Responsible Innovation : : Business Opportunities and Strategies for Implementation.

• Superior document: SpringerBriefs in Research and Innovation Governance Series
• Author: Jarmai, Katharina.
• Place / Publishing House: Dordrecht : : Springer Netherlands,, 2019.; ©2020.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Research and Innovation Governance Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (101 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 A Brief Introduction to Responsible (Research and) Innovation -- 1.2 Business Opportunities Through Responsible Innovation? A Response in Six Chapters -- References -- Chapter 2: Responsible Innovation in Business -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Defining "Responsibility" and "Innovation" in a Business Context -- 2.2.1 Responsibility -- 2.2.2 Innovation -- 2.3 How Should Companies Be(come) Responsible in Their Innovation Activities? -- 2.3.1 Good Practice Example 1: Responsible Innovation as a Business Model -- 2.3.2 Good Practice Example 2: Responsible Innovation as a Decision Support System -- 2.4 Chapter Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Learning from Sustainability-Oriented Innovation -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Sustainability-Oriented Innovation -- 3.3 Sustainability Versus Innovation? -- 3.4 Drivers for Sustainability-Oriented Innovation Practices -- 3.5 Similarities and Differences Between Sustainability- ­Oriented Innovation and Responsible Innovation Practices -- 3.5.1 Company Benefits -- 3.5.2 Assessment of Added Value -- 3.5.3 Individual Responsibility and Actor Networks -- 3.6 Complementing Responsible Innovation by Learning from Sustainability-Oriented Innovation -- 3.6.1 Intrinsic Motivation of Key Actors -- 3.6.2 Legal Frameworks and Public Funding -- 3.6.3 Investors -- 3.6.4 Company Reputation -- 3.6.5 Combination of Supportive Policy Instruments -- 3.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: What Responsible Businesses Can Learn from Social Innovation -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 Defining social innovation -- 4.1.2 Social Innovation and Economic Growth -- 4.2 Social Innovation Through Innovation Management and Incubation Initiatives -- 4.3 Social Innovation Through Citizen-Motivated Initiatives.

4.4 Social Innovation Through Open Access -- 4.5 Social Innovation Through Addressing Gender Challenges -- 4.6 Chapter Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: RI - A Drain on Company Resources or a Competitive Advantage? -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Product Innovation and RI -- 5.2.1 Product Innovation and RI in Nanotechnology -- 5.2.2 Nanotechnology Company applying RI -- 5.2.2.1 What Does That Mean in Practice? -- 5.2.2.2 Are Benefits in Evidence? -- 5.3 Organisational Innovation and RI -- 5.3.1 Collaborative Design for Biomechanical Devices -- 5.3.2 Widening the Work Force -- 5.4 Process Innovation and RI -- 5.4.1 Mission Zero -- 5.5 Marketing Innovation and RI -- 5.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Engaging Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Responsible Innovation -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Responsible Innovation for Cyber Security Companies -- 6.3 Recruitment Aims and Strategies -- 6.4 Discussion -- 6.4.1 The Importance of Coming Down from the Ivory Tower -- 6.4.2 Standard Ethical Approaches May Not Be Recognised -- 6.4.3 The Need for Expertise in the Target Area -- 6.4.4 Tailoring Is Advantageous -- 6.4.5 The Failure of Standard Academic Approaches -- 6.4.6 One-to-One Instead of One-to-Many -- 6.5 Conclusion and Recommendations -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 7: Towards a Business Case for Responsible Innovation -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Foundations of a Business Case for Responsible Innovation -- 7.3 Leveraging Responsible Innovation to Create Business Opportunities -- 7.3.1 Capacity Building for Responsible Innovation -- 7.3.2 Respecting Ethical Constraints -- 7.3.3 Taking an Inclusive Approach -- 7.3.4 Balancing Interests -- 7.3.5 Anticipating Impacts -- 7.3.6 Co-designing Systems -- 7.4 Open Questions and the Road Ahead -- References.