{"product_id":"the-innovative-company-an-ill-defined-object-hardback-9781786300652","title":"The Innovative Company; An Ill-defined Object (Hardback) 9781786300652","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Innovative Company\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Ill-defined Object\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDanièle Chauvel (Author), Stefano Borzillo (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781786300652, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 July 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e176 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16.3 x 1.5 cm, 0.386 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe concept of innovation is the result of human activities carried out to produce a new product, service or something new that creates value. More recently, the idea of an innovative enterprise, organization or company has emerged, thanks to an increasing interest in innovation as an essential process in a variety of economic, technological and sociological contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is part of a set on Innovation between Risk and Reward and focuses on the close relationship between innovation and knowledge. It provides the reader with the outline of an innovative company, focusing on the organizational aspects that contribute to defining it and sketching out the profile of what an innovative company is or should be in the age of knowledge. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors explore the literary corpus in order to outline the state of the art but also the reality of innovative enterprise in the form of meetings and interviews with both large and small companies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Evolution of the Concept of Innovation 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Major steps in the evolution of the concept of innovation 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Paradigm shift 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Innovation: A Knowledge-based Phenomenon 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 A knowledge-based view of firm innovation 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Knowledge management 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Pivots of Innovation in the Age of Knowledge 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Creativity 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Organizational ambidexterity 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 The Various Approaches to Innovation Adopted by Companies 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 External approaches 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.1 Alliances, subcontracting and other interindustry contractual forms 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2 Open innovation in various forms 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Internal and organizational approaches 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1 Participative innovation 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2 Communities of practice and\/or innovation 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.3 Intrapreneurship, adhocracy and forms of organizational entrepreneurship 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.4 Company social networks 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.5 Other creative and agile processes 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Organizational Levers 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 An innovation-oriented strategic posture 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 A culture of innovation 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Innovation management 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 The innovative company, a concept that applies to small or large companies? 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 137\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-ISTE","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52446333632792,"sku":"9781786300652","price":113.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781786300652.jpg?v=1785111115","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-innovative-company-an-ill-defined-object-hardback-9781786300652","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}