The third edition of Exploring Innovation offers an engaging new perspective on innovation. The book provides business students with a clear understanding of the nature of innovation and how it can be managed and fostered. Written in an accessible style, Exploring Innovation encourages students to challenge their pre-conceived ideas about innovation and to see it as a continuous, on-going process, by exploring some of the biggest developments in innovation. Lively discussions of key concepts are provide through numerous case studies, on a range of original products and services, bringing business theories to life.
The new edition has been fully revised and updated with a more intuitive structure to now feature:
  • A greater emphasis on what innovation involves.
  • A new chapter on Value Capture.
  • Expanded coverage on Services and Process Innovations.
  • Two new chapters covering Global and Green trends in innovation.
  • 8 new major case studies and more than 40 new mini-cases including Twitter, Angry Birds, Netflick, Google and Toyota.
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PART 1: What Is Innovation?
1Introduction 
2Types of innovation  
3Theories of innovation
PART 2: What Does Innovation Involve?
4Sources of innovation  
5The process of innovation  
6Value capture  
7Intellectual property rights
PART 3: How Do You Manage Innovation?
8Innovation strategy  
9Technological entrepreneurs
10Funding innovation
11Managing innovation
PART 4: Developments in Innovation
12Innovation offshoring
13Green innovation
14National innovation systems
References
Resources
Index
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780077158392
Publisert
2015-03-16
Utgave
3. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
Vekt
690 gr
Høyde
244 mm
Bredde
189 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
360

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Om bidragsyterne

David Smith is Professor of Innovation Management at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.