Review of Managerial Science

Special Issue “Strategic Innovations”

Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Kai-Ingo Voigt, Nuremberg

Innovation itself affects much more than only products or services, seen from a holistic point of view, it mostly affects and subsequently requires a fundamental change of the business model. Such radical changes within the business model are called “Strategic Innovations” (SI). In the long run, SI are in the main not only the creation of growth strategies or new product categories but especially the creation of services or business models that “change the game” and are able to generate a significant new value for customers and other stakeholders.
This special issue aims to contribute to the current scientific discussion by structuring and outlining actual research findings on SI. The special issue is intended to gain deeper insights in the fields of integration, implementation and value generation of SI. Papers are welcome which deal with a variety of theoretical and empirical approaches, such as literature review based research, case-based research or quantitative research from different perspectives. Relevant topics for the special issue are:
• Types and concepts of SI
• Business Model pioneers and follower strategies
• Definitional aspects on SI in distinction to other types of innovations
• SI from different perspectives like an entrepreneurial, a marketing or a leadership perspective
• Concepts for a systematical development of SI
• Cognitive aspects on SI
• Process Model of SI
• Adoption strategies for incumbent players
• Defense strategies for well established companies
• Normative implications for the generation of SI
• SI in eco-systems or corporate networks
• Firm-specific success factors for SI
• Market-specific success factors for SI

Deadlines, Submission and Review Process

Submission deadline (full paper): October 31st, 2010
Reviewer Reports: December 15th, 2010
Revised Paper Submission: January 15th, 2011
Manuscripts acceptance: February 15th, 2011

Authors should ensure that their submitted manuscripts are corresponding to the aims and scope of the RMS (www.springer.com/11846). Manuscripts should be in English and not exceed 6000 words in length. Please kindly read the author guidelines on the journal homepage before submitting your manuscript to ensure it is consistent with the journal style (www.springer.com/11846). Submissions should be labeled as: Special Issue “Strategic Innovations” and sent as attachment (MS word file and/or pdf) to the following e-mail address:

Review_Managerial_Science@yahoo.de

The scientific standards of this special issue of RMS are guaranteed by a rigorous, double-blind peer review process with ad hoc referees and the journal´s internationally composed editorial board.

Further Information

For questions regarding the content of this special issue, please contact the guest editor:

Prof. Dr. Kai-Ingo Voigt
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Chair of Industrial Management
Lange Gasse 20
90403 Nuremberg, Germany

Phone: +49 911 5302 244
Fax: +49 911 5302 238
Mail: voigt@industriebetriebslehre.de