Innovation as strategic reflexivity / edited by Jon Sundbo and Lars Fuglsang.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sundbo, Jon.

Fuglsang, Lars.

Series:

Routledge advances in management and business studies.

Routledge advances in management and business studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technological innovations--Management.

Technological innovations.

Creative ability in business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents a new view of innovation, seeking to disclose how strategic reflexivity is embodied in specific innovation practices and management roles.From an evolutionary point of view, the contributors argue that firms and organisations are increasingly forced to take into account the growing complexity of the environment. To do this, they must create strategies that interpret external expectations, but also deal with the internal reflexivity processes caused by innovation. The way to bridge strategy and innovation, they suggest, is through strategic reflexivity.The contributio

Contents:

Front Cover; Innovation as Strategic Reflexivity; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; 1.Innovation as strategic reflexivity: Jon Sundbo and Lars Fuglsang; The aim of this book; Strategic reflexivity as an explanation of innovation; Innovation and expectations about the future; Part I:Theory; 2. The postmodern challenge:from economic to creative management: Harry Nyström; Introduction; Modernist and postmodernist perspectives; The creative process and postmodern theory; Economic management; Creative management

Combining modern and postmodern managementSummary; 3. Interactional innovation: aneo-Schumpeterian model: Faïz Gallouj; Introduction; Schumpeter and services; Schumpeter III: the components of the interactional innovation model; The innovation model as an interactional process; Theoretical implications of the interactional innovation model; Conclusions; 4.Innovation as a strategic process: Jon Sundbo; Introduction; The looking for a new innovation explanation: more Kirzner than Schumpeter; Strategy; Dual organisation; Innovation and change; The environment and the innovation process

Knowledge and entrepreneurship: innovation is an interactive processOrganisational learning; Technology; Case examples of strategic innovation situations; Conclusions; The contribution to a new understanding of innovation; Part II: Externally oriented innovation activitiesin the firm; 5. From low-tech to high-tech: technologicaland marketing strategies for finding new markets and technologies: Harry Nyström and Sten Liljedahl; Introduction; Theoretical background; A strategic development model; Empirical results; Summary

6. Dependent innovation:low technology and small enterprises in Denmark: Andrea GallinaIntroduction; Innovation as strategic reflexivity; Small enterprises in the process of globalisation; Dependent innovation in low-tech sectors; The Danish context; Opennessand internationalisation of Danish manufacturing; The case study; Conclusions and implications for the process of innovation; 7.When market research may hinder the development of discontinuous new products: Paul Trott; Introduction; Contribution to the innovation management framework

The use of market research in new product development: a review of recent thinkingUsing market research in the development of discontinuous new products: a conceptual framework; Discussion and management implications; Policy considerations; Operational considerations; Conclusions; Part III: Internal innovationactivities within the firm; 8.Developing routines for innovation management within the firm: John Bessant; Introduction; Strategic reflexivity and the emergence of routines; Can we manage innovation?; Three key challenges in innovation management; Lack of motivation to change

Limited understanding of the innovation process

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-429-22991-7

1-138-87940-1

1-280-40274-1

0-203-21927-9

9780429229916

OCLC:

264525855