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Why (smart companies) do dumb things : lessons learned from innovation blunders : avoiding eight common mistakes in new product development / Calvin L. Hodock.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2007.Description: 357 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781591025689 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD 45 H691w 2007
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Contents:
The innovation challenge -- Avoiding marketing misjudgment -- Antidotes to poisoned positioning -- The perils of dead-on-arrival products -- Competitive delusion -- Fatality in frugality -- The evil of timetable tyranny -- Defective marketing intelligence -- Marketing dishonesty -- What's it all about? -- Rules of engagement: shareholders -- Rules of engagement: corporations and MBA programs -- A few final thoughts.
Summary: "In Why Smart Companies Do Dumb Things, industry professional Calvin L. Hodock examines eight typical innovation blunders that, time after time, undermine the success of new product development."--Jacket.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HD 45 H691w 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000122189

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The innovation challenge -- Avoiding marketing misjudgment -- Antidotes to poisoned positioning -- The perils of dead-on-arrival products -- Competitive delusion -- Fatality in frugality -- The evil of timetable tyranny -- Defective marketing intelligence -- Marketing dishonesty -- What's it all about? -- Rules of engagement: shareholders -- Rules of engagement: corporations and MBA programs -- A few final thoughts.


"In Why Smart Companies Do Dumb Things, industry professional Calvin L. Hodock examines eight typical innovation blunders that, time after time, undermine the success of new product development."--Jacket.

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