be successful in performing these roles. Based on these roles and capabilities, the situation of the three venture capitalists under study was compared and conclusions were drawn regarding the success factors of playing the leadership role of the innovation network by the venture capitalists.