Abstract
Any crisis requires strong capabilities to respond to the change in circumstances. The COVID-19 crisis is not only an economic crisis but first and foremost a health crisis. This crisis resulted in a call for immediately delivered health-care solutions, especially a rise in demand for critical personal protective equipment. This paper draws on the theory of innovation management in times of crisis to identify the capabilities enabling spontaneous innovation. We utilise a dataset of 190 firms that responded to a call for solutions in Denmark by the Confederation of Danish Industry during the COVID-19 epidemic in the Spring of 2020. This paper identifies 6 types of offers such as transformation of production into new product offerings.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication date | 18. Sept 2020 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Publication status | Published - 18. Sept 2020 |
| Event | 2020 JPIM Research Forum - Online Duration: 18. Sept 2020 → 19. Sept 2020 https://www.pdma.org/page/annual-jpim-research-forum |
Conference
| Conference | 2020 JPIM Research Forum |
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| Location | Online |
| Period | 18/09/2020 → 19/09/2020 |
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Keywords
- Innovation
- Rapid transformation
- Agility
- Product Development
- Manufacturing
- Crisis
- COVID-19
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Medtech
- Product Standards
- performance standards
- New business creation
- New Product Development