10 rules for strategic innovators : from idea to execution /
Ten rules for strategic innovators
Vijay Govindarajan, Chris Trimble.
- Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, (c)2005.
- 1 online resource (xxvii, 224 pages) : illustrations.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Why innovation needs a different kind of execution -- Why organizations, like elephants, never forget -- Case: Corning microarray technologies -- Slaying the elephant -- Why tensions rise when new borrows from established -- Case: New York Times Digital -- Turning tension into a productive force -- Why learning from experience is an unnatural act -- How being bold, competitive, or demanding can inhibit learning -- Case: Hasbro Interactive -- How being reasonable, inspiring, or diligent can block learning just as easily -- Case: Capston-White -- Finding gold with theory-focused planning -- Ten rules for strategic innovators -- Case: Analog Devices.
"In Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators, Govindarajan and Trimble reveal where firms go wrong on their journey from idea to execution - and outline exactly what is takes to build a breakthrough business while sustaining excellence in an existing one."--Jacket.
9781422148082
New business enterprises--Management. Entrepreneurship. Creative ability in business. Strategic planning. New business enterprises--United States--Case studies.