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Technology Innovation in Economics and Economy Policy

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "C: Energy Economics and Policy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 January 2022) | Viewed by 6939

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Arkadiusz Swiadek

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Department of Innovation and Entreprenurship, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Zielona Góra, Licealna 9, 65-417 Zielona Góra, Poland
Interests: national and regional innovation systems; cluster; innovation policy; spatial and relation economy; business support organization; R&D unit; innovation cooperation; new technology for sustainable economy

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Innovation is that which pulls up the economy all around the world. There is no high speed development without technology change. Some countries are called developed economies; others are developing ones; and the ones in the middle are catching up. Does the situation differ between them in terms of development conditions, innovation sources, obstacles, or effects? Are less-developed countries at the same economy stage as were high-developed countries 20 or 30 years ago? I think, they are not. Perhaps the situation didn’t change at all. They still are developing countries and catching up ones but on a different level. Economy changes as well as the environment. Sustainable development is what drives us on today. Economy policy tools need to evolve according to the new challenges. Why does the innovation policy efficiency differ between countries with similar tools? Are they fitted in properly? Maybe some minor or major changes need to be made, or should completely different solutions be used? These are the reasons why there is a need to look at what has been changing over the last few decades. The new directions are supposed to be created with new tools to strengthen up the policy efficiency for accelerating the economy development. The current global pandemic condition has moved the economies to the different level according to Schumpeterian discontinuity of technology development. It’s the proper time to search for what has changed. What conditions will drive the global economy forward in the next several years?

Prof. Dr. Arkadiusz Swiadek
Guest Editor

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The Complexity of Logistics Services at Transshipment Terminals
by Ludmiła Filina-Dawidowicz and Mariusz Kostrzewski
Energies 2022, 15(4), 1435; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15041435 - 16 Feb 2022
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Transshipment is the process of off-loading an intermodal loading unit (for example, different types of containers, semitrailers, swap-bodies, and so on) from one means of transport (for example, a vessel, a freight railcar, etc.) and loading it onto another. Such a process, as [...] Read more.
Transshipment is the process of off-loading an intermodal loading unit (for example, different types of containers, semitrailers, swap-bodies, and so on) from one means of transport (for example, a vessel, a freight railcar, etc.) and loading it onto another. Such a process, as well as other logistics services related to loading units, may take place at a transshipment terminal, which is the intermediate node added to an intermodal transport network when combining two or more liner services that facilitate freight transport. Growing customer requirements affect transshipment terminal operations and contribute to the development of comprehensive logistics services. Terminal clients expect the delivery of complex services that often pose serious challenges to terminals providing these services. The specific decision-making tools are essential for facilitating the shaping of terminals’ complex service offerings. In this study, we investigated the issues connected to the complexity of logistics services offered by transshipment terminals. The aim was to develop a decision-making approach to assess the complexity of logistics services offered by these terminals. A procedure for the formulation of complex and comprehensive service sets at transshipment terminals, which includes sustainable energy and energy efficiency issues, was proposed. The approach for assessing the complexity of services at terminals handling intermodal loading units was developed, and an appropriate mathematical model was applied. Consequently, indexes of the efficiency and comprehensiveness levels of ordered services in a terminal were proposed. The ranking of decision-making criteria influencing the shaping of complex service offerings was created based on the results of a questionnaire survey distributed among the managerial representatives of terminals located in Poland. The data obtained with the use of a questionnaire survey allowed us to verify the proposed approach. The research results may be useful for the management of transshipment terminals while making decisions on the creation of comprehensive services offered to their clientele. Full article
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Does Crowdsourcing as Part of User-Driven Innovation Activity Affect Its Results? An Empirical Analysis of R&D Departments in Poland
by Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska, Izabela Dembińska, Agnieszka Barczak, Angelika Kędzierska-Szczepaniak, Krzysztof Szczepaniak, Radosław Depczyński and Giuseppe Ioppolo
Energies 2021, 14(18), 5809; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14185809 - 14 Sep 2021
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Entrepreneurs have long been convinced about the power and possibilities of the Internet. Nowadays, the Internet is an integral tool for the functioning of a company, not only as an alternative distribution channel, but also as a channel of information and communication flow, [...] Read more.
Entrepreneurs have long been convinced about the power and possibilities of the Internet. Nowadays, the Internet is an integral tool for the functioning of a company, not only as an alternative distribution channel, but also as a channel of information and communication flow, a means of interaction with the environment. The increasing use of the Internet, and especially of social media, made it possible to escalate the activity of various social groups in various areas of the company’s activity, including innovation, leading to the development of crowdsourcing. Crowdsourcing has redefined the existing production rules and ways of using labor resources. Its potential lies in openness, partnership, resource sharing and global action. There are already many studies on crowdsourcing and innovation, but little attention is paid to the relationship between crowdsourcing and the determinants of innovation activity. Thus, the aim of this research is examining whether the use of crowdsourcing while cooperating with product users in accordance with the concept of user-driven innovation (UDI) has an impact on selected aspects of innovative activity. An original questionnaire was used for the study. Fifty-seven R&D departments in Poland participated in the research. For the purpose of the analysis, the Kendall and V-Cramer tau correlation coefficient was used. These methods are complemented by the Ward agglomeration method. The research results show a cooperation with consumer results in the development of innovative activities in the studied R&D departments of enterprises in Poland. Using crowdsourcing results in the introduction of more product innovations, the introduction of new or significantly improved technological processes, as well as the implementation of a greater number of research and development projects. Full article
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