ABSTRACT

This volume is concerned with understanding the factors that determine innovation and its contribution to corporate achievement. It considers the whole range of innovation, consumer and industrial, and both final and intermediate buying behaviour. Although the tenor of the book is towards understanding and evaluation, its ultimate concerns are with the practicalities of marketing and corporate innovation.

part One|78 pages

Effective Innovation

chapter 1|4 pages

Introduction to Part One

chapter 2|25 pages

Innovation in Perspective

chapter 3|26 pages

Strategies of Innovation

chapter 4|21 pages

Marketing-Oriented Innovation

part Two|72 pages

Innovative Buying

chapter 5|4 pages

Introduction to Part Two

chapter 6|33 pages

Patterns of Adoption and Diffusion

chapter 7|33 pages

Innovative Behaviour

part Three|84 pages

New Product Development

chapter 8|5 pages

Introduction to Part Three

chapter 10|35 pages

The Development and Testing of New Products

part Four|27 pages

Conclusion

chapter 11|25 pages

Marketing, Innovation and Strategy