Norbert Bol

APRIL 23, 2016

2016) point out that social media platforms should not only be viewed as a context in the communication, value co-creation or innovation between participants. Industrial Marketing Management. Last week I wrote about how Facebook is becoming the innovation platform. Singaraju et al. Today not in all industries this is the case yet.

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Norbert Bol

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

To keep the mindset of the summer holiday longer, I found inspiration in a study that was published last week in the Journal of Cleaner Production (by Siqueira & Pitassi, 2016), which is about the question if mindfulness can make a difference in sustainability-oriented innovations? The end of summer. Norbert Bol. Literature. Siqueira, R.

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Norbert Bol

JANUARY 31, 2016

Last week in Strategy Blogs we discussed the topic of innovation speed and how this positively relates to organizational performance. In the March 2016 edition of Environmental Science & Policy there is an article by Gorddard et al. 2016), who emphasizes that simply broadening the decision-making perspective is not enough.

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Norbert Bol

JANUARY 24, 2016

Innovation is important in the entrepreneurial strategy processes to increase organizational performance. In the February 2016 edition of the Journal of Business Research, Shan et al. 2016) also find in their research that higher innovation speed leads to superior performance. Norbert Bol. Literature. Song, M., & Ju, X.

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Norbert Bol

JUNE 12, 2016

In the August 2016 edition of the Journal of Business Research there is an interesting article (Abecassis-Moedas, et al., 2016) that shows how top haute cuisine chefs innovate and are successful. How do we learn to innovate and become successful entrepreneurs? Top haute cuisine chefs learn to innovate by vicarious learning. Literature.

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Norbert Bol

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

In the previous Strategy Blog the importance of education was discussed and I added a poll with the question: “Do you think decision makers educate themselves enough about sustainability, innovation and entrepreneurship?” ” The majority of the voters indicated that decision makers do not educate themselves enough.

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Norbert Bol

JUNE 26, 2016

Although the theory is helpful in understanding that leadership can be found at any level of organizations with enough diversity and commonality, I am interested in personal experiences or opinions from readers about this concept of shared leadership. Norbert Bol. Literature. Cismas, S. Dona, I., & Andreiasu, G. Responsible Leadership.

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Norbert Bol

APRIL 17, 2016

To answer this question, I will use the upcoming article in June 2016 in the International Journal of Information Management about information management for innovation networks. Related to the coordination of innovation processes there is not much to conclude about this topic in the strategy of Facebook for the next ten years.

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Norbert Bol

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

2016) is focussed specifically on family farming in the South East of Spain and the study has its limitations, the findings can help us to be more successful in sustainability-oriented innovations that are profitable. The title of this blog could also have been “What can we learn form family farming in the South East of Spain?”

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Norbert Bol

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

2016) is focussed specifically on family farming in the South East of Spain and the study has its limitations, the findings can help us to be more successful in sustainability-oriented innovations that are profitable. The title of this blog could also have been “What can we learn form family farming in the South East of Spain?”

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Norbert Bol

JANUARY 17, 2016

In line with the earlier Strategy Blogs this year this attitude is based on the underlying human and environmental values, and shows through leading by example. For ethical business leaders and managers it is important to guide the company in the right direction by fostering an innovative-sustainability-based attitude. Norbert Bol.

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Norbert Bol

DECEMBER 20, 2015

In the february 2016 edition of Research Policy, Kivimaa & Kern (2016) propose that sustainability transitions can best be achieved if governments stimulate sustainabilty through innovation and at the same time withdraw the support for old behaviour when it has a negative climate impact. Norbert Bol. Literature.

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Norbert Bol

MAY 22, 2016

In the upcoming August 2016 edition of the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics there is new insight that peer effects play an important role in the diffusion of innovations and how it can occur in different circumstances. Below a picture represents these categories in relation to market share. Norbert Bol. Literature.

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Norbert Bol

JANUARY 3, 2016

Dear readers of strategy blogs, New Year brings a beautiful opportunity to thank you for reading and interacting with me on business strategy, innovation and sustainability. May the New Year open up new ways and new roads to success for you, fulfilling all your aspirations! Norbert Bol. Literature. Filis, G., & Mitrokostas, E.

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Norbert Bol

JULY 10, 2016

2016) demonstrate. In my opinion, traditional hierarchies are getting more and more replaced by networked- or social organizations, where organizational networking, learning and innovativeness are important drivers such as Husain et al. To achieve this, organizations need leadership which can be found everywhere in the organization.

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Norbert Bol

MARCH 6, 2016

Last week I wrote in StrategyBlogs that bridging the gap between strategy formulation and strategy implementation is possible through a true dialogue with your stakeholders. In the current edition of Business Horizons there is an interesting article about secondary stakeholders and their growing influence. Definitions. Norbert Bol.

