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2022 R&D Management Conference

The R&D Management Conference is an annual event and the 2022 conference “Innovation for people and territories” will be hosted by the University of Trento (UniTn) 11-13th July 2022.

Alberto Nucciarelli, the conference chair, says that despite the economic growth many countries have experienced over the last century, a wide range of inequalities have emerged. All of us now sense them when we look at the pressing environmental, health, social and economic issues that are confronting our society.

A multi-disciplinary approach to innovation is therefore crucial in order to:

  • Identify technologies in which to invest
  • Research the economic, social and legal opportunities and barriers to their adoption
  • Evaluate the implications of their diffusion for people and territories.

The 2022 R&D Management Conference will be a valuable occasion to let different types of knowledge converge and create a momentum to reflect on the types of value that innovation can generate.

Alberto Nucciarelli, Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Management, University of Trento
Alberto Nucciarelli, Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Management, University of Trento

Key dates

31 May, 2022 Full papers submission deadline
9-10 July, 2022 PhD colloquium
10 July, 2022 Welcome event
11-13 July, 2022 R&D Management Conference

Organisers

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Preliminary list of tracks

Click a main heading to see more information about the tracks at rnd2022.org.

1 Platforms and ecosystems

1.1 Industry, cluster and ecosystem emergence

1.2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Origins, Growth, Impact and Challenges

1.3 The Triple Helix Framework and Ecosystem Innovations

1.4 Smart tourism ecosystems in transition

1.5 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education in local ecosystems

 

2 Innovation and digital transformation

2.1 Open Innovation strategies in SMEs

2.2 Open innovation and collaboration in Healthcare

2.3 Innovation by Experimentation: organizational culture, strategies, and tools

2.4 Innovation and digitalization towards sustainability leadership

2.5 Team, leadership and organisation design for creativity and innovation

2.6 Digital Transformation: Are innovative entrepreneurial approaches and mindset required?

2.7 Technological change: path-breaking transitions or polarization outcomes?

2.8 Humanity Driven Innovation: Recombining technologies and humanities to innovate

2.9 The Human side of Innovation and the Innovation side of the Human

2.10 Contextual Specificity in R&D Management

2.11 Value chain networks, industry dynamics and innovation

2.12 Digitization: The impact on firms’ innovation and internationalization strategies

2.13 Strategic Leadership and New Pathways for Radical Innovations

2.14 Strategic / Radical Innovation Management

2.15 Frugal Digital Innovation & Transformation: Impacting Business, Society, and the Environment

2.16 Complexity theories in R&D and innovation management

2.17 IP Management

 

3 People and territories

3.1 The challenges and opportunities of high-skilled migration

3.2 Litigation, protection and enforcement of innovation: social and environmental impact of law

3.3 Innovative finance: the new frontier for sustainability and impact

3.4 Digital transformation of work and organisational design: dealing with changes of skills and profiles

3.5 Digital and enabling technologies for the good of our society

3.6 Gender and other forms of diversity within the firm and innovation

3.7 Organizing for innovation in the cultural sector

3.8 R&D Internationalisation

3.9 The dead end of classical innovation management and unsustainable innovation

3.10 Sustainable economies in the era of digital transformation

3.11 Technological change and its implications for work

 

4 Entrepreneurship and SMEs

4.1 Sustainability and SMEs: what roles for entrepreneurship and innovation?

4.2 Experimentation and Digital Entrepreneurship across firm types

4.3 Business model innovation in SMEs and family firms

4.4 New product development in new ventures: bridging the gap between innovation and entrepreneurship theories in the context of new venture start-ups

Organisers

Enquiries: [email protected]

Conference website www.rnd2022.org

Alberto Nucciarelli, Chair (@AlbeNucciarelli), Erica Santini and Fabio Pieri, co-chairs of the RADMA R&D Management Conference and Doctoral Colloquium 2022.

Track chairs talk about the theme of their track ahead of the 2022 conference. 

Raffaella Manzini, Full Professor, School of Industrial Engineering, LIUC Università Cattaneo

Complexity theories in R&D Management after a time of crisis

The pandemic has increased capability to manage complex systems, says Raffaella Manzini, LIUC Università Cattaneo. When researching a special issue for R&D Management she was positively surprised to find that many organisations were already adopting new models for technology innovation.

