Managing Innovation Driven Companies: Approaches in Practice

ISBN-13: 9781349319138 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 279 str.

H. Tschirky;C. Herstatt;D. Probert

Opis

Emphasizing the practical side of Technology and Innovation Management, this book includes significant contributions to the practice of strategizing, management of competences and innovation management. While the findings are research-based, each contribution has 'managerial implications' which cover the recommended implementation.

Spis treści

PART I: STRATEGY Developing Innovation Strategies: How to Start? - A Systemic Approach using the Innovation Architecture; H.Tschirky  & G.Trauffler Organization of International Market Introduction: Can Cooperation between Central Units and Local Product Management Influence Success?; A.Baumgarten, C.Herstatt  & C.Fantapié Altobelli M&A and Innovation: the Role of Relatedness between Target and Acquirer; B.Cassiman, M.G.Colombo  & L.Rabbiosi Revisiting the Firm's R&D and Technological Ecosystem - a Case from a Large IT Firm; T.Durand PART II: COMPETENCE Getting Value from Technology: A Process Approach; C.Farrukh, D.Probert  & R.Phaal Successful New Product Development by Optimizing Development Process Effectiveness in Highly Regulated Sectors: the Case of the Spanish Medical Devices Sector; A.J.J.Pullen, C.Cabello-Medina, P.C.de Weerd-Nederhof, K.Visscher  & A.J.Groen Roadmapping at Printco: One Company's Experience; R.Mitchell, R.Phaal, C.J.P.Farrukh  & D.R.Probert Performance Measurement in Supply Chain Collaboration; D.Cetindamar  & B.Çatay PART III: INNOVATION Understanding Discontinuous Technology and Radical Innovation; G.Trauffler  & H.Tschirky Market Research for Radical Innovations – Lessons from a Lead User Project in the Field of Medical Products; C.Herstatt Relying on Experts: How to Effectively Gather Information for Innovation Projects from Market Specialists; C.Herstatt, C.Lüthje  & C.Lettl Generating Innovations Through Analogies - an Empirical Investigation of Knowledge Broker; K.Kalogerakis, C.Herstatt &  C.Lüthje

O autorze

HUGO TSCHIRKY is Professor em. of Technology Management in the Department of Management, Technology, and Economics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Switzerland.

CORNELIUS HERSTATT is Professor at the Institute for Technology and Innovation Management at the Hamburg University of Technology, Germany.

DAVID PROBERT is Reader in Technology Management at the Centre for Technology Management, University of Cambridge, Institute for Manufacturing, UK.

HANS-GEORG GEMUENDEN is Professor of Technology and Innovation Management at the Technische Universität (TU), Berlin, Germany.
 
MASSIMO G. COLOMBO is Professor of the Economics of Technical Change in the School of Management at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy.

THOMAS DURAND is Professor of Business Strategy at École Centrale Paris, France.

PETRA C. DE WEERD-NEDERHOF is Professor at the School of Management and Governance at the University of Twente, The Netherlands.
 
TIM SCHWEISFURTH is Senior Researcher at the Institute for Technology and Innovation Management at the Hamburg University of Technology, Germany.