A Cross-disciplinary primer on the meaning and principles of innovation [[electronic resource] /] / Matthew M. Mars, Sherry Hoskinson editors

• Pubblicazione: Bradford, : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (168 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.4062
• Soggetto topico: Business planning; Organizational change; Technological innovations
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MarsMatthew M HoskinsonSherry
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: FRONT COVER; A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY PRIMER ON THE MEANING AND PRINCIPLES OF INNOVATION; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 FRAMING THE CONCEPTUAL MEANING AND FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF INNOVATION; INTRODUCTION; DEFINING INNOVATION; INVENTION-INNOVATION DYNAMIC; INNOVATION: BEYOND THE MARKET PERSPECTIVE; FORMS OF INNOVATION: PRODUCT AND PROCESS; INNOVATION AND PARADIGMS; THE INNOVATOR; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2 BRINGING OBJECTIVITY TO THE OTHERWISE ABSTRACT NATURE OF CULTURAL INNOVATION; INTRODUCTION; A BRIEF NOTE ON BEAUTY AND SUBJECTIVITY ; CONCEPTUALIZING INNOVATION IN THE CREATIVE ARTSREFERENCES; CHAPTER 3 THE FORMS OF INNOVATION: PRODUCT AND PROCESS; PRODUCT; PROCESSES; CONVERGENCE OF PRODUCT AND PROCESS INNOVATIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4 THE REPURPOSING AND LEGACY OF INNOVATION; INTRODUCTION; REPURPOSING AND THE GRECO-ROMAN ARCH; LEGACY AND INNOVATION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5 ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF INNOVATION; INTRODUCTION; FORMS OF IMPACT; SCOPE AND SCALE; BENCHMARKS; CASE EXAMPLE: ANCIENT ROMAN AQUEDUCTS; IMPACT CATEGORIZATION; TRADE-OFFS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 6 CONTEMPORARY CONDITIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS ; CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY AND INNOVATIONINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION; GLOBALIZATION; INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP; SOCIAL INNOVATION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7 INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE CONTEXT OF CHANGE; INTRODUCTION; CASES OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8 BUILDING TOWARD A HOLISTIC MODEL OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION: TRANSFORMATION BEFORE COMMERCIALIZATION; INTRODUCTION; ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING METHODS: A NOVEL APPROACH TO TRAINING ENTREPRENEURIAL AGENTS OF CHANGE; CURRICULUM CONSIDERATIONS; REFERENCES ; CHAPTER 9 OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES: RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN THE LIFE SCIENCESINTRODUCTION; BARRIERS TO INNOVATION IN THE LIFE SCIENCES; SUCCESSFUL INNOVATION PATHWAYS; CONCLUSION; NOTES; CHAPTER 10 A RESPONSE AND CONCLUSION; INTRODUCTION; A RESPONSE TO THE PERSPECTIVE OF A BENCH SCIENTIST; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES
• Sommario/riassunto: Innovation is a central mechanism in the progression of society and often captures the imagination and enthusiasm of corporate leaders, public policy makers, and so on. However, the cultural, political and social complexities of innovation that extend beyond economic and technological contexts are often overlooked. In this volume, a novel approach to deeply understanding innovation in contexts that range from the socio-cultural to the technological is presented. The fundamental principles and constructs of innovation are identified and described according to an interdisciplinary lens that give
• Titolo autorizzato: A Cross-disciplinary primer on the meaning and principles of innovation
• ISBN: 1-78052-993-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452934703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Advances in the Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Growth