The organization and architecture of innovation
Subtitle: managing the flow of technology
By: Thomas J. Allen and Gunter Henn.
Contributors: Henn, Günter, 1947-
Publisher: Elsevier; Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9780750682367
Subjects: Communication in organizations; Communication of technical information; Office layout
Description: "Building on his pioneering work on the management of technology and innovation in his first book, Managing the Flow of Technology, Thomas J. Allen of MIT has joined with award-winning German architect Gunter Henn of HENN Architekten to produce a book that explores the combined use of two management tools to make the innovation process most effective: organizational structure and physical space. The authors present research demonstrating how organizational structure and physical space each affect communication among people - in this case, engineers, scientists, and others in technical organizations - and they illustrate how organizations can transform both to increase the transfer of technical knowledge and maximize the "communication for inspiration" that is central to the innovation process."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Organization and architecture; title: The process of innovation; title: The flow of communication in space; title: Increasing awareness; title: Two management tools employed together.