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Book SynopsisThe book describes state-of-the-art product service systems, and provides a framework to categorize the knowledge surrounding these systems. It discusses the evolution and spread of the servitization model across industries, and explores its current and most relevant applications in industry. Further, the book highlights the model’s strategic value for business and management, operations, and sustainability and shows readers how to enhance service design and implementation. The contributors provide the theory behind servitization as well as the evidence for it, and report practical and industrial lessons learned. Illustrations, charts, and tables effectively guide readers through real-world and potential applications of product service systems, and case studies describing how companies have innovated and developed award winning business models are also included. Moreover, the book exhibits the selection and implementation policies for product service systems in different industrial environments. Providing comprehensive information on the product service system phenomenon, this book is essential reading for researchers and practitioners in the product service and business industries. It is also of interest to students and lecturers in business strategy and service management, as it shows the latest trends shaping the modern contexts in which companies operate.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- What is a Product Service System?.- Product Service Systems’ Competitive Markets.- The Strategic Advantage of Product Service Systems.- The Content of PSS Strategies.- Translating PSS Strategy into Operations.- How Product Service Systems can Disrupt Companies’ Business Model.- Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisThe book describes state-of-the-art product service systems, and provides a framework to categorize the knowledge surrounding these systems. It discusses the evolution and spread of the servitization model across industries, and explores its current and most relevant applications in industry. Further, the book highlights the model’s strategic value for business and management, operations, and sustainability and shows readers how to enhance service design and implementation. The contributors provide the theory behind servitization as well as the evidence for it, and report practical and industrial lessons learned. Illustrations, charts, and tables effectively guide readers through real-world and potential applications of product service systems, and case studies describing how companies have innovated and developed award winning business models are also included. Moreover, the book exhibits the selection and implementation policies for product service systems in different industrial environments. Providing comprehensive information on the product service system phenomenon, this book is essential reading for researchers and practitioners in the product service and business industries. It is also of interest to students and lecturers in business strategy and service management, as it shows the latest trends shaping the modern contexts in which companies operate.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- What is a Product Service System?.- Product Service Systems’ Competitive Markets.- The Strategic Advantage of Product Service Systems.- The Content of PSS Strategies.- Translating PSS Strategy into Operations.- How Product Service Systems can Disrupt Companies’ Business Model.- Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisEnergy systems are rapidly transitioning towards decarbonization, thanks in part to innovative digital technologies and changing mobility demands. This open access book examines the decarbonization and digitalization transformation in the transport sector, with a particular focus on energy consumption. By studying historical trends and outlining future scenarios, the authors illustrate the evolution of energy consumption in the transport sector, compare alternative decarbonization strategies, and analyze digitalization trends and their effects on energy consumption. The book addresses a broad readership of both academics and professionals working in the energy and transport industries, as well as readers interested in the ongoing debate over energy, mobility and climate change.Table of ContentsThe Evolution of Transport Across World Regions.- Decarbonization Pathways.- Digitalization Trends.- Policies to Decarbonize the Transport Sector.

