As Vietnam undergoes rapid socio-economic transformation, its urban areas have emerged as central engines of growth, accounting for more than 70% of the nation’s GDP. However, this rapid urban expansion has outpaced the capacity of existing infrastructure systems, which are increasingly strained by the combined effects of climate change, demographic pressure, and systemic governance challenges. Annual losses from extreme weather events—such as tropical storms, flooding, saltwater intrusion, and landslides—continue to mount, underscoring the urgent need for resilient urban infrastructure capable of withstanding environmental shocks…
By the year 2050, approximately two-thirds of the global population will reside in urban areas. This ongoing demographic transformation is already having significant implications for South Africa, where metropolitan centers are experiencing a steady influx of people seeking employment opportunities, improved living standards, and access to modern services. However, this rapid urban migration is placing enormous pressure on the country’s urban infrastructure. Many South African cities are grappling with the consequences: overburdened and ageing utilities, frequent service disruptions, traffic congestion, and insufficient public services are…
Authors: Roberto Martin N. Galang, Petra Nylund, Xavier Ferràs-Hernández, Alexander Brem Publication date: 2025/7 Source: Esade Working Paper Series, Volume 279, Report number 279, Pages 1-42 Description The paper theorizes artificial intelligence as a novel form of technology that produces new knowledge and encourages the automation of decision-making across multiple fields. The increasing use of AI has led to new institutional processes across organizations. The processes leading to these new organizational structures are distinct from the human-led co-evolution of institutions brought about by the adoption…
Authors: Alexander Brem, Petra A Nylund, Saeed Roshani Publication date: 2024/8 Source: Review of Managerial Science Volume: 18 Issue: 8 Pages: 2441-2464 Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg Abstract Innovation in times of crisis has experienced a flood of research in the wake of recent events. These studies are dispersed over a broad range of fields and do not adequately reflect earlier research or prior crises. To encourage the convergence of related literature streams, we define crisis innovation as an ecosystem-level process to meet the needs of—and overcome…
Authors: Petra Nylund, Alexander Brem Publication date: 2024/7/22 Journal: IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management Publisher: IEEE Abstract: The electric vehicle industry is staggering along an arduous path to dominant design and subsequent mass-market reach. We examine technology-specific factors that influence the emergence of a dominant design and posit that the technologies most central to technological and regional innovation are also those furthest away from establishing a dominant design. We find support for our hypothesized model in a panel data analysis of 2958 electric vehicle patents…
Authors: Petra A Nylund, Alexander Brem, Parul Chaudhary, FEDERICO D’ALBERTI Publication date: 2024/6/5 Journal: International Journal of Innovation Management Pages: 2450006 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Abstract Crisis highlights conflicts but also helps disparate organisations rally around common objectives through forming ecosystemic relationships. To improve future crisis response, we study the influence of crisis-driven transitions on innovation in ecosystems. We illustrate the study with the dynamics of hydrogen innovation at Enel. Here, innovation caters to multiple value propositions; therefore, we define interecosystemic innovation as an…
Connecting The (Invisible) Dots: When Artificial Intelligence Meets Open Innovation Authors: Xavier Ferràs, Petra Nylund, Alexander Brem Publication date: 2024/2/8 Oxford Academic Description Open innovation requires the correct diagnosis of the situation, a differentiated value proposal, and a coherent, consistent action plan. In at least the first phases of this related funnel, open innovation can profit tremendously from artificial intelligence (AI) applications. How? Today, numerous sources of unstructured and scattered information, which may provide strategic insights, are accessible and can be automatically and systematically scanned…
