NOTES: GENERAL CONCEPTS OF INNOVATION MGMT 1) CHARECTERISTICS OF INNOVATIVE COMPANIES: • Systematic collection of all impulses that could lead to innovation • Creativity of employees • Ability to evaluate the possibility of the innovation idea • Good team work • Cooperation with external experts (universities‚ research laboratories…) • Proper rate of risk-taking • Employees’ motivation (the employees are willing to improve the product and the operation of the whole company) • Continued
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A Framework for Managing the Innovation Process 1 Niek D du Preez1 ‚ Louis Louw2 Stellenbosch University‚ Department of Industrial Engineering‚ South Africa 2 Indutech (Pty) Ltd‚ Brandwacht Office Park‚ South Africa innovative and free thinking. Yet even Edison realised that a lot of perspiration is required in balance with the inspiration. Any innovation management framework should thus include a good combination of structure and flexibility in order to successfully deploy all the elements
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Business Model Innovation for Sustainability _______________ Karan GIROTRA Serguei NETESSINE 2013/64/TOM Business Model Innovation for Sustainability Karan Girotra* Serguei Netessine** * Assistant Professor of Technology and Operations Management at INSEAD‚ Boulevard de Constance 77305 Fontainebleau Cedex‚ France. Email: karan.girotra@insead.edu ** The Timken Chaired Professor of Global Technology and Innovation‚ Professor of Technology and Operations Management at
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CHAPTER 1 The Importance of Technological Innovation SYNOPSIS OF CHAPTER The purpose of this chapter is to set the stage for the course by establishing the importance of managing technological innovation strategically. First the chapter overviews the importance of technological innovation for a firm’s competitive success and the advancement of society in general. The chapter points out that 1) many firms are relying on products developed in the previous three to five years for large portions
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Successes and Failures in Biotechnology Innovation When I first started this paper I would have to admit that I was pretty green in the field of Biotechnology‚ I had a brief understanding but nothing near an in depth understanding of the field. So when I first started looking for a success story‚ I tied my views on successful innovation in the areas that I am familiar with to the biotech field. The major theme that emerged was that successful innovation equals a product that produces quality
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1. Evolution of 3M’s innovation process 1.1 Shift in Management’s Goal on Innovations The innovation process shifted away from innovating incremental products or product line extensions to radical products that are completely new to the market. Emphasizing the importance of this shift‚ 3M’s top management has set a new objective to generate 30% sales from radical products. 1.2 Traditional Market Research Traditionally‚ 3M hired market researches to understand the market trends. Other market
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Innovation Best Practices - 3M Case Study Introduction We have been working with a number of global organizations on innovation practices for New Product Introduction (NPI) and have found in companies like: SAP‚ Microsoft‚ Bell Canada‚ Siemens etc‚ - that operationalizing innovation from its early creative stages is a stocatto like tango. Balancing creative tension to ensure innovation downstream execution traction requires tremendous leadership navigation and skill. It is so difficult for
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Strategic Management of Technological Innovation by Rodger Hughes Overview This is a short summary of Strategic Management of Technological Innovation (Schilling‚ 2009)‚ Describing Schilling’s view on the importance of technological innovation. Chapter 1 Summary Globalization has been instrumental in technological innovation processes. As companies and firms become more competitive in the world market‚ they need to harness creativity and channel it to remain competitive. While some
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------------------------------------------------- Strategy Innovation Business Essay “Strategy innovation is the capacity to re-conceive the existing industry model in ways that create new value for customers‚ wrong-foot competitors‚ and produce new wealth for all stakeholders.” (Hamel‚ 1998) This quote is used by Schoenberg to highlight the importance he places on strategy innovation‚ and the main two drivers of strategic innovation he cites: industry factors and firm factors. However‚ although
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A Critical Look at the Effects of Open Versus Closed Innovation In the Innovative Firms of the Twenty-first Century June 17‚ 2010 Abstract In today’s fast paced business world‚ which innovation method should companies adopt‚ open or closed innovation? In this paper we will explore the methods of closed and open innovation. Then we will explore the pros and cons of both innovation methods and discuss which method works better in the business world of the twenty-first century. After
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