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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784769303321

Autore

Dodgson Mark <1957->

Titolo

Think, play, do [[electronic resource] ] : technology, innovation, and organization / / Mark Dodgson, David Gann, Ammon Salter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-383-04114-8

1-280-75762-0

0-19-151494-2

1-4294-2201-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GannDavid

SalterAmmon J

Disciplina

658.4/062

Soggetti

Technological innovations

Information technology

Research, Industrial

Creative ability in business

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; 1 Innovation Technology; 2 Understanding Innovation; 3 Using Innovation Technology: Procter & Gamble and Arup; 4 'Think'; 5 'Play'; 6 'Do'; 7 The Strategic Management of Innovation; 8 A New Innovation Process; Appendix: Research methods; Endnotes; References; Website references; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Without innovation, companies die. Managing the innovation process well is important for companies and for nations as a whole. This book shows how the innovation process is changing profoundly, with significant implications for managers and public policy-makers. A new kind of technology, 'innovation technology' is being applied to the innovation process. When used effectively, innovation technology makes the innovation process faster, better and cheaper. The book outlines a new scheme for the innovation process: Think, Play, Do. Innovation requires creating new ideas and thinking about new opt