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In the context of competitive economy innovation is a key strategic imperative for any organization. Successful technological, marketing, and organizational innovations result in a sustainable competitive advantage and lead to better financial results. As it stands, the organizational innovation is considered to be a vehicle for technological and market development. It is, in turns, driven by the...
Within the framework of this research, the task of dynamic management of innovations in the sphere of high-tech industries is formulated and the need to identify patterns of decision-making about the need to recycle current innovative products and to bring the next generation of innovations to market is determined. Dynamic properties of innovative processes are singled out, on their basis a mathematical...
This article explains the study conducted in order to test the hypothesis that the combination of disruptive innovation or, at least, revolutionary innovation, and visionary leadership are necessary conditions for the disruptive success of innovation-related startups. The author ranked, short-listed and then analyzed five cases in North America, one in Europe and three in East Asia. The analysis validates...
This paper draws together knowledge from a variety of fields to propose that innovation management can be viewed as a form of organizational capability. Excellent companies invest and nurture this capability, from which they execute effective innovation processes, leading to innovations in new product, services and processes, and superior business performance results. An extensive review of the literature...
We present here an overview of the research entrepreneurship phenomenon, with particular reference to the academic spin-off companies. Actually, they usually contain high levels of innovation, but often lack entrepreneurial orientation and managerial competences. Therefore, we put forward the idea that spin-off companies need further attention from the managerial point of view, in order to unveil...
Responsible research and innovation (RRI) is a concept that is currently being heavily promoted by research funders, led by the European Commission. Research undertaken in the next Framework Programme, Horizon 2020, is expected to be led by RRI which will be a cross-cutting theme of all European funded research. National funders (e.g. the Dutch NVO or British EPSRC) are similarly experimenting with...
This paper uses the theory of deductive method to analyze the issues of Enterprise Development. First Penrose's Enterprise Growth Theory is briefly introduced and then an in-depth analysis of Penrose Effect is made. The theoretical expansion of Penrose Effect is also discussed. Finally inspirations brought by Penrose's Enterprise Growth Theory are summarized. Penrose Effect tells us that the fast-growing...
This paper focuses on the impact of wireless technologies on the newspaper industry in the United States. Using The New York Times as a case in point, the paper discusses how newspapers have embraced a new kind of product innovation driven by customer needs and defined by mobile technologies. The management of The Times rethought their paperpsilas technology strategy and marketing strategy, and developed...
Chinapsilas economic reforms have succeeded in bringing the desired benefits, particularly in its numerous state-owned enterprises (SOEs). How such reforms are affecting the management of SOEs and their employees are the concerns of this paper. The findings of a triangulated work of survey-interview-document are as follows: (i) SOEs have been operating in a competitive free market environment; (ii)...
The paper provides a general overview of the Polish environment for a new venture. Some of the specific questions answered in this paper include: What are the specific factors of the Polish technology environment? How do technology firms emerge from the R&D institutes and universities? The final section of the paper presents an analysis of the pilot research data concerning businesses, scientists...
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