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Open innovation through strategic alliances : approaches for product, technology, and business model creation /

Refik Culpan, Author 2014

This title demonstrates the vital role and applications of strategic alliances between firms and research organizations in creating and applying knowledge for the development of new products, technologies, or business models.

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The Oxford handbook of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship

Christina E. Shalley, Editor ; Michael A. Hitt, Editor ; Jing Zhou | Oxford : Oxford University Press | 2015

Research-based investigations of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship have the potential to inform each other and enrich our knowledge of each of these areas, particularly with regard to cognitive processes and effective behaviors. Yet, [...]

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How to prepare a business plan

Edward Blackwell, Author | [S.l.] : Kogan Page | 2017

An excellent business plan impresses financial backers, provides a clear blueprint for the future of your company and functions as a benchmark against which to measure future growth. How to Prepare a Business Plan explains the process of creatin[...]

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Principles of business: entrepreneurship

Salem Press | [S.l.] : Salem Press | 2017

Principles of Business: Entrepreneurship fills the need for helpful information on the founding principles of entrepreneurship--how to start a business, how to pitch your product, how to raise capital, how to market your product and so much more[...]

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Risk happens! : managing risk and avoiding failure in business projects /

Mike Clayton, Author | London (United Kingdom) : Marshall Cavendish Business | 2011

Project management has become a big part of how all organizations get things done. Managers at all levels need to take on and deliver projects. The scope of these projects range from small projects lasting days to multi-million dollar projects t[...]

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Risk and the public acceptance of new technologies

R. Flynn, Editor ; Paul Bellaby, Editor | New York : Palgrave Macmillan | 2007

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Secrets of Silicon Valley : what everyone else can learn from the innovation capital of the world

Deborah Perry Piscione, Author | New York : Palgrave Macmillan | 2013

Offers Silicon Valley as a productive example of entrepreneurship and innovation, noting how the region has demonstrated continued growth and investor interest in spite of economic setbacks elsewhere in the world

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Shadow sovereigns : how global corporations are seizing power /

Susan George, Author | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 2015

Lobbying has long been part of the political landscape. But in recent years links between big business and government have become stronger and more far-reaching than ever. Global corporations now demand control over decisions affecting labour l[...]

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Smaller faster lighter denser cheaper : how innovation keeps proving the catastrophists wrong /

Robert Bryce, Author | New York (United States) : PublicAffairs | 2014

In the face of today's environmental and economic challenges, doomsayers preach that the only way to stave off disaster is for humans to reverse course: to de-industrialize, re-localize, reduce consumption and forswear development. But in this t[...]

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The social leader : redefining leadership for the complex social age /

Frank Guglielmo, Author ; Sudhanshu Palsule, Author | Brookline (United States) : Bibliomotion | 2014

"The Social Leader structures a new approach to leadership and provides tools for leaders to understand themselves in this new era of connectedness and community."--Publisher information

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Soonish : emerging technologies that'll improve and/or ruin everything /

Kelly Weinersmith, Author ; Zach Weiner, Author | New York : Penguin Press | 2017

The instant New York Times bestseller! From a top scientist and the creator of the hugely popular web comic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, a hilariously illustrated investigation into future technologies -- from how to fling a ship into dee[...]

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The space barons : Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and the quest to colonize the cosmos /

Christian Davenport, Author | New York (United States) : PublicAffairs | 2018

Nearly a half-century after Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, these Space Barons-most notably Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, along with Richard Branson and Paul Allen-are using Silicon Valley-style innovation to dramatically lower the cost of space[...]

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The space report 2020 : Quarter 2

Space Foundation, Author | [S.l.] : Space Foundation | 2020

This report gives an overview of major global space developments over the past year. Valuable to space professionals, students, policy-makers, researchers and the media, it includes highlights from all space sectors, from defense to exploration,[...]

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Space venture Europe 2020 : entrepreneurship and investment in the European space sector

Vienna (Austria) : European Space Policy Institute | ESPI report, ISSN 2218-0931 | 2021

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Success in Innovation : improving the odds by understanding the factors for unsuccess

Jan Verloop, Author | [S.l.] : Elsevier | 2013

Success in Innovation tackles its subject from a novel perspective: instead of focusing on factors for success, it specifically examines the factors for failure. Similar books often attempt to stimulate more effort on innovation with success sto[...]

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Success in Innovation : improving the odds by understanding the factors for unsuccess

Jan Verloop, Author | [S.l.] : Elsevier | 2013

Success in Innovation tackles its subject from a novel perspective: instead of focusing on factors for success, it specifically examines the factors for failure. Similar books often attempt to stimulate more effort on innovation with success sto[...]

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Sustaining innovation : collaboration models for a complex world/

Stevn P. MacGregor, Editor ; Tamara Carleton, Editor | New York, NY : Springer | Innovation, technology, and knowledge management | 2012

In many ways, the process of innovation is a constant social dance, where the best dancers thrive by adapting new steps with multiple partners. The systematic and continuous generation of value in any innovation system relies on collaboration be[...]

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Technological know-how, organizational capabilities, and strategic management : business strategy and enterprise development in competitive environments

David J. Teece, Author | [S.l.] : World Scientific | 2008

This book explores factors which impact the viability and growth of business enterprises. In particular, the role of entrepreneurship, organizational learning, and business strategy - including licensing strategy - are considered in some detail.[...]

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Traction : how any startup can achieve explosive customer growth /

Gabriel Weinberg, Author ; Justin Mares, Author | New York : Portfolio/Penguin | 2015

Smart entrepreneurs know that the key to success isn't the originality of your offering, the brilliance of your team, or how much money you raise. It's how consistently you can grow and acquire new customers (or, for a free service, users). That[...]

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Unpacking open innovation : highlights from a co-evolutionary inquiry /

Elias G. Carayannis, Author ; Manlio Del Giudice, Author ; Maria Rosaria Della Peruta, Author | New York : Palgrave Macmillan | Palgrave studies in democracy, innovation and entrepreneurship for growth | 2014

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How to write a business plan

Brian Finch, Author | [S.l.] : Kogan Page | Creating success | 2013

Covers all the issues involved in producing a plan, from profiling competitors and forecasting market development, to the importance of providing clear and concise financial information

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Zero to one : notes on startups, or how to build the future /

Peter A. Thiel, Author ; Blake Masters, Author | New York : Crown Business | 2014

Peter Thiel is an entrepreneur and investor. He started PayPal in 1998, led it as CEO, and took it public in 2002, defining a new era of fast and secure online commerce. In 2004 he made the first outside investment in Facebook, where he serves a[...]

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