This is a study of the preconditions for turning the slag produced at Outokumpu Steel in Avesta into by-products. Specifically in which way the continued work should be organized in order to create the best opportunity to reach the goals of lowering the cost for landfill disposal, increasing the level of re-usage in the company and society as well as reducing the usage of virgin materials. The study accounts for the technological conditions and challenges at hand. The biggest remaining challenge will be to find a suitable method for separating metal remaining’s from the slag. All previously identified application areas have been analysed. Slag asphalt and water cleaning are two areas which has been examined in greater detail, while the remaining only been studied briefly. An external analysis has been conducted, where the competing steel manufacturers in Sweden as well as external forces and risks within society have been studied. To analyse the different routes that Outokumpu could choose for the future, an economical analysis of different scenarios and their potential cash flows has been done. Relevant literature concerning organization of innovative businesses is then discussed with relation to the current situation. This leads up to the conclusion that Outokumpu should either negotiate with an external part interested in taking over the commercial part of slag operations and sell them all slag from the Avesta site. Otherwise they should start up their own separate company to handle all the commercialization of all slag, preferably for the entire corporate group. / Studien undersöker vilka förutsättningar som finns vid Outokumpu Steel i Avesta, för att kunna sälja den biprodukt som slaggen från ståltillverkningen utgör. Specifikt har det undersökts på vilket sätt det fortsatta arbetet bör organiseras för att ge bäst förutsättningar för att uppfylla målsättningarna med en kommersialisering. Dessa är att sänka kostnaden för hantering av restprodukter, förbättra både företagets och samhällets hushållande av resurer samt möjliggöra för samhället att minska uttaget av jungfruliga material. Här redovisas de tekniska förutsättningarna och utmaningarna, vilka inte är obetydliga men definitivt möjliga att hantera. Framförallt är det av stor vikt att hitta en bra metod för att separera metallrester från slaggen. Under arbetets gång har samtliga av företagets sedan tidigare identifierade tänkbara användningsområden analyserats. Två av dessa, slaggasfalt och vattenrening, har analyserats omfattande medan övriga områden endast berörts översiktligt. En omvärldsanalys har genomförts och presenteras i rapporten dels i form av en genomgång hur övriga stålproducenter hanterar samma fråga och dels en beskrivning av utmaningar och risker från det omgivande samhället. En ekonomisk analys av olika scenarier och kassaflöden har genomförts för att visa hur olika vägval och parametrar påverkar utfallet från verksamheten. Med den förståelse för verksamheten och nuläget som ovanstående arbete gett har aktuell litteratur rörande organisation av innovativa affärsverksamheter studerats. Tillämplig kunskap från litteraturen har applicerats på det aktuella läget och i rapportens diskussionskapitel vägs denna information samman. Detta ger underlag till arbetets slutsats att Outokumpu i Avesta i första hand bör förhandla med en extern part som är villig att sköta den kommersiella delen och köpa all aktuell slagg som produceras vid anläggningen i Avesta. Alternativt bör Outokumpu starta upp ett företag med uppdrag att hantera all kommersiell hantering av slagg från förslagsvis hela koncernen.

The aim of this review is to provide insights to the usage of Kano-model and innovation product development, and at the same time, answer to the research question “How customer needs can be identified by using Kano-model for innovation product development?” The research is conducted by reviewing existing literature on Kano- model and innovation product development (IPD). The relevant literature used for this research is conducted by utilizing the databases of Halmstad University and Google Scholar. A model for customer needs identification by using Kano model for Innovation Product Development (IPD) was constructed based on the reviewed theories. In addition, a general recognition for the term of IPD was acknowledged.