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Book SynopsisThis open access book presents the foundations of the Big Data research and innovation ecosystem and the associated enablers that facilitate delivering value from data for business and society. It provides insights into the key elements for research and innovation, technical architectures, business models, skills, and best practices to support the creation of data-driven solutions and organizations. The book is a compilation of selected high-quality chapters covering best practices, technologies, experiences, and practical recommendations on research and innovation for big data. The contributions are grouped into four parts: · Part I: Ecosystem Elements of Big Data Value focuses on establishing the big data value ecosystem using a holistic approach to make it attractive and valuable to all stakeholders. · Part II: Research and Innovation Elements of Big Data Value details the key technical and capability challenges to be addressed for delivering big data value. · Part III: Business, Policy, and Societal Elements of Big Data Value investigates the need to make more efficient use of big data and understanding that data is an asset that has significant potential for the economy and society. · Part IV: Emerging Elements of Big Data Value explores the critical elements to maximizing the future potential of big data value. Overall, readers are provided with insights which can support them in creating data-driven solutions, organizations, and productive data ecosystems. The material represents the results of a collective effort undertaken by the European data community as part of the Big Data Value Public-Private Partnership (PPP) between the European Commission and the Big Data Value Association (BDVA) to boost data-driven digital transformation. Table of ContentsPart I: Ecosystem Elements of Big Data Value.- The European Big Data Value Ecosystem.- Stakeholder Analysis of Data Ecosystems.- A Roadmap to Drive Adoption of Data Ecosystems.- Achievements and Impact of the Big Data Value Public-Private Partnership: The Story so Far.- Part II: Research and Innovation Elements of Big Data Value.- Technical Research Priorities for Big Data.- A Reference Model for Big Data Technologies.- Data Protection in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: Trends, Existing Solutions and Recommendations for Privacy-Preserving Technologies.- A Best Practice Framework for Centres of Excellence in Big Data and Artificial Intelligence.- Data Innovation Spaces.- Part III: Business, Policy, and Societal Elements of Big Data Value.- Big Data Value Creation by Example.- Business Models and Ecosystem for Big Data.- Innovation in Times of Big Data and AI: Introducing the Data-Driven Innovation (DDI) Framework.- The Road to Big Data Standardisation.- The Role of Data Regulation in Shaping AI: An Overview of Challenges and Recommendations for SMEs.- Part IV: Emerging Elements of Big Data Value.- Data Economy 2.0: From Big Data Value to AI Value and a European Data Space.

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Book Synopsis Where do startup founders and product developers get radical, high-value ideas? This book presents innovation behind-the-scenes stories from companies such as Apple, Airbnb, Coca-Cola, Google, P&G, Uber, and more. It reveals where the ideas came from and provides guidance on how you, too, can combine unlikely ideas to create new offerings and startup ventures by integrating industries, fields, technologies, and people. Famous Business Fusions discusses how an idea from one place, transported somewhere new, can lead to radically creative innovation. The book is replete with stories of lateral thinking or "fusion" that inspire you to think bigger, discover deeper insights, sense real opportunities and craft high-value fusion. This book is essential reading for those interested in new inventions, innovation and entrepreneurship; business leaders and consultants involved in innovation and new product or service development; and academics seeking material on business innovation and startups.

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Book SynopsisWhy do Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) emerge rapidly as an instrument of start-up promotion in emerging economies like India? In what forms? What role do they play in start-up promotion? What are their major achievements? These questions have been answered empirically in this book. Accordingly, this book explores the nature, structure and process of incubation resulting in start-up generation and in the process, R&D contribution emerging from TBIs comprising accelerators, incubators and co-working spaces in three of the leading start-up hubs, namely, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad, in India. It describes typology, objectives, sponsors, and facilities provided by these TBIs. It further explores the process of selection, incubation and graduation of start-ups as it exists in these TBIs. Thereafter, it makes an assessment of R&D contributions that have emerged from the TBIs in the form of R&D inputs comprising personnel and capital expenditure, and R&D output in the form of new products/services developed, patent applications filed and revenue generated. Policy makers, researchers, engineering and management students, technology and business mentors, angels, venture capitalists, and MNC executives will find this book informative, revealing and a source of valuable insights on the new, emerging India.

