Innovation

Innovation

 
The Innovator's Way Denning, Peter J. | Dunham, Robert The MIT Press , 2010 Innovation

Innovation is critical for personal, business, and economic success. Although thousands of books have been printed on meeting the challenges of innovation, the August 2005 issue of Businessweek reports an innovation...

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Making Innovation Work Davila, Tony | Epstein, Marc J. | Shelton, Robert Wharton School Publishing , 2007 Business Strategy, Innovation, Management

Although many myths surround innovation, making it appear more complex than it is, the authors believe that the execution of innovation is not any more difficult than the implementation of other management activities....

 
 
Breakthrough Davidson, Bill John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2004 Innovation, Management

Success is, unfortunately, not self-perpetuating. Once a company reaches the level of industry incumbent, and must not only defend its market share among established players in the industry, but also operate in a...

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Hershey D'Antonio, Michael Simon & Schuster , 2006 Business Biographies, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Personal Growth

Not only does the name Hershey mean chocolate to America and the world, it also signifies an inspiring and uniquely successful experiment in humanistic capitalism—one that has produced a business empire devoted to a...

 
 
Microsoft Secrets Cusumano, Michael A. | Selby, Richard W. The Free Press , 1996 Business Biographies, Innovation, Management, Marketing

Drawing on almost two years of on-site observation, 40 in-depth interviews, and unprecedented access to confidential documents and project data, the authors focus specifically on Microsoft’s unique "synch-and-stabilize...

 
 
The Other 90 Percent Cooper, Robert K. Crown Publishing , 2001 Innovation, Leadership, Personal Growth

Although a host of recent scientific discoveries have found that human capacity is limitless, most people, because of an innate biological predisposition, use only a tiny fraction of the immense power of their...

 
 
Communicating for Managerial Effectiveness Clampitt, Phillip G. Sage Publications , 2001 Communication, Innovation, Major Works, Management, Personal Growth

It is Clampitt's premise that because communication is at the core of managerial effectiveness, managers must have a clear view of their abilities to communicate and the challenges involved in the process, however,...

 
 
The Innovator's Prescription Christensen, Clayton M. | Grossman, Jerome H. | Hwang, Jason McGraw-Hill , 2009 Health Care, Innovation

It will not come as news to most Americans that the United States health care system is in critical condition. Each year, fewer people can afford to pay for medical care and fewer businesses can afford to provide...

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Outsmart! Champy, Jim FT Press , 2008 Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation

Companies that can outsmart the competition know who they are, where they want to be, and how to get there. They are constantly seeking new ways to be distinctive and competitive, are inclined to action, and are...

 
 
Innovate the Pixar Way Capodagli, Bill | Jackson, Lynn McGraw-Hill , 2010 Innovation

Today, many American companies are highly risk averse and are taking a short-term view of business. Greater focus on innovation is needed to make companies more competitive. In Innovate the Pixar Way,...

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