Management of Technology and Innovation
The Art of Managing New Product Transitions
New product launches are highly complex and can pose major challenges to companies. But managing the interplay between product generations can greatly increase the chances for success.
Navigating a Path to Smart Growth
Not all growth is good. An analysis of Fortune Global 500 companies shows that the businesses that grew within the limits of their growth corridors performed far better than others -- even those that grew faster.
Finding the Right Job For Your Product
INNOVATION
The New Principles of a Swarm Business
To tap fully into the swarm creativity of innovative customers and employees, companies must adopt a completely new mindset for doing business.
Bridging the Gap Between Stewards and Creators
Clashes between bottom line-oriented managers (stewards) and creative technical employees (creators) may be inevitable. But when those conflicts aren't managed well, a company's ability to innovate may be at risk.
Why Companies Should Have Open Business Models
Using outside technologies to develop products and licensing intellectual property to external parties will carry a company only so far. The next frontier is to open the business model itself.
The Myth of Commoditization
Executives, entrepreneurs and investors are too ready to believe that commodity is destiny. The result is a dulling of strategic focus and a narrowing of the business mind.
The Experimental Roots of Revolutionary Vision
The history of the successful Swedish furniture retailer IKEA illustrates the role that adaptation and experimentation play in the development of an innovative strategy.
Managing Innovation in Small Worlds
INTELLIGENCE: RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT: The flow of information, ideas and talent across organizational boundaries presents unique opportunities and potential threats.
How Companies Can Avoid a Midlife Crisis
Executives can avert the seemingly inevitable decline of many mature corporations by viewing their organization as a portfolio of business opportunities at various life cycle stages.
