This dissertation seeks to understand how organizations adopt a disruptive technology, open source software. Five cross-sectional case studies at municipal governments were performed using a theoretical model based off of eight organizational adoption theories. Results of the case studies highlight how each construct from each theory was present at the organizations. However each construct was of variable influence based upon organizational characteristics and the time or stage of adoption.

We study the influence of technological efficiency and organizational inertia on the emergence of competition when firms decide myopically. Using an agent-based computer simulation model, we observe the competitive reaction of a former monopolist to the advent of a new competitor. While the entrant uses a new technology, the monopolist is free either to stick to his former technology or to switch to the new one. We find that?irrespective of details regarding the demand side?a change of industry leadership occurs only if the new (?disruptive?) technology is not too efficient and organizations are inert. (author's abstract) / Series: Working Papers SFB "Adaptive Information Systems and Modelling in Economics and Management Science"

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Kent State University, 2005. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed July 25, 2006). Advisors: William L. Shanklin, Marvin Troutt. Keywords: disruptive technologies, radical technological change, incremental technological change, case study methodology, strategic response. Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-149).

Este estudo tem como tema a relação entre práticas de gestão de pessoas, modernidade organizacional e inovação disruptiva. Seu objetivo é o de construir um framework, identificando o grau de importância das práticas de gestão de pessoas, práticas de modernidade organizacional e práticas de inovação disruptiva, adotadas pelas empresas reconhecidas pelo Programa Gaúcho da Qualidade e Produtividade (PGQP), através do Prêmio Qualidade RS (18ª edição – ano 2013 e 19ª edição – ano 2014), analisando as relações entre elas. Conta com a aplicação de metodologia quantitativa, com escopo descritivo. A estratégia de pesquisa utilizada é do tipo survey. Os procedimentos metodológicos empregados para a análise dos dados envolveram testes estatísticos univariados e multivariados. Na análise exploratória dos dados, inicialmente foram analisados quanto à existência de outliers, e quanto ao atendimento dos princípios da análise da normalidade, linearidade, multicolinearidade e homocedasticidade (KLINE, 1998; MAROCO, 2010). Também foi utilizada a análise fatorial exploratória. Do ponto de vista científico, foi possível identificar que as práticas de gestão de pessoas possuem correlação positiva com a inovação disruptiva; com a modernidade organizacional e, por fim, a modernidade organizacional tem correlação positiva com a inovação disruptiva. Assim, entende-se que as práticas de gestão de pessoas, afetando positivamente a motivação e satisfação no trabalho, trarão características de modernidade organizacional às empresas, resultando em inovação disruptiva, ou seja, uma inovação que trará vantagens às empresas em termos de maior produtividade e qualidade nos processos, de acordo com os resultados encontrados e com os autores estudados. / Submitted by Ana Guimarães Pereira (agpereir@ucs.br) on 2015-06-12T14:04:23Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese Rosecler Maschio Gilioli.pdf: 1791799 bytes, checksum: 2334b89136730a09d22d188486dcc47e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-06-12T14:04:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese Rosecler Maschio Gilioli.pdf: 1791799 bytes, checksum: 2334b89136730a09d22d188486dcc47e (MD5) / This study has as its theme the relationship between people management practices, organizational modernity and disruptive innovation. Its goal is to build a framework, identifying the degree of importance of people management practices, practices of organizational modernity and disruptive innovation practices adopted by companies recognized by the Programa Gaúcho da Qualidade e Produtividade (PGQP), via the Prêmio Qualidade RS (18th Edition – year 2013 and 19th Edition – year 2014), analyzing relations between them. Account with the application of a quantitative methodology, with a descriptive scope. The search strategy used is of type survey methodological procedures employed for data analysis Univariate and multivariate statistical tests involved. Exploratory analysis of data, initial data were analyzed regarding the existence of outliers, and as for the attendance to the principles of analysis of normality, linearity, multicollinearity and homogeneity. From a scientific point of view, it was possible to identify which people management practices have positive correlation with disruptive innovation; with the organizational modernity and, lastly, the organizational modernity has positive correlation with disruptive innovation. Thus, it is understood that people management practices affecting positively the motivation and job satisfaction, will bring features of organizational modernity enterprises, resulting in disruptive innovation, namely, an innovation that will bring advantages to companies in terms of greater productivity and quality procedures, whose findings corraboram with the results found with the authors studied.