Jacob Brix

Strategic / Radical Innovation Management

Radical innovation requires a different skill set to new product developments, but offers a huge opportunity for business growth. Jacob Brix is keen to explore ‘why so few companies are embracing radical innovation?’ in this track in the R&D Management Conference.

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Innovation by experimentation

This track at the R&D Management Conference explores the potential of experimentation, both success and failure, and the implications for the organisation. We are hoping to offer a new perspective on knowledge creation says Alessandro Narduzzo.

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If you are what you eat, is what you eat what you think?

If you had a new technology to design a new food product would you create something new or slavishly produce a replica of a familiar dish? Benjamin Wurgaft is exploring the future of food in his keynote at the R&D Management Conference

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Strategic leadership and new pathways for radical innovation

The challenges reshaping the global economy have seen strategic leaders exploring differentiated ways of enabling radical innovations that will be game-changing. This track in the R&D Management Conference 2022 looks for future-focused answers on ‘how’ strategic leaders can and do pursue radical innovations. We asked co-chair Mariano (Pitosh) Heyden about the influences in this field.

Valeria Dammicco

New product development in new ventures

Crowdfunding, rapid prototyping and the rise of Fab-Spaces are lowering the obstacles to new product development for entrepreneurs but the theories of innovation management have not kept pace, says Valeria Dammicco, who aims to stimulate debate in this track at the R&D Management Conference

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Contextual Specificity in R&D Management

Designing a new electric car or developing a new treatment for Covid – the technologies required set the context for innovation and will influence: risk, timescales, IP strategy, financing requirements and more. This track on contextual specificity at the R&D Management Conference 2022, explores the interaction between the innovation context – particularly scientific or technological  – and R&D management practices.

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Frugal digital innovation and transformation

The need to reuse and repurpose during a time of restricted resources has created a wider resonance for a frugal approach. But there are detractors, hear the debate at the R&D Management Conference.

Andrea Caputo (University of Trento) feat

Sustainability, innovation and the role for SMEs

Climate change and social inequality are of concern to society, but to achieve a twin transition – digital and green – requires SME’s to integrate ethical principle into their business models as well as multinationals, Dr Andrea Caputo argues.

Leading journals will be participating in the tracks at the R&D Management Conference and several have special issues based on the theme of the track.

There are four broad themes and 38 tracks planned for the three days.

Meet the editors at R&D Management Conference 2022

Leading journals will be participating in the tracks at the R&D Management Conference and several have special issues based on the theme of the track.

There are four broad themes and 38 tracks planned for the three days.

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Contextual Specificity in R&D Management – an interview with Jeremy Klein

Managing pharmaceutical drug development is a world apart from managing software development. The timescales are different, the costs are different and the people are different too. Jeremy Klein, Chair of RADMA, explains why contextual specificity is important in R&D Development.

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Submissions open for R&D Management Conference 2022

The organisers of the R&D Management Conference 2022 “Innovation for people and territories” have opened the call for abstract submissions.

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Looking ahead to R&D Management Conference 2022 in Italy

Alberto Nucciarelli, Associate Professor at the University of Trento, announced that the R&D Management Conference 2022 would be held in the Dolomite mountains of northern Italy – we asked him more about his ambitions for the 2022 conference. 

Steve Rader, NASA

Keynotes at R&D Management Conference

Now is the time to change – inspirational speakers provide their insights in the three plenary sessions at the R&D Management Conference

Xiaolan Fu

Innovation under the radar at Wiley Book Club

African firms are innovative but unsupported, argues Xiaolan Fu in her most recent book  ‘Innovation Under the Radar’. The book provides the first survey-based analysis of innovation in the informal economy.

Democratisation of access to IP information

“Although the pandemic has stimulated digital innovations and digitisation of many B2C sectors, the pandemic has made it more difficult for companies developing ‘hard’ technologies,” says Jane List, editor-in-chief of World Patent Information.

Jeremy Hall, University of Sussex

Science policy for sustainable growth – Chris Freeman revisited

2021 marks the centenary of  Chris Freeman’s birth, founder of the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU). An influential economist and science policy advisor, he argued that growth should be sustainable economically and socially. Jeremy Hall, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Engineering and Technology Management is to talk about his work at the R&D Management Conference.

