Innovation through collaboration. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Michael M. Beyerlein, Susan T. Beyerlein, Frances A. Kennedy.
• Other Names: Beyerlein, Michael Martin; Beyerlein, Susan T; Kennedy, Frances A
• Contents: Cover -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgments -- About the editors -- Introduction -- References -- Chapter 1. Collaboration in Cross-Functional Product Innovation Teams -- Introduction -- Integration and Collaboration -- Conclusions -- References -- Appendix -- Chapter 2. Leading Innovation through Collaboration -- Organizational Innovation -- Creativity -- Leading Innovation -- Leading Change -- A Special Case of Change -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3. Communities of Practice: A Critical Perspective on Collaboration -- Introduction -- Communities of Practice -- Modernism and Postmodernism -- Principles of Organization -- Collaboration and Learning -- Collaboration and Innovation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 4. Team Innovation through Collaboration -- Creativity, Implementation of Innovation, and Collaboration -- A Model of Team Innovation -- Promoting Collaboration between Teams: The Intergroup Relations Theories -- Collaboration for Innovation -- Recommendations for Practice -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 5. Innovation: Achieving Balance among Empowerment, Accountability and Control -- Introduction -- Role of information -- Collaborative Innovation Framework -- Management Control Systems -- Rebalancing Control Mechanisms -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6. Innovation and Technology Transfer Intermediaries: A Systemic International Study -- Introduction -- The Context of Technology Transfer and IP Intermediaries -- TTIs and the Role of Networks -- The Roles of TTI Organisations -- Comparing the ITT Patterns of Technology Transfer Relationships -- Some Approaches to Innovation and the Operation of TTIS -- Discussion -- Concluding Remarks -- Suggestions for Further Research -- References -- Chapter 7. Collaboration, Proximity, and Innovation -- Introduction -- Theories of Collaboration and Proximity -- The Innovation Survey -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Appendix. Percentage of Business Units Involved in Co-operative and Collaborative Arrangements and Location of Collaborators During the Period 2001-2003 (by Province) -- Chapter 8. Social Networking and the Development of New Ventures -- Introduction -- Social Networks and Innovation -- Networks and Resources -- Alpha Clean -- TransportSafe -- Discussion -- Individual or Social Ownership of the Innovation Process -- Focus on Risk or Opportunities -- Network Embeddedness and Bootstrapping -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 9. Creation of a Collaborative Environment for Innovation: The Effect of a Simulation Tool's Development and Use -- Introduction -- Research Methodology -- Empirical Findings -- Summarizing -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10. Building Collaborative Capacity: An Innovative Strategy for Homeland Security Preparedness -- Collaborativ.
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam Oxford : Elsevier JAI
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii 274 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 658.4/022; Teams in the workplace; Technological innovations; Materials -- Congresses; Porous materials -- Congresses; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Workplace Culture; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Corporate Governance; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Leadership; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Development; Teams in the workplace; Technological innovations; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080463711; 0080463711; 0080463495; 9780080463490; 9781849504300
• Related ISBNs: 184950430X; 0762313315; 9780762313310
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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