Este estudo tem como tema a relação entre práticas de gestão de pessoas, modernidade organizacional e inovação disruptiva. Seu objetivo é o de construir um framework, identificando o grau de importância das práticas de gestão de pessoas, práticas de modernidade organizacional e práticas de inovação disruptiva, adotadas pelas empresas reconhecidas pelo Programa Gaúcho da Qualidade e Produtividade (PGQP), através do Prêmio Qualidade RS (18ª edição – ano 2013 e 19ª edição – ano 2014), analisando as relações entre elas. Conta com a aplicação de metodologia quantitativa, com escopo descritivo. A estratégia de pesquisa utilizada é do tipo survey. Os procedimentos metodológicos empregados para a análise dos dados envolveram testes estatísticos univariados e multivariados. Na análise exploratória dos dados, inicialmente foram analisados quanto à existência de outliers, e quanto ao atendimento dos princípios da análise da normalidade, linearidade, multicolinearidade e homocedasticidade (KLINE, 1998; MAROCO, 2010). Também foi utilizada a análise fatorial exploratória. Do ponto de vista científico, foi possível identificar que as práticas de gestão de pessoas possuem correlação positiva com a inovação disruptiva; com a modernidade organizacional e, por fim, a modernidade organizacional tem correlação positiva com a inovação disruptiva. Assim, entende-se que as práticas de gestão de pessoas, afetando positivamente a motivação e satisfação no trabalho, trarão características de modernidade organizacional às empresas, resultando em inovação disruptiva, ou seja, uma inovação que trará vantagens às empresas em termos de maior produtividade e qualidade nos processos, de acordo com os resultados encontrados e com os autores estudados. / This study has as its theme the relationship between people management practices, organizational modernity and disruptive innovation. Its goal is to build a framework, identifying the degree of importance of people management practices, practices of organizational modernity and disruptive innovation practices adopted by companies recognized by the Programa Gaúcho da Qualidade e Produtividade (PGQP), via the Prêmio Qualidade RS (18th Edition – year 2013 and 19th Edition – year 2014), analyzing relations between them. Account with the application of a quantitative methodology, with a descriptive scope. The search strategy used is of type survey methodological procedures employed for data analysis Univariate and multivariate statistical tests involved. Exploratory analysis of data, initial data were analyzed regarding the existence of outliers, and as for the attendance to the principles of analysis of normality, linearity, multicollinearity and homogeneity. From a scientific point of view, it was possible to identify which people management practices have positive correlation with disruptive innovation; with the organizational modernity and, lastly, the organizational modernity has positive correlation with disruptive innovation. Thus, it is understood that people management practices affecting positively the motivation and job satisfaction, will bring features of organizational modernity enterprises, resulting in disruptive innovation, namely, an innovation that will bring advantages to companies in terms of greater productivity and quality procedures, whose findings corraboram with the results found with the authors studied.

En el corto plazo, el mundo atravesará una revolución por el desarrollo y uso creciente de tecnologías disruptivas en todas las dimensiones: social, económico y político. En este sentido, esta investigación propone identificar las percepciones de los principales stakeholders de IBM a raíz de las estrategias de comunicación externa que se han aplicado sobre el potencial uso de las tecnologías disruptivas. Se aplicó una metodología cualitativa con enfoque de Estudio de Caso, seleccionando a una muestra Homogénea y Conveniente a través de seis entrevistas y un focus group. Como resultado se obtuvo que sí existe interés en los peruanos por conocer qué son las tecnologías disruptivas, pero su difusión tiene un enfoque comercial que no está generando desarrollo o soluciones relevantes en el mercado local. Como aporte, los resultados de este trabajo también muestran la necesidad de difundir más casos locales de cómo la tecnología está generando desarrollo en Perú para que el conocimiento no recaiga únicamente en pequeñas élites de profesionales y estudiantes. Ello, a su vez, permitirá que la continuidad de las tecnologías disruptivas con las que trabaja IBM en el mercado local no estén en riesgo. / In short term, the world will go through a revolution for the development and increasing use of disruptive technologies in all dimensions: social, economic and political. In this sense, this research proposes to identify the perceptions of the main stakeholders of IBM following the external communication strategies that have been applied on the potential use of disruptive technologies. A qualitative methodology with a Case Study approach was applied, selecting a homogeneous and convenient sample through six interviews and a focus group. As a result, it was obtained that there is interest in Peruvians to know what disruptive technologies are, but their dissemination has a commercial approach that is not generating development or relevant solutions in the local market. As a contribution, the results of this work also show the need to disseminate more local cases of how technology is generating development in Peru so that knowledge does not fall solely on small elites of professionals and students. This, in turn, will allow the continuity of the disruptive technologies with which IBM works in the local market are not at risk. / Tesis

