Building the Innovative Organization

Building the Innovative Organization
Management Systems that encourage Innovation
Traditional management systems were designed to manage routine operations, not to manage innovation. The kinds of management systems we typically have in large companies throw up many roadblocks to innovation. This book compares the management systems of highly innovative companies with those of more typical companies to see how they are different. These are compared across different aspects of management including organization structure, communications systems, incentives, project funding systems, etc. The book contains detailed guidance on how to change management practices to be more innovative.
Contents
Introduction
How Innovation Works and How Corporate Managers can Influence the Process
Corporate and Business Unit Management Tools 1: Structure and Process
Corporate and Business Unit Management Tools 2: Personnel Management and Culture
Corporate and Business Unit Management Tools 3: Strategy and Goals, or Purpose
Corporate-Level Tools for Managing Projects and Ideas
Ways General Managers can Influence Individual Projects
Asking People to Help you Improve your Innovation Management System
Conclusion
Author Biographies
JAMES CHRISTIANSEN has a Masters degree and MBA from the University of Chicago and a PhD. in Management from INSEAD. He has worked as a consultant for the Boston Consulting Group and Bain and Company and currently works as a Manager for Renaissance Worldwide in London and Paris.
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Avainsanat: management, systems, operations, innovation, Corporate, Business