An innovation stream moves from one technology cycle to another through the process of ____.
Answer technological substitution dominant design incremental environmental change organizational synergy transition management Creativity was needed to improve efficiency without raising costs at one automobile maker. Over the last few years the company has
successfully implemented a creative engineering program that allows its plants to produce more than one type of car from the same
assembly line. This successful change to a flexible manufacturing system is an example of ____.
Answer corporate synergy organizational innovation assembly networking organizational networking reverse engineering The ____ approach to innovation assumes that innovation is occurring within a highly uncertain environment and that
the key to fast product innovation is to use intuition flexible options and hands-on experience to reduce
uncertainty and accelerate learning and understanding.
Answer compression experiential technological substitution generational change technological disruption Resource similarity and ____ are factors that determine the extent to which firms will be in
direct competition with each other.
Answer market commonality resource quality related diversification product differentiation customer autonomy