To prepare for this Discussion, reflect on the research you have reviewed, the presentations you have made and evaluated, and the Discussions in which you have engaged over the last 7 weeks of this course..
Post an assessment of the seminar content and evaluation of the research design. Your assessment should address the following:
- How does the research and content presented in this course inform or relate to your individual Doctoral Study? What research methods or strategic analysis approaches might be useful in answering the questions that you have posed?
- Consider the articles you have read and evaluate how the methods of data collection, research statistics employed, and overall research designs have enlightened your individual approach to research. Is there anything about your approach to your individual research that the literature in this seminar has reinforced or confirmed?
- Were you exposed to any new sources of data that will be useful in your Doctoral Study? Be specific in your answer.
- How do you view yourself as a global change agent in light of the topics covered in this seminar course?
Be sure to support your work with a minimum of two specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and at least one additional scholarly source.
LEARNING RESOURCES
Recommended Readings
Important Note: Some of the readings found in this course are more than 5 years old. Although we strive to use current references whenever possible, many of the seminal articles/resources found in this course are from the theorists who created the original theory/theories.
Note: To access this week's required Harvard Business Review resources, select the article link below or go back to Harvard Business Articles Module from the Modules page.
- Brown, B., & Anthony, S. D. (2011). How P&G tripled its innovation success rate. Harvard Business Publishing, 89(6), 64–72.
- Eggers, J. P., & Kaul, A. (2016). When big firms are most likely to innovate.
- Hogenhuis, B. N., van den Hende, E. A., & Hultink, E. J. (2016). When should large firms collaborate with young ventures? Links to an external site.Research Technology Management, 59(1), 39–46. doi:10.1080/08956308.2016.1117329
- Martin-Rios, C., & Parga-Dans, E. (2016).The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese: Non-technological innovation in creative industriesLinks to an external site.. Creativity and Innovation Management, 25(1), 6–17. doi:10.1111/caim.12131.
- Nagy, D., Schuessler, J., & Dubinsky, A. (2016). Defining and identifying disruptive innovationsLinks to an external site.. Industrial Marketing Management, 57, 119–126. doi:10.1016/j.indmarman.2015.11.017
- Prajogo, D. I. (2016). The strategic fit between innovation strategies and business environment in delivering business performance.Links to an external site. International Journal of Production Economics, 171, 241–249. doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2015.07.037
- Ringel, M., Taylor, A., & Zablit, H. (2016). The world's most innovative companies: 4 things that differentiate them.
- Sinfield, J. V., & Solis, F. (2016). Finding a lower-risk path to high-impact innovations. MIT Sloan Management Review, 57(4), 79–89.
- Agnihotri, A. (2016). Extending boundaries of Blue Ocean StrategyLinks to an external site.. Journal of Strategic Marketing, 24(6), 519–528. doi:10.1080/0965254X.2015.1069882
- Bettencourt, L. A., & Ulwick, A. W. (2008). The customer-centered innovation map. Harvard Business Review, 86(5), 109–114.
- Chien, C., Kerh, R., Lin, K., & Yu, A. P. (2016). Data-driven innovation to capture user- experience product design: An empirical study for notebook visual aesthetics design.Links to an external site. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 99, 162–173. doi:10.1016/j.cie.2016.07.006
- Christensen, C. M., Hall, T., Dillon, K., & Duncan, D. S. (2016). Know your customers' "jobs to be done". Harvard Business Review, 94(9), 54–62.
- Dahlander, L., & Piezunka, H. (2017, February 21). Why some crowdsourcing efforts work and others don't. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2–4.
- Di Fiore, A., Vetter, J., & Capur, D. R. (2017, Winter). Collaborative innovation: How to avoid the four traps. Rotman Management, 40–45.
- Fixson, S., & Marion, T. (2016, December 15). A case study of crowdsourcing gone wrong. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2–5.
- Greco, M., Grimaldi, M., & Cricelli, L. (2016).An analysis of the open innovation effect on firm performanceLinks to an external site.. European Management Journal, 34(5), 501–516. doi:10.1016/j.emj.2016.02.008
- Kirsner, S. (2016, August 16). The barriers big companies face when they try to act like lean startups. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2–6.
- Lages, L. F. (2016). VCW—Value Creation Wheel: Innovation, technology, business, and societyLinks to an external site.. Journal of Business Research, 69(11), 4849–4855. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.04.042
- Meyer, M. H., Crane, F. G., & Lee, C. (2016). Connecting ethnography to the business of innovationLinks to an external site.. Business Horizons, 59(6), 699–711. doi:10.1016/j.bushor.2016.07.001
- Palacios, M., Martinez-Corral, A., Nisar, A., & Grijalvo, M. (2016). Crowdsourcing and organizational forms: Emerging trends and research implications. Links to an external site.Journal of Business Research, 69(5), 1834–1839. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.10.065
- Rock, D., & Davis, J. (2016, October 12). 4 steps to having more "Aha" moments. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2–5.
- Rosenbaum, M. S., Otalora, M. L., & Ramirez, G. C. (2017). How to create a realistic customer journey mapLinks to an external site.. Business Horizons, 60(1), 143–150. doi:10.1016/j.bushor.2016.09.010