<p><strong>Bakgrund:</strong> Musikindustrin har upplevt omvälvande förändringar det senaste decenniet, där skivbolagen har tappat 50 % av sin försäljning sedan år 2000. Minskningen beror till stor del på det teknologiska paradigmskifte som skett i och med digitaliseringens intåg i musikindustrin, ett intåg som förändrat marknadsvillkoren för berörda parter.</p><p><strong>Syfte: </strong>Syftet är att förstå hur marknadsledande företag påverkas och handlar under teknologiska paradigmskiften, med utgångspunkt från skivbolagsindustrin. Vidare ämnar vi undersöka vad skivbolagen har haft för roll inom musikindustrin och hur den ser ut i dag efter digitaliseringens intåg.</p><p><strong>Metod:</strong> Uppsatsen är baserad på fyra intervjuer samt en e-postkorrenspondens med personer som har upplevt industrins utveckling de senaste åren. Som komplement till intervjuerna används sekundärdata.</p><p><strong>Resultat:</strong> Skivbolagen upplevde svårigheter i och med det teknologiska paradigmskifte som digitaliseringen stod för. Skivbolagen har efter ett defensivt beteende där de motverkat förändringen börjat arbeta för att skapa affärsmodeller som är applicerbara på den digitala marknaden. Studien visar även att skivbolagen har en viktig roll i musikindustrin, då de fungerar som en samordnare för de många funktioner som är involverade i en musikproduktion.</p> / <p><strong>Background: </strong>Music industry has experienced substantial change in the last decade, in which record companies have lost 50% of its sales since the year 2000. The decrease is largely due to the technological paradigm shift that has taken place with the digitalization of the music industry. These changes have changed market conditions for existing companies.</p><p><strong>Aim:</strong> The aim of this study is to understand how market leading companies affects from and act during changes in technological paradigms with a focus on the record industry. Furthermore we will investigate the record companies’ role in the market and what their role is today after the digitalization of the market.</p><p><strong>Method:</strong> This essay is based on four interviews and one e-mail correspondence with people who have experienced the development of industry in the last decade. As complement secondary data has been used.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Record companies suffered difficulties due to the technological change of paradigm which was the result of digitalization. After defensive behavior the companies started to create new business models applicable on the digital market. This study also shows that record companies do have an important role in music industry as whole, as they work as a coordinator to the many functions involved in a music production.</p>

Bakgrund: Musikindustrin har upplevt omvälvande förändringar det senaste decenniet, där skivbolagen har tappat 50 % av sin försäljning sedan år 2000. Minskningen beror till stor del på det teknologiska paradigmskifte som skett i och med digitaliseringens intåg i musikindustrin, ett intåg som förändrat marknadsvillkoren för berörda parter. Syfte: Syftet är att förstå hur marknadsledande företag påverkas och handlar under teknologiska paradigmskiften, med utgångspunkt från skivbolagsindustrin. Vidare ämnar vi undersöka vad skivbolagen har haft för roll inom musikindustrin och hur den ser ut i dag efter digitaliseringens intåg. Metod: Uppsatsen är baserad på fyra intervjuer samt en e-postkorrenspondens med personer som har upplevt industrins utveckling de senaste åren. Som komplement till intervjuerna används sekundärdata. Resultat: Skivbolagen upplevde svårigheter i och med det teknologiska paradigmskifte som digitaliseringen stod för. Skivbolagen har efter ett defensivt beteende där de motverkat förändringen börjat arbeta för att skapa affärsmodeller som är applicerbara på den digitala marknaden. Studien visar även att skivbolagen har en viktig roll i musikindustrin, då de fungerar som en samordnare för de många funktioner som är involverade i en musikproduktion. / Background: Music industry has experienced substantial change in the last decade, in which record companies have lost 50% of its sales since the year 2000. The decrease is largely due to the technological paradigm shift that has taken place with the digitalization of the music industry. These changes have changed market conditions for existing companies. Aim: The aim of this study is to understand how market leading companies affects from and act during changes in technological paradigms with a focus on the record industry. Furthermore we will investigate the record companies’ role in the market and what their role is today after the digitalization of the market. Method: This essay is based on four interviews and one e-mail correspondence with people who have experienced the development of industry in the last decade. As complement secondary data has been used. Results: Record companies suffered difficulties due to the technological change of paradigm which was the result of digitalization. After defensive behavior the companies started to create new business models applicable on the digital market. This study also shows that record companies do have an important role in music industry as whole, as they work as a coordinator to the many functions involved in a music production.

