MGMT 600 - Leading Innovation and Change

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Scholarly articles on innovation in business and economics. "The authors are leading academic experts on their specific topics, and include economists, geographers, historians, psychologists, and sociologists."

Examines topics such as: brainstorming; product lifecycle management; portfolio management and optimization; models of innovation; diffusion of innovation; measuring innovation; systems for innovation within a corporation; strategies for innovation management; and more.

Ten articles from the Harvard Business Review, including: deciding which ideas are worth pursuing; adapting innovations from the developing world to wealthier markets; tweaking new ventures using discovery-driven planning; tailoring your efforts to meet customers' most pressing needs and avoiding classic pitfalls.

Using multi-functional research from economics, organizational theory, general management and marketing, and strategy literature, Innovation Management, 2/e, provides a systematic approach to the strategies and processes that underlie the financial results of innovation.

"Treating innovation from a systems perspective, the book demonstrates that developing an innovative organization comes from understanding a coherent set of principles and guidelines, and provides the fundamental ground rules to transform a corporate culture into one that values originality and provides the proper support for new and valuable ideas."

Essays by thought leaders, such as Clayton M. Christensen, Jim Collins, Howard Gardner, Charles Handy, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, C. William Pollard, Margaret Wheatley, ...

The author argues that the real value in building models comes less from the help they offer with troubleshooting or problem solving than from the insights they reveal about the organization itself. Technological models can actually change us - improving the way we communicate, collaborate, learn, and innovate.

Offers understanding of leadership, recruiting, and the forces that shape corporate culture and a clear road map to bring energy to any organization.