Managing Innovation Driven Companies

Part I. Strategy

1. Developing Innovation Strategies: How to Start? — A Systemic Approach Using the Innovation Architecture
Hugo Tschirky, Gaston Trauffler

2. Organization of International Market Introduction: Can Cooperation between Central Units and Local Product Management Influence Success?
Antje Baumgarten, Cornelius Herstatt, Claudia Altobelli

3. M&A and Innovation: The Role of Relatedness between Target and Acquirer
Bruno Cassiman, Massimo G Colombo, Larissa Rabbiosi

4. Revisiting the Firm’s R&D and Technological Ecosystem — A Case from a Large IT Firm
Thomas Durand

Part II. Competence

5. Getting Value from Technology: A Process Approach
Clare J. Farrukh, David Probert, Robert Phaal

6. Successful New Product Development by Optimizing Development Process Effectiveness in Highly Regulated Sectors: The Case of the Spanish Medical Devices Sector
Annemien J. J. Pullen, Carmen Cabello-Medina, Petra C. Weerd-Nederhof, Klaasjan Visscher, Aard J. Groen

7. Roadmapping at Printco: One Company’s Experience
Rick Mitchell, Robert Phaal, Clare J. Farrukh, David Probert

8. Performance Measurement in Supply Chain Collaboration
Dilek Cetindamar, Bülent Çatay, Osman Serdar Basmaci

Part III. Innovation

9. Understanding Discontinuous Technology and Radical Innovation
Gaston Trauffler, Hugo Tschirky

10. Market Research for Radical Innovations — Lessons from a Lead User Project in the Field of Medical Products
Cornelius Herstatt

11. Relying on Experts: How to Effectively Gather Information for Innovation Projects from Market Specialists
Cornelius Herstatt, Christian Lüthje, Christopher Lettl

12. Generating Innovations through Analogies — An Empirical Investigation of Knowledge Brokers
Katharina Kalogerakis, Cornelius Herstatt, Christian Lüthje

Keywords: Business and Management, Business Strategy/Leadership, Knowledge Management, Organization, Management, Innovation/Technology Management, Development Economics