ITC/USA 2009 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-Fifth Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 26-29, 2009 / Riviera Hotel & Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada / Telemetry data recorders are not immune to the effects that a number of disruptive technologies have had on the telemetry industry. Data recorder designs today make use of data buses, storage types and graphical user interfaces that are constantly evolving based on the advances of personal computer and consumer electronics technologies. Many of these recorders use embedded designs that integrate disruptive technologies such as PCI Express for realtime data and signal processing, SATA interfaces for data storage and touchscreen technologies to provide an intuitive operator interface. Solid state drives also play a larger role in the latest recorder designs. This paper will explore the effects of these technologies on the latest telemetry recorders in terms of the benefits to the users, cost of implementation, obsolescence management, and integration considerations. The implications of early adoption of disruptive technologies will also be reviewed.

Thesis (DTech (Information Technology))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2018. / The central thesis of this study is that a multi-factorial strategy model can be evolved to enable development agency to be an augmenter in the commercialisation of the mobile applications development SME sector through business model innovation in response to disruptive innovation. The concept of augmentation in the context of this study acknowledges that disruptive innovation is ubiquitous and that development agencies can help these SMEs to succeed through business model innovation. This can be achieved through the implementation of a multi-factorial strategy model. A multi-factorial strategy model in this context is regarded as a method or plan having stemmed or stemming from a number of different causes or influences detailing the logic and the key considerations on the path to defining an organisation’s strategy. The development agency can utilise it to determine the state of the business and what the appropriate response should be, by way of business model innovation in response to disruptive innovation. This study rests on three tenets, namely, the uncovering of the dimensions of business model innovation; the nature of disruption; and finally, the potential role of the development agency in supporting SMEs in the technology sector. The mobile application (app) economy has presented business potential for SMEs and this sector of the economy can be facilitated by development agencies. Governments make use of development agencies to assist, develop and support growth within a region through the provision of resources and assistance, usually from state organisations. The enterprise development strategy should ensure the viability of the business idea, which should lead to the creation of new business value. The fieldwork for this critical realist study consisted of five phases. Phase 1 involved interviews with academics from the four higher education institutions in the Western Cape; Phase 2 involved an interview with mobile application development SMEs; Phase 3 comprised a focused interview consisting of members from industry and the development agency; Phase 4 involved interviews with entrepreneurs within the innovation and technology sector; and Phase 5 involved interviews with development agencies supporting the development of SMEs. Despite their potential, mobile app development businesses in the Western Cape face difficulties in commercialising their applications. The study suggested that research is warranted around the establishment of a multi-factorial strategy model which could provide a strategy for enhanced commercialisation of mobile app development. This model would have to address a number of concerns, depending on the propensity of the business towards mobile app development. Research into what adjustments to the current business models of these businesses are required to enter into mobile app development was also recommended. The findings and interpretations of this critical realist study revealed a structured real world of the landscape of mobile application development in the Western Cape, South Africa, by identifying its key constructs. It then revealed that knowledge is socially produced by identifying the salient imperatives that inform the role of the development agent with respect to business model innovation and disruptive innovation. By means of critical discourse analysis of the views expressed by the respondents, it revealed the emancipation agenda of mobile application development in the Western Cape, South Africa. In doing so it also ultimately uncovered the generative mechanisms in understanding, amongst others, what the critical performance underpinnings are. It is recommended that the SME sector implement business model innovation to respond to disruptive innovation, defined as “emerging technology whose arrival in the marketplace signifies the eventual displacement of the dominant technology in that sector” (Ganguly, Nilchiani & Farr, 2010, p. 35). The proliferation of disruptive innovation has led to technological innovation and such innovation will impact on SMEs in South Africa. The concept of business model innovation suggests that SMEs should move to a progressive interdependent modality where they participate through their shared strengths. The collaboration with other mobile app development SMEs would allow for their independent weaknesses to be moderated. Through business model innovation, mobile app development SMEs should be able to respond to the disruptive innovation and ensure success and sustainability. The antidote to disruption should be progressive management by way of business model innovation. In this sense then, the antidote to disruptive innovation is a management response that should be understood across the sector in which the study is undertaken.