Key Concepts in Innovation

HAMSA THOTA is President of Innovation Business Development Inc and has a PhD in Food Science and Dairy Manufacturing from the University of Georgia, USA. He is Senior Fellow at the Kellogg Innovation Network, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, US and was a member of the National Innovation Initiative of the council on US competitiveness.ZUNAIRA MUNIR is Managing Director of Strategize Blue in San Diego, USA. She has a PhD in Management Science and Engineering from Wuhan University of Technology, China and an MBA from Allama Iqbal Open University, Pakistan. She has worked as a researcher for INSEAD, France and taught graduate and undergraduate courses at Iqra University, Pakistan. She is a senior member of the Global Blue Ocean Strategy Network.

• IntroductionContentsAppendix 1: Thota-Munir Innovation Integration SystemAppendix 2: Innovation in PracticeAppendix 3: Innovation Theories and Theorists.

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