The other side of innovation
Subtitle: solving the execution challenge
By: Vijay Govindarajan, Chris Trimble
Contributors: Trimble, Chris
Publisher: Harvard Business School Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9781422166963
Subjects: Technological innovations; Industrial management; Management; Strategic planning
Description: The authors reveal how to execute an innovation initiative. Regardless of the type of initiative, the crux of the challenge is that business organizations are not designed for innovation; they are designed for ongoing operations. And there are deep and fundamental conflicts between the two.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Making innovation happen; title: Build the team. Divide the labor ; Assemble the dedicated team ; Manage the partnership; title: Run a disciplined experiment. Formalize the experiment ; Break down the hypothesis ; Seek the truth; title: Conclusion: Moving on, moving up.