High-Involvement Innovation: Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage Through Continuous Change - Softcover

Bessant, John

 
9780470847077: High-Involvement Innovation: Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage Through Continuous Change
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0470847077 ISBN 13: 9780470847077
Publisher: Wiley, 2003

Synopsis

At a time when the turbulent and uncertain environment demands more innovation than ever, most businesses only engage a small proportion of their staff in innovative activities.  Whilst they may have groups and individuals who are 'licensed to innovate' by virtue of their particular departmental badges (eg R&D, business development etc) they often ignore the contribution which the rest of the staff could make.  Innovation involves a lot of small incremental steps, as well as the occasional dramatic leap, and whilst experts are needed for the latter, many people contribute to incremental innovation.  High involvement innovation is concerned with the creation of an environment in which the workforce as a whole can contribute their creativity and experience to help build a culture of continuous innovation.

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About the Author

John Bessant is Professor of Innovation Management in the School of Management at Cranfield University. Prior to joining Cranfield, John was Director of Brighton University’s Centre for Research in Innovation Management. He is also an Honorary Professor at SPRU, Sussex University and a Visiting Fellow at several UK and international universities. Together with Joe Tidd and the late Keith Pavitt, John is co-author of Managing Innovation (published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.), the second edition of which was awarded the Best Book Prize by the European Association for Creativity and Innovation in 2001.

From the Back Cover

At a time when the turbulent and uncertain environment demands more innovation than ever, most businesses only engage a small proportion of their staff in innovative activities. Whilst they may have groups and individuals who are ‘licensed to innovate’ by virtue of their particular departmental badges (e.g. R&D, business development etc.) they often ignore the contribution which the rest of the staff could make. Innovation involves a lot of small incremental steps, as well as the occasional dramatic leap, and whilst experts are needed for the latter, many more people contribute to incremental innovation. In High Involvement Innovation, John Bessant describes how the involvement of the workforce as a whole can contribute their creativity and experience to help build a culture of continuous innovation.

Designed for MBA and MSc courses in the management of technology and innovation, High Involvement Innovation will also be highly relevant to practicing managers who are facing the challenge of trying to mobilize their organizations to be more capable of continuous innovation.

Supplementary materials for lecturers adopting High Involvement Innovation can be found on the following website:www.wiley.co.uk/innovate

From the Inside Flap

At a time when the turbulent and uncertain environment demands more innovation than ever, most businesses only engage a small proportion of their staff in innovative activities. Whilst they may have groups and individuals who are ‘licensed to innovate’ by virtue of their particular departmental badges (e.g. R&D, business development etc.) they often ignore the contribution which the rest of the staff could make. Innovation involves a lot of small incremental steps, as well as the occasional dramatic leap, and whilst experts are needed for the latter, many more people contribute to incremental innovation. In High Involvement Innovation, John Bessant describes how the involvement of the workforce as a whole can contribute their creativity and experience to help build a culture of continuous innovation.

Designed for MBA and MSc courses in the management of technology and innovation, High Involvement Innovation will also be highly relevant to practicing managers who are facing the challenge of trying to mobilize their organizations to be more capable of continuous innovation.

Supplementary materials for lecturers adopting High Involvement Innovation can be found on the following website:www.wiley.co.uk/innovate

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Publisher
Wiley
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0470847077
ISBN 13 
9780470847077
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
258