Innovation
Latest
Innovation Strategy
Open-Source Software Development
An overview of new research on innovators’ incentives and the innovation process.
Innovation Strategy
The Era of Open Innovation
Companies are increasingly rethinking the fundamental ways in which they generate ideas and bring them to market — harnessing external ideas while leveraging their in-house R&D outside their current operations.
Business Models
Responses to Disruptive Strategic Innovation
Disruptive strategic innovations are not necessarily superior to the traditional ways of competing, nor are they always destined to conquer the market. Rushing to embrace them can be detrimental for established companies when other responses, including ignoring the innovation, make more sense.
Disruption
Foundations for Growth: How to Identify and Build Disruptive New Businesses
To maintain growth, a company must launch disruptive new businesses when its core units are strong.
Shopping for R&D
A pair of new research studies points to strategies for making the most of technology acquisitions.
Innovation Strategy
Innovation: Location Matters
The external environment for innovation is an important driver, and industrial clusters offer special advantages.
Innovation Strategy
Innovation by User Communities: Learning From Open-Source Software
User innovation communities present a great advantage over manufacturer-centered development systems.
Innovation Strategy
Outsourcing Innovation: The New Engine of Growth
Strategically outsourcing innovation can put a company in a sustainable leadership position.
