A cross-disciplinary primer on the meaning and principles of innovation / Matthew M. Mars, Sherry Hoskinson, editors.

Front cover; a cross-disciplinary primer on the meaning and principles of innovation; copyright page; contents; list of contributors; introduction; chapter 1 framing the conceptual meaning and fundamental principles of innovation; introduction; defining innovation; invention-innovation dynamic; innovation: beyond the market perspective; forms of innovation: product and process; innovation and paradigms; the innovator; references; chapter 2 bringing objectivity to the otherwise abstract nature of cultural innovation; introduction; a brief note on beauty and subjectivity.

Conceptualizing innovation in the creative artsreferences; chapter 3 the forms of innovation: product and process; product; processes; convergence of product and process innovations; references; chapter 4 the repurposing and legacy of innovation; introduction; repurposing and the greco-roman arch; legacy and innovation; references; chapter 5 assessing the impact of innovation; introduction; forms of impact; scope and scale; benchmarks; case example: ancient roman aqueducts; impact categorization; trade-offs; references; chapter 6 contemporary conditions and considerations.

Contemporary society and innovationintellectual property protection; globalization; innovation and entrepreneurship; social innovation; references; chapter 7 innovation and entrepreneurship in the context of change; introduction; cases of social entrepreneurship; references; chapter 8 building toward a holistic model of innovation and entrepreneurship education: transformation before commercialization; introduction; entrepreneurship education; experiential learning methods: a novel approach to training entrepreneurial agents of change; curriculum considerations; references.

Chapter 9 opportunities and challenges: research and innovation in the life sciencesintroduction; barriers to innovation in the life sciences; successful innovation pathways; conclusion; notes; chapter 10 a response and conclusion; introduction; a response to the perspective of a bench scientist; conclusion; references.

Innovation is a central mechanism in the progression of society and often captures the imagination and enthusiasm of corporate leaders, public policy makers, and so on. In this volume, a novel approach to an understanding innovation in contexts that range from the socio-cultural to the technological is presented.

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