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Innovation
C/M/1541. Managing Change and Innovation in Royal Mail
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- 3300
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 39.99 GBP
The paper looks at the external and internal challenges faced by the UK Royal Mail (RM) Group reviewing their background and PESTEL features, describing the current work design, and addressing the need for the innovation and upgrading of the RM sorting and distribution processes. Approaches to change management (CM) are discussed with references to related cases and CM theory. SWOT analysis of RM with regard to change is conducted, associated risks are identified. New machinery proposed for the sorting process is described analysing associated innovations and changes in the normal working practices. The objectives and benefits of the innovation are highlighted considering the problem of resistance to change and advising on a step by step change procedure.
KEYWORDS: Royal Mail, change management, innovation, PESTEL, SWOT,
C/M/1496. Internal management of innovation: case studies of Avon, Google Inc and EADS
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- 3500
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 39.99 GBP
This paper considers the management of innovation at three key companies in three contrasting areas of activity: EADS Eurocopter, the global leader of helicopter manufacturing, Google Inc, the internet giant, and Avon, the global direct-selling company specialising in women’s beauty products. Three factors are considered: company structure, corporate culture, and HR policies – and recommendations for innovation in each company follow. The three reviews attempt to show the importance of internal environment (company structure, culture) to innovation and profitability. The information presented by the paper on company hierarchies (or in the case of Google, lack of them), internal communications, employee retention strategies, and research and development has been assembled from a variety of printed and on-line material (on-line annual reports, newspaper articles), and such studies as L.A. Klepacki on Avon and V. Scott on Google – Corporations that Changed the World.
KEYWORDS: Avon, Google Inc, EADS, Eurocopter, innovation, research & development,
C/OM/245. Critically evaluate the role of innovation within Apple
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- 950
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 9.99 GBP
The paper examines how Apple – developer of the personal computer, the iPod and USB technology – approaches the idea of innovation in a continually dynamic and evolving industry. The role of Research and Development, incremental innovation (additions and revisions to existing product lines), continuous improvement, control of new products, from conception to implementation, and a belief in the skills and vision of Apple’s employees has maintained the company’s pre-eminence and sustainable competitive advantage.
KEYWORDS: Apple, innovation, consumer electronics industry, competition strategy,
C/OM/229. Innovation Management at Google
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- 2000
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper examines how Google has revolutionised the Internet by ‘freeing up the world’s information’ describing the background of Google, reviewing the theory of innovation, investigating Google’s approaches to innovation, and comparing them to the principles of innovation management in 3M and Toyota.
KEYWORDS: Google, innovation, Internet,
C/OM/228. Innovation and Creativity in Microsoft Corporation
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- 2250
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper looks at creativity and innovation in Microsoft Corporation explaining their role in the company’s success, considering motivations behind creativity and innovation, discussing the influence of the Microsoft organisational structure and culture on the process of creativity, identifying external and internal triggers of change within the company, and highlighting the importance of continuous innovation as a core competence of Microsoft.
KEYWORDS: Innovation, Creativity, Microsoft Corporation,
S/EI/68. Innovations in Google
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- 1950
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 19.99 GBP
The paper examines the innovative practices of Google described as a ‘house of innovation'. Google's use of innovation is analyzed from the perspective of their business insights, imaginative solutions and innovative engineering of computer systems. The features of Google as an advances web search engine are identified, the company's innovative products and acquisition/partnership strategies are described.
KEYWORDS: Innovation, Google, web search engine,
C/EI/111. Impact of IT on employment: does technology create or destroy jobs?
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- 1450
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
The paper looks at the automation of labour discussing the impact of information technology (IT) on employment patterns and arguing whether computers will create unemployment or, conversely, create more job opportunities. The phenomenon of “technological gap” is considered discussing the implications of technological innovation.
KEYWORDS: Information technology, IT, ICT, employment, technological gap,
C/OM/215. Innovation theory and case study of Ferrari
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- 2450
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper examines innovative solutions introduced in Ferrari reviewing theoretical approaches to innovation along the lines of novelty features, target consumers, motivations and outcomes of innovation. Ferrari’s practices of launching innovations are analysed along the same lines suggesting recommendations for marketing practitioners.
KEYWORDS: Innovation, Ferrari,
S/M/538. Innovation and change management issues in Novotel
- WORDS:
- 3000
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 39.99 GBP
The paper examines the innovation and change practices used by the international hotel group Novotel reviewing their background, discussing the features and types of innovation, describing the culture of Novotel, and highlighting external and internal factors that affect the company's performance. The need for organisational change in Novolet is argued discussing Lewin's change model, and suggesting recommendations about the ways to deal with the challenges of change.
