Knowledge networks : innovation through communities of practice, Paul Hildreth; Chris Kimble
Автор: Celine Schulz Название: Organising User Communities for Innovation Management ISBN: 3834920843 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783834920843 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 9781.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: With the astounding success of social networking systems such as Facebook, Bebo, LinkedIn, and MySpace, interest in social networks soared amongst researchers and pr- titioners. Organised groups of individuals can be of considerable value to ?rms, but a deeper understanding of the phenomenon is still lacking. User communities are social networks of individuals who group together with the purpose of exchanging ideas, insights and experiences with each other. Although the concept of leveraging user communities for innovation management is not new, most of the literature has assumed the ready existence of user communities and has concentrated on examining how ?rms can cooperate with them. Research on the emergence and persistence of user communities has mostly been neglected. Celine Schulz attempts to ?ll this gap by focussing on why user communities exist, what their goals are and how they function. In her dissertation, Celine Schulz undertakes a study of individuals in user communities of the software ?rm Computer Associates (CA). Using an online survey, a unique data set of users in 161 di?erent CA user groups was assembled. Thisdissertationconsistsofthreeempiricalstudiesbasedonthisdataset. The ?rst two studies analyse why individuals communicate with other members in their user communities, that is why they are willing to share information with each other and how they bene't from the interaction with their user communities. The third study examines how user communities can be leveraged for ?rms innovation processes, by speci?cally investigating the individual- and group-speci?c attributes of customer collaborators from user communities."
Автор: Martin Dumbach Название: Establishing Corporate Innovation Communities ISBN: 365803694X ISBN-13(EAN): 9783658036942 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 6986.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Because of the specific characteristics of innovation communities, social relationships between community members play a pivotal role for performance in such settings.
Описание: Addressing the issues that will be central to Africa`s various attempts to effectively manage knowledge and innovation for sustainable business management, this edited book makes a timely contribution to research on business in Africa.
Автор: John de la Mothe; Dominique Foray Название: Knowledge Management in the Innovation Process ISBN: 1461356024 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781461356028 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 20962.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: It is now widely recognized that many of the central unresolved problems in economic policy, management and research turn on questions of knowledge. This book tells the story of the dynamic interplay between knowledge and innovation with an eye to developing tools and frameworks for managing knowledge for social and economic benefit.
Автор: Aalbers Название: Innovation Networks ISBN: 1138796980 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138796980 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 6123.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Organizations are complex social systems that are not easy to understand, yet they must be managed if a company is to succeed. This book explains networks and how managers and organizations can navigate them to produce successful strategic innovation outcomes. Although managers are increasingly aware of the importance of social relations for the inner-workings of the organization, they often lack insights and tools to analyze, influence or even create these networks.
This book draws on insights from social network theory; insights sharpened by research in a number of different empirical settings including production, engineering, financial services, consulting, food processing, and R&D/hi-tech organizations and alternates between offering critical real business examples and more rigorous analysis.
This concise book is vital reading for students of business and management as well as managers and executives.
Название: Innovation and Entrepreneurial Networks in Europe ISBN: 0415635721 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415635721 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 6736.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book employs an interdisciplinary approach to analyze innovation in entrepreneurship networks from a European perspective, focusing on the best methods for combining old and new knowledge.
Автор: Aalbers Название: Innovation Networks ISBN: 1138796972 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138796973 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22202.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
Organizations are complex social systems that are not easy to understand, yet they must be managed if a company is to succeed. This book explains networks and how managers and organizations can navigate them to produce successful strategic innovation outcomes. Although managers are increasingly aware of the importance of social relations for the inner-workings of the organization, they often lack insights and tools to analyze, influence or even create these networks.
This book draws on insights from social network theory; insights sharpened by research in a number of different empirical settings including production, engineering, financial services, consulting, food processing, and R&D/hi-tech organizations and alternates between offering critical real business examples and more rigorous analysis.
This concise book is vital reading for students of business and management as well as managers and executives.
Описание: This book provides an in-depth understanding of key variables that play a significant role at the various stages of the innovation process, leading to successful commercialisation of products and services.
