Low-Cost, Low-Tech Innovation - New Product Development in the Food Industry

This book attempts to address the imbalance through a comprehensive analysis of innovation in this largely neglected area. Based on case studies of eight small innovative Scottish companies, this book presents an in-depth analysis of innovation in the food and drinks industry and unravels a lesser-known approach to effective low-cost product innovation, which is simple and economical, yet elegant and successful.

List of contents

1. Innovation and New Product Development in the Food Industry: An overview of international research 2. Business Innovation: Meaning, antecedents, process and consequences 3. Methodology 4. Context of Study I 5. Context of Study II 6. Innovation in Case-study Companies 7. New Product Development in Scotland: A survey 8. Conclusions and Implications 9. Research Findings and Extant Literature: Congruence, conflict and implications

About the author

Vijay Vyas is Senior Lecturer in Entreprise and Entrepreneurship and Course Director of MSc, Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship at Portsmouth Business School; a former visiting Professor at Lancaster University Management School; and a former Professor of Business Economics at the MS University of Baroda in India.

Product details

• Authors: Vijay Vyas
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.11.2014
• EAN: 9780415818995
• ISBN: 978-0-415-81899-5
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Business & Economics / General, Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship, Small businesses & self-employed, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / New Business Enterprises, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Small Business, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Agribusiness, Research & development management, Small businesses and self-employment, Business mathematics & systems, Manufacturing industries, Food Manufacturing & Related Industries, Research and development management, Business mathematics and systems