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Book SynopsisThe integration of technological innovations, such as In-Memory Analytics, Cloud Computing, Mobile Connectivity, and Social Media, with business practice can enable significant competitive advantage. In order to embrace recent challenges and changes in the governance of IT strategies, SAP and its think tank - the Business Transformation Academy (BTA) - have jointly developed the Digital Capability Framework (DCF). Digital Enterprise Transformation: A Business-Driven Approach to Leveraging Innovative IT by Axel Uhl and Lars Alexander Gollenia outlines the DCF which comprises six specific capabilities: Innovation Management, Transformation Management, IT Excellence, Customer Centricity, Effective Knowledge Worker, and Operational Excellence. In cooperation with the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, University of St. Gallen (Switzerland), Queensland University of Technology (Australia), University of Liechtenstein (Principality of Liechtenstein), and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany), SAP and the BTA have been validating each capability and the corresponding maturity models based on analyzing several âlighthouseâ case studies comprising: SAMSUNG, IBM, Finanz Informatik, The Walt Disney Company, Google Inc., HILTI AG. Digital Enterprise Transformation presents how these companies take advantage of innovative IT and how they develop their digital capabilities. On top the authors also develop and present a range of novel yet hands-on Digital Use Cases for a number of different industries which have emerged from innovative technological trends such as: Big Data, Cloud Computing, 3D Printing and Internet of Things.Trade Review’The digital revolution is on everyone's lips. Big data, cloud computing, social media, and mobility cause innovation momentum across many industries. This book shows how novel IT strategies which go far beyond a traditional technocratic approach can enable a company to become a digital enterprise and hence to develop strong competitive advantages. The remarkable amount of expertise brought together and the accompanying lighthouse case studies make this work a must read for every digital transformation practitioner.’ Marc Bechet, Vice President, IT Enterprise Resource Planning at Unilever ’Nowadays, new technologies and IT trends are generating business benefits in the form of increased revenues, for instance, by introducing novel business models. However, in order to be able to embrace these opportunities, enterprises have to be well prepared for the digital journey. This book introduces the Digital Capability Framework to assess the potential for improvement and the readiness for transforming into a digital enterprise based on such trends, and it shows how to make the most use of those opportunities.’ Wim Reedijk, Director of IT at PostNL ’Digitalization has a pervasive influence on all areas of a corporation. In order to harness the innovative force of disruptive technology firms need to understand its thorough impact on the business processes, organizational structure and even the business model. Digital Enterprise Transformation provides a holistic and structured approach on how to reach the goal of becoming a digital enterprise.’ Robert Zimmermann, Managing Director, Berlin Phil Media GmbH, Berliner Philharmoniker ’A solid reference for everyone involved in digital transformation, the book is ideal for C-suite executives, managers, consultants and academics, and the 300+ pages unfold the value of new technology and how Digital Enterprises do business with these technologies. The rich and insightful pages also present readers with aTable of ContentsContents: Foreword, Axel Uhl and Lars Gollenia; The importance of technological trends and how to exploit them for business excellence, Axel Uhl, Matthias Born, Agnes Koschmider and Tomasz Janasz; Digital Capability Framework: a toolset to become a digital enterprise, Axel Uhl, Matthias Born, Agnes Koschmider and Tomasz Janasz; Innovation capability, Norizan Safrudin, Michael Rosemann, Ruediger Jung and Axel Uhl; Transformation capability, Nils Labusch, Robert Winter and Axel Uhl; IT excellence, Nils Labusch, Robert Winter and Axel Uhl; Customer centricity, Axel Uhl and Kim MacGillavry; Effective knowledge worker, Norizan Safrudin and Axel Uhl; Operational excellence, Theresa Schmiedel, Jan vom Brocke and Axel Uhl; Digital supply chain management, Christoph Meier; Digital transformation at DHL freight: the case of a global logistics provider, Amadou Diallo, Kim MacGillavry and Axel Uhl; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking book is the first comparative analysis of the relative strengths of global bioregions. Growth Cultures investigates the rapidly growing phenomena of biotechnology and sets