ARCHITECTING THE ENTERPRISE TOWARDS ENHANCED INNOVATION CAPABILITY

Authors

  • Louis Louw Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9789-5661
  • Corne Schutte Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University
  • Niek Du Preez Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University
  • Heinz Essmann Devil’s Peak Brewing Company, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/28-4-1628

Keywords:

innovation capability, innovation management, enterprise engineering, enterprise architecture

Abstract

In today’s competitive environment, organisations cannot afford to focus only on effectiveness and efficiencies – they also need to innovate. This is evident from most literature sources on innovation. Innovation topics, such as the innovation process and the drivers, barriers, principles, and success factors for innovation, have received a lot of attention in the literature. What is still lacking, however, is a consolidated view of the core requirements for building an innovation capability within an organisation. This paper lays the foundation for an innovation capability reference architecture by identifying those innovation success factors or requirements described in the literature, and consolidating and structuring it within an easy-to-use enterprise architecture framework.

Author Biographies

Louis Louw, Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University

Department of Industrial Engineering, Senior Lecturer

Corne Schutte, Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University

Department of Industrial Engineering, Professor & Head of Department

Niek Du Preez, Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University

Department of Industrial Engineering, Associate Professor

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Published

2017-12-13

How to Cite

Louw, L., Schutte, C., Du Preez, N., & Essmann, H. (2017). ARCHITECTING THE ENTERPRISE TOWARDS ENHANCED INNOVATION CAPABILITY. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 28(4), 50–65. https://doi.org/10.7166/28-4-1628

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 4 (2017)

Section

General Articles

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