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      Activating inclusive growth in railway SMEs by workplace innovation

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          The digital revolution is happening, transforming the way we move and produce. Success in the digital revolution means that the rail industries need to use the best available technologies focusing on people. The managerial and organizational practices adopted by railway entities have considerable significance for Railway's ability to succeed in global competition. One of the challenges for railway entities is to deliver innovative products, offering quickness and flexibility to respond to changing demands from their customers. Non-technological innovations and especially Workplace innovation, have a key role to play in the digitalization and acceleration of technological developments, therefore in the railway sector competitiveness. This draws attention to the importance of innovation climate and employees' commitment aiming at improving staff motivation and working conditions, thereby enhancing labor productivity, organizational performance, innovation capability, reactivity to market change, and consequently business competitiveness. As with any emerging opportunity, there is no established path to follow to activate inclusive growth in railway SMEs to uptake Workplace innovation. To address these issues, this paper develops and tests a research model that covers individual behavior, organizational practices, and process practices of innovation among employees, analyzing the impact of Workplace Innovation on firm performance.

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          • The analysis is an overview of the first results obtained by RailActivation project, which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 861887.

          • The managerial and organizational practices adopted by railway entities have considerable significance for Railway’s ability to succeed in global competition.

          • Non-technological innovations and especially Workplace innovation, have a key role to play in the digitalization and acceleration of technological developments, therefore in the railway sector competitiveness.

          • The challenge now is to bridge the gap between employees and management for WI

          • The final sample included 203 respondents from 16 European countries.

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                Contributors
                Journal
                Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives
                The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.
                2590-1982
                2590-1982
                15 August 2020
                September 2020
                15 August 2020
                : 7
                : 100193
                Affiliations
                [a ]Mafex-Spanish Railway Association, Spain
                [b ]Tecnalia Research and Innovation, Spain
                Author notes
                [* ]Corresponding author. garazi@ 123456mafex.es
                Article
                S2590-1982(20)30104-4 100193
                10.1016/j.trip.2020.100193
                7428723
                34173466
                fb9655db-b281-4441-a9a9-15dacd2c7fe9
                © 2020 The Authors

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                : 5 June 2020
                : 22 July 2020
                : 30 July 2020
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                railway,workplace innovation,open innovation,competitiveness

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