Open innovations management cluster

Cluster activities

Ongoing projects:

The project AISTIS is aiming at the development of complex methodology for an evaluation of national innovation system with regard of its evolution towards open innovation ecosystem. The methodology integrates the analysis of macro, mezzo and micro levels. The original empirical data sets will be collected, including the unique sets of macro indicators, pointing to the innovation system openness enabling constituents, primary quantitative data on open innovation management practices, processes, and capabilities in Lithuanian organizations, and case study based qualitative data on the enablement of open innovation within different social contexts (clusters, industrial networks, communities, and etc.). Project is oriented towards the collection of original, new and internationally compatible data sets, that would reinforce the new innovation policy making in Lithuania as it progresses towards the new value added generation and wealth generation conditions as it moves to the category of developed countries, and transition based growth sources expire. The original macro data sets will allow the comprehensive analysis of national innovation system development, original qualitative data sets from 500 organizations will enable evaluation of the typology and interaction profiles of the actors within open innovation ecosystem, as well as identify other important system parameters. Qualitative case studies conducted will allow understanding and evaluation of particular open innovation ecosystem functioning parameters within various social systems (clusters, communities, networks, and etc.).

Project “Open innovation ecosystems: enabling interactions of technological, institutional and social constituents“, funded by Research Council of Lithuania. Head of a project – prof. dr. M. Petraitė, members: prof. dr. Max von Zedtwitz, prof. dr. J. Sekliuckienė, prof. dr. B. Janiūnaitė, assoc. prof. dr. L. Užienė, PhD Candidate V. Dlugoborskytė, PhD Candidate R. Morkertaitė, PhD Candidate J. Čeičytė.

Participation in conferences:

• Prof. dr. M. Petraitė participated and presented a topic ”The integration of responsibility dimensions in open innovation management: conceptual model” in international conference EURAM 2015, Warsaw, Poland (June 17-20, 2015)
• Prof. dr. M. Petraitė virtually participated and presented a topic „What Skills and Competences are required to Implement Open Innovation?“ in international conference ISPIM XXVI, Budapest, Hungary (co-authors  Podmetina D., Lappeenranta University of Technology, Joachim Hafkesbrink, Rhein-Ruhr Institute for Applied System Innovation e.V. (RIAS), Roman Teplov, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Justyna Dąbrowska, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Kouvola) (June 14-17, 2015).
• Prof. dr. M. Petraitė participated and presented a topic „Designing and Developing Organizational Competence Portfolio for Open Innovation“ in international conference RADMA 2015, Pisa, Italy (co-authors  Podmetina D., Eric K. Soderquist) (June 23-26, 2015).
• PhD Candidate V. Dlugoborskytė participated and presented a paper in international conference  “Creative Industries and Sustainable Development”, Vilnius, Lithuania (June 25-26, 2015).
• PhD Candidate J.Čeičytė participated and presented a paper in international conference EGOS “Organizations and the Examined Life: Reason, Reflexivity and Responsibility”, Greece (July 2-4, 2015).
• PhD Candidate  J.Čeičytė participated and presented a paper in international conference “Philosophy of Management” organized by St. Anne’s College, Oxford, UK (July, 9-12, 2015).
• Prof. dr. M. Petraitė, Prof. dr. J. Sekliuckienė, PhD Candidate V. Dlugoborskytė and PhD Candidate R. Morkertaitė participated and presented papers in EUROMED Academy of Business conference “Innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainable value chain in a dynamic environment”, Verona, Italy (September 16-18, 2015).
• PhD Candidate Vytautė Dlugoborskytė participated and presented a paper in international conference “Cultural and Creative Industries. Economic Development and Urban Regeneration”, Rome, Italy (December 4-5, 2015).
• Prof. dr. J. Sekliuckienė participated and presented a topic “Transition of service culture across national borders: the role of managers and employees” in scientific conference “QUIS14 : Accelerate the Impact of Service Research”, Shanghai, China (co-authors Saito, H.; Solnet, D.; Kandampully, J.) (June 18-21, 2015).
• Prof. dr. J.Sekliuckienė participated and presented a paper “Exploring the conceptual link between SMEs internationalization and open innovation” in EIBA conference (co-author R.Morkertaitė).

Publications:

• Dlugoborskytė, V., Petraitė, M., & Buse, St. (2015). Linking Entrepreneurial, Strategic and Network Variables in Explaining the Emergence of Born Global R&D Intensive Firm. Social Sciences, 1(87), p. 7-18, Print ISSN 1392-0758, Online ISSN 2029-7319
• Dlugoborskytė, V., Norvilaitė, V., & Petraitė, M. (2015). Creativity and Innovation Management: Team Performance Peculiarities. Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, 3(1), p. 25-39, Online ISSN 2345-0282
• Sekliuckienė, Jurgita. International entrepreneurship: linking entrepreneurial motivation, orientation and network relationship // Amfiteatru economic / Academy of Economic Studies. Faculty of Commerce.  ucharest : Editura ASE. ISSN 1582-9146. 2015, Vol. 17, no. 38, p. 327-341.
• Sekliuckienė, J. Toward international entrepreneurial orientation and networking of born global firms / Jurgita Sekliuckiene // Neostrategic management: an international perspective on trends and challenges / Editors: Ivona Vrdoljak Raguž, Najla Podrug, Lara Jelenc. Cham: Springer, 2016. (Contributions to management science, ISSN 1431-1941), ISBN 9783319181844. p. 159-171.
• L.Užienė “Open Innovation, Knowledge Flows and Intellectual Capital”, Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 213( 2015), p. 1057 – 1062.
• L.Užienė, E.Stankutė “Factors Influencing Intellectual Capital Measurement Practices”, Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 213( 2015), p. 351 – 357.
• V.Januškaitė, L.Užienė “Intellectual Capital Measurements and National Strategy Development: Explaining the Gap”, Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 213( 2015), p. 161 – 166.

