Innovation in a reinvented world : 10 essential elements to succeed in the new world of business / Dee McCrorey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCrorey, Dee, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technological innovations.

Success in business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

10 essential elements to succeed in the new world of business

Ten essential elements to succeed in the new world of business

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"A step-by-step guide to the 10 essential and practical skills a business needs to innovate and thrive in uncertain timesThe reinvented world of business will profoundly impact America's leaders and workers in the decade ahead. Companies capable of transforming their organizations during this period of "Great Disruption" will thrive in the reinvented world however, the reverse holds true as well. Innovation in a Reinvented World reveals how transformation occurs when business leaders and their organizations apply these 10 Essential Elements, providing both a road map and definitive blueprint for companies of any size looking to bridge the old world with the new world of business. Discusses the "new courage" required for innovating in a reinvented world Looks at 10 Essential Elements winning companies count on today Innovation in a Reinvented World helps executives and leadership teams navigate and manage their organizations' inflection points in designing, building, and sustaining innovation--even through the post-recession playing field"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Innovation in a Reinvented World: 10 Essential Elements to Succeed In the New World of Business; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction Great Recession, Great Disruptions; Disruptions Are All around Us; Where Are the Seismic Struggles?; What Happened?; Connecting the Dots: The 10 Essential Elements; Chapter 1: The Old World of Business versus the New World of Business in Four Major Industries; Industry Snapshot: Retail-Circuit City Stores, Inc.; Industry Snapshot: Technology and Telecommunications-Motorola, Inc.; Industry Snapshot: Transportation-Airlines, Rails, and Automobiles

Industry Snapshot: Journalism, News Media, and PublishingFacing the Facts: The Old Rules No Longer Work; New Rules for a Reinvented World; The Takeaway; Part I: Succeeding in the New World of Business; Chapter 2: Element #1: Vision and Values; EMC: Mark S. Lewis, Chief Strategy Officer; Zuvo Water: Andy Butler, CEO; Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology: Dr. Telle Whitney, President and CEO, and Jerri Barrett, VP of Marketing; Fresh Lifelines for Youth: Christa Gannon, Founder and Executive Director, and Skye DeLano, Director of Development; The Takeaway

Chapter 3: Element #2: EntrepreneurshipEMC: Steve Todd, Distinguished Engineer, Author, Intrapreneur; Synopsys: Rich Goldman, VP Corporate Marketing and Strategic Alliances, CEO Synopsys Armenia; The Bridge Group: Reiko Emmi-Sota, Cultural Ambassador; EMC: Barbara Robidoux, VP Corporate Marketing; The Takeaway; Chapter 4: Element #3: Navigation; EMC: John T. (Jack) Mollen, EVP Human Resources; EMC: Gwen Weld, VP of Global People and Infrastructure; Zuvo Water: Ray Brown, VP Marketing; Micro Enterprise Journal: Dawn R. Rivers, Publisher, Journalist; The Takeaway

Chapter 5: Element #4: Responsible Risk takingEMC: Kathrin R. Winkler, VP of Corporate Sustainability; M-Cubed Global: Exley Mixon, CEO; Zuvo Water: Elizabeth Flammini, Chief Evangelist, Director of Marketing; The Takeaway; Chapter 6: Element #5: Disruption and Discontinuity; West Valley College: Dr. Lori Gaskin, President; EMC: Patricia Florissi, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer, Americas; EMC: Linda Connly, VP and GM, SMB Division & Inside Sales, Americas; The Takeaway; Chapter 7: Element #6: Experimental and Exploration; EMC: Bill Cook, President, Data Computing Division

Space Portal: Robert Bruce Pittman, Director of Flight Projects and Chief Systems Engineer, NASA Research ParkZuvo Water: Brian Godfrey, Lab Manager, Research and Development Engineer; The Takeaway; Chapter 8: Element #7: Innovation and Invention; EMC: Jeffrey M. Nick, Senior VP and Chief Technology Officer; Latinas in Computing: Patricia Lopez, Ph.D., Technologist and Inventor; The Takeaway; Chapter 9: Element #8: Transition and Training; SAP: Phyllis Stewart Pires, VP of Human Resources, Global Diversity Leader, Gender Diversity Expert; New World Transitions: Gayle Uchida, Consultant

Zuvo Water: Phil Houdek, VP Engineering and Operations, Quality Office

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786613268259

9781118156421

1118156420

9781283268257

1283268256

9781118156407

1118156404

OCLC:

757394169