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1. www.savonia-amk.fi INNO-FOREST working methods:Personal case studiesReport

2. I Personal case studies • Case study protocol and interview guidelines for students of the IP by Gerhard Weiss • Each student will write a case study report (about 10 – 15 pages) • Final report By 24 June 2005 to Savonia Polytechnic (Miika Kajanus and Senja Smedberg) • Suggestions for the case enterprise By 24 June 2005 (also to be send to Savonia, if different to the report)

3. I Personal case studies guidelines Part I – enterprise: • Description of the enterprise and the business area: • short history, • main ratios (turnover, personnel), • main products, markets and customers, • main trends in the business area • Present situation regarding innovation aspects • present innovations, • resources and working methods/strategies for innovations • Description of the business goals of the enterprise • Future innovations the enterprise is planning to work with • Analysis and recommendations for the enterprise how to enhance the innovations: • 1. market analysis: potential, competitive circumstances; • 2. resource analysis (non-material): knowledge, networks; • 3. resource analysis (financial and other material resources) • List of recommended tasks to do

4. I Personal case studies guidelines Part II – innovation case: • Chronology and subject of the innovation: • What was the problem situation before the innovation? • Development and implementation of the innovation process (milestones) • Detailed description of the innovation and outcome • Actors network analysis: • Which actors involved? (public administration; extension services; interest groups/NGO’s; education and research institutions; firm networks and cooperation) • Roles of actors (who contributed ideas/impulse/information/support?) • What kinds of business cooperation? (horizontal/vertical/lateral) • Analysis of the innovation process: • Coordination and cooperation of actors • Sources/flow of information • Sources/flow of financial means (internal/external/relevance of support programmes) • Evaluation: • Objectives of the innovation • Economic outcomes (protit/turnover/productivity gain) • Positive and negative results and outcomes of the innovation (economic performance and other/unintended effects) • Challenges and problems, strategies • Fostering and impeding factors • Future plans • Conclusions: • Lessons learnt/recommendations

5. Contents Chapter 1. Introduction (new) Chapter 2. Case enterprise Chapter 3. Innovation case Chapter 4. Goals and future plans Chapter 5. Analysis and evaluation Chapter 6. Lessons learnt/recommendations Summary (new)

6. Chapter 1 – Introduction • General description of innovation and innovation processes • Basics of innovations • Basics of innovation processes • Related to forest sector • European perspective • Purpose and goals for this report

7. Chapter 2. – Enterprise • Description of the enterprise and the business area: • short history, • main ratios (turnover, personnel), • main products, markets and customers, • main trends in the business area • Present situation regarding innovation aspects • present innovations, • resources and working methods/strategies for innovations

8. Chapter 3 – innovation case: • Chronology and subject of the innovation: • What was the problem situation before the innovation? • Development and implementation of the innovation process (milestones) • Detailed description of the innovation and outcome • Actors network analysis: • Which actors involved? (public administration; extension services; interest groups/NGO’s; education and research institutions; firm networks and cooperation) • Roles of actors (who contributed ideas/impulse/information/support?) • What kinds of business cooperation? (horizontal/vertical/lateral) • Analysis of the innovation process: • Coordination and cooperation of actors • Sources/flow of information • Sources/flow of financial means (internal/external/relevance of support programmes)

9. Chapter 4. – Goals and future plans: • Description of the business goals of the enterprise • Future innovations the enterprise is planning to work with

10. Chapter 5 – Analysis and evaluation • Analysis for the enterprise how to enhance the innovations: • 1. market analysis: potential, competitive circumstances; • 2. resource analysis (non-material): knowledge, networks; • 3. resource analysis (financial and other material resources) • Evaluation: • Objectives of the innovation • Economic outcomes (profit/turnover/productivity gain) • Positive and negative results and outcomes of the innovation (economic performance and other/unintended effects) • Challenges and problems, strategies • Fostering and impeding factors

11. Chapter 6 – Lessons learnt/recommendations • Lessons learnt/recommendations • Recommendations for the enterprise how to enhance the innovations: • List of recommended tasks to do

12. Report for the case enterprise • Contents and the form depends on the needs of the enterprise • Could be the same as “personal case study report” or can be modified for the enterprise (e.g. containing also the secret parts) • Should contain at least the following sections: • Analysis and recommendations for the enterprise how to enhance the innovations: • 1. market analysis: potential, competitive circumstances; • 2. resource analysis (non-material): knowledge, networks; • 3. resource analysis (financial and other material resources) • Evaluation of the innovations • Objectives of the innovation • Economic outcomes (protit/turnover/productivity gain) • Positive and negative results and outcomes of the innovation (economic performance and other/unintended effects) • Challenges and problems, strategies • Fostering and impeding factors • Future plans • Conclusions: • Lessons learnt/recommendations • List of recommended tasks to do