Selaus tekijän mukaan kokoelmassa "Saunila, Minna"Tieteelliset julkaisut
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Intangible aspects of innovation capability in SMEs: Impacts of size and industry
Saunila, Minna; Ukko, Juhani (Elsevier, 21.03.2014)In the current literature, developing innovation capability in an organization is increasingly important. The approach of this study is quantitative. The data for the study were gathered using a web-based questionnaire ... -
Interplay between economics and environment: determinants of sustainable solutions
Rantala, Tero; Saunila, Minna; Ukko, Juhani; Havukainen, Jouni (Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 15.06.2019)The debate on sustainable development has long focused on the determinants promoting sustainable development. Some scholars have discussed environmental determinants, such as energy savings, pollution prevention, waste ... -
Managing continuous innovation through performance measurement
Saunila, Minna (Emerald Publishing, 20.03.2017)Purpose: To define measures that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can use for evaluating continuous innovation and to analyze types of SMEs, according to the innovation measures they use and their characteristics ... -
Managing digital-twin lifecycle – recognition and handling of business risks
Rantala, Tero; Saunila, Minna; Ukko, Juhani; Kortelainen, Juha; Zeb, Akhtar; Mikkola, Aki (Routledge, 31.05.2021)While the adoption of digital twins among industrial companies is growing due to rapid developments in available solutions, the utilization of digital twins as a part of company operations and management is a new phenomenon. ... -
Managing performance and learning through reflective practices
Saunila, Minna; Ukko, Juhani; Tikkamäki, Kati (Emerald Group Publishing, 07.12.2015)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the role of performance management (PM) in the use of reflective work practices. Design/methodology/approach The empirical evidence was collected during a one-year, ... -
Matrix structure for supporting organisational innovation capability
Saunila, Minna; Mäkimattila, Martti; Salminen, Juho (Inderscience, 30.10.2013)The importance of an organisation's capability to produce innovations has been noticed to be increasingly important. Previous literature has discussed appropriate organisational structures for innovation activities. The ... -
Mobilizing management controls in innovation projects
Saunila, Minna; Svensson de Jong, Ilse (Routledge, 01.09.2022)The increasing number of innovation projects in today’s business has emphasized the need for more research on what management controls are mobilized in managing innovation. In this chapter, it is therefore examined whether ... -
Open Collaboration and Digital Technologies in the Context of Environmental Innovations
Miranda, Luis Francisco; Pertuz, Vanessa; Cruz Cázares, Claudio; Saunila, Minna (Routledge, 08.12.2021)Digital technologies are a valuable strategy for finding, identifying, combining and integrating external knowledge, as well as for generating new organizational forms to develop innovative solutions. At the same time, ... -
Performance measurement approach for innovation capability in SMEs
Saunila, Minna (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 08.02.2016)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a framework for improving innovation capability through performance measurement in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The development of an organisation’s innovation ... -
Performance measurement system implementation in a turbulent operating environment
Pekkola, Sanna; Saunila, Minna; Rantanen, Hannu (Emerald Group Publishing, 12.09.2016)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how a performance measurement system (PMS) can be designed for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in a turbulent environment. The current models and ... -
Real-time simulation strategies : Implications for operational excellence and sustainability performance
Saunila, Minna; Nasiri, Mina; Ukko, Juhani (Routledge, 31.05.2021)This chapter identifies possible strategies for utilizing real-time simulation in the context of industrial production. The literature review offered provides a framework to assess and map the crucial elements of real-time ... -
Reflective practice as a determinant of performance outcomes in services
Saunila, Minna; Ukko, Juhani (Emerald Group Publishing, 16.11.2015)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the outcomes of reflective practices in services. The paper contributes to the current understanding of the relationship between reflective practice and outcomes by presenting ... -
Reframing Technological Innovation Capabilities: Empirical Evidence and a Framework for Study
Saunila, Minna; Pertuz, Vanessa; Pérez, Adith (Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 23.10.2020)A firm’s technological innovation capabilities are dependent on the cultivation of strategic expertise and competitive technologies. Current literature does not adequately represent the wide-ranging perspectives on this ... -
Sustainability as a driver of green innovation investment and exploitation
Saunila, Minna; Ukko, Juhani; Rantala, Tero (Elsevier, 27.11.2017)This paper examines what drives green innovation investment and exploitation with regard to sustainability. The specific focus of this paper is on company valuations of different dimensions of sustainability and their ... -
Sustainable competitive advantage through the implementation of a digital twin
Ukko, Juhani; Rantala, Tero; Nasiri, Mina; Saunila, Minna (Routledge, 31.05.2021)This chapter discusses how and under what conditions firms implementing digital twins can build a sustainable competitive advantage. A digital twin refers to a precise virtual copy of a machine or system that can be utilized ... -
Sustainable development: Implications and definition for open sustainability
Ukko, Juhani; Saunila, Minna; Rantala, Tero; Havukainen, Jouni (John Wiley & Sons, 11.10.2018)This study deals with sustainable development from a triple bottom‐line perspective, including the economic, social, and environmental dimensions. Specifically, this study investigates whether various sustainability factors ... -
The digital twin combined with real-time performance measurement in lean manufacturing
Holopainen, Mira; Ukko, Juhani; Saunila, Minna; Rantala, Tero; Rantanen, Hannu (Routledge, 31.05.2021)This chapter examines the advantages that a digital twin and real-time performance measurement brings to lean manufacturing. The lean manufacturing approach improves operational performance and provides sustainable value ... -
The effects of soft total quality management on the sustainable development of SMEs
Lepistö, Kari; Saunila, Minna; Ukko, Juhani (Wiley, 20.03.2023)This study investigates the soft total quality management (soft TQM) dimensions that affect the environmental and social sustainability of Finnish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), considering the company‘s business, ... -
The relationship between innovation capability and performance : The moderating effect of measurement
Saunila, Minna; Pekkola, Sanna; Ukko, Juhani (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 13.01.2014)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss whether performance measurement moderates the relationship between innovation capability and firm performance. Design/methodology/approach The study was conducted through ... -
The role of performance measurement in developing industrial services
Pekkola, Sanna; Saunila, Minna; Ukko, Juhani; Rantala, Tero (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2016)Purpose - This study examines inter-organisational cooperation in delivering maintenance services, focusing on the level of maturity of this cooperation and the current role of performance measurement in evaluating its ...