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nÃo hà / A cadeia produtiva da construÃÃo civil (CPCC) Ã, reconhecidamente, um dos principais setores para o crescimento do paÃs devido à capacidade de oferecer infraestrutura necessÃria para o desenvolvimento da economia. Entretanto, ainda apresenta limitada capacidade de conduzir obras respondendo satisfatoriamente ao tripà essencial para a construÃÃo de qualquer projeto: tempo, custo e qualidade. Para mudar esse quadro, sÃo necessÃrias nÃo somente iniciativas inovadoras isoladas, mas a sistematizaÃÃo do processo de gestÃo de pesquisa, desenvolvimento e inovaÃÃo capazes de modificar os produtos finais, os processos e os equipamentos. Partindo de metas estabelecidas em suas estratÃgias, as empresas podem determinar as aÃÃes e os procedimentos internos para formar um sistema organizado. Torna-se necessÃrio que as empresas do setor definam oportunamente a melhor forma de alcanÃar esse padrÃo de gerenciamento da inovaÃÃo, partindo de um modelo teoricamente embasado, adaptado a suas particularidades e caracterÃsticas. Baseado nisto, esta pesquisa visa a identificar a adequada resposta para o seguinte problema de pesquisa: Qual modelo as empresas da Cadeia Produtiva da ConstruÃÃo Civil (CPCC) poderiam adotar para gerenciar seus processos de inovaÃÃo? Esta pesquisa visou a preencher a lacuna existente na geraÃÃo de conhecimento e o desenvolvimento de pesquisa em inovaÃÃo na CPCC. Seu objetivo à propor um modelo de gestÃo da inovaÃÃo tecnolÃgica para empresas de construÃÃo civil. Seu referencial teÃrico, que fundamenta o desenvolvimento da pesquisa, argumenta sobre os conceitos bÃsicos da inovaÃÃo, em seguida sobre a inovaÃÃo como resultado de gestÃo estratÃgica. Traz ainda uma caracterizaÃÃo da CPCC e a gestÃo da inovaÃÃo na indÃstria da construÃÃo internacional e brasileira. A Ãltima e principal parte do referencial teÃrico aborda gestÃo do processo de inovaÃÃo. Para a realizaÃÃo da pesquisa, de abordagem qualitativa, foi utilizada a estratÃgia de estudos de caso mÃltiplos, a partir de entrevistas trianguladas com anÃlise documental e observaÃÃo direta e participante, com base em modelo teÃrico obtido na fundamentaÃÃo teÃrica. Os resultados apontaram que as empresas pesquisadas da CPCC apresentaram a gestÃo de processos de inovaÃÃo definidas, evidenciando a existÃncia de procedimentos e ferramentas especÃficas, e assim influenciando no modelo final proposto. Outros fatores se mostraram importantes, como a presenÃa de um lÃder/catalisador, o estabelecimento de alianÃas externas, o papel da rede interna e a integraÃÃo com o sistema de qualidade.

The theme of this thesis is the strategic management in the context of the knowledge economy. The output of the innovation strategy is applied to the plastic and aesthetic surgery clinic. The theoretical part deals with the introduction of strategic management theory, vast business analysis and principles of Balanced Scorecard. Within the theory are discussed different approaches to the innovation process. The practical part is based on theoretical knowledge and applies them to creating an innovation strategy based on business process management.

