Innovation: A Very Short Introduction

by Mark Dodgson, David Gann

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What is innovation? How can it be used? Why is failure so common in the process of innovation? This title looks at what innovation is, what it has done for us, and why it has been so important in the last 150 years.

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Definition of boringness and triviality. Didn't learn absolutely anything from this! Waste of money, time, and paper.

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Mark Dodgson is Professor of Management at the Australian National University, and is Executive Director of the Australia Asia Management Centre.
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Canonical title
Innovation: A Very Short Introduction
Original publication date
2010
First words
We begin with a study of an exemplary innovator, a person who tells us a great deal about the innovator's agenda.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The future of innovation — where its benefits flow and costs are curtailed — lies in the wise organization of knowledge.

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Genres
Nonfiction, Economics, Business, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
338.064Society, government, & cultureEconomicsProductionEfficiencyEffect Of Innovation
LCC
T173.8 .D615TechnologyTechnology (General)Technical education. Technical schools
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English
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Paper, Ebook
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7
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