The Innovation Journey

by SankaranVenkataraman (Author), Andrew Vande Ven (Author), RaghuGarud (Author), Douglas Polley (Author)

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2008
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This book examines the results of a major study of innovation in organizations, calling into question most of the explanations of the innovation process that have been proposed in the past. The authors find that the innovation process is neither sequential and orderly, nor is it a matter of random trial-and-error; rather it is best characterized as a nonlinear dynamics system. They explain that the innovation journey involves motivating and coordinating people to develop and implement ideas by engaging in transactions with others while making the adaptations needed to achieve desired outcomes within changing organizational contexts.

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This book examines the results of a major study of innovation in organizations, calling into question most of the explanations of the innovation process that have been proposed in the past. The authors find that the innovation process is neither sequential and orderly, nor is it a matter of random trial-and-error; rather it is best characterized as a nonlinear dynamics system. They explain that the innovation journey involves motivating and coordinating people to develop and implement ideas by engaging in transactions with others while making the adaptations needed to achieve desired outcomes within changing organizational contexts.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 440
Publisher: OUP USA
Published: 21 Feb 2008
ISBN 10: 0195341007
ISBN 13: 9780195341003

Author Bio

AV: Vernon H. Heath Professor of Organizational Innovation and Change, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota DP: Associate Professor of Management, St. Cloud State University RG: Associate Professor of Management, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University SV: Associate Professor of Business Administration, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia