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This book provides an understanding of innovation models and why they are important in the business context, and considers sources of innovation and how to apply business frameworks using real-world examples of innovation-led businesses. After providing a solid background to the key concepts related to innovation models, the book looks at why innovation takes place and where the sources of innovation lie, from corporate research to crowd-sourced and government-funded initiatives. Innovation models across manufacturing, services and government are explored, as well as measuring innovation, and the impact of design thinking and lean enterprise principles on innovation and sustainability-driven imperatives. Offering a truly comprehensive and global approach, Business Innovation should be core or recommended reading for advanced undergraduate, postgraduate, MBA and Executive Education students studying Innovation Management, Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship.

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It's hard to imagine a more comprehensive approach to innovation than that provided by this book, and the lessons and examples are up-to-the-minute fresh. If you are interested in learning about--and then practicing--innovation in business, you have come to the right place. - Thomas H. Davenport, Distinguished Professor of IT and Management, Babson College, Visiting Professor, Oxford University Said Business School, Senior Advisor, Deloitte Analytics and AI Practice, Digital Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy This book is a great introduction to innovation that is unique in its approach with numerous case studies and examples representing leading global corporations. It integrates some of the important topics such as design thinking, lean start-up, and sustainability which I think are very relevant to the topic of Innovation. Student activities at the end of each chapter leveraging attached cases will reinforce learning of the concepts, tools, and frameworks discussed. Well researched and timely publication written by an experienced author, and I am sure students and practitioners will find it very useful. - Pierre Azoulay, Professor, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management, MIT Sloan School of Management, USA This Innovation textbook by Vijay Pandiarajan approaches innovation in a systematic way by explaining concepts and frameworks thoroughly with real-world examples and case studies. I particularly enjoyed its ability to address innovation trends in many industry verticals and discuss lean and design thinking, and sustainability imperatives. This book will certainly benefit undergraduate and graduate students as well as innovation practitioners from the industry. - Feng Zhu, Professor of Business Administration, Technology and Operations, Harvard Business School, USA It's exciting to see Vijay launch his book Business Innovation: A Case Study Approach for both students and innovation practitioners. The storytelling approach to formally introduce Innovation with frameworks to address key idea of 'how to advance innovation' is powerful. This can be a one-stop source for those who want to get formally introduced to and for practice of innovation processes. - Martin J. Curran, Executive Vice President, Corning Innovation Officer, USA

It's hard to imagine a more comprehensive approach to innovation than that provided by this book, and the lessons and examples are up-to-the-minute fresh. If you are interested in learning about--and then practicing--innovation in business, you have come to the right place. - Thomas H. Davenport, Distinguished Professor of IT and Management, Babson College, Visiting Professor, Oxford University Said Business School, Senior Advisor, Deloitte Analytics and AI Practice, Digital Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy This book is a great introduction to innovation that is unique in its approach with numerous case studies and examples representing leading global corporations. It integrates some of the important topics such as design thinking, lean start-up, and sustainability which I think are very relevant to the topic of Innovation. Student activities at the end of each chapter leveraging attached cases will reinforce learning of the concepts, tools, and frameworks discussed. Well researched and timely publication written by an experienced author, and I am sure students and practitioners will find it very useful. - Pierre Azoulay, Professor, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management, MIT Sloan School of Management, USA This Innovation textbook by Vijay Pandiarajan approaches innovation in a systematic way by explaining concepts and frameworks thoroughly with real-world examples and cases studies. I particularly enjoyed its ability to address innovation trends in many industry verticals and discuss lean, design thinking, and sustainability imperatives. This book will certainly benefit undergraduate and graduate students as well as innovation practitioners from the industry. - Feng Zhu, Professor of Business Administration, Technology and Operations, Harvard Business School, USA It's exciting to see Vijay launch his book [Business Innovation: A Case Study Approach] for both students and innovation practitioners. The storytelling approach to formally introduce Innovation with frameworks to address key idea of 'how to advance innovation is powerful. This can be a one-stop source for those who want to get formally introduced to and for practice of innovation processes. - Martin J. Curran, Executive Vice President, Corning Innovation Officer, USA It's hard to imagine a more comprehensive approach to innovation than that provided by this book, and the lessons and examples are up-to-the-minute fresh. If you are interested in learning about--and then practicing--innovation in business, you have come to the right place. - Thomas H. Davenport, Distinguished Professor of IT and Management, Babson College, Visiting Professor, Oxford University Said Business School, Senior Advisor, Deloitte Analytics and AI Practice, Digital Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy This book is a great introduction to innovation that is unique in its approach with numerous case studies and examples representing leading global corporations. It integrates some of the important topics such as design thinking, lean start-up, and sustainability which I think are very relevant to the topic of Innovation. Student activities at the end of each chapter leveraging attached cases will reinforce learning of the concepts, tools, and frameworks discussed. Well researched and timely publication written by an experienced author, and I am sure students and practitioners will find it very useful. - Pierre Azoulay, Professor, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management, MIT Sloan School of Management, USA This Innovation textbook by Vijay Pandiarajan approaches innovation in a systematic way by explaining concepts and frameworks thoroughly with real-world examples and case studies. I particularly enjoyed its ability to address innovation trends in many industry verticals and discuss lean and design thinking, and sustainability imperatives. This book will certainly benefit undergraduate and graduate students as well as innovation practitioners from the industry. - Feng Zhu, Professor of Business Administration, Technology and Operations, Harvard Business School, USA It's exciting to see Vijay launch his book Business Innovation: A Case Study Approach for both students and innovation practitioners. The storytelling approach to formally introduce Innovation with frameworks to address key idea of 'how to advance innovation' is powerful. This can be a one-stop source for those who want to get formally introduced to and for practice of innovation processes. - Martin J. Curran, Executive Vice President, Corning Innovation Officer, USA