Thesis (PhD (Industrial Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Innovation is important for competitiveness. It thrives on the availability of novel public and private domain knowledge. Thus the ability to access, analyze, synthesize, share, and re-use knowledge is paramount to enabling innovation within the different partners of the supply chain. These activities grow the available pool of knowledge. It also facilitates learning from mistakes, as well as capturing and enhancing opportunities for future innovation. Proactively networking resources within a formal and informal structure improve the ability of any participating enterprise to use/re-use knowledge, in a concurrently growing knowledge base. Such a "Knowledge Network” (KN) enhances knowledge sharing between and among individuals, groups and organizations in informal and formal ways. This network is also scalable in the sense that more individuals and enterprise may join the network as success cases are reported on. It is clear that knowing how to design, deploy and operate a Knowledge Network could be highly beneficial. How to successfully design and deploy a KN is a challenge and has been widely researched to a limited extent within in the past decade. The design, deploy and operate functions require understanding of social processes and how people learn and share knowledge. KN management requires a proactive, systematic approach to the planning and deployment of a formalized network for knowledge creation and transfer. It addresses promoting and improving conditions to cultivate informal and formal networking within a larger collaborative network of enterprises. This dissertation presents a refined methodology for initiating, deploying, managing and operating an Innovation Project based on the available research reported in this domain. It incorporates concepts of generic, partial and specific roadmaps, best practices, templates and examples and allows individual teams to capture knowledge about specific projects and expertise in context for later re-use. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Om mededingend te kan wees, is innovasie belangrik. Laasgenoemde floreer op die beskikbaarheid van nuwe publieke, sowel as private domein kennis. Dus is die kundigheid om kennis te assesseer, te analiseer, saam te vat, uit te ruil met ander en dan weer te gebruik van die uiterste belang om innovasie moontlik te maak vir die onderskeie vennote in die voorsieningsketting. Hierdie genoemde aktiwiteite vergroot die beskikbare poel van kennis. Daarbenewens fasiliteer dit ook leer uit foute, sowel as die vasvang en versterking van geleenthede vir toekomstige innovasie. Deur pro-aktief en vindingryk van netwerk bronne gebruik te maak, binne ʼn formele sowel as informele struktuur, word die moontlikheid van enige deelnemende onderneming om kennis te gebruik of te hergebruik, vergroot in ʼn gelyktydig groeiende kennisbasis. So ʼn “Kennis Netwerk” (KN) versterk die uitruil van kennis tussen individue, groepe en organisasies op informele sowel as formele maniere. Hierdie netwerk is ook meetbaar in die sin dat hoe meer suksesse aangekondig word, deur individue en organisasies wat aansluit, hoe meer ondernemings wil aansluit. Dit is duidelik dat kennis ten opsigte van die ontwerp, ontplooiing en bestuur van ʼn Kennis Netwerk uiters voordelig kan wees. Dit is ʼn uitdaging om ʼn Kennis Netwerk suksesvol te ontwerp en te ontplooi en daar is die afgelope dekade op ʼn wye front beperkte navorsing op hierdie terrein gedoen. Die ontwerp, ontplooiing en bestuursfunksies vereis ʼn goeie begrip van sosiale prosesse met beklemtoning van hoe mense leer en kennis uitruil. Die bestuur van ʼn Kennis Netwerk moet pro-aktief en sistematies benader word, ten opsigte van die beplanning en ontplooiing van ʼn geformaliseerde netwerk vir die skep en oordrag van kennis. Die bevordering en verbetering van omstandighede kan formele sowel as informele netwerkbeoefening binne ʼn groter samewerkende netwerk van ondernemings vestig. Hierdie proefskrif bied ʼn verfynde metodologie vir die inisiëring, ontplooiing en bestuur van ʼn Innovasie Projek wat gebaseer is op die beskikbare navorsing wat in hierdie domein gerapporteer is. Dit behels konsepte van generiese, gedeeltelike en spesifieke padkaarte, asook die beste praktyke, patrone en voorbeelde en gee geleentheid vir individuele spanne om kennis ten opsigte van spesifieke projekte en kundigheid in konteks te bekom vir latere hergebruik.