Forthcoming:

• Petraitė, M., Janiūnaitė, B. Diversity of innovation culture profiles in business organizations (forthcoming in 2016) Journal of Central and Eastern European management studies Hampp Verlag, Germany. 2013 Impact-Factor SSCI: 0,406.
• Petraitė, M., Janiūnaitė, B. “Driving organizational innovation culture in the transition country: who leads the road? (case of Lithuania)” (forthcoming in 2016) Journal of Baltic Studies studies, Taylor and Francis, Canada, 2014 Impact Factor of 0.217.

Other events:

• Prof. dr. M. Petraitė participated in Erasmus + OI-NET meeting in Paris (March), Athens (September), 2015.
• Prof. dr. M. Petraitė presented a plenary speech “Open Innovation management competence wanted: the voice of European industries (Results from OI – NET European wide industry survey on open innovation management) in the conference Baltic Dynamics 2015, April 27 – 29 d., 2015, Kaunas, Lithuania.
• Prof. dr. M. Petraitė led the industrial seminar “Open Innovation management competence in industry” at Monterrey University of Technology, Mexico, October 19 – 23, 2015.

Seminars, organized on initiatives of the group:

• April 7, 2015, prof. dr. Max von Zedtwitz, GLORAD director, was invited to conduct a seminar for researchers and students „INTERNATIONALISATION OF RESEARCH: building blocks to improve research output“.
• May 6, 2015, prof. dr. Xavier Pavie, professor at ESSEC International Business School, was invited to conduct a seminar for PhD students and researchers „Understanding spiritual exercises: On how „spirituality“ is necessary for action“.
• September 28 – October 2, 2015, prof. dr. Max von Zedtwitz and prof. dr. Cornelius Herstatt were invited to conduct an intensive course for PhD students „Innovation and Global Knowledge Economy“.
• November 2-5, 2015, prof. dr. Hans Ruedinger Kaufmann was invited to conduct an intensive seminar integrated to the Master course of “International business organization”.

Development of young researchers

Preparation of PhD thesis:

• PhD Candidate Jolita Čeičytė, dissertation topic „Management of responsible innovation in business organisations: dimensions of responsibility integration into innovation process”, supervisor prof. dr. M. Petraitė
• PhD Candidate Vytautė Dlugoborskytė, dissertation topic „Managing creative innovation teams in R&D and technology intensive enterprises”, supervisor prof. dr. M. Petraitė
• PhD Candidate Ilma Pranciulytė-Bagdžiūnienė, dissertation topic „R&D and technology intensive open innovation management in business organisations“, supervisor prof. dr. M. Petraitė
• PhD Candidate Aistė Vaišnorė (Gasiūnaitė), dissertation topic „Science and technology knowledge intensive entrepreneurship“, supervisor prof. dr. M. Petraitė
• PhD Candidate Rimantė Morkertaitė, dissertation topic “Enabled by networks internacionalization of born global firms”, supervisor prof. dr. J. Sekliuckienė

Other activities:

• PhD Candidate V. Dlugoborskytė won an Archimedes Foundation scholarship for a scientific study at Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia, 2015/2016.
• PhD Candidate V. Dlugoborskytė won an Erasmus + scholarship for a training at  ESSEC Business School, Paris, France, May – August, 2015.
• PhD Candidate R. Morkertaitė won an Erasmus+ scholarship for training at University of Padova, Italy, October – November, 2015.
• PhD Candidate J. Čeičytė laimėjo won an Erasmus+ scholarship for training at ESSEC Business School, France, April – May, 2015.
• PhD Candidate J. Čeičytė won an Erasmus+ scholarship for training at Wageningen University, Netherlands, October 19 – November 18, 2015.
• November 17 – December 16, 2015, PhD Candidate J. Čeičytė had a course on “Philosophy of Responsible Innovation”, organized by Dutch Research School in Philosophy (Erasmus University Rotterdam University, Wageningen University, Maastricht University, Twente University).

Opposition to dissertations:

• Prof.dr. M.Petraitė opposed to doctoral dissertation at Lappeenrantos University of Technology.
• Prof.dr. M.Petraitė opposed to doctoral dissertation of Laura Liugailaitė – Radzvickienė „Development of intelligence of a city“ Kaunas University of Technology (December 10, 2015).