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Defence innovation systems are structured around two main groups of players that interact in the development of complex … since the 1990s have affected the division of labour and knowledge in the industry. In this paper we show the origins of … the new capabilities that have been created within the national innovation system (NIS). We explain how the role and the …
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Defence innovation systems are structured around two main groups of players that interact in the development of complex … since the 1990s have affected the division of labour and knowledge in the industry. In this paper we show the origins of … the new capabilities that have been created within the national innovation system (NIS). We explain how the role and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010561826
This paper discusses the literature on the management of projects with unforeseeable uncertainty. Recent work demonstrates that, when confronted with unforeseeable uncertainties, managers can adopt either a learning, trial-and-error-based strategy, or a parallel approach. In the latter,...
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innovation. This paper sets out to question this tendency to equate projects and innovation which, in our view, can lead to the … improper use of projects to manage innovation. We argue that, in line with the work on project classification, a distinction …
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The strategic role of new product development and innovation makes design performance a central concern of managers … this article, we wish to question this tendency to equate projects and innovation. This tendency can, in fact, appear … engineering or basic research. We therefore believe that it can lead to improper use of the project format to manage innovation …
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redefined skills and the organisation of production but have also given a more strategic place to knowledge management practices … of other firms. The technological performances, the innovation intensity and the patent intensity also show the …
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redefined skills and the organization of production, but also have given a more strategic place to knowledge management (KM … firms. This is evident from their technological performance, and innovation and patenting intensity. This structural … tendency is explained as an innovative behaviour in the French national innovation system rather than merely a 'trend'. …
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In this paper we propose to revisit two emblematic projects, Manhattan and Polaris, with the models developed by design theory. In particular we demonstrate, relying on recent advances in design theory, how these major projects, traditionally presented as radical innovations, are in fact quite...
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