From Followers to Leaders

Managing Technology and Innovation

AvNaushad Forbes,David Wield

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Engelska, 2002

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The last years have seen a profusion of books and articles on managing technology, focused almost exclusively on leading edge firms in leading edge countries. This book argues that succeeding as a follower-firm requires learning from many experiences and avoiding simplistic 'how-to' approaches that prescribe one best practice. Individual chapters c

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Utgivningsdatum:2002-03-14
Språk:Engelska
Filformat:EPUB
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781134529377
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd

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Naushad Forbes is Director of Forbes Marshall, India's leading Energy Conservation and Control Instrumentation firm, and Consulting Professor at Stanford University in the Program in Science, Technology and Society. David Wield is Professor of Innovation and Development at The Open University, and Co-Director of its International Development Centre. He recently directed its Centre for Technology Strategy and chaired its Development Policy and Practice unit.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface 1. Beneath the surface 2. Innovation success in follower-firms 3. Changing policies for science and technology: government and markets 4. Innovation on the shopfloor - a new wave 5. From process to product and proprietary 6. Managing R&D in technology-followers 7. Design leadership for technology-followers 8. Building a culture for innovation 9. Followers to leaders.