"This book presents a compilation of recent theoretical frameworks, case studies, and empirical research findings in the area of quality innovation, highlighting the theories, strategies, and potential concerns for organizations engaged in change management designed to address stakeholders'...

"This book analyzes open innovation in a global context and proposes business models and institutional actors that promote the development of open innovation in firms, Institutions and public administrations worldwide"--Provided by publisher.

1. Globalization / Russ Martinelli, Tim Rahschulte, Jim Waddell -- 2. The evolution of collaborative work / Tim Rahschulte -- 3. Culture / Mark Rennaker, Dan Novak -- 4. Sustaining organizational culture in the globally distributed environment / Kathy Milhauser -- 5. The effect of cultural...

"This book examines the nature of the process of technological change in different sectors of various countries, analyzing the impact of innovation as well as research and development activities on different outcomes in different fields and assessing the design and impact of policies aimed at...

This book is a collection of recent essays offering fresh perspectives on the scope and future of intellectual property rights. The tripartite division of the book is designed to make this inter-disciplinary topic more accessible and intelligible to readers of diverse backgrounds. Part I...

This book work on the intimate connection between the industry life cycle and supply chain management, utilizes the case of the industrial life cycle of the VCR to provide insight into the supply chain as the basic business unit for competition, and the requisite alteration of the management of...

"This book provides a detailed view on the current issues, trends, challenges, and future perspectives on product design and development, an area of growing interest and increasingly recognized importance for industrial competitiveness and economic growth"--Provided by publisher.

"This book highlights new business products, services, strategies, and philosophies drawn from an emerging collaborative information platform and explores connections between the development of new e-business technologies with consumers, businesses, and links to social and political visions and...

"This book outlines different tools and technologies that can be applied depending on the type of innovation an organization desires, providing concrete advice on the different types of innovation, situations in which innovation may be useful and the role of knowledge and different tools and...

1. Universities as knowledge-intensive learning organizations / Constantin Bratianu -- 2. Key characteristics relevant for selecting knowledge management software tools / Hanlie Smuts, Alta van der Merwe, Marianne Loock -- 3. Knowledge-based diffusion in practice / Hilary Berger, Paul...