Автор: Prof. Dr. Gilbert Probst; Stefano Borzillo Название: Communities of Practice to Actively Manage Best Practices ISBN: 3835007955 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783835007956 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 10480.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Communities of Practice (CoPs) are being increasingly employed in organizations and are probably the knowledge management tool today. They are a truly useful knowledge-sharing, transferring and retaining tool, surpassing other int- organizational networks such as project teams, operational teams, and purely informal networks. They also enjoy far greater success than pure IT tools employed to similar ends. The advantage is that they are based on like-minded people's fa- to-face meetings, exchange of experience, discussion and development of best practices etc. on an intra-organizational level, although these activities are often informal and not supported or recognized. As ever, practice has shown that many intra-organizational CoPs simply do not work while others are truly successful. The thesis provides the readers with some surprising insights into the nature of CoPs and the specific contributing factors. Stefano Borzillo's meticulous research started off by examining a large variety of CoPs by means of six identified success factors. The results of Stefano's investigation revealed three types of CoPs, which he calls "innovating strategic," "operational excellence," and "social and productive space" CoPs and which may all three be present within a single organization. Another insight in this regard was that each of them is suited to fulfill different objectives and that there is no one type of CoP that is best for managing the development and transfer of practices. The latter is determined by the CoPs' objectives, which are again determined by the organizational context. Stefano Borzillo also describes each of these CoP configurations' success factors.
Автор: Tidd Joe Название: Open Innovation Research, Management and Practice ISBN: 178326280X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781783262809 Издательство: World Scientific Publishing Цена: 22968.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The concept of open innovation has become increasingly popular in the management and policy literature on technology and innovation. However, despite the large volume of empirical work, many of the prescriptions being proposed are fairly general and not specific to particular contexts and contingencies. The proponents of open innovation are universally positive but research suggests that the specific mechanisms and outcomes of open innovation models are very sensitive to context and contingency. This is not surprising because the open or closed nature of innovation is historically contingent and does not entail a simple shift from closed to open as often suggested in the literature. Research has shown that patterns of innovation differ fundamentally by sector, firm and strategy. Therefore, there is a need to examine the mechanisms that help to generate successful open innovation. In this book, the authors contribute to a shift in the debate from potentially misleading general prescriptions, and provide conceptual and empirical insights into the precise mechanisms and potential limitations of open innovation research and management practice.
Today's Innovation age requires a new style of leader One that understands the importance of creating workplaces that are vibrant and future-ready, filled with people who are adaptive, life-long learners eager to participate in the innovation imperative.
Leading in the innovation Age progressively unpacks a set of seven 'Meta-Skills' that leaders can use to unleash the knowledge, talent and experience within their teams. No organisation can afford to squander the precious resource of creativity languishing within its ranks. Whether you are an established, emerging or aspiring leader, you'll discover the simple approaches, frameworks and tools leaders can use to engage their people in innovation, create a high performing, productive workplace and facilitate participation.
The pace of change today is ruthlessly separating organisations that can adapt and stay relevant from those that can't. Whether public sector, private sector, education or not-for-profit, the constantly changing landscape of the 21st century, is challenging all organisations to do differently. The key to achieving robust success in this new environment is to have leaders who understand how to lead in the innovation age.
In this book you will learn how to:
Bring out the entrepreneurial spirit in your team members and how to use this for the benefit of the organisation
Open the channels of communication so that people feel a sense of empowered ownership when solving workplace problems
Harness and develop the unused potential in employees to achieveremarkable and unexpected results
Liberate, celebrate and experience higher levels of creativity using simple tools and techniques that everyone will enjoy.
Transcend established culture and default thinking to create an adaptable, future ready workforce and workplace
Look at workplace challenges through a more strategic lens
Create a workplace community that facilitates collaboration, proactive knowledge sharing and innovation.
Dr. Irena Yashin-Shaw simply and elegantly demonstrates how innovation can be an everyday activity - provided leaders create the right conditions. Find out how, in this book.
About the Author:
Dr. Irena Yashin-Shaw is an innovation thought leader, speaker, author, practitioner and mentor who is on a mission to liberate creativity and innovation within people and organisations.
She works with smart forward-thinking leaders who want to unleash the knowledge, talent and experience within their people. Her programs cultivate leaders for the innovation age so they can create innovation enabled, future-focussed, vibrant workplaces.
Irena holds a PhD in creative problem-solving; a Master's degree in Adult Education, a Bachelor of Arts, a teaching degree, and communication qualifications from Trinity college London and is also a Certified Speaking Professional.
Irena lives in Brisbane Australia but travels nationally and internationally to deliver keynote presentations, workshops and consulting.
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