Open AccessRailActivation project: the adoption of Workplace Innovation in the Rail Sector
Author(s) -
Garazi Carranza,
Giacomo Petrini,
Begoña Sanchez,
Oihane De la Rua
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
european journal of workplace innovation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2387-4570
DOI - 10.46364/ejwi.v7i1.943
Subject(s) - business , process (computing) , industrial organization , competitive advantage , key (lock) , marketing , knowledge management , computer science , computer security , operating system
The rail sector has a significant impact on European industry, hence it is important that it follows current innovative trends if it wants to stay competitive. To this end, the railway sector has to adapt to the new digital revolution that is sweeping the sector, but especially the small and medium-sized companies that are part of it, and Workplace Innovation will play a key role in this process. During the RailActivation project it has been seen that SMEs have difficulties when it comes to developing and applying innovation, but due to their size SMEs can gain the advantage of implementing innovation more quickly.
The RailActivation project aimed to help SMEs from the railway sector and provide solutions to the problems faced by companies when adapting to this new revolution, by creating an organisational mechanism that would help companies in the process of adopting Workplace Innovation. To address the aforementioned challenges, this paper develops the research model for the railway industry, based on the concept of Workplace Innovation and the needs of SMEs. In addition, a general overview of the Innovation Way methodology applied during the workshops of the RailActivation project is presented, as well as the general and specific results obtained in the companies where the Pilot Scheme was applied.