01969nas a2200265   4500008004100000022001400041245014000055210006900195260004200264300000900306490000700315520112200322653001501444653003401459653002001493653001601513653002201529653002801551653001701579100002101596700001601617700001901633700002101652856003001673       2021                        eng d  a1927-032100aAn Exploration of Blockchain-based Traceability in Food Supply Chains: On the Benefits of Distributed Digital Records from Farm to Fork0 aExploration of Blockchainbased Traceability in Food Supply Chain  aOttawabTalent First Networkc06/2021  a6-180 v113 aThere are growing internal and external pressures for traceability in food supply chains due to food scandals. Traceability refers to tracking food from the consumer back to the farm and vice versa for quality control and management. However, many traceability solutions have failed to meet the needs of supply chain stakeholders. Blockchain is a novel distributed database technology that could solve some issues of traditional traceability systems, such as cost of adoption and vulnerabilities to hacking and data tampering. This study aims to gain insights on the benefits of applying blockchain technology for traceability in food supply chains through literature review and an investigation of five companies that are experimenting with blockchain-based food traceability. Our findings suggest that, upon implementation and contribution by all supply chain participants, blockchain-based traceability can provide cost-savings, reduced response time to food scandals and food-borne illness outbreaks, improved security and accuracy, better compliance with government regulations, and thus increase consumer trust.10ablockchain10adistributed ledger technology10afood innovation10aFood safety10afood supply chain10asupply chain management10atraceability1 aWesterlund, Mika1 aNene, Soham1 aLeminen, Seppo1 aRajahonka, Mervi  utimreview.ca/article/144601919nas a2200301   4500008004100000022001400041245007200055210006900127260004200196300001000238490000700248520110800255653001201363653001701375653001201392653001201404653001601416653001601432653001501448653001201463653001201475653002001487100002101507700001901528700002101547700001901568856003001587       2021                        eng d  a1927-032100aTechnology Project Summaries as a Predictor of Crowdfunding Success0 aTechnology Project Summaries as a Predictor of Crowdfunding Succ  aOttawabTalent First Networkc12/2021  a33-440 v113 aCrowdfunding has emerged in recent years as an important alternative means for technology entrepreneurs to raise funds for their products and business ideas. While the success rate of crowdfunding projects is somewhat low, scholarly understanding of what distinguishes projects that reach their fundraising goals from those that fail remains incomplete. Further, studies on crowdfunding success often examine a number of variables that make predicting success a challenge for entrepreneurs wiling to use crowdfunding. This study uses topic modelling on a data set of over 21,000 technology projects from Kickstarter to investigate if short-text project summaries can reveal predictors of fundraising success on crowdfunding platforms. The results indicate that compared to those that fail in fundraising, project summaries of successfully funded technology projects put forward more trendy topics, use wording that reflects novelty, and focus on solving a social problem. Our results contribute to theory and practice by suggesting the importance of summarizing project content for crowdfunding success.10abackers10acrowdfunding10afailure10afunding10afundraising10aKickstarter10aprediction10aproject10asuccess10atopic modelling1 aWesterlund, Mika1 aSingh, Ishdeep1 aRajahonka, Mervi1 aLeminen, Seppo  utimreview.ca/article/147201801nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245010700055210006900162260004200231300001000273490000600283520110700289653001801396653001101414653000801425653001501433653001401448653001001462653000901472100002101481700001901502856003801521       2019                        eng d  a1927-032100aWomen Managers and Entrepreneurs and Digitalization: On the Verge of a New Era or a Nervous Breakdown?0 aWomen Managers and Entrepreneurs and Digitalization On the Verge  aOttawabTalent First Networkc06/2019  a14-240 v93 aThe purpose of this article is to examine how female managers and entrepreneurs are employing digital technologies in their working and private lives and what they think about digitalization. The material for the study was gathered through interviews with women in South Savo, Finland. The article builds on the theory of technology domestication, emphasizing the role of users in making a technology usable in their everyday contexts. The findings show that women experience challenges but also gain clear benefits when employing digital technologies. Among the challenges is that women are traditionally rather reserved when it comes to applying technology. Among the benefits is the practice-oriented stance of women towards digital technologies. Moreover, the rise of digital social media and its increasing importance in the working and business environments could make it easier for women to manage both work- and family-related communication. This may improve their wellbeing at work and help women towards equality at work. However, they need support in finding their digitalized career paths. 