Showing papers on "Open innovation published in 1997"

Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change

Abstract: Managing Innovation provides readers with the knowledge to understand, and the skills to manage, innovation at the operational and strategic levels. Specifically, it integrates the management of market, organizational and technological change to improve the competitiveness of firms and effectiveness of other organizations. The management of innovation is inherently interdisciplinary and multifunctional and Tidd, Bessant & Pavitt provide an integrative approach to the subject. Two new perspectives are introduced through which to re-examine material presented in each chapter: sustaining versus disruptive innovation (a greater emphasis will be placed on disruptive innovation) and organizations versus networks (greater discussion of the network issues raised in each chapter). Provides more treatment of innovation in services. Greater internationalization of case examples will be provided e.g. more examples will be included from Asia and Latin America. Introduces discussion of the relationship between innovation and the environment.

Innovation Management: Strategies, Implementation, and Profits

Abstract: 1: Introduction and Overview PART I Fundamentals 2: Models of Innovation 3: Competencies and Endowments 4: Sources and Transfers of Innovation PART II Strategizing 5: Recognizing the Potential of Innovation 6: Reducing Uncertainty 7: Choosing a Profit Site 8: Strategic Choice or Environmental Determinism 9: Identifying Potential Co-opetitors PART III Implementation and Protection of Profits 10: Financing Innovation 11: Implementing the Decision to Adopt 12: Protecting Entrepreneurial Rents PART IV Globalization 13: Globalization for Innovation 14: Innovating for Emerging Economies 15: The Role of National Governments in Innovation 16: Strategic Innovation Process Appendix 1 Standards and Dominant Designs Appendix 2 Organizational Structures Appendix 3 Organizational Boundaries Glossary Case 1: Netscape Corporation Index

Innovation: Breakthrough Thinking at 3M, DuPont, GE, Pfizer, and Rubbermaid

Abstract: Innovation (in/eva/shen) n. 1. Something newly introduced; a new method or device. 2. An improved management technique that escalates a business's success. 3. The most effective and useful guide to making a business #1. Pfizer, DuPont, Rubbermaid, 3M, General Electric. These are some of the most successful companies in the world, and the reason can be summed up with one word: innovation. In this first book in our exciting new BusinessMasters series, the CEOs and chief officers of innovation at these firms reveal the secrets of how their companies made it to the pinnacle of success. Explaining how they maintain their strengths in such areas as invention, design and product research, they show readers how they too can create their own processes to sustain innovation and creativity within their company, illustrating their points with fascinating and entertaining anecdotes including DuPont's creation of the covered golf ball (the biggest innovation in the game in 35 years), GE's introduction of the screw-in fluorescent lamp and 3M's invention of the Wet-or-Dry sandpaper. Featuring an introduction by Tom Peters, the undisputed leader on the subject, "Innovation" brands the BusinessMasters series for immediate recognition.

Technology, innovation and strategy: recent developments

Abstract: The relationship between firms and technology appears to vary greatly depending on the sector and the country. In most cases, however, it is possible to observe common trends in expenditure growth, in the centralisation of R&D, in increased co-operation and in the reinforcement of R&D structures. The management of R&D and innovation processes, which is also rapidly changing, is marked by the growing role played by marketing, by the consideration of the social acceptability of innovation, and by the "total innovation" approach. The management of technological competencies is increasingly integrated into the entire strategic process of a company, with the development of product/market strategies towards more technology-oriented strategies. Certain companies even explicitly re-orientate their strategies to a "growth through technology" concept. This paper is based on a survey of developments in R&D management practices in major industrial corporations conducted to help a major European company redefine its R&D management decision-making process.

Technology, Innovation and Enterprise

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