The aim of the thesis is to identify a roadmap for well-established companies towards business model innovation to explore data analytics value. The business model innovation currently taking place at Caterpillar and Ericsson in order to explore data analytics value is presented to answer the question: “How do established companies explore data analytics to innovate their business models?” Initially, the problem discussion, formulation and purpose are given. Then, the relevant theory is presented covering the importance of data analytics, IT infrastructure challenges due to the increased volume of data created, data analytics methods currently being used, smart connected products and the Internet of Things. The meaning of business model innovation is given, followed by a well-structured business model process which includes the business model canvas for representation purposes. The business areas affected by data analytics value and the barriers of business model innovation are given as well. After that, the theory addressing business model innovation to explore data analytics value is presented and the main industries which are currently on this journey along with the required initial steps and the business models that can come out of this process are identified. The challenges and risks if the option of not following this route is chosen are also shown. The method section follows to explain the case study design, data collection method and way of analysis. The results cover all the information gathered from numerous sources including on-line available information, papers, interviews, videos, end of year reviews and most importantly current Caterpillar and Ericsson mid-level management employee answers to a questionnaire created and distributed by the authors. The business model canvas tool is used to aid the reader understanding Caterpillar’s and Ericsson’s business model innovation. Each company’s business model is given before and after data analytics adoption. Finally, the analysis of the results and the link with the theory is given in order to answer the thesis question.

Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka hur Business Region Skåne och Business Region Göteborg strategiskt kommunicerar och gestaltar innovation via video och vad som förmedlas om innovation och vilken bild det förmedlar om regionerna.  Metod och material: I studien har kvalitativ metod använts och fyra videor publicerade på Business Region Skånes och Business Region Göteborgs digitala videokanaler har analyserats genom multimodal sociosemiotisk analys samt tre intervjuer har genomförts med kommunikationsansvariga om videorna.  Huvudresultat: Det kan konstateras att Business Region Skåne och Business Region Göteborg kommunicerar och gestaltar innovation genom att använda berättelser i videorna om komplexa innovationsområden utifrån framtidsvisioner. Innovation gestaltas på ett okomplicerat och uttrycksfullt sätt varvat med faktastrategi samtidigt görs regionerna attraktiva. Videorna förmedlar fördelar om olika innovationsområden som har betydelse för människors vardagsliv samtidigt som videorna genom att skapa engagemang i kommunikationen lyfter upp aktuella problemområden i förhållande till innovation i samhället. Resultatet visar genom den multimodala sociosemiotiska analysen att gestaltningen av innovation i videorna i sig är komplex.

En förutsättning för att revisionsbyråer skall överleva, är att lägga fokus på både förbättring och förnyelse av tjänster och produkter. Detta för att företag kontinuerligt behöver anpassa sitt utbud till den externa miljöns skiften och föränderliga efterfrågan. Syftet med denna studie är att förklara hur integrerat ledarskap påverkar förmågan att uppnå ambidexterity i revisionsbyråer. Studien har för avsikt att utforska olika ledarskapsstilar och eventuella samband mellan dessa och ambidexterity i revisionsbyråer. Genom användning av relevant teori och angränsande litteratur som berör integrerat ledarskap och ambidexterity, har en modell tagits fram som undersöker kopplingar mellan de aktuella ledarskapsstilarna och ambidexterity i revisionsbyråer. Med hjälp av en enkätundersökning som skickades till auktoriserade och godkända revisorer, har modellen testats empiriskt. Detta resulterade i 141 svar, där 104 svar var fullständiga. Resultaten av studien indikerar att ingen av de testade ledarskapsstilarna kan signifikant förklara någon påverkan på ambidexterity, dock tyder resultatet på att en auktoriserad revisor har en negativ påverkan på ambidexterity i förhållande till en godkänd revisor. Tidigare forskning tyder på att ambidexterity påverkas av faktorer som inte berörs i denna studie. Möjligtvis  har dessa faktorer starkare påverkan på ambidexterity än integrerat ledarskap vilket kan vara anledning till varför något förklarande samband på området inte kunnat påvisas. Oavsett vad som styr ambidexterity verkar revisionsbyråer i en föränderlig miljö vilket medför att förbättringar av befintligt utbud är viktigt att fokusera på samtidigt som helt nya tjänster verkar behövas för långsiktig överlevnad. Kunskap vad gäller hur ledarskap påverkar ambidexterity kan medföra att revisionsbyråer får en inblick om vad som kan öka deras överlevnad. Genom en balans mellan exploaterande och utforskande innovationer, kan konkurrenskraften stärkas för byråerna. / A prerequisite for audit firms to survive, is focus on both improvement and renewal of services and products. This because companies constantly need to adapt their range of services and products to the external environment fluctuations and changing demands. The purpose of the study is to explain how integrated leadership affects the ability to achieve ambidexterity in accounting firms. The study aims to explore various leadership styles and potential relationships between them and ambidexterity in audit firms. Thru use of relevant theory and adjoining literature regarding integrated leadership and ambidexterity, a model has been produced which examines connections between the current leadership styles and ambidexterity in audit firms. With the help of a questionnaire sent to authorized and approved auditors, the model has been tested empirically. This resulted in 141 responses, with 104 completed responses. The results of the study indicates that none of the tested leadership styles can explain effect on ambidexterity, however, the result shows that authorized auditors have a negative correlation with ambidexterity in relation to approved auditors. Recent research indicates that ambidexterity is affected by factors not being covered in this study. Possibly these factors have stronger effect on ambidexterity than integrated leadership which may be the reason why no explaining relationship has been found on the matter. Regardless what governs ambidexterity audit firms operates in a changing environment, which makes improvements of existing supply important to focus at the same time as new services seem to be needed for long term survival. Knowledge regarding how leadership affects ambidexterity implies that audit firms get a glimpse of what could increase their survival. Through a balance between exploitative and explorative innovation, it contributes to improving the competitiveness of the firms.

