Improving the Open Innovation R&D Process and Opportunities for Industry-University Collaboration
Aittola, Aki (2015)
Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu
2015
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201505239770
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201505239770
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This study aims to propose improvements to the Open Innovation process for the case company R&D. The case company is a European chemical producer involved in a range of different types of chemical products. Currently, to succeed in the ever more competitive environment, the case company needs to speed up its product and chemical process development activities. The case company is increasingly using Open innovation concepts to speed up its product and process development activities. To do this, the company is increasingly using the open innovation concepts, with this thesis assisting in these efforts by concentrating on external research cooperation.
This study uses action research as the research approach as action research is an iterative and collaborative in nature. The data collected from reviewing internal documents and interviewing stakeholders of the process is analysed by using qualitative content analysis. The data collected was used firstly to map and analyse the current state of the External cooperation process, secondly, as input to build a proposal for improved External cooperation process, and finally, as feedback to the initial proposal to validate the improvement proposal.
The outcome of this study is an improved External cooperation process, including a completely documented process map with improval recommendations, recommendations for improving personnel commitment to the process and recommendations for communicating the improved External cooperation process.
Implementing the proposed changes to the existing process and implementing them by involving personnel in the change will improve the reception of the process and increase commitment of the personnel to follow the process. Increasing the focus on the early phases of the cooperation, the definition of the desired outcome will make it easier to search for a best potential partner and even help to improve the probability of successful cooperation.
This study uses action research as the research approach as action research is an iterative and collaborative in nature. The data collected from reviewing internal documents and interviewing stakeholders of the process is analysed by using qualitative content analysis. The data collected was used firstly to map and analyse the current state of the External cooperation process, secondly, as input to build a proposal for improved External cooperation process, and finally, as feedback to the initial proposal to validate the improvement proposal.
The outcome of this study is an improved External cooperation process, including a completely documented process map with improval recommendations, recommendations for improving personnel commitment to the process and recommendations for communicating the improved External cooperation process.
Implementing the proposed changes to the existing process and implementing them by involving personnel in the change will improve the reception of the process and increase commitment of the personnel to follow the process. Increasing the focus on the early phases of the cooperation, the definition of the desired outcome will make it easier to search for a best potential partner and even help to improve the probability of successful cooperation.