Category: Innovation

  • Innovation and New Products

    The key to enter and dominate a market place is to introduce new innovative products. Wolcott, Robert and Michael aver that companies that are planning to penetrate a new market should come up with innovative products that make the consumers wonder how they survive without the product. A good example is Apple Company that revolutionized…

  • Managing projects for innovation and enterprises

    Table of Contents Executive Summary Introduction Qualities of a good project manager Whether Lena Merrall is a good choice Conclusion References Executive Summary The report focuses on qualities of a good project manager and how these depend on project-type. Additionally, the report applies these findings on Lena Merrall in order to assess whether she was…

  • Bureaucracy is the Best Way to Deliver Change and Innovation in an Organization

    Introduction Current theories of organizational leadership tend to argue that bureaucracy is no longer tenable or applicable in the modern context. They base their argument on the disadvantages of bureaucracy as suggested by Max Weber in the 20th century, which focuses on dividing organizations into subjective hierarchies and establishment of control and authority (Josserand, Teo…

  • Team Work and Product Innovation

    Table of Contents Team Involvement Conflict Resolution Business Situation Problems Anticipated References Team Involvement Innovation is a dynamic process that can be sustained through group involvement by adding value to service provisions which leads to sustained customer benefits, service quality, and product quality as organizations continue to evolve (Innovation Zone 2006). In addition, sustained innovation…

  • A Process for Practicing Design Innovation

    The article under consideration is “A process for practicing design innovation” written by Vijay Kumar. The article was written in 2009 in the Journal of Business Strategy. The broad area of this article is the innovation and its role in the functioning of modern companies. It is important to remember that to remain competitive and…

  • Rexona Product Innovation

    Table of Contents Chemical Researched The Market Today References Salient features of the product for innovation emphasized on the continuously changing market needs and trends in the market. The trends identified the need to implement an innovation strategy on Rexona which had been a leading bathing soap and household brand for many years. Due to…

  • Organizational Change Management: Culture, Development and Innovation

    Table of Contents Executive summary Abstract Introduction and Thesis Organizational Development and Teams Organizational Change Management Organizational Redesign and Restructuring Culture Change Strategic Innovation and Cross-Functional Teams Conclusion References Executive summary Team building is very critical in organizations, because it greatly facilitates the realization of set goals and objectives. In the modern world, many organizations…

  • Sustained Incremental Innovation

    Table of Contents SWOT analysis and Porter’s Forces The Thought Process Business Situation and Virtuous team References Small and gradual improvements on a product, service, or process are incremental innovations that add value and lead to sustained customer benefits, satisfaction, growth, quality of services, and maintains and improves a service or product’s position in the…

  • Managing projects for innovation and enterprises

    Table of Contents Executive Summary Introduction Qualities of a good project manager Whether Lena Merrall is a good choice Conclusion References Executive Summary The report focuses on qualities of a good project manager and how these depend on project-type. Additionally, the report applies these findings on Lena Merrall in order to assess whether she was…

  • Management Change and Innovation

    Key issues in the case study There are a number of key issues that arise from the case of Nestle. One of the major issues that come up is the impact of mergers and acquisitions for large multinationals. As a result of its growth Nestle chose to acquire more companies in order to make an…