Building Innovation Capability in Organizations: An International Cross-case Perspective
| Author(s) | Mil?? Terziovski |
| ISBN10 | 1860947654 |
| ISBN13 | 9781860947650 |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Pages | 276 |
| Year Publish | 2007 October |
Synopsis
Global competition, shorter product lifecycles and increasingly demanding customers are creating significant pressures for the creation of innovative organizations. By examining eight case studies in various industry sectors in Europe, Australia, Japan and Thailand, this book provides a qualitative explanation of the complex relationships between innovation capability, e-commerce, sustainable development and new product development. The book explores how organizations develop innovation capability through the application of e-commerce, sustainable development-orientation, and new product development in order to gain competitive advantage. This knowledge will help managers, academics and policy-makers understand “what works, and why and how it works” in creating innovation-driven organizations from an international perspective, thereby providing an integrated approach to innovation management.
“As organizations have downsized and worked on cost reduction for many decades now, and similarly improved their quality and service, they have generally achieved efficiency and process stability outcomes. The next battlefield that will drive the international competitiveness and business outcomes of organizations is innovation. This book, in a highly readable style, presents success stories of international “best” innovation practice companies, informing managers and management researchers “what works, why and how it works” in creating innovative organizations. I strongly recommend it to managers, researchers and lecturers in innovation.”
Dr John Marshall
Director, Orbital Engine Corporation Limited
Chair, Industry Advisory Board, Centre for Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The University of Melbourne
“Managers require knowledge on how to create new products, and how to identify and capitalize on opportunities to innovate. Sustainability has clearly begun to assert itself as a driver for innovation. This book justifies the need for continuous innovation based on qualitative evidence from several “best” practice innovative organizations in Australia, Europe and Asia that have effectively integrated sustainable development, e-commerce and new product development in their pursuit of innovation capability. This book demystifies the misconception of innovation as a technically-driven strategy and argues that innovation is the driving force for future survival of organizations. I strongly recommend the book to practitioners and academics.”
Jim Landau
CEO, Telatid Pty Ltd
Chair, The Executive Connection
“Innovation is a complex process, one easily identified as being of critical importance for organizational success, yet not easily understood and managed. The book provides a good balance between rigor and relevance. Terziovski and his co-authors have developed easy-to-read case studies which have practical application at every level of the organization, and are theoretically ground in the innovation literature. I highly recommend this book to managers, professors and researchers.”
Graeme Cocks
Co-author of First XI
About The Author:
Milé Terziovski is an Associate Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
in the Department of Management and Marketing at The University of
Melbourne. He has won the Dean’s Award of Teaching Excellence for three
consecutive years. He is also the Executive Director of the Centre for Global
Innovation and Entrepreneurship at The University of Melbourne.
Professor Terziovski has published extensively on innovation management and
operations management. He has published 3 articles in the prestigious Journal
of Operations Management and won the Best Paper award in 1999. This paper,
based on his PhD thesis, has been in the top 10 most requested papers from
the journal for the past five years. He has also presented at the Academy of
Management on several occasions and received a nomination for Best
International Paper in 2000. Recently, Professor Terziovski chaired the
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Track at the European Academy of
Management Conference (EURAM 2006) in Norway.
“As organizations have downsized and worked on cost reduction for many decades now, and similarly improved their quality and service, they have generally achieved efficiency and process stability outcomes. The next battlefield that will drive the international competitiveness and business outcomes of organizations is innovation. This book, in a highly readable style, presents success stories of international “best” innovation practice companies, informing managers and management researchers “what works, why and how it works” in creating innovative organizations. I strongly recommend it to managers, researchers and lecturers in innovation.”
Dr John Marshall
Director, Orbital Engine Corporation Limited
Chair, Industry Advisory Board, Centre for Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The University of Melbourne
“Managers require knowledge on how to create new products, and how to identify and capitalize on opportunities to innovate. Sustainability has clearly begun to assert itself as a driver for innovation. This book justifies the need for continuous innovation based on qualitative evidence from several “best” practice innovative organizations in Australia, Europe and Asia that have effectively integrated sustainable development, e-commerce and new product development in their pursuit of innovation capability. This book demystifies the misconception of innovation as a technically-driven strategy and argues that innovation is the driving force for future survival of organizations. I strongly recommend the book to practitioners and academics.”
Jim Landau
CEO, Telatid Pty Ltd
Chair, The Executive Connection
“Innovation is a complex process, one easily identified as being of critical importance for organizational success, yet not easily understood and managed. The book provides a good balance between rigor and relevance. Terziovski and his co-authors have developed easy-to-read case studies which have practical application at every level of the organization, and are theoretically ground in the innovation literature. I highly recommend this book to managers, professors and researchers.”
Graeme Cocks
Co-author of First XI
About The Author:
Milé Terziovski is an Associate Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
in the Department of Management and Marketing at The University of
Melbourne. He has won the Dean’s Award of Teaching Excellence for three
consecutive years. He is also the Executive Director of the Centre for Global
Innovation and Entrepreneurship at The University of Melbourne.
Professor Terziovski has published extensively on innovation management and
operations management. He has published 3 articles in the prestigious Journal
of Operations Management and won the Best Paper award in 1999. This paper,
based on his PhD thesis, has been in the top 10 most requested papers from
the journal for the past five years. He has also presented at the Academy of
Management on several occasions and received a nomination for Best
International Paper in 2000. Recently, Professor Terziovski chaired the
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Track at the European Academy of
Management Conference (EURAM 2006) in Norway.