10adomestication10afamily10aICT10atechnology10awellbeing10awomen10awork1 aRajahonka, Mervi1 aVillman, Kaija  uhttps://timreview.ca/article/124601896nas a2200277   4500008004100000022001400041245005500055210005300110260004200163300001000205490000600215520114000221653001301361653001601374653001501390653001501405653002201420653002001442653001901462653001901481653002001500100002101520700001901541700002101560856003701581       2018                        eng d  a1927-032100aA Topic Modelling Analysis of Living Labs Research0 aTopic Modelling Analysis of Living Labs Research  aOttawabTalent First Networkc07/2018  a40-510 v83 aThis study applies topic modelling analysis on a corpus of 86 publications in the Technology Innovation Management Review (TIM Review) to understand how the phenomenon of living labs has been approached in the recent innovation management literature. Although the analysis is performed on a corpus collected from only one journal, the TIM Review has published the largest number of special issues on living labs to date, thus it reflects the advancement of the area in the scholarly literature. According to the analysis, research approaches to living labs can be categorized under seven broad topics: 1) Design, 2) Ecosystem, 3) City, 4) University, 5) Innovation, 6) User, and 7) Living lab. Moreover, each topic includes a set of characteristic subtopics. A trend analysis suggests that the emphasis of research on living labs is moving away from a conceptual focus on what living labs are and who is involved in their ecosystems to practical applications of how to design and manage living labs, their processes, and participants, especially users, as key stakeholders and in novel application areas such as the urban city context.10abig data10adata mining10ainnovation10aLiving lab10aliving laboratory10aresearch trends10atext analytics10atopic modeling10atopic modelling1 aWesterlund, Mika1 aLeminen, Seppo1 aRajahonka, Mervi  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/117002315nas a2200277   4500008004100000022001400041245010800055210006900163260004200232300001000274490000600284520146000290653001901750653002601769653003101795653002401826653002701850653001901877653000801896100001701904700002101921700002101942700001901963700001801982856003702000       2017                        eng d  a1927-032100aEffects of Business Model Development Projects on Organizational Culture: A Multiple Case Study of SMEs0 aEffects of Business Model Development Projects on Organizational  aOttawabTalent First Networkc08/2017  a15-260 v73 aPrevious research has shown that links between organizational culture and innovativeness/performance may act as a “social glue” that helps a company develop organizational culture as a competitive advantage. In this study of three case companies, the organizational culture change due business model development projects is studied using the Competing Values Framework (CVF) tool and interviews with respondents about discovered changes. To reveal intervention and implied effects between business model development project and organizational culture changes, we used CIMO logic (context, intervention, mechanism, and outcome) to bridge practice and theory by explanatory, backward-looking research. Our case studies of companies in relatively short-duration business model development projects indicate that organizational culture may have some dynamic characteristics, for example, an increase of the adhocracy organizational type in all case companies or an increase in the hierarchical leadership type in one case company. Thus, the development of an organizational culture type can be partly controlled. Our results also indicated business model development projects do have a minor effect on organizational culture, even when development activities have not been put fully into practice. However, the more comprehensively business model development project activities have been put into practice, the larger the effect on organizational culture.10abusiness model10abusiness model canvas10acompeting values framework10adevelopment project10aorganizational culture10aservice design10aSME1 aSantti, Ulla1 aEskelinen, Tuomo1 aRajahonka, Mervi1 aVillman, Kaija1 aHapponen, Ari  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/109601774nas a2200253   4500008004100000022001400041245009200055210006900147260004200216300001000258490000600268520098800274653001901262653003801281653002601319653001901345653002801364653001301392100002101405700002101426700001901447700001701466856003701483       2017                        eng d  a1927-032100aImproving Internal Communication Management in SMEs: Two Case Studies in Service Design0 aImproving Internal Communication Management in SMEs Two Case Stu  aOttawabTalent First Networkc06/2017  a16-240 v73 aEffective information management is a success factor for business growth, but small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face challenges in transferring knowledge and information from one organizational unit to another. In this study of two case companies, participative business model development processes were designed to identify challenges and solutions in internal communication management. A service design approach based on CIMO logic (context, intervention, mechanism, and output) showed that the participative business model technique and process can identify problems and challenges in internal communication management, as well as in the prioritization of actions. The process is a creative service design process including both divergent and convergent phases. The process increased motivation among personnel to find solutions, encouraged communication, and created joint understanding on how to solve problems. The technique helped to bring tacit information into use. 10abusiness model10ainternal communication management10aparticipative process10aservice design10astakeholder involvement10atraining1 aEskelinen, Tuomo1 aRajahonka, Mervi1 aVillman, Kaija1 aSantti, Ulla  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/108101996nas a2200277   4500008004100000022001400041245005900055210005800114260004200172300001000214490000600224520123700230653000901467653001601476653002901492653001501521653001501536653001301551653002001564653001501584653002101599100001901620700002101639700002101660856003701681       