Bram Timmermans

It’s official: the rate of innovation did increase during the pandemic

The rate of innovation during the pandemic has increased, research has revealed, but the long term implications are less certain. Bram Timmermans comments that in May 2020 just over 50% of managers indicated that they have innovated as a result of the pandemic; this increased to 76% six months later.

Charles Noble, University of Tennessee

Greater use of technology platforms in product innovation during the pandemic

Greater use of tools and techniques for innovation will have lasting impacts after the crisis, according to Charles Henry Noble, editor in chief of the Journal of Product and Innovation Management. 

The Doctoral Colloquium of the R&D Management Conference 2021 will be held on 6 July 2021. This vibrant online event, will take a workshop style to enable students to receive customised feedback on their work from established researchers.

Opportunity for PhD students to meet peers and leading academics in R&D Research

The Doctoral Colloquium of the R&D Management Conference 2021 will be held on 6 July 2021. This vibrant online event, will take a workshop style to enable students to receive customised feedback on their work from established researchers.

Professor Beverly Wagner R&D Mangement Conference 2021

R&D Management Conference 2021 – deadline for abstracts 17 March

A new e-poster session will be one of the features of the online R&D Management Conference 2021. The deadline for abstracts and posters is the 17th March 

R&D Management Conference 2021

Innovation in an era of disruption – R&D Management Conference 2021 announces tracks

The disruption of the coronavirus pandemic showed that innovation can happen at faster clock speeds when it is imperative. The R&D Management Conference 2021 ‘Innovation in an era of disruption’ is reviewing the impacts and has just announced its tracks.

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Best papers of the R&D Management Symposium

Choosing the best conference papers from the R&D Management Symposium was a difficult job says Dr Lawrence Dooley, University of Cork, one of the judging panel that also included Prof Ellen Enkel University of Duisberg, Essen, Dr Letizia Mortara, University of Cambridge and Prof Paavo Ritala 

Cyrine Tangour - credit Fraunhofer IMW

Reflections on business model innovation and future vision

Business model innovation is an essential driver of a company’s competitive advantage, however, successful models seem to result from trial and error exercises rather than from a systematic process. This offers an opportunity for scholars to increase the ability of firms to engage a more systematic approach argues Cyrine Tangour.

Sven Schimpf

The Future of R&D and Innovation: Development, models and tools

Dr Sven Schimpf, Managing Director of Fraunhofer Group comments that the future of R&D and Innovation is highly uncertain. “A higher degree of interdisciplinarity, openness, flexibility and digitalisation with a stronger focus on user value are among the developments that we foresee in the future.

Kevin Reuther

Systems Theory Approaches for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research: Gaining novel insight into factors that influence innovation processes and outcomes

Convergence between technologies and approaches stimulates innovation but understanding the multiple interactions can be problematic, Kevin Reuter of West Saxon University discusses the need for a systems approach to research.

Martin Bader

Intellectual Property Management

Digitisation is creating new challenges for intellectual property, Martin Bader discusses this ahead of the R&D Management Conference 

Suchit Ahuja

Frugal Innovation and Digitalization: Crossing Boundaries and Creating Impact

Evidence is busting the myth that frugal innovation is just for global south countries, this approach may provide a mechanism for affordable and sustainable solutions, Suchit Ahuja discusses this phenomenon. 

Claus Lang-Koetz

Enabling sustainability-oriented innovation in R&D management: Organization, frameworks, methods and tools

Although sustainability aspects are included in innovation strategy, it is far from being an integral part of innovation management, observes Claus Lang-Koetz. His track addresses the role of sustainability-oriented innovation in R&D management – from a theoretical but also a practical perspective.

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R&D Management Conference 2020 – tracks cover latest thinking

Innovations across the boundaries – is the theme for the 2020 R&D Management Conference and there are 25 tracks to choose from and we have asked the track chairs to give an insight into what fascinates them about the subject. If you would like to submit an abstract then hurry as the deadline is 10th February.

Laura_Corazza_RnD Track Chair

How can universities, through social impact, support a sustainable future?