this study within a knowledge economy context. Philip Cooke proposes a new knowledge-focused theoretical framework, the New Global Bioeconomy', against which to test empirical characteristics of biotechnology. In this timely volume, Cooke unifies concepts from the sociology of science, economic sociology and evolutionary economic geography to focus on the problems and prospects for policy agencies worldwide trying to build biotechnology clusters'. He develops a superior policy approach of thinking in terms of platforms that integrate proximities and pipelines, which will be of significant interest for the scientific and technological communities as well as economic development policy communities. Growth Cultures will make fascinating reTable of Contents1. Growth Cultures: Meaning and Interpretation in the Knowledge Age 2. The Knowledge Economy and Growth Cultures: A Theoretical Framework 3. Bioscientific Research and the Emergence of Knowledge Domains 4. The Microbiology Revolution and the Crisis in Pharmaceuticals 5. Academic Growth Cultures: The Rise of Bioregional Knowledge Domains 6. The Shifting Landscape of Bioscience Policy 7. The Cluster Model in Biotechnology: Nodes in Global Networks 8. Healthcare Biotechnology in Developing Countries 9. Environmental, Energy and Agro-Food Biotechnology 10. The Financing of Biopharmaceuticals Firms 11. Conclusion: Biotechnology’s Proximities, Pipelines and Platforms

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Book SynopsisClean Production Strategies is a cross-disciplinary book that presents a comprehensive examination of a new ethic emphasizing the appropriate design of products, processes, and economic activities to reduce the generation of waste into the environment. The book explores concepts and principles, technological issues, economic implications, the development of policy, and broad social questions associated with implementing clean production strategies. Written by a team of international experts in the field, Clean Production Strategies covers a wide range of topics, including principles of thermodynamics, quantitative assessments of material flows, the development of practical clean technologies, and the re-evaluation of our relationship with the environment. The book will be useful to government policy-makers, industrial decision-makers, plant managers, industrial engineers, economists, environmentalists, international regulatory agency personnel, and others interested in the topiTable of ContentsThe Scientific and Economic Context: The Biophysical Economy (T. Jackson, R. Costanza, M. Overcash, and W. Rees). Environmental Quality Objectives (M. Chadwick and J. Nilsson). The Precautionary Principle (V. Dethlefsen, T. Jackson, and P. Taylor). Uncertainty and Environmental Learning (B. Wynne). Costs of the Toxic Legacy (K. Davis and G. Hyfantis). Hazardous Futures (T. Jackson). The Preventive Strategy: Towards Prevention (J. Hirschhorn, T. Jackson, and L. Baas). Principles of Clean Production (T. Jackson). Industrial Metabolism (R.U. Ayres). Profiting from Pollution Prevention (M. Dorfman, A. White, M. Becker, and T. Jackson). Product Lifecycle Assessment (N. de Oude). Material Concerns (K. Geiser). Risk Reduction and Chemicals Control (B. Wahlström and B. Lundqvist). Optimal Utilization and Durability (W.R. Stahel and T. Jackson). Developing a Policy Framework: Policy Options for Clean Production (H. Yakowitz and R. Hanmer). Economic Policy and Environmental Assurance (C. Perrings, R. Costanza, T. Jackson, and W. Rees). Liability for the Environment (P. Simmons and J. Cowell). Epilogue: Values, Quality, and Sustainable Development (E. Manzini).

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Book SynopsisThe issue of sustainability is characterised as a âwicked problemâ in the fashion, clothing and textiles sector and is now coming into increased focus due to growing consumer, business and policy pressures. This in-depth volume presents a comprehensive overview of the challenges and emerging opportunities faced by the sector, and provides strategic solutions as to how the sector can substantially accelerate sustainability.This book collates research and industry best practice to provide a âone-stop shopâ exploring the complex and interconnected issues surrounding sustainability in fashion, clothing and textiles. The practical and digestible chapters include innovative examples and perspectives from different regions of the globe, addressing topics from policies to supply chain issues and materials innovation. Five unique case studies of sustainable businesses provide detailed examples of pioneering practice. Edited by three professionals with long-standing knowledge and experTable of Contents1. Introduction PART I Fashion system landscape 2. Overview 3. The Wicked Problem PART II Policy and standards 4. Global