The main theme of this book is digital transformation, with artificial intelligence at its core. It shows how this transformation upsets the world pecking order as China catches up with the US and as tech giants from the two countries take on key roles in the digital innovation race.
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CIMR Research in Focus 10: TRIGGER final report published and using new technologies to generate impact
CIMR Research in Focus is a quarterly series presenting a curated list of blogs from the Centre of Innovation Management Research. Here we discuss our main achievements in the first three months of 2022.
Governments’ use of crowdsourcing during COVID-19: some insights from a study of crowdsourcing challenges
In our article published in the Public Administration Review’s Viewpoint series, we aim to understand to what extent have the governments worldwide and public administrations more generally used crowdsourcing to tackle issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
How does academic research generate arts and culture-related impact?
In a recent report, Dr Federica Rossi, in collaboration with NCACE, has carried out an exploratory analysis of impact case studies submitted to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014, with the objective to identify the key actors and processes involved in the generation of arts and culture-related impact.
What interventions should universities implement to increase their diversification or specialization in knowledge exchange?
In their new paper, Federica Rossi and Abhijit Sengupta analyse what kinds of interventions are associated with greater diversification, or conversely greater specialization, in universities’ knowledge exchange profiles.
Engaged scholarship: addressing regional inequalities in innovation opportunities for BAME and disabled entrepreneurs
Two studies conducted by CIMR researchers on regional inequalities in support for entrepreneurs with disabilities and from ethnically diverse backgrounds have helped to aid understanding of the importance of context for entrepreneurial support for both groups.
Helen Lawton Smith asks what exactly did TRIGGER trigger?
The TRansforming Institutions by Gendering contents and Gaining Equality in Research (TRIGGER) was a project to understand the underrepresentation of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Medicine (STEMM) subjects in academia, and the institutional changes needed.
Future entrepreneurs: exploring paradigms in the entrepreneurial learning experience
In the recent book chapter, Prof Helen Lawton Smith and Dr Muthu De Silva present a unique multidimensional approach to supporting future entrepreneurs at Birkbeck University of London, “London’s evening university”.
CIMR Research in Focus 9: Looking ahead to 2022
A very Happy New Year from all of us at the CIMR! We have had a busy end to the year and there is lots to look forward to in 2022.
Asymmetry of power and transnationality
In her book “Transnational Corporations and International Production. Concepts, Theories and Effects” (2019) prof. Grazia Ietto Gillies reflects on the asymmetry of power between transnational companies and actors whose operations are confined by national borders.