Rethinking Innovation

<p>Innovation manifests itself as a key driver of improved productivity and sustainable growth in today’s global economic landscape. This book</p><p>• brings together perspectives and case studies from across the world;</p><p>• discusses frameworks and actual conditions required for innovation; and</p><p>• examines a variety of themes, such as technology innovation, research & development, team and human resource management, product and process creativity and entrepreneurship development to augment strategic and competitive advantage.</p><p>It will prove essential to those in business and management, entrepreneurship, economics and development studies, particularly those interested in innovation, strategic planning and business leadership.</p> <p><em>Preface</em>. Introduction. <b>1.</b> Cluster as an Approach to Innovation Development of Entrepreneurships — A Case Study from Poland <em>Magdalena Bialic-Davendra </em>and<em> Drahomíra Pavelková </em><b>2.</b> New Product Creativity and Competitive Advantage: Relevancy to the Malaysian Economy <em>Pelin Bicen </em>and<em> William H.A. Johnson</em> <b>3.</b> Option-Games Analysis on the Strategic Partnership of Biotech Start-ups <em>Takao Fujiwara </em><b>4.</b> Commercial Spinoffs Generated by Italian Universities: An Empirical Analysis <em>Maria V. Ciasullo </em>and<em> Giulia Monetta </em><b>5.</b> Organizational Factors and Innovation — Analysis of Different Types of Organizations <em>Vishnuprasad Nagadevara</em> <b>6.</b> Networks of Small Producers for Technological Innovation: Some Models <em>Pankaj Chandra </em><b>7.</b> Insights in Research and Development, and Innovation in Europe and Spain in Particular: Practitioner Perspectives <em>V. Richard Benjamins, Lourdes Perez </em>and<em> Jesús Contreras </em><b>8.</b> Building Innovative Teams on Diverse Creativity <em>Vesa Routamaa </em><b>9.</b> Diversity and Innovative Performance in Teams: The Role of Conflict-Management Styles, Team and Leadership Identity <em>Aline D. Masuda </em>and<em> Konstantinos C. Kostopoulos </em><b>10.</b> Strategic and Tactical Dimensions of Technology Standards Battles: Sony and Blu-Ray <em>C. Jayachandran </em>and<em> Ram Subramanian </em><b>11.</b> Challenges in the Development of Technological Capabilities: Business Models and Entrepreneurial Culture in Emerging Economies <em>Ricardo Arechavala-Vargas, Berta E. Madrigal-Torres, Bernardo Jaen-Jimenez and Lorena G. Verde-Flota</em>.</p>