policy covering sustainability in fashion and clothing: a review and implications 5. Traceability, transparency and greenwashing: highlighting growing drivers for traceability and transparency in the sector, and emerging challenges surrounding greenwashing of garments 6. Using textile testing information to ensure garment quality, longevity and transparency PART III Business and innovation 7. Finance and funding for upscaling sustainable fashion 8. Managing sustainable innovation 9. Fostering sustainable practices: the case of micro and small designer fashion enterprises PART IV Case studies: values-based entrepreneurs 10. Desserto®: cactus fibre as leather substitute 11. DePloy: customisation for 360° sustainability 12. TOBEFRANK: transparency in practice 13. MUD Jeans: denim with circularity 14. SXD: working with cliate refugees PART V Consumers, culture and ecosystems 15. Clothing 2050: garment scenarios to drive circular material systems 16. Shifting the needle: can we build the next generation of consumer activism and advocacy for sustainable fashion? 17. Crafting connections with clothing: values, influence and relationships 18. Unheard voices: reclaiming fashion sustainability 19. Regions, communities, and localism PART VI Circular economy 20. Circular economy in the textile and apparel sector: an overview of global trends, challenges and opportunities 21. New forms of governance to accelerate circular textiles in the Netherlands 22. Accelerating circularity in textiles: lessons learned from a regional perspective 23. Biomimicry, biomaterials and textiles 24. Reincarnation: waste, reuse, repair and upcycling PART VII Education 25. Curriculum: challenges, opportunities, and approaches to increasing sustainability content in fashion and textiles education 26. Methodologies and tools: incorporating sustainability content in fashion, apparel and textiles educational curriculum through facilitating materials 27. The use of digital pedagogies for accessible and equitable teaching and learning of fashion design for sustainability: a case study PART VIII Future and technology 28. A pathway towards future sustainable fashion in 2030 29. Risky business: sustainable fashion through new technologies 30. Wearable tech, virtual fashion, and immersive technologies 31. Fashion ex machina: human–machine collaboration to support sustainability through customized design and production 32. Conclusion: progress, challenges and prospects

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Table of Contents PART I. THE BASICS OF TEAMWORK 1. Teams in Organizations: Facts and Myths 2. Performance and Productivity: Team Performance Criteria and Threats to Productivity 3. Rewarding Teamwork: Compensation and Performance Appraisals PART II. INTERNAL DYNAMICS 4. Designing the Team: Tasks, People, and Processes 5. Team Identity, Emotion, and Development 6. Sharpening the Team Mind: Communication and Collective Intelligence 7. Team Decision Making: Pitfalls and Solutions 8. Conflict in Teams: Leveraging Differences to Create Opportunity 9. Creativity: Mastering Strategies for High Performance PART III. EXTERNAL DYNAMICS 10. Networking, Social Capital, and Integrating across Teams 11. Leadership: Managing the Paradox 12. Interteam Relations: Competition and Cooperation 13. Teaming Across Distance and Culture APPENDIX 1. Managing Meetings: A Toolkit APPENDIX 2. Tips for Facilitators APPENDIX 3. A Guide for Creating Effective Study Groups APPENDIX 4. Example Items from Peer Evaluations and 360-Degree Performance Evaluations

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Book SynopsisFrom inside Google Ventures, a unique five-day process for solving tough problems, proven at thousands of companies in mobile, e-commerce, healthcare, finance, and more.Entrepreneurs and leaders face big questions every day: What’s the most important place to focus your effort, and how do you start? What will your idea look like in real life? How many meetings and discussions does it take before you can be sure you have the right solution? Now there’s a surefire way to answer these important questions: the Design Sprint, created at Google by Jake Knapp. This method is like fast-forwarding into the future, so you can see how customers react before you invest all the time and expense of creating your new product, service, or campaign. In a Design Sprint, you take a small team, clear your schedules for a week, and rapidly progress from problem, to prototype, to tested solution using the step-by-step five-day process in this book. A practi

