Tag: Entrepreneurship

The father of “open innovation” is back with his most significant book yet.

Henry Chesbrough’s acclaimed book Open Innovation described a new paradigm for management in the 21st century. Open Services Innovation offers a new approach that demonstrates how open innovation combined with a services approach to business is an effective and powerful way to grow and compete in our increasingly services-driven economy.

Chesbrough shows how companies in any industry can make the critical shift from product- to service-centric thinking, from closed to open innovation where co-creating with customers enables sustainable business models that drive continuous value creation for customers. He maps out a strategic approach and proven framework that any individual, business unit, company, or industry can put to work for renewed growth and profits.

The book includes guidance and compelling examples for small and large companies, services businesses, and emerging economies, as well as a path forward for the innovation industry.

Book Details:

Hardcover: 256 pages

Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 Edition (January 18, 2011)

Language: English

Author: Henry Chesbrough

Category: Business Books, Open Innovation Books

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Technology Entrepreneurship is:

• rich in case studies, examples, and in-chapter elements that focus on the challenges of launching and operating a technology venture;
• a more in-depth examination of intellectual property development and management than is common in business-focused entrepreneurship texts;
• a more in-depth treatment of valuation, deal structuring, and equity preservation issues than is common in business-focused entrepreneurship texts;
• extensive discussion of technology management and continuous innovation as a competitive advantage;
• addresses the issue of leading, managing, motivating, and compensating technical workers;
• spends more time on the fundamentals of marketing and selling, as these are elements of entrepreneurship often most neglected by engineers and scientists.

Book Details:

Hardcover: 590 pages

Publisher: Academic Press (October 1, 2009)

Language: English

Author: Thomas N. Duening, Robert A. Hisrich and Michael A. Lechter

Category: Business Books, Entrepreneurship Books

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