Thesis (PhD (Industrial Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research has its roots in Industrial Engineering, where the premise of improving and managing efficiency, effectiveness, productivity and quality is the most common and accepted source of organisational sustenance and furtherance. This dissertation, however, addresses the evolutionary and revolutionary imperatives of a new paradigm for competitive advantage – innovation. The notion of innovation is considered many things. First and foremost, however, it has become the primary differentiator of organisational competitiveness, rendering it the source of sustained long-term prosperity. What may seem ambiguous in the title of this dissertation is essentially the imperative of every organisation functioning within the competitive domain. Where organisational maturity and innovativeness were traditionally considered antonymous, the assimilation of these two seemingly contradictory notions is fundamental to the assurance of long-term organisational prosperity. Organisations are required, now more than ever, to grow and mature their innovation capability. In working towards the fulfilment of this objective, the Maturity Modelling approach was recognised for its ability to describe organisational progression in terms of innovation capability. An Innovation Capability Maturity Model, with the intention of describing generic and evolutionary plateaus of innovation capability maturity, was developed from a comprehensive literature study. This model was evaluated with an initial case study which led to a rigorous refinement initiative that included further literature study, a mapping and comparison exercise, and a detailed analysis of innovation capability themes using a Latent Dirichlet Allocation-based topic modelling approach. The consolidation of these activities and integration with the initial model resulted in the second version thereof – ICMM v2. This second version was then utilised in an additional 5 case studies that would serve to evaluate and validate the content and structure thereof, but also make a fundamental contribution to the application of the model – captured in the so called Innovation Capability Improvement Methodology. The case studies provide evidence that the content and structure of the ICMM v2, including the approach used to convey these aspects, fulfil their intended purpose by appropriately identifying the innovation capability strengths and weaknesses of the represented organisations. The ICMM v2 and accompanying methodology provides an organisation with a systematic approach for identifying organisational innovation capability strengths and weaknesses and a framework for identifying and prioritising innovation capability improvement opportunities in an organised and coordinated manner. This dissertation concludes with a few fundamental findings pertaining to innovation and a discussion of potential future collaboration and research opportunities. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie navorsingsprojek het sy oorsprong binne die bedryfsingenieursdomain. Bedryfsingenieurswese is primêr gerig op die verbetering en bestuur van doelmatigheid, doeltreffendheid, produktiwiteit en gehalte. Dit is voorts „n vry-algemeen aanvaarde bron van organisatoriese volhoubaarheid en verbetering van maatskappye. Hierdie navorsingsverslag spreek die evolusionêre en revolusionêre vereistes van „n nuwe paradigme vir mededingendheid, naamlik innovasie, aan. Die term innovasie beteken verskillende dinge vir verskillende mense. Dit is sedert die 1930‟s intensief nagevors. Meer onlangs het innovasie ontwikkel tot „n primêre onderskeider van maatskappy-mededingendheid. Dit is vinnig besig om te ontwikkel in „n sleutelbron van volhoubare, langtermyn welvaartskepping. Die titel van hierdie proefskrif mag aanvangklik dubbelsinnig klink, maar dit beskryf eintlik die fundamentele vereistes van elke organisasie wat binne die mededingendheidsdomain funksioneer. Aanvanklik is innovasie en organisatoriese volwassenheid as teenstrydige konsepte beskou. Die versoening van hierdie twee oënskynlike teenstrydige konsepte is egter fundamenteel tot die ontwikkeling van langtermyn organisatoriese mededingendheid en gepaargaande welvaart. Mededingendheid word tans verseker deur die tempo en volhoubaarheid waarmee maatskappye hulle innovasie-vermoeë beoefen en uitbou. Die konsep van volwassenheidsmodelering is identifiseer as „n belangrike element om die innovasie volwassenheid van maatskappye volledig uit te bou, asook om organisatoriese groei in ten opsigte van innovasie-vermoeëns te beskryf. „n Eerste orde innovasie-vermoeë volwassenheidsmodel (ICMM v1) is met behulp van „n uitgebreide literatuur-ondersoek ontwikkel. Hierdie model het ten doel gehad om generiese en evolusionêre plateau‟s van innovasie-vermoeë volwassenheid te beskryf. Die aanvanklike model is geëvalueer met „n gevallestudie waarna dit drasties verfyn is, deur gebruik te maak van „n sekondêre literatuurstudie, die kartering en „n vergelykende evaluering, asook „n gedetailleerde ontleding van innovasie-vermoeë tema‟s. Dit is gedoen deur gebruik te maak van “Latent Dirichlet Allocation”-gebaseerde konsepmodellering. Hierdie aktiwiteite is gekonsolideer en geintegreer met die eerste model in „n weergawe twee, wat bekend staan as ICMM v2. Hierdie weergawe is verder ontplooi in vyf opvolg-gevallestudies wat gebruik is. Die doel hiervan was om die nuwe model te evalueer en valideer ten opsigte van die inhoud en struktuur daarvan. Voorts het die ook „n fundamentele bydra gemaak tot die toepassing van die model waartydens resulutate van die model vervat is in „n sogenaamde innovasie-vermoeë verbeterings metodologie. Die onderskeie gevallestudies het bevestig dat die inhoud en die struktuur van die ICMM v2 hulle aanvanklike doelwitte volledig bereik het deur beide die innovasie-vermoeë sterkpunte en swakpunte van die organisasies te identifiseer en uit te lig. Die ICMM v2 en gepaardgaande metodologie bied aan „n organisasie „n sistematiese benadering tot die identifisering van organisatoriese innovasie-vermoeë sterkpunte en swakpunte. Dit voorsien verder „n raamwerk vir die identifisering en prioritisering van innovasie-vermoeë verbeterings geleenthede binne maatskappye. Hierdie proefskrif word afgesluit met „n aantal fundamentele bevindings met betrekking tot innovasie en „n bespreking van toekomstige samewerking ten opsigte van navorsingsgeleenthede.

