review of innovation research in tourism Anne-Mette Hjalager University of Southern Denmark, Niels Bohrsvej 9-10, DK-6700 Esbjerg, Denmark a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 27 January 2009 Accepted 31 August 2009 Keywords: Innovation Innovation systems Knowledge Clusters Policy a b s t r a c t Over the past two decades, there has been increasing focus on the topic of innovation in tourism. This article reviews the research contributions. Various categories of innovation – product
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operations management, project management, computer applications, quality control, safety and health issues, statistics, and general management principles.[1] Perhaps the most authoritative input to our understanding of technology is the diffusion of innovations theory developed in the first half of the twentieth century. It
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Introduction New product developments are one of the main sources of competitive advantage for companies today. Companies need new product to keep up with its’ competitors. New product development can be considered as activities that aim to bring new products to market. The objective of NPD is to minimize the risk of failure. As NPD absorbs both financial and human resources from a company, it is therefore necessary to develop and implement a methodology for assisting in the introduction of new
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Service Innovation Proposal Abstract When a company’s main business focus is service and clients, service innovation becomes vital to the success of the company’s lifeline. The company can use an approach such as the one in the proposal, Innovation Business Design Model (IBDM), to create a 5-step roadmap (University of Phoenix, 2009) when applying the steps to create a service innovation proposal. The following proposal provides a definition of what service means to a company, a description of
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ENFB71-104 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Session 3: Entrepreneurial Strategy Baden U’Ren buren@bond.edu.au Level 4, Room 9 5595 2212 Overview Review of the readings Innovation and Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship in a Corporate Context Entrepreneurial Strategy What is Innovation? Something NEW that creates VALUE What is Innovation? “Innovation is the specific tool of entrepreneurs, the means by which they exploit change as an opportunity for a different business or
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became increasingly visible during the 1990s, when companies such as IBM began to outsource not just manufacturing but also design activities. The trend reached its peak within the past decade, when even companies such as Boeing started outsourcing innovation activities. But what happens when companies become too dependent on outside suppliers and cede them too much control if they lack the same degree of understanding and awareness about how important product or service elements fit together and what’s
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Customer Clusters as Sources of Innovation-Based Competitive Advantage Vishal Bindroo, Babu John Mariadoss, and Rajani Ganesh Pillai ABSTRACT The authors examine the effect of customer clusters on a firm’s innovation. They argue that knowledge leveraged from customer clusters can help the firm develop innovations. The authors specifically concentrate on the effect of a firm’s geographical proximity and diversity of customer clusters on innovation outcomes. In addition to showing the importance
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section will be 2 - 3 pages in standard business proposal format. The sections are: 1. Strategy (TCO F) 2. Core Competencies (TCO C) 3. Industry Dynamics (TCO A) 4. Technology Sourcing and Internal Innovation (TCO D) 5. Product Development Strategy (TCO E) 6. Strategy to protect innovations (TCO B) 7. A bibliography listing your references for the project Ideas to help Prepare the Course Project Section 1 - Strategy TCO F - Given an organizational and industry context identify and suggest
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INTEL’s Case Introduction This paper will unearth how Intel is working on making the internet more powerful and to high light the strategies that they are using to reinvent the diffusion of the internet as an innovation. Intel holds about 80% of the market share for microprocessors that go into desktop and notebook computers, and also into computer servers. Intel also makes embedded semiconductors for the industrial, medical, and in-vehicle infotainment markets. Their advance manufacturing
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Futures and Innovation | April 1 2011 | Shivani Patel, BAMA 3.3 | Gemma McGrath | Table of Contents Introduction3 Technological Issues3 Globalisation4 Current Environmental and Ethical Solution4 Objectives5 Design of Programme5 Innovative Solution6 Demographic6 Innovation Funnel7 Innovation Space7 Disruptive Theory8 Diffusion Theory9 Limitations to Future Success9 Appendices and Figures11 References15 Futures and Innovation Introduction Children are often
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