• DocumentCode
    1635976
  • Title

    Smoothing Innovation Discontinuities

  • Author

    Bannerman, Paul L.

  • Author_Institution
    NICTA, Sydney, NSW
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    5458
  • Lastpage
    5462
  • Abstract
    This conceptual paper examines the impacts of technological discontinuities from a competence perspective. It proposes a composite model of positive and negative effects on innovation competencies, illustrated with examples of information technology innovation. It concludes that management strategies may be enacted to position a firm to mitigate many effects of disruptive innovation.
  • Keywords
    innovation management; information technology innovation; innovation competencies; innovation discontinuities; management strategies; technological discontinuities; Communications Society; Continuous improvement; Impedance; Information technology; Innovation management; Paper technology; Refining; Smoothing methods; Technological innovation; Technology management;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Communications, 2008. ICC '08. IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Beijing
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2075-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2075-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICC.2008.1023
  • Filename
    4534059