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Norbert Bol

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Most managers do not resist this pressure as 78% of the managers would reject an NPV (net present value)-positive project if it would lower quarterly earnings, and 80 percent would focus on this short-term metric at the expense of building long-term shareholder value. Norbert Bol. Literature. Martens, M. L., & Carvalho, M.

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Norbert Bol

FEBRUARY 6, 2016

Literature. Alexiev, A. Volberda, H. W., & Van den Bosch, F. Interorganizational collaboration and firm innovativeness: Unpacking the role of the organizational environment. Journal of Business Research , 69 (2), 974-984. Lievens, A., & Mahr, D.

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Norbert Bol

APRIL 3, 2016

In the June 2016 issue of Research Policy there is an interesting article how green jobs differ from non-green jobs. These jobs are less routinised and can be important drivers for innovation and the seeking of new knowledge and skills. Education, especially training on-the-job, is becoming more important. Norbert Bol. Literature. Consoli, D.,

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Norbert Bol

MARCH 20, 2016

2016) came online which proposes that in a modern service approach we should include ecosystem services as well. 2016, in press, corrected proof). In the service industry, suppliers and customers think continuously about improving the process of value creation to remain competitive in a long term perspective. Matthies, B. D’Amato, D.,

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Norbert Bol

MAY 29, 2016

In the upcoming September 2016 issue of the journal Computers in Human Behavior, there is an overview of the scientific literature about the topic of kwowledge sharing in project teams. This will lead to an increase of performance and a reduction of risk. Norbert Bol. Literature. Navimipour, N. J., & Charband, Y.

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Norbert Bol

DECEMBER 6, 2015

In the February 2016 edition of Research Policy, there is an interesting article by Lee & Walsh who studied non-R&D innovation. Innovations are being created in formal Research & Development (R&D) departments, but can also originate outside R&D departments. Norbert Bol. Literature. N., & Walsh, J.

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Norbert Bol

MARCH 13, 2016

Only in very general talks or high level strategies we talk about sustainability in general. Sustainability covers many different unrelated topics varying from environmental, social to economical aspects, which are in their turn also very broad concepts. In these situations we probably only reach out to the Enthusiasts for a moment.

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Norbert Bol

JULY 31, 2016

For the readers of Strategy Blogs I have made a selection of the 2016 non fiction books from the list McKinsey published as they are related to the themes of Strategy Blogs. The Seventh Sense: Power, Fortune, and Survival in the Age of Networks —Joshua Cooper Ramo (Little, Brown & Company, 2016). Norbert Bol.

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Norbert Bol

JUNE 19, 2022

As we discussed in the previous blog , a key element to learning is the strategy that participants in the supply chain pursue. In the previous blog there was a poll question about the strategy. More collaborative strategies, such as contributive strategies and pro-active strategies, are less usual as the poll indicates.

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Open Innovation EU

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

It follows up on trends in education to break the shift towards a more entrepreneurial environment into a model of multisided value creation (Manshanden et al, 2014; Zwaan, 2016). You can create a weighted variant that reveals the nuance in your strategy and company branding. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 31(3), 616–635.

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Norbert Bol

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

2016) presented three models on supply chain sustainability: Reactive strategy Results are achieved through the implementation of sustainability codes of conduct with a focal company using assessment to measure the results. How would you characterize the strategy towards supply chain sustainability in your practice? Gosling, J.,

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Norbert Bol

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

2016, in press, corrected proof). Achieving collaboration with diverse stakeholders—The role of strategic ambiguity in CSR communication. Ambiguity can be useful to create common ground on sensitive topics or it can help in finding consensus on controversial topics or allows flexibility in crisis situations. Norbert Bol. Literature.

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Norbert Bol

MARCH 28, 2016

Last week I wrote in my Strategy Blog ‘ Creating more value in services ‘, that more value can be created in services when ecosystem services are included. 2016, in press, corrected proof). Industrial Marketing Management. This article also points out that more diversity is needed when it comes to value creation.

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Norbert Bol

APRIL 10, 2016

In the July 2016 issue of Research Policy there is an interesting article (Schemmann et al., 2016) that focuses on the characteristics that determine whether an idea is going to be implemented by the crowdsourcing company. Most studies about idea crowdsourcing focus on the phase of idea generation. Norbert Bol. Literature. Chappin, M.

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Norbert Bol

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

The World Economic Forum’s chief economist Jennifer Blanke wrote in 2016 “GDP is a partial, short-term measure, whereas the world needs more wide-ranging and responsible instruments to inform the way we build the economies of the future.” 2016), Beyond GDP – is it time to rethink the way we measure growth? Literature. Chainey, R.

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