Innovation and entrepreneurship / John Bessant and Joe Tidd.
By: Bessant, J. R.
Contributor(s): Tidd, Joseph.
Material type: TextPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2011Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xiii, 589 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780470711446 (pbk.); 0470711442 (pbk.).Subject(s): Creative ability in business | EntrepreneurshipDDC classification: 658.4/21 Other classification: BUS000000Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I: Entrpreneurial goals and context. 1. The innovation imperative -- 2. Social entrepreneurship and innovation -- 3. Globalisation, development and sustainability -- Pt. II: Recognising opportunity. 4. Individual and organisational characteristics -- 5. Sources of innovation -- 6. Searching for opportunities -- Pt. III: Finding the resources. 7. Building the case -- 8. Exploiting networks -- Pt. IV: Developing the venture. 9. Developing new products and services -- 10. Creating new ventures -- Pt. V: Creating value. 11. Exploiting knowledge and intellectual property -- 12. Creating value and growing ventures -- 13. Learning to manage innovation.
"Developed specifically for undergraduate students, the book features contemporary applications such as services (public and private), innovation for sustainability, social entrepreneurship, innovation for development, and creating and capturing value from innovation and entrepreneurship. In this second edition the authors develop an explicit process model of entrepreneurship with clearer links between innovation and entrepreneurship"--Publisher