KEYWORDS: Novotel, innovation, change management,
C/OM/201. Dissertation. Innovation and HRM policies of Toyota
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- 10800
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 109.99 GBP
The dissertation investigates international HRM policies of Toyota with regard to their increasing tendency towards innovation. Literature is reviewed on the nature of innovation and its impact on organisations, the features of incremental innovation, the types and sources of innovation, etc. The research uses an interpretive approach to the analysis of secondary and primary data collected from a questionnaire and an in-depth interview aimed to identify the relationship between people management and innovation development. Conclusions are made about the specific methodology applied by Toyota to ensure continuous improvement of their performance, comparisons are drawn between innovation-related HRM policies of Toyota and those of Western companies.
KEYWORDS: Dissertation, HRM, Toyota, Innovation,
C/OM/197. Innovation Audit: Use of Molecular Clinical Safety Intelligence System by GlaxoSmithKline
- WORDS:
- 1400
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
The paper looks at the Molecular Clinical Safety Intelligence (MCSI), a unique intelligent knowledge management system used by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to screen potential candidates and identify possible health issues prior to clinical development. Organisational context of GSK is described, their investment in innovative technologies is discussed, the importance of MCSI system for the development of new drugs is highlighted.
KEYWORDS: Molecular Clinical Safety Intelligence, MCSI, Innovation, GlaxoSmithKline, GSK, Pharmaceutical, new drugs development,
C/OM/182. Dissertation. Innovation strategies most suitable for technology-based SME: pioneer or follower?
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- 12000
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 129.99 GBP
The dissertation looks at innovation and entrepreneurship as key sources of competitive strengths in UK techno-based SMEs seeking to identify whether they should be pioneers or followers in their innovation strategies. Strategic content of pioneers and followers is identified highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of each mode and formulating related managerial requirements. Literature is reviewed on the theory of strategic management and innovation, the concepts of leadership and followership, the issues of innovation in SME, etc. The methods of the research are built on the interpretivist approach and a case study analysing primary data collected from 60 questionnaires distributed among the owners and top managers of techno-based SMEs. Conclusions are made about the managerial implications of the research findings suggesting recommendations to SME about the adoption of one of the analysed innovation strategies.
KEYWORDS: Dissertation, innovation strategy, pioneer, follower, SME, strategic management,
C/OM/179. Design Thinking and Innovation at Apple. Harvard Business School Case study analysis
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- 2000
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 29.99 GBP
This paper is an analysis of Stefan Thomke and Barbara Feinberg’s Harvard Business School case study called ‘Design Thinking and Innovation at Apple’. In addition to an analysis of Apple’s approach to innovation and management, this essay also takes into account the different merits of the argument according to which the source of Apple’s current success resides in its design thinking and innovation outlook. The essay discusses key factors and alternative views of Apple’s success. Furthermore, the paper contains a problem statement, problem analysis, identification, criticism and assessment of alternatives. Finally, recommendations are given and conclusions are drawn.
KEYWORDS: Apple Inc, Design Thinking, Innovation, Case Study, Harvard case study,
C/OM/178. ‘Innovation needs huge resources, so it's largely the role of bigger firms'. Discuss
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- 2200
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper examines the concept of innovation arguing whether innovation requires huge resources and whether it is the purview of large companies. Types of innovation are outlined, its dependence on resources is acknowledged, evidence of innovation in SME and large firms is discussed concluding that from the innovation perspective, the quality of resources is more important than quantity.
KEYWORDS: Innovation, resources, SME, large firm,
C/OM/175. Innovation management: review of P. Ducker's article “The Discipline of Innovation” and GPS case study
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- 5200
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 59.99 GBP
The paper examines the topic of technological innovation reviewing the article by Peter Drucker “The Discipline of Innovation” and discussing his idea about seven sources of innovative opportunity with references to academic literature on the theory of innovation, network development, etc. A case study of GPS technology is presented.
KEYWORDS: Global Positioning System, GPS, Innovation Technology, Drucker,
C/HR/510. Business Excellence Model at ManuGlobal
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- 3300
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 39.99 GBP
The paper examines the key enablers of business excellence in a fictitious global manufacturing firm ManuGlobal identifying the areas where the firm is falling short, and highlighting the priorities that they need to address, i.e. HRD, innovation and knowledge sharing. Recommendations are made about the ways to improve the current situation.
