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A conceptual framework for the measurement of innovation capability and its effects
Saunila, Minna; Ukko, Juhani (Emerald Group Publishing, 19.10.2012)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to clarify the concept of innovation capability and to show how the linkage between innovation capability and performance measurement can be formed. Design/methodology/approach The ... -
Building Sustainable Innovation Through Changes in Employee Behavior and Organizational Capabilities
Saunila, Minna; Ukko, Juhani; Rantala, Tero
Contributions to Management Science book series (Springer, Cham, 12.05.2021)Recent research has highlighted the potential of employee behavior and organizational capabilities to enhance the sustainable renewal and change process. Research investigating various dimensions of employee behavior and ... -
Company capabilities and implementing real-time activities
Nasiri, Mina; Ukko, Juhani; Saunila, Minna; Rantala, Tero (Routledge, 31.05.2021)This chapter focuses on the capabilities required for the successful implementation of real-time activities within a manufacturing company. Operating in real time is one of the important digitally enabled activities in ... -
Comprehensive performance measurement and management—Innovativeness and performance through reflective practice
Ukko, Juhani; Saunila, Minna; Hildén, Sanna; Tikkamäki, Kati (Emerald Publishing Limited, 04.09.2017)Purpose The purpose of the study is to investigate how organizations can exploit performance management through reflective practice to foster innovativeness and performance. Design/methodology/approach A ... -
Creating value with sustainable production based on real-time simulation
Saunila, Minna; Ukko, Juhani; Heikkinen, Janne; Semken, Scott; Mikkola, Aki (Routledge, 31.05.2021)This chapter describes research into physics-based real-time simulation from a business perspective and provides guidance for further studies. Despite the increasing amount of research into simulator-driven design and ... -
Determinants of the Digital Orientation of Small Businesses
Saunila, Minna; Nasiri, Mina; Ukko, Juhani; Rantala, Tero (Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 07.10.2020)A company oriented toward digitalization recognizes digital resources throughout the company and integrates them with value creation. Digital orientation, formed by a combination of market orientation, entrepreneurial ... -
Digital Business Models and Financial Performance: On the Importance of Business Renewal
Saunila, Minna; Ukko, Juhani; Rantala, Tero; Holopainen, Mira; Nasiri, Mina
Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics (Springer, Cham, 20.02.2024)This study focuses on the mediating role of business renewal in the relationship between digital business models and financial performance. An enhanced understanding of the direct and indirect influences of digital business ... -
Digital Transformation of Organizational and Management Controls—Review and Recommendations for the Future
Seppänen, Sami; Saunila, Minna; Ukko, Juhani (Springer, Cham, 24.09.2023)The digital transformation underlying the fourth industrial revolution—Industry 4.0—is making headway at an increasing pace. The way we work and live is changing fundamentally, and the opportunities that digitalization ... -
Digital transformation with digital twins - distinct mechanisms of enabling and controlling uses
Saunila, Minna; Holopainen, Mira; Nasiri, Mina; Ukko, Juhani; Rantala, Tero (Taylor & Francis, 20.06.2022)This study examines the connection between digital twin mechanisms and digital twin uses. We examined digital twins through three dimensions: navigation; interaction; and discovery. The effects were examined by considering ... -
Does Innovation Capability Really Matter for the Profitability of SMEs?
Saunila, Minna; Ukko, Juhani; Rantanen, Hannu (John Wiley & Sons, 16.05.2014)The study examines the relationship between innovation capability and firm profitability. The study has been executed by conducting a web‐based survey in Finnish small‐sized and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Previous ... -
Effectiveness of innovation capability development methods
Ukko, Juhani; Saunila, Minna; Parjanen, Satu; Rantala, Tero; Salminen, Juho; Pekkola, Sanna; Mäkimattila, Martti (Taylor & Francis, 26.09.2016)The literature presents numerous methods and practices for facilitating organizational innovation capabilities. Less attention has been paid to indicating the actual impact of these methods on different aspects of innovation ... -
Environmental impacts of manure management based on life cycle assessment approach
Havukainen, Jouni; Väisänen, Sanni; Rantala, Tero; Saunila, Minna; Ukko, Juhani (Elsevier, 20.04.2020)Horse manure is often a cost for horse owners, and in most cases, it is underutilized when its status as biodegradable waste means that it could potentially be used in renewable energy production and serve as a source of ... -
Exploring added value through the service process: A comparative multiple case study
Pekkola, Sanna; Ukko, Juhani (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2016)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is threefold: first, to evaluate how the service process of the market leader differs from the other actors’ processes and whether the service process explains the success of the market ... -
Exploring the effects of digital business strategies and technology scanning on company performance
Saunila, Minna; Ukko, Juhani; Nasiri, Mina; Rantala, Tero; Sore, Sariseelia (Routledge, 10.03.2023)Digital technologies play an important role in ensuring the competitiveness of technology brands. However, such technologies can pose great challenges to companies, particularly when the adoption of connected products, ... -
Facilitating innovation capability through performance measurement: A study of Finnish SMEs
Saunila, Minna; Ukko, Juhani (Emerald Group Publishing, 06.09.2013)Purpose The study aims to clarify the issue of whether measurement has a positive effect on different aspects of innovation capability. The study contributes to the current understanding in two ways; first by presenting ... -
Facilitating SMEs' profitability through total quality management: the roles of risk management, digitalization, stakeholder management and system deployment
Lepistö, Kari; Saunila, Minna; Ukko, Juhani (Emerald Publishing Limited, 28.12.2021)Purpose - This study investigates the effect of total quality management (TQM) on small and medium enterprises (SMEs)’ profitability by examining whether the new TQM dimensions of risk management, digitalization, stakeholder ... -
Identifying Strategies for Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Rantala, Tero; Saunila, Minna; Ukko, Juhani; Rantanen, Hannu
Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business In Association with Future Earth (Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 23.02.2019)This chapter focuses on strategies for sustainable entrepreneurship. This chapter increases the understanding of which sustainable innovation strategies are emphasised in different sustainable entrepreneurship strategies. ... -
Industry 5.0 Adoption Among Heavy Machinery Producers: The Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Social Sustainability Facilitation
Valtonen, Alena; Saunila, Minna; Rantala, Tero; Ukko, Juhani
Palgrave Studies in Cross-disciplinary Business Research, In Association with EuroMed Academy of Business (Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 26.11.2023)This chapter investigates the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in generating social sustainability among operators of heavy machinery in an Industry 5.0 setting. The well-being of industrial workers is an integral ... -
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 ...