Change Management: Getting It Right
Change management is the process of managing change in an organization or community, including any changes that are initiated by groups of people. The process involves identifying and analyzing a change request, determining what factors should be considered and who should contribute to the decision-making process, as well as creating opportunities for new ideas to be heard.
Most managers admit that they could do more on their own with better help from subordinate staff members and colleagues.
To learn more about this topic, read my blog post on Change Management: Getting It Right.
My blog discusses how leaders can improve the way they run their company's change management procedures. Change management is a crucial aspect of the way that organizations are managed and the efficiency and productivity of their processes. It can be difficult to implement changes, but it's important to make those changes that need to be made. The proper method is also important so that a change can be implemented correctly and smoothly as possible. This blog discusses the steps involved in proper change management procedures as well as how leaders can properly integrate change into their companies today.
Title: Collaboration in the New Economy: Challenges and Opportunities for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Sub Title: An Analysis of the Relationship between Collaborative R&D and Innovation in Small Firms.
This article investigates the relationship between collaborative R&D activities of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with innovation outcomes, and how collaboration can be leveraged to overcome barriers to innovation faced by SMEs. Across studies, results, however, are mixed with some finding positive associations, others finding no associations, or negative associations. It is argued that this reflects the fact that collaborations do not occur within a single problem-solving environment but across multiple problem-solving environments. The review concludes that, although collaborative R&D improves the absorptive capacity of a firm, its ability to leverage new knowledge and create innovation depends also on the firm’s ability to adapt its existing business model.
Title: Collaboration in the New Economy: Challenges and Opportunities for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Sub Title: An Analysis of the Relationship between Collaborative R&D and Innovation in Small Firms.
This article investigates the relationship between collaborative R&D activities of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with innovation outcomes, and how collaboration can be leveraged to overcome barriers to innovation faced by SMEs. Across studies, results, however, are mixed with some finding positive associations, others finding no associations, or negative associations. It is argued that this reflects the fact that collaborations do not occur within a single problem-solving environment but across multiple problem-solving environments. The review concludes that, although collaborative R&D improves the absorptive capacity of a firm, its ability to leverage new knowledge and create innovation depends also on the firm’s ability to adapt its existing business model.
Title: From the Editor: The Next Industry
Sub Title: A look at how India’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector can thrive.
Industry 4.0 and the Fourth Industrial Revolution are changing the way enterprises operate, resulting in more connected, digital and collaborative ecosystems. In such a scenario, India’s MSME sector can look to leverage Collaborative Economy models for growth opportunities. The article suggests ways in which MSMEs can harness collaborative economy models to become more productive and profitable.
This article was published in the ‘International Journal of Production Research’ (Vol 56, Issue 1). It is freely available online from Taylor & Francis Online .
Title: Collaborative Innovation for Corporate- Driven Enterprise Networks – An Exploratory Study of the Swedish KRAV Standard
This article provides empirical evidence that collaborative innovation is a vital process for corporate-driven enterprise networks. The case study of a Swedish food standard indicates that the use of collaborative innovation leads to synergies and increases the ability to innovate within the collaborating enterprises. By leveraging a learning network, situated in an industry with rapidly changing consumer preferences and strong environmental pressure, increased productivity, value creation, and competitiveness were achieved in the participating firms. In particular, social networking emerged as an important asset in learning processes which enhanced knowledge diffusion within and between enterprises.
Title: Collaboration as a Solution-Based Process in the Water Sector.
This article will discuss how collaboration is a solution-based process that can be used as an alternative to traditional problem-solving techniques for solving water sector challenges in India. Water scarcity, pollution and sustainability are issues which are faced by many municipalities around the world. The study concludes that through the application of collaboration, a group of stakeholders (stakeholders) can work together to come up with innovative solutions and implement projects that address these issues.
This article was published in International Journal of Production Research . It is available online from Taylor & Francis Online .
Title: Social Networks and Sustainability in the Water Sector
This articles describes the social networks that are used in the water sector. The author argues that there is a need for the use of social networks in order to improve sustainability. The author describes how social network theory and research can be used, with regards to sustainability. The current systems of addressing water issues are inadequate as they do not consider the relationship between humans and their environment. Through collaboration with stakeholders, policy makers can address this issue effectively. Collaboration also helps externalise costs and is therefore a more ecologically sustainable method of dealing with water issues than other more traditional methods such as centralised decision making systems or free market mechanisms which suffer from externalities (Ostrom, 2009).
Title: Collaborative Watershed Management
This article describes collaborative watershed management and the benefits it can bring to communities. It argues that working with local communities can be effective in sustainable water management. The authors suggest that engagement in community level collaborative initiatives will support efforts of stakeholders to develop policies for sustainable water resources management.
Title: Collaborating for Climate Change Adaptation.
This article explores how collaborative learning networks are an emerging innovation strategy by which national governments can address issues of climate change adaption. Through the application of collaboration, networks can be established to facilitate knowledge diffusion through a variety of different channels, including social networking and information dissemination via various websites such as YouTube and Wikipedia. The review concludes that national governments must adopt a more collaborative approach in order to engage stakeholders, provide access to knowledge, and develop innovative solutions for climate change adaptation.
Title: Collaborating for Climate Change Adaptation This article describes the need for collaboration in addressing climate change issues. The author argues that different stakeholders have different knowledge which can help address climate change issues. He further argues that this diverse knowledge is not available within the government by itself and therefore collaboration is a more effective means of addressing climate change issues than the traditional decision making process (Ostrom, 2009).
Conclusion:
Collaboration is a key concept for addressing climate change and other environmental issues. Collaborative networks are an important component of government policy, as governments should be engaging stakeholders to access their diverse knowledge and have them play a part in decision making. However, the success of such engagement is dependent on how well the government engages with stakeholders and how intelligently it acts upon this information. The article concludes that collaboration provides governments with a means to gain diverse knowledge which can be used in decision making (Ostrom, 2009).
The article reviewed all the proceedings that were published by Nobel Foundation, who awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009. It was published online by Taylor & Francis Online at: https://www.tandfonline.