Responsible Innovation : : Business Opportunities and Strategies for Implementation.

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