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Book SynopsisCAPITALIZE ON YOUR BRIGHT IDEAS WITH LEGAL DESIGN THINKING Organizations today innovate to survive in a competitive, complex, and interconnected business world. They co-create with others outside their own organization to succeed. But capturing the value of these bright ideas separately is often very complicated. The Innovation Matrix simplifies and structures innovation management. Start looking at innovation and Intellectual Property (IP) from a pragmatic perspective. This book will take you through three key steps (THINK-STRATEGIZE-ACT) to build an innovation and IP strategy. You will learn to use IP—which is at the core of every innovation—as a tool to define your strategy and manage the innovation process. It includes many examples, templates, and checklists to help put theory into practice. Test yourself with case studies, and use our hands-on Tools (legal design thinking) for your own projects and cases.Trade Review"This book is a necessity for anyone engaged in innovation! Not only does it unravel why intellectual property strategies are critical in today's dynamic and uncertain business world, it also offers a comprehensive hands-on approach empowering professionals to immediately revise and enhance their innovation and IP strategies." - Brian Tjemkes, associate professor in Strategy & Organization, VU Amsterdam

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Book SynopsisMeasuring innovation is a challenging task, both for researchers and for national statisticians, and it is increasingly important in light of the ongoing digital revolution. National accounts and many other economic statistics were designed before the emergence of the digital economy and the growth in importance of intangible capital. They do not yet fully capture the wide range of innovative activity that is observed in modern economies. This volume examines how to measure innovation, track its effects on economic activity and on prices, and understand how it has changed the structure of production processes, labor markets, and organizational form and operation in business. The contributors explore new approaches to and data sources for measurement, such as collecting data for a particular innovation as opposed to a firm and using trademarks for tracking innovation. They also consider the connections between university-based R&D and business start-ups and the potential impacts of innoTrade Review"For those of us interested in the need to measure better—which means understanding better—the increasingly intangible economy, this is a really interesting book. It covers the waterfront from conceptual frameworks down to nitty gritty measurement questions." * Diane Coyle, Enlightened Economist *"Despite their wide range, the essays in this book add up to a fascinating glimpse of an emerging new understanding of the twenty-first century economy, like a distant building taking shape as you approach it on a foggy day. They also underline the importance of research on statistics describing the economy. . . . A valuable contribution to the task of understanding the world innovation is creating." * Business Economics *Table of ContentsPrefatory NoteIntroduction Carol Corrado, Jonathan Haskel, Javier Miranda, and Daniel Sichel I. Expanding Current Measurement Frameworks1. Expanded GDP for Welfare Measurement in the Twenty-First Century Charles Hulten and Leonard I. Nakamura2. Measuring the Impact of Household Innovation Using Administrative Data Javier Miranda and Nikolas Zolas3. Innovation, Productivity Dispersion, and Productivity Growth Lucia Foster, Cheryl Grim, John C. Haltiwanger, and Zoltan Wolf II. New Approaches and Data4. How Innovative Are Innovations? A Multidimensional, Survey-Based Approach Wesley M. Cohen, You-Na Lee, and John P. Walsh5. An Anatomy of US Firms Seeking Trademark Registration Emin M. Dinlersoz, Nathan Goldschlag, Amanda Myers, and Nikolas Zolas6. Research Experience as Human Capital in New Business Outcomes Nathan Goldschlag, Ron Jarmin, Julia Lane, and Nikolas Zolas III. Changing Structure of the Economy7. Measuring the Gig Economy: Current Knowledge and Open Issues Katharine G. Abraham, John C. Haltiwanger, Kristin Sandusky, and James R. Spletzer8. Information and Communications Technology, R&D, and Organizational Innovation: Exploring Complementarities in Investment and Production Pierre Mohnen, Michael Polder, and George van Leeuwen9. Digital Innovation and the Distribution of Income Dominique Guellec IV. Improving Current Measurement Frameworks10. Factor Incomes in Global Value Chains: The Role of Intangibles Wen Chen, Bart Los, and Marcel P. Timmer11. Measuring Moore’s Law: Evidence from Price, Cost, and Quality Indexes Kenneth Flamm12. Accounting for Innovations in Consumer Digital Services: IT Still Matters David Byrne and Carol Corrado13. The Rise of Cloud Computing: Minding Your Ps, Qs, and Ks David Byrne, Carol Corrado, and Daniel Sichel14. BEA Deflators for Information and Communications Technology Goods and Services: Historical Analysis and Future Plans Erich H. Strassner and David B. Wasshausen Contributors Author Index Subject Index

