Joe Tidd Boeken

Focusing on strategic competencies, this book explores how organizations define and differentiate themselves through various related fields, including knowledge management, organizational learning, strategic management, and innovation management. It integrates strategic and knowledge management approaches to capability-building and competency development. The updated third edition features five new chapters that compile the latest research and practices from experts, serving as a core text for Imperial College London's Distance Learning MBA program.

Focusing on the nuanced dynamics of open innovation, this book critiques the overly general prescriptions often found in the literature. It highlights that the effectiveness of open innovation is highly context-dependent, varying by sector, firm, and strategy. The authors aim to refine the discourse by offering detailed insights into the specific mechanisms that facilitate successful open innovation, while also addressing its limitations. This work encourages a more contextual understanding of innovation practices, moving beyond simplistic narratives of open versus closed systems.

Developed for courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level Innovation and Entrepreneurship is an accessible introductory text written primarily for students of business and management studies. The book is also suitable for engineering students studying courses in business and management. Contemporary issues in both innovation and entrepreneurship are used to engage and excite students, and lead them to the relevant theory, models and lessons. The authors have created a new text which includes: Fully integrated contemporary themes in innovation, such as sustainability, social entrepreneurship and creating new ventures. A focus on the role of individual entrepreneurship and organizational innovation, in private and public services. Contemporary cases from areas including new media, computer gaming, internet services, and public and social innovation cases.

Managing Innovation is an established, bestselling text for MBA, MSc and advanced undergraduate courses on management of technology, innovation management and entrepreneurship. It is also used widely by managers in both the service and manufacturing sectors

Managing Innovation is a three-part series covering contemporary technology and innovation management research areas. Each volume comprises key articles from both the International Journal of Innovation Management and the International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, published by World Scientific, and provides an international, disciplinary approach across its broad coverage of topics. Relevant for both academics and practitioners, this volume answers how organisations can develop innovative approaches from a perspective that encompasses technological advances, changes in the market and individual entrepreneurs.

The book explores the evolution of innovation and entrepreneurship as distinct disciplines, tracing their roots to scholars like Joseph Schumpeter and Peter Drucker. It highlights the divergence in focus, with entrepreneurship concentrating on individual startups and small businesses, while innovation emphasizes corporate research and development. This separation has led to limitations in both fields, as entrepreneurship often overlooks broader systemic influences, and innovation is overly tied to corporate structures. The work calls for a reintegration of these domains for a more comprehensive understanding.

Focusing on the critical yet often overlooked topic of innovation diffusion, this book addresses the gap between development and successful adoption. It emphasizes a multi-disciplinary and managerial approach, integrating the latest research to provide insights into why and how innovations are embraced. Aimed at graduates and researchers in marketing, product development, and innovation, it offers a comprehensive framework for understanding and promoting the adoption of new ideas, making it a valuable resource for those in the field.

The interaction between internal and external knowledge is crucial for fostering innovation and developing dynamic capabilities. This edited volume explores the relationship between Knowledge Management and Open Innovation, emphasizing the importance of absorptive capacity in organizations. By examining how organizations can effectively absorb and utilize external knowledge, the book aims to enhance understanding of innovation outcomes across various conditions, bridging contemporary interests with traditional concepts.