This comprehensive and accessible Handbook presents state-of-the-art research on the decision-making processes in the deliverance of mega-projects – large infrastructure projects for the transportation of people and/or goods.

This book enlarges the understanding of decision-making on mega-projects and suggest recommendations for a more effective, efficient and democratic approach. Authors from different scientific disciplines address various aspects of the decision-making process, such as management characteristics...

Research on innovation processes suggests that the most significant activities and decisions are made in the initiation phase, i.e., what is often termed as the “fuzzy front-end” (FFE) of innovation, and at the finalization phase, i.e., commercialization. If these assumptions are valid, one...

Games of innovation are sets of rules that structure meso-level innovation systems composed of organisational actors that compete and collaborate to create value. All game rules are coherent, with one dominant value-creation logic, and refer to all the aspects of managing innovation, from...

Many executives see innovation as an unmanageable process, riddled with risks. The research we conducted with the Industrial Research Institute, interviewing over 200 vice-presidents of research and development and chief technical officers in many sectors around the world, yields a more nuanced...

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Innovation in complex engineering projects is hampered by information asymmetries which attend joint problem solving by owners and external organizations. This uncertainty creates additional informational asymmetries between owners and firms engaged in designing, building, and supplying...

[fre] Cette étude présente les résultats d'une enquête sur les modes d'innovation. L'échantillon se compose de 43 entreprises canadiennes réparties en six secteurs industriels.. Les modes d'innovation des firmes se sont révélés hautement tributaires des secteurs industriels. De fait,...