The master thesis "Launch of the new product in BeBe Dobré ráno range" describes development and launch of the new BeBe Dobré ráno extracereal on the market. The aim of the thesis is to evaluate launch of the novelty and based on the results of the research, propose the strategy for next possible launch in BeBe Dobré ráno range. The theoretical part of the thesis explains key terms as brand, strategic brand management and innovations. Practical part is focused mainly on development and launch of the novelty BeBe Dobré ráno extracereal, but the readers can also gain some acknowledge about BeBe Dobré ráno brand and Opavia company.

Warum sind manche Unternehmen und warum manche Regionen innovativer als andere? Zahlreichen wissenschaftlichen Beiträgen zufolge ist die Antwort auf diese Frage vom vorhandenen Humankapital und dem vorhandenen und verfügbaren Wissen abhängig. Innovationen werden von Menschen vorangetrieben. Warum scheinen die Mitarbeiter mancher Unternehmen innovativer zu sein, als die Mitarbeiter anderer Unternehmen? Diese Frage gewinnt angesichts zunehmender Dynamik, einem intensiveren Wettbewerb und einem rascheren Wertewandel im heutigen Unternehmensumfeld an praktischer und theoretischer Relevanz. Tatsächlich erhöht der immer schneller werdende technologische, gesellschaftliche und wirtschaftliche Wandel die bei Innovationsvorhaben ohnehin schon stetig steigende Aufgabenkomplexität und Projektunsicherheit. Allerdings birgt dieser Wandel nicht nur Unsicherheit, sondern schafft in zunehmendem Maße unternehmerische Chancen, die sowohl von Unternehmern und Gründern als auch von Mitarbeitern genutzt werden können. Viele innovationstheoretische Untersuchungen konzentrieren sich auf eine faktorielle Darstellung von erfolgswirksamen Rahmenbedingungen, die es herzustellen gilt, um ein ‚gesundes’ Milieu zu schaffen, in dem Menschen Unternehmen gründen und Innovationen vorantreiben. Verhaltensorientierte Studien im Kontext der Innovations- und Gründungsforschung zeigen, dass gerade Faktoren, die im Zusammenhang mit der Person stehen, einen erheblichen Einfluss auf den Innovations- und Gründungserfolg haben. Um in diesem Kontext eine Ursache für Regionalentwicklung zu finden, verbleibt die Suche nicht bei einer rein auf Faktorausstattung reduzierten Erklärung. Dagegen rückt die Studie den Mikrofaktor Humankapital im Zusammenhang zur Innovationsentwicklung in den Mittelpunkt. Sie leistet damit einen Beitrag zum Entstehungsprozess von Innovationen, indem empirisch untersucht wird, welche unternehmerischen Kompetenzen in einem Innovationsprozess benötigt werden und welche daraus resultierenden Handlungsstrategien den Erfolg der Innovationsteams bedingen. / Why tend some companies and some regions to be much more innovative than others? According to numerous academic articles the answer to this question lies within existent human capital and within existent and available knowledge. Innovation is driven by people. Why seem the employees of some companies to be much more innovative than others’? In the light of increasing dynamics, more intensive competition and rapid changing values within today’s company’s environment this question gains in practical and theoretical relevance. As a matter of fact the fast growing technological, social, and economic shift increases within innovation projects the anyway consistent rising complexity in tasks and uncertainties in projects. However, this shift holds not only uncertainty, but creates more and more entrepreneurial chances which can be used by either entrepreneurs and founders or employees. Various theoretical studies of the context of innovation concentrate on a factorial illustration of effective conditions for success which have to be established to create a ‘sound’ milieu where people can found firms and shape innovation. Behaviour-driven studies within the context of innovation research show the considerable influence of success factors that are associated with the individual. To find in context a reason for regional development this study quests not only within an explanation reduced to factor equipment of regions; but it spotlights the micro factor human capital in connection with innovation. Therefore it contributes to the explication of the genesis process of innovation by empirical investigating which entrepreneurial competencies within an innovation process are necessary and which resulting strategies of activity entail the innovation teams’ success.

