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CfP track on Responsible Innovation in Chains and Networks, July 2-4 Ancona (Italy)
13th WICaNeM conference 2018 on Chain and Network Management <br> <br>Ancona, Italy | July 2 - 4, 2018 <br> <br>Special Track on Responsible Innovation in Chains and Networks <br> <br>Deadline for Abstracts 15-01-18 <br> <br>Track Coordinators: <br>Vincent Blok (Wageningen University, The Netherlands) <br>Edurne A. Inigo (Wageningen University, The Netherlands) <br> <br> <br> <br>Responsible Innovation is an emerging concept to balance economic, <br>socio-cultural and environmental aspects in innovation processes (European <br>Commission 2011). Because technological innovations can contribute <br>significantly to the solution of societal challenges like climate change or <br>the aging of people, but can also have negative societal consequences, it is <br>assumed that social and ethical aspects should be considered during the <br>innovation process. By involving multiple stakeholders in innovation processes <br>at an early stage, "societal actors and innovators become mutually responsive <br>to each other with a view to the (ethical) acceptability, sustainability and <br>societal desirability of the innovation process and its marketable products" <br>(von Schomberg 2013: 63). The consideration of ethical and social aspects <br>during innovation processes will lead not only to technological innovations <br>which are socially acceptable but also socially desirable (cf. Matter 2011). <br>The concept of responsible innovation expresses the ambition to address <br>societal needs, next to the more traditional objectives of innovation like <br>economic growth, profit maximization, competitive advantage etc. <br>Because the concept of responsible innovation is relatively new and still <br>evolving in different directions (cf. Owen et al. 2013; van den Hoven et al. <br>2013), there are several under-researched areas in general, and with regard to <br>chains and networks in particular. Till now, responsible innovation in the <br>private sector is still under-researched (Blok & Lemmens, 2015; Lubberink et <br>al. 2017; Timmermans, 2017). To what extend it the concept of RI applicable in <br>the business context? What are the drivers and barriers of industrial <br>responsible innovation practices? (Blok, Hoffmans and Wubben 2015; Garst et <br>al. 2017)? In the context of the WICaNeM conference on chain and network <br>management, the following research areas are of special interest: <br> <br>1. Till now, most research is done from a policy or socio-ethical <br>perspective and focusing on academic R&D environments, while most innovations <br>take place in commercial or industrial settings (cf. Flipse 2012). It is <br>precisely corporate innovation, which is underrepresented in current research <br>on responsible innovation (cf. Blok and Lemmens, 2015; Blok, Hoffmans and <br>Wubben, 2015; Lubberink et al. 2017). <br> <br>2. Nowadays, it is widely acknowledged that only a few firms have all <br>resources and networks available to innovate in isolation. Most firms innovate <br>in networks and/or together with their supply chain partners. This raises the <br>question how collaborating firms share the responsibility for the innovation <br>they work on. It is precisely innovation in chains and networks, which is <br>underrepresented in current research on responsible innovation. <br> <br>3. The system in which innovation processes are embedded affects their <br>development. There are structural, market, regulatory or financial factors <br>that are external to the responsible innovation process and yet hinder or <br>enhance it (Long et al., 2016). This raises the question on how these system <br>factors influence responsible innovation practices, and more particularly, how <br>these can be shaped to overcome existing barriers in chains and networks. <br> <br>4. Although all industries and sectors can be involved in responsible <br>innovation, sector specific differences are not taken into account in current <br>research and some sectors are underrepresented. It is precisely the agri-food <br>sector, which is underrepresented in current research on responsible <br>innovation. Nanotechnology and ICT for instance are fields of research which <br>are often mentioned in the responsible innovation literature, but in <br>biotechnology, medical technology and food technology we observe similar <br>issues concerning health and/or privacy. Insights from several industries and <br>sectors can help to develop a better conceptualization of responsible <br>innovation and to distinguish sector-specific characteristics of its <br>application. <br> <br>5. Through the concept of responsible innovation, the focus of innovation <br>processes shifts towards societal challenges. These are converted into <br>business opportunities to create new concepts, business models and ways of <br>operating, as well as more efficient approaches to resource exploitation and <br>energy consumption. These opportunities require a different approach to <br>problem solving which diverts significantly from the way we think about <br>solutions, technologies and applications today. The question is to what extent <br>SMEs and start-ups can benefit from these opportunities for responsible <br>innovation, assuming that they are not constrained by a dominant logic, <br>existing heuristics and current practices to problem