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'The Learning Economy and the Economics of Hope' offers original insights in processes of innovation and learning and draws implications for economic theory and public policy. The book introduces the reader to important concepts such as innovation systems and the learning economy. It throws new light on economic development and opens up horizons for a new kind of economics - the economics of hope.

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"Increasingly, managers at all levels of the organization are being called upon to serve as "change agents," responsible for developing, implementing, and sustaining HRD initiatives, regardless of whet"

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Using a variety of methods, analysts from the International Research Group on R&D Management, an interdisciplinary group of researchers from universities and research colleges in four industrialised nations, examine the organisation and management of R&D in and between their respective countries.

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White notes that organizational effectiveness versus efficiency, acceptance of change, political threats created by technology, holistic approaches to problem solving, and learning to learn are key organizational development issues that must accompany technological innovations.

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Trend research can be executed in a structured manner, but how to learn this This book provides the full scope on trend research, from scanning to analysing and applying trends. It shows how to use trend research to explore the future. It brings trend theory in an accessible manner without devaluing the subject of trend research.

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With this highly actionable book, leaders of all kinds will find it easier than ever to discover and develop their narrative assetstheir value-holding stories

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Future Savvy gives you a battery of critical tests to apply to any forecast to assess its validity and its relevance to your businesss strategic decisions.

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Who are your next customers - not just the ones you are serving today but the ones you'll need three, five, ten years from now How do you figure out what goods and services will attract them in the future How do you figure this out ahead of your competitors This title shows us how to see the world differently.

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A comprehensive and multidisciplinary view of the emerging paradigm of user and open innovation, offering both theoretical and empirical perspectives.

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In this constantly shifting world, companies must innovate if they want to survive. In clear language, The Innovation Mandate shows leaders a step-by-step process to continually generate great ideas, implement them, and maximize their value to benefit both customers and investors.

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Sharp, in-depth and highly visual, this is the fully revised textbook and teaching aid for students, tutors and in-house learning and development teams keen to know more about the world of trends, forecasting, innovation thinking and strategic foresight

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This book is for guidance on building successful businesses, entrepreneurship, and growing generational wealth!

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Juxtaposes the stories of inventors with a fresh breed of innovators, such as hypersonic sound inventor Woody Norris, genomics pioneer Lee Hood, mechanical whiz Dean Kamen, and business systems inventor. This work reveals the strategies including pinpointing problems to crossing knowledge boundaries, to visualising results, to applying analogies.

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The information revolution has made for a radically more fluid knowledge environment, and the growth of venture capital has created inexorable pressure towards fast commercialisation of technologies. Companies that don't use the technologies they develop are likely to lose them.

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Examines six of the oldest, largest, and most visible R&D consortia in America. This comparative study sheds light on the dynamics of consortium management, exploring such issues as mission, organizational structure, strategic planning, technology transfer, and leadership.

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Illustrates the process of technology integration at the managerial and strategic levels and reveals the evolution in the structure of research and development in the modern corporation. This book provides a framework for managing the space between the creation and the application of technology.

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Three management and technology consultants argue that rather than either letting research and development departments have a free hand, or subjecting them to strict conditions, corporate managers should integrate the department's directions into the company's overall strategy. Annotation copyright