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Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Creating New Value covers all of the major aspects of innovation strategy and capabilities, including leadership of innovation, creativity, design led innovation, open innovation, management of the innovation portfolio and new product development processes. Ultimately, innovation is accomplished by people, and this book recognises the critical contribution of leadership and organisational culture to developing and promoting innovation behaviours. For startups and entrepreneurs, the book covers the practical, powerful tests that a new idea should be subjected to, as well as providing an overview of the entrepreneurship process.Another feature of the book is the detailed presentation of the practices common to highly innovative organisations that distinguishes them from low innovating organisations. Underpinned by research, this information is translated into an innovation audit tool that can be used by managers or students alike. Key FeaturesContains more than 25 new major case studies covering innovation and entrepreneurship from startups to large mainstream organisations, examples include Kogan, KeepCup, BHP Billiton, Swisse, CSL and Toray (Japan). Also includes three new case studies of crowdsourcing companies.Thought leadership boxes throughout include leading edge, practical insights from professionals New cutting edge issues in entrepreneurship, such as new business models and social entrepreneurship practices are reviewed and illustrated.Covers aspects of innovation in processes as well in a chapter focused on supply chain innovation.



Table of Contents:
List of tables and figures Case study matrix About the authors About the contributors Preface Acknowledgments 1: Overview: The Importance of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Introduction: Innovation in an organisational context Systematic innovation capability The state of innovation and entrepreneurship in Australia The state of enterprise level innovation practices in Australia Theoretical frames for conceptualising innovation and entrepreneurship 2: Innovation and Entrepreneurial Strategy Introduction Innovation within overall business strategy Innovation strategies Core principles of an innovation strategy 3: Leadership of Innovation Introduction: The nature and role of entrepreneurship/innovation leadership Leading innovation: Core characteristics Entrepreneur as innovation leader? 4: Managing the Innovation Portfolio and Projects Introduction Initiating new-stream innovation projects Project managing and evaluating individual innovation ideas through the pipeline The portfolio opportunity of innovation strategies 5: Creativity and Design Introduction: Creativity and innovation Methods of generating ideas and fostering creative problem solving in a business context Design and innovation Design-led innovation Design-led innovation case studies The design-led innovation organisational matrix Integrating design for innovation 6: Supply Chain Innovation Introduction: Defining supply chains Allied management methodologies Innovation types and catalysts The innovation focus of supply chain participants Structure, management and network innovation: Supply chain organisational and business models Process innovation: Manufacturing and operations Statistical process control: The foundation of operations management science Ethical considerations in supply chain innovation 7: Creating a Culture of Innovation Introduction: The meaning and importance of culture Organisational culture as a determinant of a firm’s potential for innovation Summarising the cultural aspects of systematic innovation capability 8: Entrepreneurship Introduction Concept of entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial process models Opportunity, the focus of entrepreneurship The entrepreneur Entrepreneurship and innovation Corporate entrepreneurship Measuring strategic renewal, entrepreneurial orientation and health 9: Organisational Ambidexterity and Open Innovation Introduction Organisational evolution Organisational ambidexterity Organisational innovation and ambidexterity Innovation strategy and ambidexterity Structures for organising ambidexterity Open innovation Corporate venturing Strategic foresight 10: Frontiers of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Introduction The ‘fast’ cutting edge of innovation and entrepreneurial practice Social entrepreneurship: Partnering for systemic innovation in a global development context Global megatrends requiring innovative solutions 11: Assessing and Progressing Innovation and Entrepreneurship Practices Introduction Survey of systematic innovation capability in Australia The building blocks of successful innovation Identifying the top innovation performers Innovation performance and business success Assessing innovation capability Progressing innovation strategies and capabilities Case Studies 3D printing: Collaboration that saves a leg and inspires the imagination 99designs: Crowdsourcing innovation ANCA: Setting industry standards for tool grinding machines Bennetts Boots: Boom and bust BHP Billiton: Innovation through discipline BubbleDeck: Innovation in the construction supply chain Cavalier Brewing: Homebrewed innovation CSL Limited: A century of innovation in health Diggerworks: Innovation in the defence sector business model Ferguson Plarre: Open innovation and sustainability intertwined Five:am: A cultured growth GHD: Innovation challenges in engineering Kaggle: Crowdsourcing for geniuses KeepCup: Saving the world, one cup of coffee at a time Kennovations: Architectural innovation Murugan Idli Shop: Innovation in an Indian food court Ruslan Kogan: Entrepreneur since childhood Shoes of Prey: Online innovation proves a perfect fit Siemens Ltd: Innovation in emerging economies Sports technology in Australia: Anatomy of an industry in innovative development Sweet by Nature: From cookie bakehouse to wholesale business  Swisse: Innovating in alternative health T2: Buddha’s tears Threadless: Design innovation for anyone, anywhere, anytime Toray: Innovation management Toyota: From quality leadership to innovation Vuly Trampolines: Reaching for the sky Glossary Index

About the Author :
Professor Danny Samson began his professional life as a chemical engineer working in a multinational company and then completed a PhD in management. He has been Professor of Management at the University of Melbourne since 1998, serving also there as Head of Department and Associate Dean. He has published over 100 research papers and a dozen books covering many aspects of management. His research covers fields from decision theory to supply chain and innovation management. He has consulted widely to executives in banking, insurance, manufacturing, construction, transport, and numerous other industries. He has served as Associated Editor for the most prestigious journal in his field, and has been a judge of numerous industry awards, having won such awards himself, as well as research best paper and teaching excellence awards in Australia, the USA and Europe. He is well known as an executive educator, having developed and conducted dozens of executive programs and keynote addresses. Dr Marianne Gloet is a Research Fellow in the Department of Management and Marketing at Melbourne University. She holds a PhD is from Melbourne University in the field of knowledge management and innovation, and is widely published in the areas of knowledge management, human resource management, innovation and information systems. Marianne has lived and worked in Australia, Canada, the U.S., Malaysia, Hong Kong, Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates, holding senior positions in both the academic and private sectors. Marianne also consults widely to a range of private and public organisations both in Australia and abroad. As President of her own startup in Canada, Marianne held dealerships for Atari and Texas Instruments computer products in North America and pioneered the manufacture of specialised computer keyboards for use by the disabled.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780190300630
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press Australia
  • Publisher Imprint: OUP Australia and New Zealand
  • Height: 248 mm
  • No of Pages: 544
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Width: 207 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0190300639
  • Publisher Date: 21 Nov 2015
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 1380 gr


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