2017                        eng d  a1927-032100aTowards Third-Generation Living Lab Networks in Cities0 aTowards ThirdGeneration Living Lab Networks in Cities  aOttawabTalent First Networkc11/2017  a21-350 v73 aMany cities engage in diverse experimentation, innovation, and development activities with a broad variety of environments and stakeholders to the benefit of citizens, companies, municipalities, and other organizations. Hence, this article discusses such engagement in terms of next-generation living lab networks in the city context. In so doing, the study contributes to the discussion on living labs by introducing a framework of collaborative innovation networks in cities and suggesting a typology of third-generation living labs. Our framework is characterized by diverse platforms and participation approaches, resulting in four distinctive modes of collaborative innovation networks where the city is: i) a provider, ii) a neighbourhood participator, iii) a catalyst, or iv) a rapid experimenter. The typology is based on an analysis of 118 interviews with participants in six Finnish cities and reveals various ways to organize innovation activities in the city context. In particular, cities can benefit from innovation networks by simultaneously exploiting multiple platforms such as living labs for innovation. We conclude by discussing implications to theory and practice, and suggesting directions for future research.10acity10aco-creation10acollaborative innovation10ainnovation10aLiving lab10anetworks10aOpen innovation10asmart city10athird-generation1 aLeminen, Seppo1 aRajahonka, Mervi1 aWesterlund, Mika  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/111801823nas a2200277   4500008004100000022001400041245012500055210006900180260004200249300001000291490000600301520090000307653003001207653003901237653002501276653001701301653002501318653003401343653002501377653002501402100002101427700001901448700002101467700002101488856003601509       2015                        eng d  a1927-032100aOrchestrators of Innovation-Driven Regional Development: Experiences from the INNOFOKUS Project and Change2020 Programme0 aOrchestrators of InnovationDriven Regional Development Experienc  aOttawabTalent First Networkc10/2015  a52-620 v53 aThe article takes a practical view of regional innovation ecosystems and presents ways to advance more efficient uses of public funding instruments by regional developers. Documenting the views of Finnish regional developers into two workbooks and a toolbox, the results of the INNOFOKUS project and its Change2020 development programme identified that promoting a high-impact project culture and smart specialization in Finland requires a continuous learning and participation process. Key individuals who can make this happen are innovation orchestrators who facilitate activities and compose the big picture. This article aims to bring forth an overview of the building blocks of an enriching and energizing environment and high-impact projects, and it presents an overview of how to enable the work of innovation orchestrators, who play a critical role in facilitating innovation ecosystems.10aagile project development10aexperimentation-driven development10ahigh-impact projects10aorchestrator10aregional development10aregional innovation ecosystem10asmart specialisation10asmart specialization1 aRajahonka, Mervi1 aPienonen, Toni1 aKuusisto, Riikka1 aHandelberg, Jari  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/93702420nas a2200253   4500008004100000022001400041245005700055210005700112260004200169300000900211490000600220520173600226653001901962653001601981653001401997653002302011653000802034653001002042653001702052100002102069700001902090700002102109856003602130       2014                        eng d  a1927-032100aDesigning Business Models for the Internet of Things0 aDesigning Business Models for the Internet of Things  aOttawabTalent First Networkc07/2014  a5-140 v43 aThis article investigates challenges pertaining to business model design in the emerging context of the Internet of Things (IOT). The evolution of business perspectives to the IOT is driven by two underlying trends: i) the change of focus from viewing the IOT primarily as a technology platform to viewing it as a business ecosystem; and ii) the shift from focusing on the business model of a firm to designing ecosystem business models. An ecosystem business model is a business model composed of value pillars anchored in ecosystems and focuses on both the firm's method of creating and capturing value as well as any part of the ecosystem's method of creating and capturing value. The article highlights three major challenges of designing ecosystem business models for the IOT, including the diversity of objects, the immaturity of innovation, and the unstructured ecosystems. Diversity refers to the difficulty of designing business models for the IOT due to a multitude of different types of connected objects combined with only modest standardization of interfaces. Immaturity suggests that quintessential IOT technologies and innovations are not yet products and services but a "mess that runs deep". The unstructured ecosystems mean that it is too early to tell who the participants will be and which roles they will have in the evolving ecosystems. The study argues that managers can overcome these challenges by using a business model design tool that takes into account the ecosystemic nature of the IOT. The study concludes by proposing the grounds for a new design tool for ecosystem business models and suggesting that "value design" might be a more appropriate term when talking about business models in ecosystems.10abusiness model10adesign tool10aecosystem10aInternet of Things10aIOT10avalue10avalue design1 aWesterlund, Mika1 aLeminen, Seppo1 aRajahonka, Mervi  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/807