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- March–April 2013
- Article
Unlocking Innovation Through Business Experimentation
By: Stefan Thomke
There is a downside to businesses that focus heavily on standardization, optimization, and driving out variability: Such organizations leave themselves vulnerable to underinvesting in experimentation and variation, which are the lifeblood of innovation. Good...
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Keywords:
Experimentation;
Innovation Management;
Learning And Development;
Research;
Innovation and Management;
Business Processes
Thomke, Stefan. "Unlocking Innovation Through Business Experimentation." European Business Review (March–April 2013): 55–58.
- 1982
- Book
Readings in the Management of Innovation
By: Michael Tushman and William L. Moore
Keywords:
Innovation and Management
Tushman, Michael, and William L. Moore. Readings in the Management of Innovation. Boston: Pitman Publishing, 1982.
- 2016
- Book
Innovation Equity: Assessing and Managing the Monetary Value of New Products and Services
By: Elie Ofek, Eitan Muller and Barak Libai
This book bridges the gap between what academics know, and what innovation stakeholders—from managers, to investors, to analysts, to consumers—need to know about how new products and services are expected to perform in the marketplace. The book develops a compelling...
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Keywords:
Innovation;
Technology Diffusion;
New Products;
Customer Lifetime Value;
Monetization Strategy;
Social Influence;
Innovation Adoption;
Forecasting Demand;
Commercialization;
Marketing Strategy;
Practice;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Research;
Innovation and Management;
Technology Adoption;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Product Development
Ofek, Elie, Eitan Muller, and Barak Libai. Innovation Equity: Assessing and Managing the Monetary Value of New Products and Services. University of Chicago Press, 2016.
- Article
Managing Strategic Contradictions: A Top Management Model for Managing Innovation Streams
By: W. Smith and M. Tushman
Smith, W., and M. Tushman. "Managing Strategic Contradictions: A Top Management Model for Managing Innovation Streams." Organization Science 16, no. 5 (September–October 2005).
- 1990
- Chapter
Managing Innovation in the Transnational Corporation
By: C. A. Bartlett and S. Ghoshal
Bartlett, C. A., and S. Ghoshal. "Managing Innovation in the Transnational Corporation." In Managing the Global Firm, edited by Christopher A. Bartlett, Y. Doz, and G. Hedlund. London: Routledge, 1990.
- 1997
- Chapter
Managing Innovation in the Transnational Corporation
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal
- 2003
- Book
Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
By: Robert A Burgelman, Clayton M. Christensen and Steven C. Wheelwright
- May 2013 (Revised May 2014)
- Case
Innovation at the Boston Consulting Group
By: Robert G. Eccles, Das Narayandas and Penelope Rossano
This case is about how the Boston Consulting Group has approached innovation from its founding to the present day. It discusses the role of the firm's talent market and client market in developing these innovations.
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Keywords:
Innovation;
Strategy Consulting;
Professional Service Firm;
Knowledge Management;
Client Management;
Product Development;
Leadership;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Independent Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Value Creation;
Consulting Industry
Eccles, Robert G., Das Narayandas, and Penelope Rossano. "Innovation at the Boston Consulting Group." Harvard Business School Case 313-137, May 2013. (Revised May 2014.)
- December 1996 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
Managing Innovation at Nypro, Inc. (B)
By: Clayton M. Christensen
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Manufacturing Industry
Christensen, Clayton M. "Managing Innovation at Nypro, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 697-057, December 1996. (Revised December 1998.)
- 19 Nov 2004 - 22 Nov 2004
- Conference Presentation
Managing Innovation and Product Development...Under Uncertainty
By: Alan MacCormack
- March 2006
- Background Note
Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World: Course Overview Note
The Harvard Business School Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World course helps students understand the challenges that uncertainty implies for innovation and how to overcome them. The course emphasizes multiple levels of analysis--from creating and executing...