solving (Scholten and vd <br>Duin, 2015). <br> <br> <br>Given the importance of the emerging field of responsible innovation in the <br>chains and networks, this call for papers aims to deepen management scholars' <br>and practitioners' understanding of how networks and chains can effectively be <br>involved in responsible innovation processes. Therefore, we encourage <br>submission of papers that tackle a broad range of questions, including (but <br>not limited to) the aforementioned areas of special interest. Both empirical <br>and conceptual papers are welcome and we strongly encourage multi-disciplinary <br>submissions in areas such as management, finance, accounting, supply chain, <br>public administration and policy, marketing, organizational behaviour, <br>communication, education, development, sociology and psychology among others. <br>To ensure consideration for this WICaNeM track session, please submit your <br>1000 words abstract to wicanem.mst@wur.nl by <br>January 15th 2018. Each abstract must contain the following: Cover Page; <br>Problem Statement; Objectives; Procedures/methodologies/approaches; Results; <br>Conclusions; References and Authors' preferences for presentation as a paper <br>or poster. Submissions will undergo a double blind peer review. Conditional to <br>acceptance, authors will be invited to submit a full paper by March 1st, 2018. <br>The best scientific papers, associated with paper presentations, will be <br>invited to participate to the Best Paper Award competition and may be selected <br>for publication in the International Food and Agribusiness Management Review <br>(IFAMR). For further questions and remarks, please feel free to contact the <br>track coordinators Vincent Blok <br>(vincent.blok@wur.nl) and Edurne Inigo <br>(edurne.inigo@wur.nl) <br> <br> <br>References <br> <br>Blok, V., Lemmens, P. (2015) "The Emerging Concept of Responsible Innovation. <br>Three Reasons why it is Questionable and Calls for a Radical Transformation of <br>the Concept of Innovation". In: Koops, van den Hoven, Romijn, Swierstra, <br>Oosterlaken (ed.), Responsible Innovation 2: Concepts, Approaches, and <br>Applications (Dordrecht: Springer): 19-35 (DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-17308-5_2). <br> <br>Blok, V., Hoffmans, L., Wubben, E. (2015), "Stakeholder Engagement for <br>Responsible Innovation in the Private Sector: Critical Issues and Management <br>Practices in the Dutch Food Industry", Journal of Chain and Network Science <br>(forthcoming). <br>European Commission (2011) Horizon 2020 - the framework programme for research <br>and innovation. Brussels <br>Flipse, S.M. (2012) Enhancing Socially Responsible Innovation in Industry. <br>Dissertation Delft University <br>Long, T. B., Blok, V., & Coninx, I. (2016). Barriers to the adoption and <br>diffusion of technological innovations for climate-smart agriculture in <br>Europe: evidence from the Netherlands, France, Switzerland and Italy. Journal <br>of Cleaner Production, 112, Part 1, 9-21. <br>Garst, J., Blok, V., Jansen, L., Omta, O. (2017). Responsibility versus <br>Profit: the Motives of Food for Healthy Product Innovation. Sustainability <br>2017. <br>Lubberink, R., Blok, V., Ophem, J. van, Omta, O. (2017). Lessons for <br>Responsible Innoation in the Business Context: A systematic Literature Review <br>of Responsible, Social and Sustainable Innovation Practices. Sustainability <br>2017. <br>Matter (2011) A Report on responsible Research & Innovation Brussels <br>Owen, W., Bessant, J., Heintz, M. (ed.)(2013), Responsible Innovation. <br>Managing the Responsible Emergence of Science and Innovation in Society <br>Chichester: Wiley <br> <br>Pless N, Maak T, Waldman D. (2012) Different Approaches Toward Doing the Right <br>Thing: Mapping the Responsibility Orientations of Leaders. Academy of <br>Management Perspectives. Vol 26, No 4, p. 51-65. <br> <br>Scholten, V.E., Duin, P. v.d., 2015 Responsible Innovation among Academic <br>Spin-offs: How Responsible Practices help developing Absorptive Capacity. <br>Journal of chain and network sciences (forthcoming). <br> <br>Timmermans, J. (2017). Mapping the RRI Landscape: An Overview of <br>Organisations, Projects, Persons, Areas and Topics. In Responsible Innovation <br>3 (pp. 21-47). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64834-7_3 <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>Dr. Vincent Blok MBA <br>Associate Professor in Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Business and Innovation <br>Ethics, Management Studies Group <br>Associate Professor in Philosophy of Management, Technology and Innovation, <br>Philosophy Group <br> <br> <br>Wageningen University <br>Management Studies and Philosophy Group <br>Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN, Wageningen (Building 201) <br>De Leeuwenborch, Room 5060 <br>P.O. Box 8130, 6700 EW, Wageningen <br>T: +31 (0) 317 483623 <br>F: +31 (0) 317 485454 <br>E-mail: vincent.blok@wur.nl <br>Website: www.vincentblok.nl <br>Disclaimer: www.wur.nl/UK/disclaimer.htm <br>_______________________________________________ <br>EASST's Eurograd mailing list <br>Eurograd (at) lists.easst.net <br>Unsubscribe or edit subscription options: http://lists.easst.net/listinfo.cgi/eurograd-easst.net <br> <br>Meet us via https://twitter.com/STSeasst <br> <br>Report abuses of this list to Eurograd-owner@lists.easst.netview formatted text
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