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The main topic of this thesis is IT innovation management which is very up to date theme as a research within the thesis documents. IT innovation should be managed jointly with the IT Governance to support effectiveness of IT and competitiveness of the whole company.

Thesis (Ph.D.) ---University of Western Sydney, 2006. / Includes bibliography.

Der Markt der Managementkonzepte und den damit verbundenen Beratungsleistungen ist milliardenschwer. Unternehmen sind dementsprechend mit einer Vielzahl von Managementkonzepten konfrontiert, die sie entweder aktiv wahrnehmen oder die ihnen von Anbieterseite angeboten werden. Für die Unternehmen stellen diese Managementkonzepte Innovationen dar. Die Einführung von Managementkonzepten sollte folglich im Unternehmen nicht als Routineaufgabe betrachtet werden, will man aus der Innovationsforschung bekannte Probleme vermeiden. Unter Forschungsgesichtspunkten werden Managementkonzepte sowohl als Bausteine der Managementtheorie als auch als immaterielle Innovationen betrachtet. Ersteres ist häufig der Ausgangspunkt für die Forschung, die sich explizit mit Managementkonzepten beschäftigt. Managementkonzepte umfassen hier Prinzipien, Organisationsmethoden, Tools und Techniken und werden eingeführt, wenn das objektiv zweckmäßig und zielführend erscheint bzw. zum Organisationsparadigma des Unternehmens passt. Dieses Forschungsfeld fokussiert meist auf den Entstehungsprozess von Managementkonzepten und auf die Rolle der Unternehmensberater als wesentliche Anbieter. Untersuchungen der Nachfrageseite beschränken sich in der Regel auf inhaltliche Aspekte einzelner Konzepte oder die globale Betrachtung des Konzepteinsatzes. Die Mechanismen, die zu einer Nachfrage führen, werden hingegen selten thematisiert. Im Gegensatz dazu spricht die Innovationsforschung von Management-Innovationen, die in zahlreichen innovationstheoretischen Publikationen hinsichtlich Dimensionen, Widerständen, Treibern, Steuerung, Kultur oder Evaluierung erforscht werden. Allerdings sind Managementinnovationen in Form von Managementkonzepten in der gesamten Innovati-onsforschung weiterhin nur eine unterdurchschnittlich repräsentierte Innovationsform. Dieser getrennte Forschungsgang zwischen Managementkonzepten und Management-Innovationen ist erstaunlich. Weitere Forschungen auf diesem Gebiet drängen sich daher für einen Lückenschluss auf, wozu diese Arbeit beiträgt. Dazu werden vier Forschungsfragen entwickelt und mittels der Innovationstheorie, den Organisational Buying Behaviour Ansätzen, der Beratungstheorie sowie mikropolitischen Perspektiven, soziokulturellen und evolutionstheoretischen Überlegungen bearbeitet. Die vier Forschungsfragen beschäftigen sich mit probleminduzierten und angebotsindu-zierten Treibern von Management-Innovationen, dem Prozess der Einführung und seinem Einfluss auf den Innovationserfolg, mit der Rolle und Bedeutung von unternehmensinternen und -externen Schlüsselpersonen sowie mit der Relevanz von Managementkonzepten für den Unternehmenserfolg. Dazu werden jeweils theoriegeleitete Hypothesen aufgestellt und mittels Fallstudien zu Wissensmanagement-Projekten anekdotisch geprüft bzw. ergänzt. Diese Hypothesen sind Grundlage für weiterführende empirische Untersuchungen und dienen als Bausteine für eine Theorie zur Einführung von Managementkonzepten.

Diploma thesis deals with SCRUM methodology and its uses in innovation management. The main objective of the thesis is creation of a specific framework which will enable to use SCRUM methodology in the innovation process. The thesis is divided into three parts. The first part presents theoretical framework important for the main research. This part contains literature review and research dedicated to the SCRUM methodology and innovation process. The second part of the thesis deals with mapping of the SCRUM methodology to Hladik's innovation process. This part also contains own design of the innovation management process. The third part of the thesis is dedicated to the case study. The case study uses described innovation management process for verification of the hypothesis saying that is possible to use SCRUM methodology in the innovation process. The author's contribution lies in creation of a framework which provides agile alternative to the classical innovation management models.