Innovation--The Missing Dimension

Name: Innovation--The Missing Dimension
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ISBN: 9780674019942

ISBN-10: 0674019946

ISBN-13: 9780674019942

Edition: 2004

Authors: Richard K. Lester, Michael J. Piore

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Amid mounting concern over the loss of jobs to low-wage economies, one fact is clear: America's prosperity hinges on the ability of its businesses to continually introduce new products and services. But what makes for a creative economy? How can the remarkable surge of innovation that fueled the boom of the 1990s be sustained? For an answer, Richard K. Lester and Michael J. Piore examine innovation strategies in some of the economy's most dynamic sectors. Through eye-opening case studies of new product development in fields such as cell phones, medical devices, and blue jeans, two fundamental processes emerge. One of these processes, analysis--rational problem solving--dominates…

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 4/15/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



Introduction



Integration in Cell Phones, Blue Jeans, and Medical Devices



Where Do Problems Come From?



Conversation, Interpretation, and Ambiguity



The Missed Connections of Modern Management



Combining Analysis and Interpretation



Public Space



Universities as Public Spaces



Learning the Right Lessons about Competitiveness


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index