Innovation Management

Offering a conceptual framework that integrates strategy, product, process and human resource research, this timely book interrogates these four critical and interrelated areas of innovation management. Chapters examine new insights into the latest trends in the field, providing a holistic view into key management strategies that benefit both up-and-coming and established businesses. International contributions from leading scholars analyze cases and research from the USA, Japan, China and Brazil as well as a range of European countries, highlighting the successes and failures of key innovation management systems. The book looks at ways to create a sustainable innovation strategy, and how this can be implemented to achieve competitive advantage in the long run. The suggested integrated framework allows for a sound understanding of influential managerial elements, making this an important read for practitioners hoping to define and renew successfully innovative organisations. Management and entrepreneurship scholars will benefit from the novel insights into innovation strategy explored in the book. Contributors include: V. Auruskeviciene, F. Bernhard, J. Chen, A. Chmieliauskas, S. Conner, G. Gopal, K. Grigorjevaite, A. Klimaviciene, J. Li-Ying, D.P.T. Lopes, T. Onaka, E. Pilkauskaite, S. Senkevic, S. Sereika, S. Simkonis, V. Skudiene, O. Stangej, K. Tadakuma, G. Vezeliene, Y. Wang, R. Wickramasekera