Evaluating Disruptive Innovation Project Management Capabilities

Mikel Zubizarreta, Jaione Ganzarain, Jesús Cuadrado and Rafael Lizarralde
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Mikel Zubizarreta: Business Organization Department, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
Jaione Ganzarain: Engineering Faculty, University of Mondragon, 20500 Arrasate, Spain
Jesús Cuadrado: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
Rafael Lizarralde: IDEKO, Member of Basque Research and Technology Alliance, 20560 Elgoibar, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-22

Abstract: Firms must adapt to a business environment in constant flux. Economic and political factors and the constant interruption of new technologies force firms and organizations to change and to adapt, so that they are not left behind. Over recent years, the development of disruptive innovations has completely revolutionized past scenarios. These innovations break with what is already established and firms from various sectors face no choice other than to incorporate them into their project management portfolios, so as to ensure survival and business sustainability. Using MIVES methodology as its foundation, a business sustainability management model is presented in this paper for the management of disruptive innovation projects that a firm may wish to develop within a given sector. The management model is designed to facilitate disruptive innovation project management for firms within technological-industrial sectors, by assessing the sustainability of the project. The model is applied to two firms, one from the machine-tooling sector and another from the construction sector. Finally, a sensitivity analysis was performed, the results of which verified the validity and the stability of the proposed model.

Keywords: sustainability; project management; disruptive innovation; MIVES; AHP; DBM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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