| Description |
x, 242 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Tournaments 101 : a primer for innovators -- In-house sources : generating opportunities internally -- Outside sources : sensing opportunities externally -- Elimination round : screening opportunities -- Strategic fit : pulling opportunities from strategy -- Short-term profitability : analyzing near-horizon opportunities -- Interdependence : forming opportunity portfolios -- Long-term profitability : managing far-horizon opportunities -- Structure : shaping the innovation funnel -- Administration : organizing and governing innovation -- Tournaments 201 : an innovator's guide to getting started |
| Summary |
Managers, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists all seek to maximize the financial returns from innovation, and profits are driven largely by the quality of the opportunities they pursue. Based on a structured and process-driven approach "innovation tournaments" this book demonstrates how to systematically identify exceptional opportunities for innovation |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-224) and index |
| Subject |
Creative ability in business.
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Technological innovations -- Management.
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| Author |
Ulrich, Karl T.
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| LC no. |
2008043325 |
| ISBN |
1422152227 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9781422152225 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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