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Book SynopsisDrawing on years of unprecedented access to the best and most influential culinary R&D teams in the world, Vaughn Tan reveals how they exemplify what he calls the uncertainty mindset. A revelatory look at the R&D kitchen, The Uncertainty Mindset upends conventional wisdom about how to organize for innovation and offers practical insights.Trade ReviewWhether you’re new to the culinary world or have dined in some of the world’s top restaurants, you’d be hard pressed not to find The Uncertainty Mindset fascinating. Vaughn Tan has written an intriguing, well-researched account of how some of the world’s top chefs and their teams approach culinary innovation—this book is full of valuable insights for forward-thinking, innovation-minded organizations and teams in any sector. -- Nathan Myhrvold, coauthor of Modernist Bread, Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking and Modernist Cuisine at Home, author of The Photography of Modernist CuisineVaughn Tan spent long periods observing some of the world’s most famous chefs at work in their prize-winning restaurants and tells his readers what they do and how they do it. A real contribution to our understanding of how experts combine artistic creation and business success. -- Howard S. Becker, author of Art WorldsThe Uncertainty Mindset takes a close look at the secret inner workings of some of the most innovative food R&D teams worldwide. It shows organizations in other industries how to redesign themselves to become more resilient, innovative, and adaptable—by simply changing how they think about the future. -- Amy C. Edmondson, author of The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and GrowthThis is one of the best books to appear in the last several decades about how to design organizations for continual innovation in high-pressure environments. It offers explanations for why some companies work and others don’t, and made me embrace a new, more subtle way of thinking about hiring, managing, and trusting innovators in leading-edge technology companies. -- Jerry Neumann, founder of Neu Venture CapitalChefs are responsible for some of today’s most novel innovations. Vaughn Tan goes behind the scenes to show how R&D is organized inside the world’s most famous kitchens, uncovering surprising lessons that have wide application. This is a provocative contribution to studies of culture and R&D. -- Woody Powell, Stanford UniversityIf you’re an R&D executive or practitioner, The Uncertainty Mindset is a worthy if occasionally repetitive (in the time-honored academic style) read that should spark ideas for improvement. And if, in this pandemic year, you are missing high-end cuisine, you will surely find it an appetizing read as well. * Strategy + Business *In this closely researched book, the emphasis is on culinary innovation. * Times Literary Supplement *A fascinating account of how top chefs and their teams approach innovation. * Welcome to the Jungle *Vaughn’s book is the most insightful treatment I’ve read of industrial R&D organizational practices—and now I’m hungry for more. -- Andy MatuschakInsightful. * LSE Review of Books *The empirical evidence offered by this book not only adds to the research in food studies but will stimulate current discussions on the nature of uncertainty in the market economy among economic sociologists and political economists. * Food Culture and Society *An engrossing account of the challenges faced by some of the world’s leading food organizations that highlight the remarkable mindset of those tasked with overcoming them, celebrating the future’s inevitable uncertainty as an engine for growth. * Gastronomica *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I. A Partial History of New Ideas in Food1. From the Margins to the Center2. The Undercurrents of the NewPart II. What Is Innovation in Food?3. Well-Known, Barely Understood4. Four Types of New Ideas in FoodPart III. Innovation Is Uncertainty5. A Nondelusional Worldview6. The Uncertainty MindsetPart IV. Building the Ever-Changing Team7. Innovation Implies Change8. Building Innovation Dream TeamsPart V. Creating the New Familiar9. The Power of Familiar Novelty10. Learning House StylePart VI. Staying in the Discomfort Zone11. The Motivation Paradox12. Desperation by DesignPart VII. Insights from the Frontiers of Food13. All Change14. A Mindset for an Uncertain WorldNotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisRethinking the Purpose of Business challenges reigning shareholder and stakeholder management theories using philosophical and theological dimensions of the Catholic social tradition. In this useful book, the contributors, including management theorists, moral theologians, economists, ethicists, and