Browsing Mechanical Engineering by Subject "Innovation"
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An Analysis of Innovation Management in Irish Medical Device SMEs
(IEEE, 2013-06)This paper focuses on innovation management practices in the Irish medical devices industry. We analyse key determinants to assess the nature and level of innovation management practices relative to published literature ... -
Creativity toolkit for R&D managers
(2004)In this, the twenty first century, innovation has become one of the most important and effective ways of obtaining and sustaining competitive dominance in the market place over the past number of years. Many firms are ... -
A happy threesome: Innovation, Creativity and Business Support
(2009)Businesses, whether for-profit and nonprofit, are facing change like never before. Numerous driving forces to this change include a rapidly expanding marketplace (globalization), and increasing competition, diversity among ... -
Idea management for organisational Innovation
(World Scientific, 2003-12)Modern organisations are under ever increasing competitive pressure to maintain market share, enhance product range, improve efficiency and reduce cost. The process by which organisations attain these improvements is ... -
SME collaboration: Trick or Treat?
(2008)Collaboration is a major new source of competitive advantage and an essential regional, and indeed, global management requirement. The collaboration process will ultimately be successful if there is an existence of appropriate ... -
Technology innovation and entrepreneurship: learning manual for the Diploma in Technology Commercialisation
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Towards effective knowledge management: a requirements analysis of European manufacturing SMEs
(IOS Press, 2006)Knowledge is a key resource that must be managed within European organisations in general, and because of their importance to the economy Manufacturing SMEs in particular. The key challenges facing such organisations are ... -
Value chain migration from production to product centred operations: an analysis of the Irish medical device industry
(2006)The medical device industry in Ireland is largely confined to manufacturing operations. This narrow focus limits the competitiveness of the industry in Ireland and consequently poses a threat to development and growth. ...