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1 online resource (381 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Disruptive Innovation in Organizations; Objectives of the Book; Distinguishing Features; Pedagogical Aids; Interest-Based Features; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; PART 1: The Innovative Organization (I-Organization); Chapter 1: Understanding the Innovative Mindset; Introduction: The "I-Challenge"; Innovative Thinking; The Concept of Innovation; The Innovative Mindset In Individuals; Managing Innovative Individuals; Innovation-in-Action; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Notes |
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Chapter 2: The Process of Corporate InnovationIntroduction; Obstacles to Corporate Innovation; Corporate Innovation as a Strategy; Sustaining Corporate Innovation; Innovation-in-Action; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Notes; PART 2: Individual Innovation Skills (I-Skills); Chapter 3: Unleashing Individual Creativity; Introduction; The Nature of Creativity; The Three Elements of Creativity; The Creative Process; Areas in which People Are Creative; Summary; Innovation-in-Action; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Notes; Chapter 4: Managerial Skills for the Innovation Process; Introduction |
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Ingredients for Enhancing Innovation at WorkApproaches to Innovation; Sources of Opportunity; Seizing Opportunity; Converting Opportunity into Innovation; Commercialization; Summary; Innovation-in-Action; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Notes; PART 3: The Design Function in Innovation (I-Design); Chapter 5: The Design Thinking Process; Introduction; Design; Design Misconceptions; Design Thinking; Design Guidelines; An Important Caveat to the Beginning Designer; The Apple Design Dozen; Summary; Innovation-in-Action; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Notes |
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Chapter 6: Design-Driven Innovation: Prototyping and ManufacturingIntroduction; Engineering; The Engineering Disciplines; Prototyping; Prototyping in Five Steps; Prototyping Commodities, Services, Experiences, and Transformations; Twenty-First-Century Innovation: The Emergence of the DIY Movement; Summary; Innovation-in-Action; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Notes; PART 4: Organizational Innovation (I-Teams); Chapter 7: Measuring Corporate Innovation; Introduction; Assessing Innovation in Organizations; Entrepreneurial Readiness; Innovation Readiness; CEAI Assessment Instrument |
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Scoring ScalesCreate an Understanding of Corporate Innovation Processes; Final Thoughts; Summary; Innovation-in-Action; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Notes; Chapter 8: Human Resource Management in Corporate Innovation; Introduction; Human Resource Management (HRM) and High-Performance Work Systems (HPWS); Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO); Organizational-Level Issues; Conclusion; Innovation-in-Action; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Notes; Chapter 9: Team-Based Innovation; Introduction; Overview of Team Development; Levels of Work Team Implementation and Types of Teams |
| Summary |
Effectiveness is the underlying theme for this introduction to disruptive innovation. The book tells the manager, or student, whatthey need to know in transforming the thinking in an organization to an innovative mindset in the twenty-first century. Corporate Innovation explains the four stages of the innovation process, and demonstrates how to improve skills in the innovation process, and unleash personal innovative abilities. This book also presents ways to assess the organization's attitudes toward innovation, providing insights into how to diagnose creative and innovative performance problems in the organization. Beginning with an overview of concepts involved with an innovative organization today, this book explores the fundamental aspects of the individual, the organization and the implementation. An I-Organization is a combination of: I-Skills developed within individuals I-Design thinking functions needed to shape innovation I-Teams that emerge from the HR perspective of structuring the appropriate climate I-Solution needed to provide a foundation for implementing any innovative ideas. Essential reading for students of corporate innovation, corporate ventures, corporate strategy, or human resources, this book also speaks to the specific needs of active managers charged with the expectation of enhancing the innovative prowess of their organization. Instructors' outlines, lecture slides, and a test bank round out the ancillary online resources for this title |
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Stages of Team Formation |
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Organizational change.
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Creative ability in business.
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Personnel management -- Technological innovations
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Information technology -- Management.
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Leadership.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Entrepreneurship.
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corporate innovation.
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disruption.
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disruptive thinking.
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entrepreneurship.
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innovation.
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new venture management.
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Creative ability in business
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Information technology -- Management
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Leadership
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Organizational change
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Personnel management -- Technological innovations
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Goldsby, Michael G
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Hornsby, Jeffrey S
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| ISBN |
9780429951022 |
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0429951027 |
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