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Increasingly, researchers and policymakers alike recognize that
innovations are generated by complex and dynamic national
ecosystems that include government, industry, universities and
schools. Because these systems differ by country and are strongly
influenced by culture, effective policy and research strategies
require a systems approach, in which policy consensus is built on a
clear understanding of how each nation's innovation ecosystem
functions. This book outlines a unique methodology for constructing
visual maps of national innovation ecosystems. The authors provide
completed maps for six countries (Israel, Poland, Germany, France,
Spain and Singapore), and two regions (Greater Toronto and
ZhiangJiang Technology Park in Shanghai), along with detailed
breakdowns of the policy implications emerging from each. These
in-depth examples and a clear methodological approach offer a
comprehensive guide for constructing visual portrayals of
innovation systems and demonstrate why this is a vital exercise.
Scholars and students of innovation and management will find this
book an invaluable resource, as will innovation policymakers across
the world. Contents: 1. Towards national innovation system 2.
Method for mapping innovation ecosystems 3. The Israeli national
innovation ecosystem 4. The Polish national innovation ecosystem 5.
The German national innovation ecosystem 6. The French national
innovation ecosystem 7. The Spanish national innovation ecosystem
8. The health industry innovation ecosystem in the of Ontario,
Canada 9. The innovation ecosystem in Shanghai, China 10. The
Singaporian national innovation ecosystem 11. Conclusion: A
Comparison of national & regional innovation ecosystems Epilog:
Systems mindset as foundations for policy References Index
Managing New Product Development and Innovation provides a new
approach to the microeconomics of innovation by measuring the
technical quality of new products and guiding the managers of
innovation and technology in the central considerations of today's
knowledge-based companies. The volume features a selection of
practical microeconomic tools for managing new product development
and innovation. By quantifying product features and evaluating the
costs and market value of improvements, a simple yet powerful
conceptual framework is created. Using this framework, creative
business models can be built, along with innovative products,
services and processes that achieve marketplace success. The
authors address five key questions facing managers of
knowledge-based companies: * Which new features should be added to
existing products? * Which radically new features should be
innovated? * How can marketing and R&D be integrated? * How can
the value of brand names be estimated and optimized? * How can the
sophistication of product technology be measured - both at a given
point in time and between two points in time? This path-breaking
volume will be essential reading for managers of innovation, and
will be warmly welcomed by teachers and advanced students with an
interest in innovation and industrial economics.
Landmark papers by prominent scholars in the field of economic
psychology are drawn together in this authoritative reference
collection which demonstrates the varied ways in which the insights
of psychology have been applied to the understanding of economic
behaviour. This illuminating volume reveals how the application of
psychology to economics restores its vigour and veracity,
demonstrating the relevance of economics to the human condition and
to efforts to improve it. This selection was made in consultation
with nearly 40 leading figures in the field. It will prove an
invaluable reference tool for the student and researcher alike.
This book comprises, in one compact volume, cutting-edge research
in behavioral economics and economic psychology, published mainly
during the past five years. The judicious selection of articles
examines the subject from a variety of perspectives and includes
papers on the historical origins and methodologies of behavioral
economics; rational choice in childhood; behavioral aspects of
saving, risk and investment; effort, pay and poverty; seeking
happiness; and social norms and culture. The editor has written an
original introduction which illuminates and complements his choice.
The book will be of interest to all who teach and research
behavioural economics, as well as those who wish to learn about
this growing discipline.
What do economists know that business executives find useful?
Economics "ought" to be indispensable for business decision-makers
because it deals with the issues executives face daily: what to pro
duce, how and how much, at what price, how best to use resources
(time, labor, capital), how to understand markets. Why, then, do
managers often think that economists' theories are ivory-tower and
impractical? Perhaps because most economics texts are mystifying,
jargon-rid den, and written from every perspective "except" that of
the line manager.
In "Executive Economics: Ten Essential Tools for Managers, " Shlomo
Maital brings economics down to earth, back to the hard day-to-day
decisions that executives have to make. He shows how all decisions
can be organized around two key questions: What is it worth? What
must I give up to get it? Answering these questions depends upon
finding and maintaining the right relation in the "triangle of
profit" -- cost, price, and value.
Each of "Executive Economics" ten chapters focuses on one or more
legs of the triangle of profit, defines a decision tool, and
illustrates how it can be used to improve the quality of executive
decisions. Drawing on recent examples from both Fortune 500 firms
and smaller companies, Maital shows why economics main contribution
is to deepen executives' understanding of the structure of their
costs, and to explain why some of a business's highest expenses are
those that never appear on a check stub or in a profit-and-loss
statement.
"Executive Economics" is written "for" executives, "about"
executives, and by an author who has both taught executives at
MIT's Sloan School of Management for over a decade and served as a
consultant to small and large businesses. It is must reading for
executives who need simple, effective decision-making tools to give
them an edge in today's competitive global economy.
Through a series of short stories and brief case studies about
great innovators, this book will help managers and entrepreneurs
rethink their innovation processes, using the tools outlined in the
book. The eight chapters include narratives on: From Ideas to
Action; Breaking the Rules; Learning Creativity from our Kids;
Innovation as a Team Sport; and Innovating for Those with Less. The
basic idea is that the best way to become a world-class innovator
is to learn from other world-class innovators and to study what
they did and how they did it.
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