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RIKON is a research network based at WIT School of Business which carries out funded research projects in the fields of innovation, knowledge transfer and organization networks. RIKON members help to develop the social science of innovation by applying theoretical perspectives from social and organization theory to team-based empirical studies of the creation, translation and adoption of organisational innovations.
Our focus on the social and procedural nature of innovative activities spans a range of theoretical perspectives, and this is reflected in current projects.
Current Research Projects
Theme: Enterprise and industry level innovation practices and processes:
'A Study of Strategic Innovation Practices within the Irish Tourism Industry.' (Alice Denwood)
'Assessing the Innovativeness of Tourism Firms and its Antecedents.' (Margaret Walsh)
'Users as Co-Inventors: A Model for Involving Users in the Early Stages of New Product Development.’ (Sarah Foley)
'An Integrated Model for Managing the Innovation in the early stages of New Product Development in SMEs’ (Clare Flinders)
'An Impact Study on the Professionalisation of Micro/Small Tourism Enterprises through Problem-based Learning' (Jennifer Hussey)
Theme: Knowledge management and knowledge transfer to support innovation
'A Model for Sustained Competitive Advantage: The Role of Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital.’ (Catherine Gannon)
'An Exploratory Study of Knowledge Transfer in the TSSG and its Efficiency through Social Network Analysis.' (Eimear O’ Donoghue)
'Examining the Effect of Interpersonal Relationships and Interpersonal Communication Patterns on Knowledge Transfer Efficiency in Collaborative Networks.' (Leanne Bowe)
Theme: Developing, managing and sustaining innovative organisational networks:
'Managing Rural Tourism Innovation Networks for Enhanced Firm Competitiveness.’ (Barbara Heade-Browne)
'Toward a Model for Developing and Sustaining Successful Rural Entrepreneurial Communities.’ (David Power)
'Collaborative Rural Networks: An Analysis of the Impact of Roles and Relationships between Regional Stakeholders in Rural Environment.’ (Elaine Aylward)
'Beyond Formal Learning Network Structures: An Exploration of Evolving Learning Communities in the Micro-Firm Environment.' (Leana Reinl)
'Overcoming the Customer Generation Barrier: How can Entrepreneurs Strategically Recognise and Capitalise on Major Changes in Business-to-Business Networks?' (Deirdre Fleming)
‘Building and Managing Strategic Destination Innovation Networks in Irish SME’s’ (Amy Hanton)
'An Analysis of the Impact on Individual [Manager] Behaviour of a Management Resilience Training Programme [in a Large Organisation]' (Colin Gibbon)
‘Investigating the Development of Inter-Organisational Dynamic Capabilities within a Destination Management Network.’ (Ann-Maire Ivers)
Theme: Innovation at the customer interface level – customer experiences and customer relating capabilities:
'Examining Customer-Relating Capability of Front-Line Levels in the Tourism and Hospitality Sector.’ (Richard Drohan)
'Designing Tourism Experiences: A Conceptual Framework for the Process of Experience Concept Development.’ (Rosaline Dalton)
'A Framework for Tourism Experience Creation: The Mediating Role of the SME'. (Noel Murray)
Recently Completed Research Projects
Theme: Developing, managing and sustaining innovative organisational networks:
‘An Analysis of the Learning Relationships Amongst Micro-Firm Owner/Managers and Stakeholders in a Small-Firm Learning Network in the Irish Tourism Sector’. (Leana Reinl)
'The Evaluation of Fáilte Ireland's Tourism Learning Network (TLN) Initiative - Modelling Best Practice.' (Jennie Hussey)
'An Investigation into the Uptake and Benefit of Virtual Network Opportunities in the Small Business Tourism Sector.’ (Josephine Matthews)
Theme: Innovation at the customer interface level – customer experiences and customer relating capabilities:
'Building Loyalty: Creating Value through Customer Experiences in the Tourism Sector.' (Martina Donnelly)