Universities all over the world are facing pressure to deliver knowledge in a way that supports a more sustainable development of societies. Emphasis on this ‘third mission’ is creating discussion over the techniques used.

Yufeng Zhang, RnD Track Chair SQUARE

Social Systems and Future Manufacturing (SSFM)

How do social systems shape the development and diffusion of new manufacturing technologies and how will these societal systems be affected by new technological trends? These are the big questions being discussed in this track.

Dirk Meissner

University-Industry owned Joint Laboratories: A new hype?

There is a lot of work done on the third mission, knowledge triangle and triple helix which postulate that universities research should be more aligned to industrial application but the best methods of implementing this are unclear. This track looks at the current findings.

Jean-Michel Dalle

Towards a data science of startups

Details of nearly a million startups from all over the world are now available through publicly accessible databases, this track explores how this wealth of information can be used.

Aurelie Hemonnet-Gujot, RnD Track Chair

Marketing Innovations: Adoption, diffusion and commercialisation

Traditional marketing techniques often prove to be ineffective for the design and diffusion of truly innovative offers, hence the need for a real “innovation marketing” but what techniques are available?

Digital technology has made it much easier to develop, test and launch new products, lowering the barrier of entry for start-ups but should they collaborate with encumbents?  Who wins? Ferran Giones discusses.

Corporate and start-up collaboration: the impact of digital technologies

Digital technology has made it much easier to develop, test and launch new products, lowering the barrier of entry for start-ups but should they collaborate with encumbents? Who wins? Ferran Giones discusses.

Jeremy Klein, RnD Today

Contextual Specificity in R&D Management

Diversity in the different fields of R&D is often overlooked in the drive to create general-purpose frameworks, track chair Dr Jeremy Klein is looking forward to exploring this topic at the R&D Management Conference. 

Raffaella Manzini, RnD Today

The role of Public Research Organizations in industry knowledge generation

The role of Public Research Organizations (PROs) is often overlooked, however these institutes are often engaged in capital-intensive research projects that may incur significant public investment. Raffaella Manzini discusses the role of PROs and their value to industry. 

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Don’t believe the technology hype – track at R&D Management Conference

Over hyped technology is part of the journey – but does this kill or make innovation?  An R&D Management Conference track is exploring the dynamics of technological hype and legitimacy – two phenomena at heart of any technology’s innovation journey. 

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R&D Management Conference: Innovation across Boundaries call for proposals

Look beyond the walls. The call for proposals has opened for the 2020 R&D Management conference: Innovation Across Boundaries: Historical Reflection and Future Vision closing date 28th October 2019

Sebastian Fixon’s keynote on different innovation modes

The Innovation Challenge

In my view, the conference has been a fantastic opportunity to discuss cutting-edge themes with colleagues from all over the world. We discussed the challenges and relaxed within one of the most prestigious engineering university in the world, comments Letizia Mortara.

Is this the age of metanationals? As companies such as Google, Amazon, Unilever, Dyson become effectively stateless, this is creating challenges for R&D managers. The issues were discussed in a keynote for the R&D Management Conference 2019

R&D Management Conference looks to the future of metanationals

Is this the age of metanationals? As companies such as Google, Amazon, Unilever, Dyson become effectively stateless, this is creating challenges for R&D managers. The issues were discussed in a keynote for the R&D Management Conference 2019

Julien Cloarec

Emerging landscapes in a world of 4.0

One of the major challenges we face in the world of 4.0 is how to change the way we think, train and work with data in order to create value

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Record number of submissions to R&D Management Conference

The response to our call for abstracts has been impressive, says Prof. Thierry Rayna, Professor of Innovation Management École Polytechnique.

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R&D Management Conference 2019 call for papers open

The R&D Management Conference 2019 has opened a call for submissions. Topics relating to this year’s conference main topic ‘The Innovation Challenge: Bridging Research, Industry and Society” are welcomed. Deadline March 1st 2019

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R&D Management conference opportunity to discuss observations

The response of established businesses to the perceived threat of disruptive technologies is often counter productive, observes Prof. Thierry Rayna, Professor of Innovation Management École Polytechnique and co-chair of the 2019 R&D Management Conference.

