Mohammed Boussouara
Biography
Mohammed has been a lecturer at the University of the West of Scotland (formerly the University of Paisley) since 1995 and a NESTA Innovation Policy and Research Fellow since September 2007. His areas of research include innovation, new product development, international marketing and global strategy. His interest and research on innovation began over 20 years ago in the field of economics. The role of science and technology was his initial focus.
This led him to investigate the role of the market and its links to innovation. Such links took a special focus on the issue of marketing and high-tech new products. He has published on the issue of networks of innovation, the marketing of new products and on the role of trust in learning organisations.
Project: Developing the Innovative capability of Scottish Firms
The project will investigate the management of innovation within selected Scottish companies based in Renfrewshire with a view to enhancing the innovative capabilities of those firms. The project intends to audit firms and help them to apply best practice in the management of innovation. Best practice will be generated from the literature review on models of innovation management. The project will use a mixture of qualitative and action research methods.
A series of workshops will be delivered to the companies throughout the project. The effect of the project will be an enhancement in the innovative capability of local and regional firms. A number of conferences will be attended to disseminate the outcome of the research, culminating with the EUROMOT conference organised by the University of the West of Scotland. The project will also generate a number of journal articles and a final report on regional innovation policies for local and national bodies.