Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bessant, John
Other Authors: Tidd, Joe
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Newark : Wiley Textbooks, 2015.
Series:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Subjects:
Creative ability in business.
Entrepreneurship.
entrepreneurs.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • How to Use This Book
  • Part I: Entrepreneurial Goals and Context
  • Chapter 1: The Innovation Imperative
  • Innovation Matters
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Innovation Isn't Easy!
  • Managing Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Dimensions of Innovation: What Can We Change?
  • From Incremental to Radical Innovation...
  • ...to Components and Systems
  • A Process Model for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Recognizing the Opportunity
  • Finding the Resources
  • Developing the Idea
  • Capture Value
  • The Context of Success
  • How Can We Make Change Happen?
  • Configuring the Innovation Process: Building Capability
  • What, Why and When: The Challenge of Innovation Strategy
  • Creating an Innovation Strategy
  • Beyond the Steady State: The Challenge of Discontinuous Change and the Need for Dynamic Capability
  • Chapter Summary
  • Key Terms Defined
  • Discussion Questions
  • Further Reading and Resources
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Social Innovation
  • What Is 'Social Innovation'?
  • Different Players
  • Individual Start-ups...
  • Not Just Passionate Individuals
  • Public Sector Innovation
  • Innovation in the 'Third Sector'
  • Supporting and Enabling Social Innovation
  • Motivation: Why Do It?
  • Why Organizations Do It
  • Enabling Social Innovation
  • The Challenges of Social Entrepreneurship
  • Chapter Summary
  • Key Terms Defined
  • Discussion Questions
  • Further Reading and Resources
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Innovation, Globalization and Development
  • Globalization of Innovation
  • Learning from Foreign Systems of Innovation
  • National Systems of Innovation
  • Incentives and Pressures: National Demand and Competitive Rivalry
  • Building Capabilities and Creating Value
  • Building BRICs: The Rise of New Players on the Innovation Stage
  • Innovation for Development
  • Chapter Summary
  • Key Terms Defined
  • Discussion Questions
  • Further Reading and Resources
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Sustainability-led Innovation
  • The Challenge of Sustainability-led Innovation
  • The Threat...
  • ...and the Opportunity
  • We've Seen This Before
  • Sustainability-led Innovation
  • A Framework Model for Sustainability-led Innovation
  • Managing the Innovation Process for Sustainability
  • Responsible Innovation
  • Chapter Summary
  • Key Terms Defined
  • Discussion Questions
  • Further Reading and Resources
  • References
  • Part II: Recognizing the Opportunity
  • Chapter 5: Entrepreneurial Creativity
  • Introduction
  • What Is Creativity?
  • Associations
  • Incremental and Radical
  • Divergent and Convergent Thinking
  • Left and Right Brain Thinking
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Individual and Group Creativity
  • Creativity in Practice
  • Creativity as a Process
  • (Why, When and Where) Does Creativity Matter?
  • Who Is Creative?
  • How to Enable Creativity
  • Developing Thinking Skills
  • Developing Personal Skills
  • Developing Group-Level Creativity

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