17-Dec-11 Product innovation and Process Innovation Product innovation – the introduction of new types of goods and services for the external market and Process innovation – enhancement of internal production processes for goods and services [Perri 6‚ 1993]. UNESCO definitions for Product innovation and Process Innovation Product innovation: introduction of a good or service that is new or significantly improved with respect to its characteristics or intended uses. This includes significant
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Apple and Foxconn Stimulus Material Apple is one of the world’s leading producers of mobile devices with a strong reputation for product innovation and high customer loyalty. In 2009 it was widely reported that Apple’s Chinese-based suppliers were using child labour in several of their large-scale factories. At the largest factory – Foxconn – a growing problem of employee suicide was also reported which was blamed on unethical management approaches. Apple was heavily criticised for its standards
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Innovation is defined as adapting a different approach to the workings of what is known as the normal proper procedure. In that‚ Joseph Schumpeter believes in the usefulness of creative destruction. This theory of creative destruction works on two aspect dynamic efficiency and state efficiency‚ while stressing that importance of dynamic efficiency over that of the state efficiency. Dynamic efficiency is defined as the achievement of long term growth and technological improvement while state efficiency
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another successful adventure for Dick Smith and it has created some disturbance for the multinational giants. However‚ in an interview with B&T Weekly‚ 16 March 2001‚ Dick Smith himself confessed‚ ‘I still tend to agree with the marketing people who say that‚ in the long term‚ the big multinationals will win’.16 We have yet to see the long-term impact of the ‘buy Australian’ movement in general‚ and Dick Smith Foods in particular‚ in changing consumer inertia. QUESTIONS 1 | What are the
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limited Innovation Audit See the gaps in your innovation and develop plans for new products‚ services‚ processes and cost savings. Below is a summary of the Audit we recommend and can conduct. The full Audit varies dependent upon the organisation. Key Issues There are hard and soft factors that will determine how innovative an organisation is. Those key factors: • CEO and Board Commitment • A Learning Organisation ie being open‚ adaptive and forward thinking • A culture that encourages innovation • It
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Innovation is also very important to Goodwill Industries. “Innovation is the introduction of new goods and services” (Bateman and Snell‚ 2011‚ p. 9). While Goodwill Industries is distributing goods that are used‚ the services that are being offered are innovated. Goodwill has been improving the lives of many people by selling used goods at discounted rates and offering “job skills training and placement” (Social Media in Action: Goodwill Industries‚ 2011). Now Goodwill is networking to improve
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The Man Who Invented Management Drucker was the first to assert that workers should be treated as assets‚ and not as liabilities to be eradicated. He believed in trust and respect for each worker in every company. I agree with that statement completely. The more that worker’s feel important and appreciated in a company‚ the better they will perform. The treatment of workers is proportional to the services that workers provided. Along with this‚ positive treatment to workers gives a good reputation
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4 Data Analysis: 4 Business Strategy of Apple inc. 4 Operating System of the Company 5 Economic growth of Apple Inc. 6 Unit Sales of iPhone in 2011-2012 : 7 Apple computer company statistics: 8 Total annual revenue: 9 Total financial asset: 10 Sales of Share: 10 Revenue Contribution from the Divisions of Apple Inc: 11 Impact of Apple Inc in Home country and Host Country 12 Retail Store visitors of Apple Inc: 13 The Marketing System of Apple Inc 14 A. The company’s market and market
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GREAT LAKES INSTITUTE OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH‚ GURGAON STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PROJECT REPORT STRATEGY MANAGEMENT AT APPLE‚ INC. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. PRESENTED BY: Group 11 Kapil Bhati (19) Kumar Rathnam (21) N Praveen Kumar (29) Nikhil Yadav (30) Sharath Babu (46) Date: April 3‚ 2012 Contents 1. 2. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 3 APPLE: BRIEF HISTORY ..........................
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1 Explain creativity and innovation and in your point of view‚ why both creativity and innovation are vital in the business context. Support your answer with relevant examples. Creativity is the ability to think widely‚ to generate new ideas and connect ideas and have a free minded to approach matters. Innovation is the production or implementation of ideas (Naiman‚ 2011). Innovation involves introducing of new concept towards existing products or services or processes to make them better. Generally
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