ISBN:
008044198X
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9780080441986
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xxviii, 1171 p)
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ill
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26 cm
Edition:
1st ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2007 Electronic reproduction; Mode of access: World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version The International Handbook on Innovation
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. The international handbook on innovation
DDC:
306.42
Keywords:
Creative ability Social aspects
;
Creative ability
;
Creative thinking
;
Creative ability in business
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Innovationsprozess
;
Innovationsmanagement
Abstract:
The International Handbook on Innovation is the most comprehensive and authoritative account available of what innovation is, how it is measured, how it is developed, how it is managed, and how it affects individuals, companies, societies, and the world as a whole. Leading specialists from around the world, responsible for much of the current research in the field, analyze the multidisciplinary and multifaceted nature of innovation, its types and levels, its criteria, its development, its management, its specificity in various domains and contexts, and societal demands on it. They consider innovation from the viewpoints of psychology, management science, business, technology, sociology, philosophy, economics, history, education, art, and public policy. With contributions from over 90 distinguished authors covering 17 nations, readers will obtain expert insight into the latest research and future developments in the field of innovation. The Handbook will present many facets of innovation including its nature, its development, its measurement, its management, and its social, cultural, and historical context. The breadth of this work will allow the reader to acquire a comprehensive and panoramic picture of the nature of innovation within a single handbook. The reader will develop an accurate sense of what spurs potentially creative and innovative people and companies toward their extraordinary achievements and exceptional performances. The handbook can be used as a reference source for those who would like information about a particular topic, or from cover to cover either as a sourcebook or as a textbook in a course dealing with innovation. Anyone interested in knowing the wide range of issues regarding innovation will want to read this handbook. Contributions from over 90 distinguished authors covering 17 nations International in scope, reflecting global perspectives Essential reading for researchers and practitioners in the fields of psychology, management science, business, technology, sociology, philosophy, economics, history, education art, and public policy
Abstract:
The International Handbook on Innovation is the most comprehensive and authoritative account available of what innovation is, how it is measured, how it is developed, how it is managed, and how it affects individuals, companies, societies, and the world as a whole. Leading specialists from around the world, responsible for much of the current research in the field, analyze the multidisciplinary and multifaceted nature of innovation, its types and levels, its criteria, its development, its management, its specificity in various domains and contexts, and societal demands on it. They consider innovation from the viewpoints of psychology, management science, business, technology, sociology, philosophy, economics, history, education, art, and public policy. With contributions from over 90 distinguished authors covering 17 nations, readers will obtain expert insight into the latest research and future developments in the field of innovation. The Handbook will present many facets of innovation including its nature, its development, its measurement, its management, and its social, cultural, and historical context. The breadth of this work will allow the reader to acquire a comprehensive and panoramic picture of the nature of innovation within a single handbook. The reader will develop an accurate sense of what spurs potentially creative and innovative people and companies toward their extraordinary achievements and exceptional performances. The handbook can be used as a reference source for those who would like information about a particular topic, or from cover to cover either as a sourcebook or as a textbook in a course dealing with innovation. Anyone interested in knowing the wide range of issues regarding innovation will want to read this handbook. Contributions from over 90 distinguished authors covering 17 nations International in scope, reflecting global perspectives Essential reading for researchers and practitioners in the fields of psychology, management science, business, technology, sociology, philosophy, economics, history, education art, and public policy
Description / Table of Contents:
Front Cover; The International Handbook on Innovation; Copyright Page; Contents; Dedication; About the Authors; Preface; PART I: INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1. Understanding Innovation: Introduction to Some Important Issues; PART II: THE NATURE OF INNOVATION; Chapter 1. The Neurophysiological Basis of Innovation; Chapter 2. On the Nature of Individual Innovation; Chapter 3. Models of Innovation; Chapter 4. Evolutionary Models of Innovation and the Meno Problem; Chapter 5. The Three-Ring Conception of Giftedness: Its Implications for Understanding the Nature of Innovation
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 6. Innovation and Strategic Reflexivity: An Evolutionary Approach Applied to ServicesChapter 7. The Nature and Dynamics of Discontinuous and Disruptive Innovations from a Learning and Knowledge Management Perspective; Chapter 8. Profitable Product Innovation: The Critical Success Factors; Chapter 9. Types of Innovations; Chapter 10. Problem Generation and Innovation; Chapter 11. The Role of Flexibility in Innovation; Chapter 12. The Effect of Mood On Creativity in the Innovative Process; Chapter 13. Case Studies of Innovation: Ordinary Thinking, Extraordinary Outcomes
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 14. Innovation and Evolution: Managing Tensions Within and Between the Domains of Theory and PracticeChapter 15. E-Creativity and E-Innovation; PART III: INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN INNOVATIVE ABILITY; Chapter 1. The Art of Innovation: Polymaths and Universality of the Creative Process; PART IV: DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATION ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN; Chapter 1. Young Inventors; Chapter 2. Exceptional Creativity Across the Life Span: The Emergence and Manifestation of Creative Genius; Chapter 3. Innovations by the Frail Elderly; PART V: ASSESSMENT OF INNOVATION
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. The Measurement of InnovativenessPART VI: DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATION; Chapter 1. Developing High Potentials for Innovation in Young People Through the Schoolwide Enrichment Model; Chapter 2. Towards a Logic of Innovation; Chapter 3. The Development of Innovative Ideas Through Creativity Training; Chapter 4. Intuitive Tools for Innovative Thinking; Chapter 5. Stimulating Innovation; Chapter 6. Developing Innovative Ideas Through High Intellectual and Creative Educational Multimedia Technologies; PART VII: INNOVATIONS IN DIFFERENT DOMAINS
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. Dimensions of Scientific InnovationChapter 2. Do Radical Discoveries Require Ontological Shifts?; Chapter 3. Understanding Scientific Innovation: The Case of Nobel Laureates; Chapter 4. Innovation in the Social Sciences: Herbert A. Simon and the Birth of a Research Tradition; Chapter 5. Poetic Innovation; Chapter 6. Directions for Innovation in Music Education: Integrating Conceptions of Musical Giftedness into General Educational Practice and Enhancing Innovation on the Part of Musically Gifted Students
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 7. Determinants of Technological Innovation: Current Research Trends and Future Prospects
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Electronic reproduction; Mode of access: World Wide Web
URL:
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