It's hard to imagine a more comprehensive approach to innovation than that provided by this book, and the lessons and examples are up-to-the-minute fresh. If you are interested in learning about--and then practicing--innovation in business, you have come to the right place. - Thomas H. Davenport, Distinguished Professor of IT and Management, Babson College, Visiting Professor, Oxford University Said Business School, Senior Advisor, Deloitte Analytics and AI Practice, Digital Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy This book is a great introduction to innovation that is unique in its approach with numerous case studies and examples representing leading global corporations. It integrates some of the important topics such as design thinking, lean start-up, and sustainability which I think are very relevant to the topic of Innovation. Student activities at the end of each chapter leveraging attached cases will reinforce learning of the concepts, tools, and frameworks discussed. Well researched and timely publication written by an experienced author, and I am sure students and practitioners will find it very useful. - Pierre Azoulay, Professor, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management, MIT Sloan School of Management, USA This Innovation textbook by Vijay Pandiarajan approaches innovation in a systematic way by explaining concepts and frameworks thoroughly with real-world examples and cases studies. I particularly enjoyed its ability to address innovation trends in many industry verticals and discuss lean, design thinking, and sustainability imperatives. This book will certainly benefit undergraduate and graduate students as well as innovation practitioners from the industry. - Feng Zhu, Professor of Business Administration, Technology and Operations, Harvard Business School, USA It's exciting to see Vijay launch his book [Business Innovation: A Case Study Approach] for both students and innovation practitioners. The storytelling approach to formally introduce Innovation with frameworks to address key idea of 'how to advance innovation is powerful. This can be a one-stop source for those who want to get formally introduced to and for practice of innovation processes. - Martin J. Curran, Executive Vice President, Corning Innovation Officer, USA

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Vijay Pandiarajan is a faculty member of the Technology & Operations department at the Ross School of Business, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. He focuses on teaching and researching Innovation and Technology. Before joining the Ross School faculty, he held leadership positions at various global companies, including at Accenture, Verizon, and Whirlpool Corporation. His educational highlights include a Sloan Fellows MBA degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management, USA, with a focus on Technology and Innovation; a PhD in Industrial Engineering from the West Virginia University, USA; a Master’s degree in Aircraft Production Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India; and a bachelor's degree with Honors in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Madras, Chennai, India. He built Jaguar fighter planes at Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, collaborating with British Aerospace, Safran (previously Turbomeca), and Rolls Royce before pursuing his doctoral studies.

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