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Keywords:
Curriculum and Courses;
Innovation and Management;
Projects;
Opportunities;
Perspective;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Problems and Challenges;
Managerial Roles
MacCormack, Alan D. "Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World: Course Overview Note." Harvard Business School Background Note 606-105, March 2006.
- 1988
- Chapter
Managing Change in Innovative Organizations
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. "Managing Change in Innovative Organizations." In Productivity and Quality Through Science and Technology, edited by Y. K. Shetty and V. M. Buehler. Westport, CT: Quorum Books, 1988. (Reprinted in The Quest for Competitiveness, edited by Y.K. Shetty and V.M. Buehler. Westport, Conn.: Quorum Books, 1991.)
- 24 Oct 2007
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Innovation
innovative solutions? Can Innovation And Creativity Be Managed? High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet Many managers in business...
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- July 2018
- Case
Leading Open Innovation at BT
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Jean-François Harvey and Johnathan R. Cromwell
This case focuses on the genesis and development of the open innovation unit at BT, the strategic value of the unit, and its operating model. As the business environment becomes increasingly dynamic and firms are pressured to achieve faster innovation rates, there may...
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Keywords:
Collaboration;
Open Innovation;
Inter-organizational Relationships;
Organizational Culture;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management;
Information Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
United Kingdom;
United States
Edmondson, Amy C., Jean-François Harvey, and Johnathan R. Cromwell. "Leading Open Innovation at BT." Harvard Business School Case 619-013, July 2018.
- March 2006
- Module Note
Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World: Module 4: Sensing Opportunity
Describes the fourth module of the 30-session Harvard Business School elective course Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World. The course helps students understand the challenges that uncertainty implies for innovation and how to overcome them. The course emphasizes...
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Keywords:
Innovation and Management;
Problems and Challenges;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Projects;
Opportunities;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Perspective;
Value Creation;
Networks;
Alignment
MacCormack, Alan D. "Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World: Module 4: Sensing Opportunity." Harvard Business School Module Note 606-104, March 2006.
- 2023
- Working Paper
Can Digitalization Improve Public Services? Evidence from Innovation in Energy Management
By: Robyn C. Meeks, Jacquelyn Pless and Zhenxuan Wang
This paper examines how digitalization impacts public service provision through a study of the U.S. power sector. We exploit the staggered timing of electric utilities’ investments in “smart” meters and find that electricity losses per unit sold decrease by 3.6%. This...
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Keywords:
Electric Utility;
Energy Management;
Smart Meters;
Energy;
Climate Change;
State Ownership;
Private Ownership;
Technology Adoption;
Energy Industry;
Utilities Industry;
United States
Meeks, Robyn C., Jacquelyn Pless, and Zhenxuan Wang. "Can Digitalization Improve Public Services? Evidence from Innovation in Energy Management." MIT CEEPR Working Paper Series, No. 2023-22, December 2023.
- Teaching Interest
Technology and Operations Management
By: Chiara Farronato
This course is taught in the MBA required curriculum. It provides students with the foundations necessary to be effective operating managers. During the course students learn to analyze decisions that drive the design, planning, and execution of the activities that...
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- Article
Innovations à l'hôpital: perspectives américaines [Hospital Innovations: U.S. Perspectives]
By: Maryaline Catillon
Keywords:
Hospital Management;
Innovation;
Health;
Health Care and Treatment;
Management;
Health Industry
Catillon, Maryaline. "Innovations à l'hôpital: perspectives américaines [Hospital Innovations: U.S. Perspectives]." Gestions hospitalières 555 (April 2016).
- March 2006
- Module Note
Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World: Module 3: Expanding Diversity
Describes the third module of the 30-session Harvard Business School elective course Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World. The course helps students understand the challenges that uncertainty implies for innovation and how to overcome them. The course emphasizes...
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Keywords:
Innovation and Management;
Business Processes;
Projects;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Product Development;
Managerial Roles;
Opportunities;
Perspective;
Expansion;
Goals and Objectives
MacCormack, Alan D. "Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World: Module 3: Expanding Diversity." Harvard Business School Module Note 606-126, March 2006.