Science-Based Innovation: From Modest Witnessing to Pipeline Thinking

by A. Styhre

Overview

Knowledge management has become a well-known term, but science-based innovation remains relatively unexploited. Bridging the gap between knowledge management theory and studies of science of technology, such as in the pharmaceutical industry and biotechnology firms, this book provides a timely insight into the innovation of the knowledge economy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349284849
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	12/23/2015
Edition description:	1st ed. 2008
Pages:	275
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

ALEXANDER STYHRE is Professor in technology management, specializing in project management at Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden. He is a research fellow at the Institute for Management and Innovation of Technology (IMIT) and member of the editorial board of Scandinavian Journal of Management and International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Science under the Auspices of Management Objectives PART ONE: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON SCIENCE-BASED INNOVATION Knowledge Work and Innovation What Do Scientists Do? Components of Scientific Work From the Laboratory to the Pipeline: New Drug Development in Pharmaceutical Industry PART TWO: SCIENCE-BASED INNOVATION IN PRACTICE Innovation Work as Play and Systematic Risk-Taking Leadership and Emotional Management in Science-Based Innovation Work Management Control in Science-Based Innovation Work PART THREE: REFLECTIONS Thinking of Science-Based Innovation