Innovation and Entrepreneurship
by John Bessant, Joe Tidd
3rd Edition
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons UK
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781118993095 |
| eText ISBN | 9781119088752 |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons UK |
| Publishing Year | 2015 |
| Edition | 3rd Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 544 |
Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 3rd Edition, provides a systematic framework for understanding how individuals and organizations turn ideas into viable ventures. Authors John Bessant and Joe Tidd structure the textbook around an explicit process model that connects the fundamentals of innovation management with entrepreneurial practice.
Coverage spans the entrepreneurial lifecycle, from identifying opportunities and formulating business plans to establishing new ventures and scaling existing organizations. Key themes include social innovation, sustainability, and the global dimensions of technology development.
The textbook is integrated with the companion Innovation Portal website, which offers students and instructors access to complementary case studies, tools, and assessment resources.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Innovation Imperative
- • Innovation Matters
- • Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- • Innovation Isn’t Easy!
- • Managing Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- • Dimensions of Innovation: What Can We Change?
- • A Process Model for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- • How Can We Make Change Happen?
- • What, Why and When: The Challenge of Innovation Strategy
- • Chapter Summary
- • Key Terms Defined
- • Discussion Questions
- • Further Reading and Resources
- • References
Chapter 2: Social Innovation
- • What is ‘Social Innovation’?
- • Different Players
- • Motivation: Why Do It?
- • Enabling Social Innovation
- • The Challenges of Social Entrepreneurship
- • Chapter Summary
- • Key Terms Defined
- • Discussion Questions
- • Further Reading and Resources
- • References
Chapter 3: Innovation, Globalization and Development
- • Globalization of Innovation
- • National Systems of Innovation
- • Building Capabilities and Creating Value
- • Building BRICs: The Rise of New Players on the Innovation Stage
- • Innovation for Development
- • Chapter Summary
- • Key Terms Defined
- • Discussion Questions
- • Further Reading and Resources
- • References
Chapter 4: Sustainability-led Innovation
- • The Challenge of Sustainability-led Innovation
- • We’ve Seen This Before
- • Sustainability-led Innovation
- • A Framework Model for Sustainability-led Innovation
- • Managing the Innovation Process for Sustainability
- • Responsible Innovation
- • Chapter Summary
- • Key Terms Defined
- • Discussion Questions
- • Further Reading and Resources
- • References
Chapter 5: Entrepreneurial Creativity
- • Introduction
- • What is Creativity?
- • Creativity as a Process
- • (Why, When and Where) Does Creativity Matter?
- • Who is Creative?
- • How to Enable Creativity
- • Putting It All Together: Developing Entrepreneurial Creativity
- • Chapter Summary
- • Key Terms Defined
- • Discussion Questions
- • Further Reading and Resources
- • References
Chapter 6: Sources of Innovation
- • Introduction
- • Knowledge Push
- • Need Pull...
- • Making Processes Better
- • Whose Needs? Working at the Edge
- • Emerging New Markets at ‘the Base of the Pyramid’
- • Crisis-driven Innovation
- • Towards Mass Customization
- • Users as Innovators
- • Watching Others – and Learning from Them
- • Recombinant Innovation
- • Regulation
- • Futures and Forecasting
- • Design-driven Innovation
- • Accidents
- • Chapter Summary
- • Key Terms Defined
- • Discussion Questions
- • Further Reading and Resources
- • References
Chapter 7: Search Strategies for Innovation
- • Making Sense of the Sources
- • What?
- • When?
- • Where? The Innovation Treasure Hunt
- • How?
- • Who?
- • Open Innovation
- • Learning to Search
- • Chapter Summary
- • Key Terms Defined
- • Discussion Questions
- • Further Reading and Resources
- • References
Chapter 8: Building the Case
- • Developing the Business Plan
- • Forecasting Innovation
- • Assessing Risk and Recognizing Uncertainty
- • Anticipating the Resources
- • Chapter Summary
- • Key Terms Defined
- • Discussion Questions
- • Further Reading and Resources
- • References
Chapter 9: Leadership and Teams
- • Individual Characteristics
- • Entrepreneurial Teams
- • Context and Climate
- • Chapter Summary
- • Key Terms Defined
- • Discussion Questions
- • Further Reading and Resources
- • References
Chapter 10: Exploiting Networks
- • No Man is an Island…
- • The Spaghetti Model of Innovation
- • Types of Innovation Networks
- • Networks as Purposeful Constructions
- • Chapter Summary
- • Key Terms Defined
- • Discussion Questions
- • Further Reading and Resources
- • References
Chapter 11: Developing New Products and Services
- • The New Product/Service Development Process
- • Success Factors
- • Service Development
- • Tools to Support New Product Development
- • Chapter Summary
- • Key Terms Defined
- • Discussion Questions
- • Further Reading and Resources
- • References
Chapter 12: Creating New Ventures
- • Types of New Venture
- • Context for Entrepreneurship
- • Process and Stages for Creating a New Venture
- • Assessing the Opportunity
- • Developing the Business Plan
- • Acquiring the Resources and Funding
- • Crowdfunding
- • Chapter Summary
- • Key Terms Defined
- • Discussion Questions
- • Further Reading and Resources
- • References
Chapter 13: Developing Businesses and Talent through Corporate Venturing
- • Internal Venturing and Entrepreneurship
- • Why Do It?
- • Managing Corporate Ventures
- • Strategic Impact of Ventures
- • Chapter Summary
- • Key Terms Defined
- • Discussion Questions
- • Further Reading and Resources
- • References
Chapter 14: Growing the Enterprise
- • Factors Influencing Success
- • Funding
- • Growth and Performance of New Ventures
- • Chapter Summary
- • Key Terms Defined
- • Discussion Questions
- • Further Reading and Resources
- • References
Chapter 15: Exploiting Knowledge and Intellectual Property
- • Innovation and Knowledge
- • Generating and Acquiring Knowledge
- • Identifying and Codifying Knowledge
- • Storing and Retrieving Knowledge
- • Sharing and Distributing Knowledge
- • Exploiting Intellectual Property
- • Chapter Summary
- • Key Terms Defined
- • Discussion Questions
- • Further Reading and Resources
- • References
Chapter 16: Business Models and Capturing Value
- • What’s a Business Model?
- • Why Use Business Models?
- • What’s in a Business Model?
- • Business Model Innovation
- • Generic and Specific Business Models
- • Building a Business Model
- • Chapter Summary
- • Key Terms Defined
- • Discussion Questions
- • Further Reading and Resources
- • References
Chapter 17: Learning to Manage Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- • Introduction
- • Making Innovation Happen
- • Learning and Building Capability
- • How Learning Happens
- • Recognizing the Opportunity
- • Finding the Resources
- • Developing the Venture
- • Innovation Strategy: Having a Clear Sense of Direction
- • Building an Innovative Organization
- • Networking for Innovation
- • Learning to Manage Innovation
- • Getting Fit for Innovation
- • Managing Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- • Chapter Summary
- • Key Terms Defined
- • Discussion Questions
- • Further Reading and Resources
- • References
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