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Informationen zum Autor Jennifer Rowley BA MSc MSc PhD FCLIP CEng MCMI MBCS is Professor of Information and Communications at the Department of Information and Communications, Manchester Metropolitan University. Klappentext Discusses and applies the rhetoric and theories of innovation and entrepreneurship in information organizations. This title covers key areas that include: promoting innovation and entrepreneurship in information organizations; the nature of innovation and entrepreneurship; innovation in practice and managing innovation projects; and! more. "...a mentally stimulating treat. The book will enable you to understand and deal with the changing landscape of the information industry with a new confidence." - Information World Review Zusammenfassung Discusses and applies the rhetoric and theories of innovation and entrepreneurship in information organizations. This title covers key areas that include: promoting innovation and entrepreneurship in information organizations; the nature of innovation and entrepreneurship; innovation in practice and managing innovation projects; and, more. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Innovation and entrepreneurship in information organizations Learning objectives 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Innovation 1.3 Entrepreneurship 1.4 Creativity 1.5 What’s new about innovation? 1.6 Promoting innovation in information organizations Summary and conclusions Review questions Challenges Group discussion topics References and additional reading 2. Innovation Co-authored by Anahita Baregheh Learning objectives 2.1 Introduction 2.2 What is innovation? 2.3 Nature or degree of an innovation 2.4 Types of innovation 2.5 Information systems and innovation 2.6 Innovation orientation 2.7 Innovation management 2.8 Innovation diffusion and adoption Summary and conclusions Review questions Challenges Group discussion topics References and additional reading 3. Entrepreneurship Co-authored by Siwan Mitchelmore Learning objectives 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The origins of the concept of entrepreneurship 3.3 Being an entrepreneur 3.4 Public sector corporate entrepreneurship 3.5 Social entrepreneurship 3.6 Entrepreneurial competencies Summary and conclusions Review questions Challenges Group discussion topics References and additional reading 4. Organizing for innovation Learning objectives 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Innovativeness, innovation orientation and entrepreneurial orientation 4.3 The innovative organization 4.4 Leadership for innovation 4.5 Building innovative and creative teams 4.6 Innovation and entrepreneurship strategies 4.7 Launching an innovation and change management Summary and conclusions Review questions Challenges Group discussion topics References and additional reading 5. Innovation in practice Learning objectives 5.1 Introduction 5.2 The innovation project 5.3 Capitalizing on customer/user innovation 5.4 Collaborative and open innovation through networks and partnerships 5.5 Knowledge, learning and innovation Summary and conclusions Review questions Challenges Group discussion topics References and additional reading ...
