May 01, 2006
The phrase “knowledge is power” may be a cliche ´, yet in today’s business environment it is as true a statement as ever. In fact, knowledge is a unique company resource because its value actually...
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IRI resources assist your day-to-day R&D functions and help in problem solving. Search by keyword, topic, or your R&D role to find tools to help you manage your organization's R&D and innovation process more effectively.
March 07, 2017
Lean principles—a set of philosophies and approaches derived from Japanese management practices that focus on providing optimum value to the customer by eliminating waste and streamlining processes—...
March 07, 2017
Consumers are getting used to receiving free services in many different fields, and the popularity of the mobile app industry is feeding this phenomenon. Historically, advertising—a typical two-sided...
May 01, 2017
Organizational and corporate culture clearly play a role in innovation effectiveness, but little work has been done to explore the exact nature of that relationship. To address that gap, the IRI...
May 01, 2020
Online-based retailers have made competing in the physical retail industry increasingly challenging. Building strong experiences to differentiate from the online-based players is key to survival...
January 01, 2015
In his famous diaries, Samuel Pepys, the 17th-century London author, described his daily repast: Each morning he would break his fast with a pint of beer or ale. At mid-day, he would lunch on meat,...
May 01, 2015
OVERVIEW: Although the company had endured multiple transformations, Hewlett-Packard’s shift from instrumentation to computing was complicated by clashes between the rigid management style of a...
July 01, 2014
Innovation has become a cornerstone of all growing businesses. We innovate on product, packaging, delivery, service, color, scent, “mouth feel,” and every other feature a potential customer can...
May 01, 2012
While working to reengineer Eli Lilly’s R&D strategy for the post-blockbuster pharma market, Alph Bingham codeveloped and patented a model for an open marketplace for ideas. That idea, supported...
January 11, 2016
If there is one undeniable fact of innovation, it is this: the doers are the major thinkers. Those aren't my words. They're from the late Steve Jobs. He made that observation in a videotaped...
2007 - 2010 Deliverables Report out, Annual Meeting 2009 Description Literature is rich with information on single portfolios, but is “lean” when describing management practices for managing a group...
November 01, 2014
OVERVIEW: Venture capitalists are primarily engaged in nurturing innovation in small, nimble startups. They have developed a series of screens to help identify where to invest and a set of methods to...
July 01, 2009
Innovation is probably one of the most important forces fueling the growth of new products, sustaining incumbents, creating new markets, transforming industries, and promoting the global...
October 18, 2016
Improved Product Development Performance though Agile/Stage-Gate Hybrids The 2016 Holland Award paper presents a comparative case study of seven technology-intensive companies showing how combining...
January 01, 2007
“Tom Evers,” XYZ’s R&D vp, had called a special staff meeting to discuss an urgent request from the company’s overseas subsidiary in “Freedonia.” He explained that the subsidiary needed to...
May 01, 2006
Given the exploding information on nanoscience, how are managers seeking and finding this knowledge? Predominately through the operation of social networks is the conclusion of an ongoing...