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Enhancing competitive advantages and improving company performance through an expolration of innovation resistance behaviours within issues and or challenges of the Internet of Things (IoT)

Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2018.

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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/68799 Enhancing competitive advantages and improving company performance through an expolration of innovation resistance behaviours within issues and or challenges of the Internet of Things (IoT) Swanich, Simon ichelp@gibs.co.za Shang, Gavin UCTD Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2018. This research study explored the phenomenon of innovation resistance behaviours within the context of the Internet of Things (IoT). There have been calls from authors in the academic literature to re-engage with this underappreciated concept, and the IoT presented an environment wherein the presence and importance of these behaviours could be readdressed. The IoT has the potential to impact organisational outcomes and produce substantial financial returns. However, despite this forecasted promise through the use of this available technology, organisations continue to grapple with the effective implementation of its applicability to create and capture value. Multiple issues and/or challenges are present wherein these described resistance behaviours emerge. If resistance cannot be overcome, adoption falters, and organisations will be unable to share in forecasted profits. This research study aimed to assess if further academic and practical insights could be garnered through this perspective to effect better outcomes for organisations. Twelve semi-structured interviews with senior managers from organisations involved across the IoT value chain were performed to explore the concept of innovation resistance in this context of the IoT. First, the research study found that innovation resistance behaviours are indeed relevant and transferable to the IoT. Second, mechanisms enabled through this available technology can be enhanced and used to improve value propositions to influence lower levels of resistance behaviours. Third, despite the advances in this technology-driven era, the fundamentals about the principle of trust featured as a theme deserving greater appreciation and attention. This research study concludes with a framework to guide organisations and managers towards available competitive advantages and improvements in company performance within this developing environment. dm2019 Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MBA 2019-04-04T10:16:44Z 2019-04-04T10:16:44Z 30-Mar-19 2018 Mini Dissertation Shang, G 2018, Enhancing competitive advantages and improving company performance through an expolration of innovation resistance behaviours within issues and or challenges of the Internet of Things (IoT), MBA Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/68799> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/68799 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria
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Enhancing competitive advantages and improving company performance through an expolration of innovation resistance behaviours within issues and or challenges of the Internet of Things (IoT)
title Enhancing competitive advantages and improving company performance through an expolration of innovation resistance behaviours within issues and or challenges of the Internet of Things (IoT)
title_full Enhancing competitive advantages and improving company performance through an expolration of innovation resistance behaviours within issues and or challenges of the Internet of Things (IoT)
title_fullStr Enhancing competitive advantages and improving company performance through an expolration of innovation resistance behaviours within issues and or challenges of the Internet of Things (IoT)
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing competitive advantages and improving company performance through an expolration of innovation resistance behaviours within issues and or challenges of the Internet of Things (IoT)
title_short Enhancing competitive advantages and improving company performance through an expolration of innovation resistance behaviours within issues and or challenges of the Internet of Things (IoT)
title_sort enhancing competitive advantages and improving company performance through an expolration of innovation resistance behaviours within issues and or challenges of the internet of things iot
topic UCTD
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/68799

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