Industrial Innovation: Technology, Policy, Diffusion - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0333238508 ISBN 13: 9780333238509

Casa editrice: Palgrave Macmillan, 1979

Riassunto

How much can innovation contribute to the quality of life? How can innovation be used to develop and market commercial products? These are two major questions considered by an international symposium of active researchers from the USA and Europe in the fields of industrial innovation which was held at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. The scope of the papers is extensive and embraces the whole process of innovation, from invention through development to commercialisation and diffusion. Some papers cover broad general issues such as the social and economic consequences of innovation and government policies towards innovation and research and development. Others provide highly specific and pragmatic advice upon the management of innovation and the development of marketing strategies to promote the speedy acceptance of new products and processes. Despite the diversity of the contributions, a number of clear themes emerge. These include the importance, for successful innovation, of clearly identifying user needs and the need for total immersion in the detail of an industry or market in order to understand the diffusion of an innovation. In short, there is something in this book for anyone who is concerned with the impact and influence of technological innovation on our future.

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L'autore:

JAMES R. BRIGHT Industrial Management Center Inc., South CarolinaJOHN A. CZEPIEL New York UniversityMICHAEL GIBBONS University of ManchesterBELA GOLD Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OhioERIK A. HAEFFNER Innovation Institute, StockholmGEORGE HAYWARD the Anglian Regional Management Centre, ChelmsfordJOHN LANGRISH University of Manchester Institute of Science and TehnologyBLAIR LITTLE University of Western Ontario, London, CanadaHARRY NYSTRÖM Institue for Economics and Statistics, UppsalaEDGAR A. PESSEMIER Purdue University, West Lafayette, IndianaGEORGE F. RAY National Institute of Economic and Social Research, LondonANDREW ROBERTSON the Polytechnic of Central LondonROY ROTHWELL University of SussexKARL A. STROETMANN Abt Associates GmbH, HeidelbergMORRIS TEUBAL Hebrew University, JerusalemBRIAN C. TWISS University of BradfordLUITPOLD UHLMANN Ifo-Institute for Economic Research, MunichJAMES M. UTTERBACK Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyERIC VON HIPPEL Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDAVID S. WATKINS Manchester Business SchoolFRANK WOLEK US Department of Commerce, Washington, DC

Contenuti:

Preface
Biographical Notes
The Wider Horizons of 'Industrial' Innovation; G.F.Ray Commentary; J.Langrish
The Typology Approach in Innovation Research; L.Uhlmann Commentary; M.Gibbons Note; J.Langrish
The Relationship between Technical Change and Economic Performance in Mechanical Engineering: Some Evidence; R.Rothwell
Inter-industry Repercussions of Major Technological Innovations; B.Gold Commentary; J.A.Czepiel
A Customer-active Paradigm for Industrial Product Idea Generation; E.von Hippel
Innovation Strategies for Industrial Corporations and for Satisfying National Needs; E.A.Haeffner Commentary; E.von Hippel
Product and Process Innovation in a Changing Competitive Environment; J.M.Utterback Commentary; L.Uhlmann
Co-operative Research and Development in the United States; F.W.Wolek Commentary; G.Hayward
Orienting Research and Development to the Needs of Industry: The Application of the 'Customer-Contractor' Principle in the Department of Industry; M.Gibbons & P.J.Gummett
Decision-Makers' Responses to Industrial Innovation Incentives; D.S.Watkins & A.H.Rubenstein
Innovation in Small and Medium-Sized Industrial Firms - A German Perspective; K.A.Stroetmann Commentary; R.Rothwell
Technology Forecasting as an Influence on Technological Innovation: Past Examples and Future Expectations; J.R.Bright Commentary; B.Little
New Technology and the Role of Marketing; B.Little
On User Needs and Need Determination: Aspects of the Theory of Technological Innovation; M.Teubal Commentary; B.C.Twiss
Changing Corporate Attitudes to Innovation: A Case Study; B.C.Twiss Commentary; H.Nyström
A Study in 'Real Time' of the Innovation Process in Two Science-based Companies; A.Robertson & M.Fox Commentary; E.Pessemier
Managing Product Innovation; M.Teubal
Industrial Buying Behaviour and the Adoption of Innovations; M.J.Baker Commentary; R.Rothwell
Perceived Characteristics and the Diffusion of Innovations; G.Hayward Commentary; M.J.Baker
Communications Networks and Innovation in Industrial Communities; J.A.Czepiel
Company Strategies for Research and Development; H.Nyström Comentary; E.Haeffner
The Effects of Technological Change; J.Langrish Commentary; F.Wolek
Index

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• Editore: Palgrave Macmillan
• Data di pubblicazione: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0333238508
• ISBN 13: 9780333238509
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 496
• Redattore: Baker Michael J.