Papers by Annabeth Aagaard
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
Industrial Marketing Management
River Publishers eBooks, 2016
International Product Development and Management Conference, June 11-13, 2018, Porto, Portugal., 2018
A number of researchers and practitioners emphasize the potentials of creating value through sust... more A number of researchers and practitioners emphasize the potentials of creating value through sustainable business models. However, little attention has been paid as to how sustainable value is created and implemented into the organization and how sustainable value is perceived by the customers. This research gap is explored empirically through a case study of active facilitation and implementation of sustainable business models as experience internally and externally among two hotels’ employees and customers. The findings reveal different key control mechanisms in sustainable value creation and value capture through sustainable business models and sustainable service innovation. The managerial implications of creating and implementing sustainable business models in ways that are perceived sustainable by customer, stress the need for employee engagement, customer involvement, and targeted and personal communication educating internal and external sustainability ambassadors.QC 20190430</p
Creativity and Innovation Management, 2021
In today's business environment, digitalization plays a key role in establishing competitive ... more In today's business environment, digitalization plays a key role in establishing competitive advantage and developing new business models. However, little is known about business model innovation (BMI) processes and practices of small and medium‐sized enterprise (SMEs) in their digital venturing. Thus, the aim of this paper is to address this research gap by investigating the process activities of SMEs in effectively building new business models through digitalization. Through a case study of 18 SMEs, document studies and 36 interviews, we explore the BMI processes during the case companies' digital transformation. The research results identify four critical BMI process activities: (1) assessing the environment in search of new opportunities, (2) conveying a sense of urgency, (3) exploring and testing new opportunities through experimentation and (4) handling decision‐making with a combination of intuition and data. Finally, our study reveals managerial implications related ...
Effective Knowledge Management Systems in Modern Society, 2019
The aim of this chapter is to explore and explain how knowledge management strategies are impleme... more The aim of this chapter is to explore and explain how knowledge management strategies are implemented effectively across divisions through the application of change agents in the shape of so-called “knowledge ambassadors.” Knowledge ambassadors can play an active role in supporting knowledge sharing and effective integration of knowledge management strategies. The chapter is based on a three-year longitudinal participative case study of the implementation of a knowledge management strategy across an organization and its seven geographically dispersed divisions. The results of the study reveal different steps and key activities in effective implementation of a knowledge management strategy and how knowledge ambassadors play a vital role in effective integration of knowledge management tools, continuous support of knowledge sharing practices, and in developing a knowledge culture within the organization.
The objective of this paper is to obtain application-oriented knowledge of what creates growth in... more The objective of this paper is to obtain application-oriented knowledge of what creates growth in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The paper aims at identifying and describing key internal business processes that contribute to growth through a longitudinal study of eleven SME case companies located in a low-growth region. The findings of the study reveal six key growth-facilitating themes that are critical when actively supporting firm growth in a low-growth region.
Academy of Management Proceedings, 2021
Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, 2019
International Journal of Knowledge Management, 2013
The purpose of this study is to examine how knowledge management strategies can be implemented ef... more The purpose of this study is to examine how knowledge management strategies can be implemented effectively across divisions and what role change agents in the shape of so called ‘knowledge ambassadors’ can play in actively supporting knowledge sharing and effective integration of knowledge management strategies. Through a three year longitudinal participative case study the implementation of a knowledge management strategy is examined within the Danish Road Directorate and its seven geographically dispersed divisions. The results of the study reveal different steps and key activities in effective implementation of a knowledge management strategy and how knowledge ambassadors play a vital role in effective integration of knowledge management tools, continuous support of knowledge sharing practices and in developing a knowledge culture within the organisation. The contributions of this paper lie in the participative and longitudinal examination of effective knowledge management strate...
In this theoretical review we investigate how selected HR practices can help overcome some of the... more In this theoretical review we investigate how selected HR practices can help overcome some of the challenges European companies face in establishing a basis for continuous innovation and thereby economic performance. In particular the front end of innovation has received growing attention and is being emphasized as a key element in innovativeness. If HR is to support these activities, which the function is supposedly skilled to do, but unfortunately less often involved in, focus should be on broader issues like a team based organizing, founded on a questioning attitude and a management style with a high level of empowerment (trust and acceptance of risk of failure). In addition classical HR themes like recruitment, training and development have to be reinterpreted in a context of heterogeneity and polyvalence. Finally performance management and talent management is suggested to play a more profound role emphasizing exclusive values and rational goal oriented behavior among employees...
2018 Global Internet of Things Summit (GIoTS), 2018
The development of a LoRa network based IoT systems from ideation to realization and initial pilo... more The development of a LoRa network based IoT systems from ideation to realization and initial pilot deployment is presented in this study including a case study from an entrepreneurial business development aspect. It is found that utilization of state of the art new components such as LoRaWAN industrial gateways and individual off the shelf sensing nodes can be very beneficial for short pilot studies. A well-defined target for the IoT project in addition to fast development cycles both for the technology and business development paths with minimum redundant tasks to maintain agility are necessary for successful pilot IoT systems deployment with real market adaptation in smart cities and scaling up capabilities.
Electronics, 2021
The use of digital technologies such as Internet of Things and advanced data analytics are centra... more The use of digital technologies such as Internet of Things and advanced data analytics are central in digitally transforming manufacturing companies towards Industry 4.0. Success cases are frequently reported, and there is clear evidence of technology interventions conducted by industry. However, measuring the impact and effect of such interventions on digital maturity and on the organizational adoption can be challenging. Therefore, the research aim of this paper is to explore how the combination of the different methods of Industrial Internet Playground (IIP) pilots, Shadow Infrastructure (SI) and digital maturity assessment can assist in conducting and documenting the technical, as well as organisational, impact of digital interventions. Through an elaborate literature review of existing digital maturity assessment tools and key dimensions in digital transformation, we have developed a digital maturity assessment tool (DMAT), which is presented and applied in the paper to identif...
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