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A phenomenological study of innovators attitude to creative problem solving
Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för informationsteknologi och medier.
Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för informationsteknologi och medier.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5315-5450
2009 (English)In: , 2009Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

The aim of this initial study was to investigate innovators attitudes to creative problem solving. A phenomenological method has been used. Five innovators included in present study. The outcome of the analysis of the interviews showed clearly those innovators identify attitude factors as essential to creative problem solving; and that can guide other people.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2009.
National Category
Computer and Information Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:du-15383OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-15383DiVA, id: diva2:745368
Conference
The 17th World Congress on Ergonomics, IEA, August 9-14, 2009, Beijing, China
Available from: 2009-10-20 Created: 2014-09-10 Last updated: 2018-01-11Bibliographically approved
In thesis
1. Idé och innovation
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2012 (Swedish)Licentiate thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Present thesis is to deepen the current knowledge about the concept anddevelopment of ideas of innovators and the potential small businesses in ruralareas has to adopt innovation and new technology. The thesis is limited tostudying the process itself and the progression from concept and development ofideas for invention and innovation to market and customer.The research questions include: What motivates an inventor to innovate? Howto practice innovation in small companies? How are innovators approach toproblem solving? What opportunities exist for small businesses in rural areas toadopt innovations and new technologies?The thesis also discusses on the one hand innovators approaches to motivationand attitude and on the other hand, how ideas are selected and then developed inthe process and progression in the author via the invention to market andcustomer innovation. In the present thesis has been both quantitative andqualitative approach, based on behavioural research.Important conclusions from this thesis is: that the innovation process should bedeleted and recorded by the (basic) idea and author; innovator must remain in thedevelopment of ideas with complementary and alternative ideas, innovationprocess, the progression from idea to innovation should be based on a ʺbottom upʺperspective, where the patent law “previous user rights” supports innovatorsinvolvement in the process and progression

Abstract [sv]

Avhandlingens övergripande syfte är att fördjupa aktuella kunskaper om idéoch idéutveckling hos idégivare och vilka möjligheter småföretagen i glesbygdenhar för att ta till sig innovationer och ny teknik. Avhandlingen avgränsar sig till attstudera själva processen och progressionen från idé och idéutveckling tilluppfinning och innovation för marknad och kund.Forskningsfrågorna omfattar: Vad motiverar en uppfinnare till innovation? Hurpraktiserar man innovation i småföretag? Hur är innovatörers förhållningssätt tillproblemlösning? Vilka möjligheter har småföretag i glesbygden att ta till siginnovationer och ny teknik?Avhandlingen problematiserar å ena sidan idégivarens ansatser till motivationrespektive attityd och å andra sidan hur idéer väljs ut och sedan utvecklas i processoch progression hos upphovsmannen via uppfinning till marknadens och kundensinnovation. I föreliggande avhandling har valts både kvantitativt och kvalitativtangreppssätt, med utgångspunkt från beteendevetenskaplig forskning.Viktiga slutsatser utifrån avhandlingen är: att innovationsprocessen bör utgåoch registreras utifrån (grund‐)idén och upphovsmannen; idégivaren skall finnaskvar i idéutvecklingen med kompletterande och alternativa idéer;innovationsprocessens progression från idé till innovation skall utgå ifrån ett”bottom‐up” perspektiv, där patentlagens föranvändarrätt ger stöd för idégivarensmedverkan i processen och progressionen.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Sundsvall: Mittuniversitetet, 2012. p. 89
Series
Mid Sweden University licentiate thesis, ISSN 1652-8948 ; 85
Keywords
Idé, uppfinning, innovation, småföretag, glesbygd
National Category
Computer and Information Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:du-15357 (URN)978-91-87103-24-7 (ISBN)
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Available from: 2014-10-06 Created: 2014-09-10 Last updated: 2018-01-11Bibliographically approved

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