Managing Innovation Driven Companies Approaches in Practice

by Tschirky, Hugo; Herstatt, Cornelius; Probert, David; Cetindamar, Dilek; Colombo, Massimo G.; Durand, Thomas; de Weerd-Nederhof, Petra C.; Schweisfurth, Tim

• ISBN13: 9780230245907
• ISBN10: 0230245900
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-01-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book emphasizes the practical side of Technology and Innovation Management. It includes significant contribution to the practice of strategizing, management of competences and innovation management. The findings presented on these selected topics are research-based, however each contribution covers the implementation of the research results.

Author Biography

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 Universitt (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 cole 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.

Table of Contents

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