KEYWORDS: Business Excellence, HRD, Innovation, Knowledge sharing,
C/OM/159. Technological Innovation
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- 5300
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 59.99 GBP
The paper examines the topic of technological innovation focusing on an article written by Peter Drucker ( Drucker, P.F. (2002). “The Discipline of Innovation”. Harvard Business Review. August 2002) proposing seven sources of innovative opportunity and examining several of these sources with references to wider innovation literature. A case study of GPS development is presented from the perspective of innovation technology.
KEYWORDS: GPS, technological innovation, Peter Drucker,
C/OM/158. Ben & Jerry's Strategic Innovation vs. Persuasive propaganda: is it just smoke and mirrors?
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- 2700
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper looks at Ben & Jerry's innovation strategy comparing it to various strategy theories. Analysis of the company’s strategy is conducted describing each point that makes Ben & Jerry's innovative strategy unique and critically assessing the future of Ben & Jerry's strategy. Recommendations are suggested about the best innovative practices.
KEYWORDS: Ben & Jerry, innovation,
C/OM/157. Innovation and IT in Supply Chain of EADS
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- 3900
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 39.99 GBP
The paper offers a case study of EADS new military air craft A400M launch analysing the ways in which EADS interacts with its organisational environment. The means of measuring innovation and IT aspects of the organisation's output are outlined from a supply chain perspective. The ways to improve the innovation and IT aspects of the organisation are considered discussing the possible organisational and supply chain barriers to change from a supply chain perspective. Recommendations are suggested about the ways to overcome the existing the barriers to change.
KEYWORDS: Innovation, supply chain, EADS, military aircraft, barriers to change, IT,
C/OM/155. Master's Dissertation. Innovation Avenues for Engineering Organisations: Business Process Re-engineering
- WORDS:
- 22200
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 229.99 GBP
The dissertation investigates the process mapping technique of business process re-engineering (BPR) providing a review of literature on the theory of innovation in organisations, BPR history and techniques, coexistence of BPR and TQM, applications of BPR, process quality management (PQM), etc. Research methods and data collection techniques are described. A case study of BPR in a manufacturing firm is conducted analysing their approaches to innovation implementation. Conclusions are made about the role of the process based innovation in raising the company’s effectiveness.
KEYWORDS: Masters Dissertation, business process re-engineering, BPR, innovation, TQM, quality management,
C/M/1098. Knowledge management and innovation at 3M
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- 3800
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 39.99 GBP
The paper examines how 3M uses knowledge management to improve their innovative capabilities. The paper contains a literature review on knowledge management, knowledge sharing and social networks applying theoretical frameworks to evaluate how 3M have built a culture that encourages knowledge sharing within and across their knowledge networks.
KEYWORDS: Knowledge management, innovation, 3M, knowledge sharing, social networks,
C/M/1102. Paradox of change and innovation
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- 2000
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
The paper looks at the paradoxical nature of change for business organizations discussing the risks of changing and failing to change. References are made to change management practices of Kodak and IBM discussing different tools used for assessing change strategies and risk potential.
KEYWORDS: Organizational change, Risk, Innovation, Kodak, IBM,
C/M/1103. From your knowledge of different organizations, either from experience or from the business press, how do you approach the paradox of change and innovation? In your view, is the risk of failing at change and innovation less risky than not changi
- WORDS:
- 2000
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
The paper looks at the paradoxical nature of change for business organizations discussing the risks of changing and failing to change. References are made to change management practices of Kodak and IBM discussing different tools used for assessing change strategies and risk potential.
KEYWORDS: Organizational change, Risk, Innovation, Kodak, IBM,
C/B/1364. Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in Oligopolies and Banking Crisis
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- 2400
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
The paper looks at the conceptual framework of innovation and entrepreneurship examining their features in the environment of competitive oligopolies. The role of innovation and entrepreneurship in the current banking and financial crisis is discussed.
KEYWORDS: innovation, entrepreneurship, oligopolies, banking, crisis,
C/OM/138. Presentation with comments. Innovation
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- 3400
- ADD-ONS:
- 16 slides Presentation
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 49.99 GBP
The paper presets the notes for the presentation of a study on innovation providing definitions of the concept, describing key characteristics and types of innovation, identifying the applications of innovation in adding to internal and external values of the company and analyzing examples of innovative practices at Toyota including Total Quality Management (TQM) and Continuous Improvement (CI) frameworks. Suggestions are made about the ways to make innovation choices within the company.
KEYWORDS: Presentation notes, Innovation, Total Quality Management, TQM, Continuous Improvement,
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