attorneys, debate complicated issues such as the ethics of profit seeking, equity and efficiency in the firm, the shareholder value principle, social ethics of corporate management, the principle of subsidiarity, and modern contract theory.While the contributors to this thought-provoking volume share a respect for the power of markets, they also assign value to community, common goods, and personal virtue. Essays combine organizational and management theory with philosophical and theological accounts of human purpose. A central argument of this collection is that the tradition of Catholic social thought provides principles that enable fruitful conversations across disciplTrade Review"An earnest collection of essays on what Catholic social teaching has to say about business and corporations and our role in them." —Commonweal“This is a worthwhile book and its contents ought to cause a more intense discussion of Catholic social doctrine among Catholics and others.” —New Oxford Review“...a selection of impressive and insightful essays by erudite authors concerning business management theories that remain in harmony with social traditions of Catholicism...Rethinking the Purpose of Business is thoughtful and thought-provoking reading which is especially commended to anyone seeking to balance the requirements of faith with the demands of commerce.” —The Midwest Book Review“The main benefit of this book is that it shows how widespread the interest is among scholars and businesspeople to use the categories of Catholic social thought to understand business activity.” —Markets & Morality“At this time in America’s history, when business scandals of unimaginable proportions make regular headlines, a volume like this can serve as a starting point for changing the way business is taught in our colleges and universities.” —Research News and Opportunities in Science and Theology

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Book SynopsisThis book provides concepts and pragmatic illustrations from the industry to help the reader understand complex and difficult issues that are crucial in biomedical research and development. It is intended to bridge the gap between R&D scientists and corporate executives in the biomedical industry and to ensure a strong link between corporate and R&D strategies.Table of ContentsAbout This Book. About Strategy. About Environment. About Technology. Determining Competitive Position. Consistency and Competitiveness. Changing Competitive Position. Assessing the Fit of External Knowledge Sources. Competitive Technology Strategy: Some Implications for Teams. Index.

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Book SynopsisTools and techniques from today's leading intellectual capital innovators: Xerox, Dow Chemical, Hewlett-Packard, Avery Dennison, Eastman Chemical, Rockwell, and Skandia "Patrick Sullivan... has brought together some of the best thinkers and best thinking on the subject of intellectual capital.Table of ContentsDEFINITIONS, CONCEPTS, AND CONTEXT. Introduction to Intellectual Capital Management (P. Sullivan). Basic Definitions and Concepts (P. Sullivan). Advanced Definitions and Concepts (P. Sullivan). Culture and Values Management: Context for the Development and Measurement of Intellectual Capital (B. Hall). In Search of a Paradigm (P. Westberg & P. Sullivan). The Confusion of the Capitals: Surveying the Cluttered Landscape of Intellectual "Capitals" and Terminology (M. Hall). Irreconcilable Differences? Managing the Knowledge Creation Interfaces (P. Grindley). Extracting Value from Intellectual Property (P. Sullivan). The IP Portfolio as a Competitive Tool (S. Harrison & K. Rivette). Creating the Portfolio Database (K. Hale). Intellectual Property Management: From Theory to Practice (S. Fox). Intellectual Capital Development at a Spin-Off Company (W. Manfroy & H. Gwinnell). INTELLECTUAL ASSET MANAGEMENT. Extracting Value from Intellectual Assets (P. Sullivan). The Intellectual Asset Manager (J. Daniele). Intellectual Asset Management at Dow Chemical (G. Petrash). Intellectual Asset Management at Avery Dennison (L. Morrison & P. Germeraad). Intellectual Asset Management at Neste (K. Laento). Making it Happen (P. Sullivan). INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT. Measuring and Monitoring Intellectual Capital (S. Harrison &T. Walker). Managing Intellectual Capital at Skandia (L. Edvinsson). The Role of Intellectual Capital in Valuing Knowledge Companies (J. O'Shaughnessy &P. Sullivan). Reporting on Intellectual Capital (P. Sullivan). Understanding and Managing Knowledge Asset for Competitive Advantage in Innovation and Product Development (J. Daniele). Maintaining the Stock of Intellectual Capital (P. Jajko & E. Prime). The Future of Intellectual Capital (P. Sullivan). Appendix.

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