Innovative management

Author: Kan Dewara
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Innovation Management includes global research explorations—encompassing studies in the United States, India, and the United Kingdom—as well as the author's own experiences and perspectives as an innovation researcher, trainer, teacher, and management consultant. It discusses and manages innovation capabilities, provides models for managing innovation and practical tools and techniques to enhance innovation management skills, describes how to transform lagging corporate structures into dynamic and innovative ones, and elaborates on how to innovate and the management required for it. It also explains how managers can enrich themselves to achieve goals. Many Western books on innovation management are limited by national biases in their examples and viewpoints, while readers of this book will see examples and diverse cultural perspectives from around the world. At the end of each chapter, there are quizzes and mental exercises to test understanding of physiological innovation, helping to apply them to real-world management practices. The book also includes a bibliography at the end and an academic book list for readers interested in further research. The main focus of this book is on managing innovation capabilities. Competition, technological innovation, enthusiastic reforms, and the knowledge society are reaching fever pitch. Those who can see and seize opportunities for innovation will succeed, while those who succumb to setbacks will be eliminated. Therefore, it is essential to better understand the nature of work innovation, as well as how to effectively leverage this innovation capability in management.