Sihem Jouini is a professor at HEC Paris. R&D Management Conference Paris

Preparing for the R&D Management Conference

The R&D Management Conference moves about the world and is organised by a new team each time, we asked Sihem Jouini, a professor at HEC Paris, to ask her how she got involved.

Jeremy Klein RADMA Chairman

Reflections on the Milan R&D Management Conference

I’ve often been asked what the value of the R&D Management Conference is to a practitioner such as myself. For me, it’s often snippets of ideas that I’ve never come across before.

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Call for special track proposals

“The Innovation Challenge: Bridging Research, Industry and Society” is the theme of the 2019 R&D Management Conference, that will take place from 17-21 June 2019 in Paris. There is a call for proposals that will reflect the themes of the conference.  Suggestions can be seen here and they include subjects […]

Digital revolution changing R&D Management clock speed

Strong industry presence at R&D Management Conference

The digital revolution has impacted every aspect of our lives and for R&D management it has changed the clock speed.  There is increased pressure to ‘get something out there’ and to improve new products iteratively with the involvement of partners and end-users. Accelerated development means that rigorous processes, tools and […]

Marika Arena

Environmental sustainability, social impact and innovation

Companies are increasingly investing in innovation with the intention of generating a social or environmental impact, which requires trade-offs and balance…

Margherita Pero

Managing at the intersection between Innovation and supply chain management

Supply chain innovations can drive business model innovations and vice versa.

The 2018 R&D Management Conference has opened its call for papers - the deadline for abstracts is 15 February 2018.

Call for papers open for R&D Management Conference 2018

The 2018 R&D Management Conference has opened its call for papers – the deadline for abstracts is 15 February 2018.

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A busy time in Leuven!

R&D Management Conference 2017 attendants from academia and business were able to challenge and discuss their insights and the many still open questions we face and dare to ask.

Letizia Mortara

Letizia Mortara to head up new R&D Management Conference office

Dr Letizia Mortara has been appointed head of the R&D Management Conference Office, a new position announced by RADMA chairman Jeremy Klein at the 2017 Leuven conference.

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Jeremy Klein opens R&D Management Conference

A structured approach to R&D Management helps to de-risk innovation and this is why sharing best practice is vital for the discipline, Dr Jeremy Klein, chair of RADMA, said to delegates at the R&D Management Conference

Roberto Verganti

Programme announced for R&D Management Conference 2017

How can we make a difference in a world ‘awash with ideas’? This is one of the keynote addresses at the R&D Management Conference 1-5 July, which provides an opportunity to hear the latest thinking in this progressive field.

Roadmapping software can help capture and share concepts

Embedding roadmapping – the role of software

The programme for the next R&D Management Conference is shaping up. There will be a good mix of sessions of interest both to academia and industry, including a session of the role of software in roadmapping.

‘Very relevant and excellently operationalised paper on the phenomenon of circular economy with focus on cradle to cradle quality standard. This is one of the first works in this area providing such broad empirical evidence’

Best papers presented at R&D Management Conference

‘Very relevant and excellently operationalised paper on the phenomenon of circular economy with focus on cradle to cradle quality standard. This is one of the first works in this area providing such broad empirical evidence’

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R&D Management Conference

A highlight of the year is the R&D Management Conference. The 2016 conference ‘From Science to Society: Innovation and Value Creation’ was held in Cambridge, UK, and the 2017 conference will be held at the University of Leuven, Belgium, from 2-5 July.

Over 300 papers have been presented at the R&D Management Conference representing a huge body of work.

Meet the editors

Over 300 papers have been presented at the R&D Management Conference representing a huge body of work.

Warren East at the R&D Management Conference

Creativity, roadmapping, devising technology strategies: key R&D issues

R&D Today officially launched at R&D Management Conference 2016; community website aims to be ‘trip advisor’ of best practice.

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R&D Management Conference 3-6 July

R&D Management Conference is kindly sponsored by Beko, BP, thyssenkrupp, Routledge Taylor & Francis and Wiley. Sessions will be of interest to academics and practitioners.

Warren East

R&D Management Conference highlights for practitioners

R&D Management Conference includes many sessions of interest to practitioners including keynotes by Warren East of Rolls-Royce plc, Joe de Sousa AstraZeneca, David Teece Haas School of Business and Mark Samuels NIHR.

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