La thèse analyse le déploiement stratégique des firmes dans un High-Velocity Environment à travers la mise en œuvre de capacités dynamiques. Elle propose une étude d’un type de capacité dynamique particulier – les capacités dynamiques relationnelles – quand celles-ci sont portées par des stratégies d’innovation ouverte déployées par les firmes du secteur de la pharmacie et des biotechnologies. La première partie développe les cadres théoriques des capacités dynamiques relationnelles et des stratégies d’innovation ouverte. Dans cette partie, la thèse suivante est soutenue : les capacités dynamiques relationnelles des firmes s’expriment de manière concrète dans les stratégies d’innovation ouverte – en tant que mode de gestion de l’incertitude provenant des High-Velocity Environments. Dans une deuxième partie, nous établissons une relation entre les capacités dynamiques relationnelles et les stratégies d’innovation ouverte. Le champ empirique de cette partie est celui de cas de firmes de l’industrie pharmaceutique – grands laboratoires (Sanofi en particulier) ou startups de biotechnologies. La thèse montre que dans les High-Velocity Environments, la gestion de l’incertitude implique une modification de la mémoire organisationnelle de la firme par le biais de l’expression de capacités dynamiques relationnelles. Concrètement, ces capacités spécifiques se traduisent stratégiquement par l’adoption de pratiques d’innovation ouverte. Dans le secteur de l’industrie pharmaceutique, l’ensemble des acteurs adopte ce type de stratégies afin de gérer l’incertitude liée aux mutations de son environnement. / The thesis analyzes the strategic deployment of firms in a High-Velocity Environment through dynamic capabilities. It provides a study of a particular type of dynamic capability – dynamic relational capabilities – through firm’s open innovation strategies in the biopharmaceutical sector. In the first part, we offer a theoretical development of dynamic relational capabilities and open innovation strategies. In this part, we will consider that firms’ dynamic relational capabilities are expressed concretely in open innovation strategies – as a way to manage uncertainty stemming from High Velocity Environments. In the second part, we show empirically the relationship between dynamic relational capabilities and open innovation strategies by studying the case of various firms in the biopharmaceutical industry– Big Pharmas (Sanofi) and biotech start-ups. The thesis shows that in the High-Velocity Environments, managing uncertainty implies a firm’s organizational memory modification through dynamic relational capabilities. Specifically, these capabilities are expressed in open innovation practices. In the biopharmaceutical sector in particular, all kind of firms adopt this type of strategies in order to manage the uncertainty coming from recent evolutions.

Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit Innovationsprozessen der medizintechnischen Industrie in Deutschland am Beispiel der bildgebenden Verfahren. Einen geeigneten Analyserahmen, um die komplexen Verflechtungen und Erfolgs-determinanten zu erfassen, bietet der Clusteransatz Michael Porters. Der Clusteransatz wird um wachstumstheoretische, politökonomische Ansätze ergänzt und erweitert, um die Medizintechnikbranche quantitativ und qualitativ zu untersuchen und die Wechselwirkungen zwischen Medizintechniknetzwerk, Innovationen und staatlichem Sozialsystem in Deutschland aufzuzeigen. Es wird geklärt, welche Auswirkungen Innovationen für die medizintechnische Branche haben und welche institutionellen und politischen Bedingungen Innovationen begünstigen, welche wirtschaftspolitischen Handlungsempfehlungen daraus abgeleitet werden können und wie sich die Zukunft für diese Branche gestalten könnte. Kapitel 1 spezifiziert den Untersuchungsgegenstand auf die bildgebenden Verfahren. Kapitel 2 nimmt - anhand diverser Innovationsindikatoren - eine quantitative Eingruppierung der deutschen medizintechnischen Industrie vor. In Kapitel 3 werden die bislang gewonnen Erkenntnisse mit dem Clusterkonzept Porters einer qualitativen Analyse unterzogen. Es wird der Frage nachgegangen, was die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Medizintechnik ausmacht. Hierbei liegt ein Schwerpunkt auf den Wechselbeziehungen von Medizin-technikbranche und staatlichem Gesundheitssystem. Kapitel 4 ergänzt die Wettbewerbsfähigkeitsanalyse um einen inter-industriellen Vergleich. Weitere international erfolgreiche deutsche Branchen werden in ihren Erfolgsfaktoren mit der Medizintechnik verglichen. Das Konzept der "Langen Wellen" präzisiert die Spezifika der Medizintechnikbranche. Kapitel 5 fasst die Ergebnisse der Untersuchung zusammen und gibt eine Prognose für die mögliche Zukunftsentwicklung der Branche. / The thesis deals with processes of economic innovation in the German medical device industry. Michael Porter`s „industrial cluster model“ is used as the relevant analytical framework to deal with the complex intercourses of the different economic determinants of success. Porter`s model is enhanced by aspects of the New Growth Theory as well as Public Choice aspects that allow the examination of the medical device industry. My main focus lies on the explanation of the interaction between the medical device industry cluster, innovations and the German health care system. It is showed which impact innovations generally have in the German medical device industry and furthermore how a certain institutional and political set-up promotes these innovations. In the next step economic recommodations are deduced from the results of the thesis and there will be a forecast on the future of the German medical device industry. Chapter 1 specifies and explains the concepts „innovation“, „cluster“ and „medical device industry“. In chapter 2 the German medical device industry is examined on its different innovation indicators. Chapter 3 uses Michael Porter`s enhanced economic cluster model as the framework for a qualitative examination of the industry. The main focus lies on the interaction between medical device industry and the German national health care system. Chapter 4 completes the analysis of the competitiveness of the medical device industry by an inter-industry comparison with other successful German industry clusters such as the optical industry. The economic concept of „long waves of innovation“ gives here a helpful completion. Chapter 5 sums up the results of the thesis and gives an outlook on the future of the German medical device industry.

Thesis (M.M. (Public and Development Management))--University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, Graduate School of Public and Development Management, 2015. / The South African government is having a problem when it comes to innovative leaders due to many contributing factors that constrain the managers within the public sector. The concept of the service delivery requires leaders that are innovative that will take the public sector to the next level. It is, therefore, essential that public employees, in particular managers, be innovative in order to manage public sector duties effectively. The leader is fundamental in planning, leading and controlling resources to ensure effective service delivery. Public Administration does not operate in isolation, but is exposed to environmental factors such as political, economy, social, technological, environmental and legal. These factors require that public officials, the leadership in particular, display a higher ability to analyse and scrutinise these factors because leadership has an influence on internal departmental operations. The intentions of the South African government by 2030 as stated on the National Development Plan (NDP). The NDP shows intentions that require leaders who will lead in a creative and innovative way as the issues that have to be tackled by 2030 are issues that are in a way concerned with service delivery. The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD) is one of the departments in South Africa that striving to be best performers in the public sector. However, there is a gap that needs to be identified into why it is not amongst the top performers within the public sector. The methodology used in this study takes the form of in depth interviews with questionnaire designed to identify and measure the leadership and innovation at the DOJ&CD. The study analyzed leadership and innovation, particularly the management leadership, by scrutinizing managers at the higher courts and regional office in Gauteng. Interviews with managers were used to determine the leadership and innovation of managers to lead the higher courts in Gauteng. The study showed that there is a need for the leaders within the public service to be innovative in their areas of responsibilities.