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Speaking the <i>Lingua Franca</i> of Innovation
Rao, JayArticle ART-2148-EInnovation and Change, Knowledge and CommunicationInnovation is a discipline, a body of knowledge like any other. Unfortunately, our understanding and practice of innovation today is roughly where our understanding of the quality discipline was two or three decades ago. Consequently, we see a lot of executives stumbling in their initiatives. The good news is that, like all disciplines, innovation can be learned, practiced and mastered. As all innovation happens in a community, and the fundamen...Starting at €8.20
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Overcoming the Hidden Barriers to Innovation
García Pont, Carlos; Rocha e Oliveira, PauloArticle ART-2149-EInnovation and Change, MarketingNew research by the authors on the information-sharing processes at 20 multinational firms shows how companies are insufficiently attuned to the ebb and flow of their respective markets. With the market information they do have, they often fail to process it effectively. These problems represent major barriers to innovation. The authors discuss these barriers in depth, grouped according to the firm's ability to know, understand and use market in...Starting at €8.20
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Smart Cities, Sustainable Progress
Barrionuevo, Juan Manuel; Berrone, Pascual; Ricart Costa, Joan EnricArticle ART-2152-EStrategyWith urbanization on the rise globally, failure to adapt to the new urban reality could be disastrous for cities facing unprecedented demographic, economic, social and environmental challenges. Development models are needed to transform such challenges into opportunities. The authors outline the strategic planning methodologies needed to create smart cities sustainable, innovative, connected and socially cohesive places that enhance the quality...Starting at €8.20
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Creating Bold Innovation in Mature Markets
Cooper, Robert G.Article ART-2150-EInnovation and ChangeFor many firms operating in mature markets, there are only so many sources of growth open to them, which is why launching unique, superior products with a compelling value proposition is so vital. Yet company surveys show that bold innovation is down, while improvements and modifications to existing products are up. This only serves to maintain existing market share, rather than grow it. To succeed in bigger, bolder innovation, five vectors need ...Starting at €8.20
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IESE Insight. Issue 14. Third Quarter 2012
IESE InsightMagazine REV-34-EInnovation and Change, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, StrategyJay Rao (Babson) defines his terms, so that everyone understands exactly what is meant by the discipline of innovation, before trying to put it into practice. IESEs Carlos García Pont & Paulo Rocha e Oliveira reveal the barriers that prevent organizations from having a market mind-set, which is essential for maintaining a cycle of innovation. Robert G. Cooper (Michael G. DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University) identifies five vectors t...Starting at €22.00
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Normalize Innovation to Transform Your Firm
Vilà Vilar, JoaquimArticle ART-2151-EInnovation and Change, StrategyCompanies that organize their innovation efforts in systematic, well-managed ways are those whose efforts will be rewarded. So says Joaquim Vilà, based on the best practices of the worlds most innovative firms, as well as on his own extensive experience of innovation management. In this article, Vilà presents a systematic model of innovation management, which links strategy, problem solving and cultural change, and which is custom-tailored to th...Starting at €8.20
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Clearing the Path to Innovation
Miller, Paddy; Wedell-Wedellsborg, ThomasArticle ART-2316-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementFostering innovation is not just about getting people to think differently. If you want to make innovation happen, you need to change the way people act or behave in their daily work. And the best way to do that is to change the environment they work in. This article will help managers take a new approach to the leadership role and think differently about how to foster innovation in their companies. The authors present five key behaviors, which t...Starting at €8.20
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IESE Insight. Issue 17. Second Quarter 2013
IESE InsightMagazine REV-39-EFinance, Information Technologies, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyPeter Fader (Wharton) debunks the myths surrounding customer centricity, urging managers to recontextualize the role of CRM as part of a wider customer-centric strategy. Julián Villanueva (IESE) explains how to design and implement a customer equity dashboard that will serve to pinpoint exactly where the company is gaining and losing value. A. Parasuraman (University of Miami) revisits the original SERVQUAL framework, showing how tried-and-tested...Starting at €22.00
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The Genuine Responsibilities of the CEO
Andreu Civit, Rafael; Ricart Costa, Joan EnricArticle ART-2639-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, StrategyA CEO must pull many levers, but not all are equally relevant. Based on hundreds of interviews they conducted with senior executives, the authors identify four main priorities for general management, corresponding with four primary tasks. They caution, however, that executives must understand and manage them all as an inseparable whole of interdependent, highly dynamic elements. They also emphasize that CEOs need to be disciplined in their decisi...Starting at €8.20