The Role of Innovation Capability in Achieving Supply Chain Agility
2014 (English)In: Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Management and Behavioural Sciences: “An Interdisciplinary Conference”: June 28-29, 2014 at University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada / [ed] S. Kumar, Society of Management and Behavioural Sciences Canada (SMBS Canada) , 2014, p. 18-18Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Innovation capability has been recognized as important approach for organizations to be competitive. The purpose of this study is to understand how innovation capability, with the notion of cloud computing, trust and open innovation affect supply chain agility.
The main research question to be addressed is How Does Innovation Capability enabled by cloud computing, trust and open innovation affect supply chain agility of a firm?
The methodology used in this study is to review existing literature in innovation capability, cloud computing, trust, open innovation and agility and develop some propositions on how firms can achieve supply chain agility.
Some of the expected results from the study are, development and interaction of trust with cloud computing and open innovation is crucial in innovation capability building process. Second, innovation capability building process enabled by cloud computing, trust and open innovation will influence agility of a firm, leading to firm competitiveness.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Society of Management and Behavioural Sciences Canada (SMBS Canada) , 2014. p. 18-18
Keywords [en]
SCM, innovation capabilities, cloud computing, supply chain agility, trust
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-26567OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-26567DiVA, id: diva2:749253
Conference
11th International Conference of Management and Behavioural Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 28-29, 2014
2014-09-232014-09-232018-03-22Bibliographically approved