Resolving the Innovation Paradox: Enhancing Growth in Technology Companies

List of Figures Foreword PART 1: INNOVATION IS SURVIVAL Innovate Evaporate Putting Technological Innovation to Work An Innovation Crisis Overview of the Book PART 2: THE CEO AS INNOVATION CHAMPION Does the Current System Encourage Innovation-led Growth? The Courage to Champion Innovation Innovation in Family-Owned and Private Companies A Swing of the Pendulum Conclusion PART 3: IS INNOVATION MANAGEABLE? The Act of Creation Uncertainty is at the Heart of Innovation Multi-Functional Projects The Innovation Board Project Portfolio Management The S-Curves Technology Mapping Quality Function Deployment Innovate with a High Market Orientation Conclusion PART 4: LEVERAGING TECHNICAL INNOVATION THROUGH A DIVERSITY OF CHANNELS Multiple Leveraging of Technical Innovation: The Example of Generics Generics' Business System Conclusion PART 5: REDEFINING INNOVATION MANAGEMENT : THE DISTRIBUTED INNOVATION SYSTEM Redrawing the Company Perimeter: Danone, Nokia and Samsung PART 6: ENERGIZING THE DISTRIBUTED INNOVATION SYSTEM WITH ENTREPRENEURSHIP Boosting Value Creation by Innovating in a Distributed Way Inter: Innovation Inside? Nokia The Pharmaceutical Sector Practising Distributed Innovation PART 7: THE CRUCIAL HUMAN FACTOR Be Demanding and Supportive What management Style for Managing Technical Professionals? First-line Managers Must Effectively Develop an Entrepreneurial Business Sense The Richness of Diversity in a Team PART 8: CREATING VALUE AND GROWTH THROUGH DISTRIBUTED INNOVATION A Turnaround World Innovation is the Key to Long-Term Growth of the Business Resolving the Paradox through Distributed Innovation The Way Forward Bibliography Index