02035nam 2200517Ia 450 991080981960332120200520144314.00-19-157328-0(CKB)2560000000326521(StDuBDS)EDZ0000156580(MiAaPQ)EBC684554(Au-PeEL)EBL684554(CaPaEBR)ebr10464186(OCoLC)714569733(EXLCZ)99256000000032652120100416d2010 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentstirdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierInnovation a very short introduction /Mark Dodgson and David Gann1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20101 online resource (xii, 148 pages) illustrations, portraitsVery short introductions ;2270-19-956890-1 0-19-177753-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.1 Josiah Wedgwood: the world's greatest innovator; 2 Joseph Schumpeter's gales of creative destruction; 3 London's wobbly bridge: learning from failure; 4 Stephanie Kwolek's new polymer: from labs to riches; 5 Thomas Edison's organizational genius; 6 Building a smarter planet?; References; Further reading; IndexWhat is innovation? How can it be used? Why is failure so common in the process of innovation? This title looks at what innovation is, what it has done for us, and why it has been so important in the last 150 years.Very short introductions ;227.Technological innovationsBusinessTechnological innovations.Business.338.064Dodgson Mark1957-147676Gann David739434MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910809819603321Innovation4092431UNINA