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A.A. Majekodunmi, K.G. Smith, "Educating Innovators, What Do We Need to Do Differently?", in M.B. Leeming, B.H.V. Topping, (Editors), "Innovation in Civil and Construction Engineering", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 319-327, 1997. doi:10.4203/ccp.49.14.1

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Even if the seed of a major engineering innovation is always the fruit of one mind, the cultivation of a climate conducive to creative work often requires a managed team approach, and the development of an idea to a prototype stage invariably needs an enlarged support group. The technical process of innovation is therefore sensitive to management styles, and these in turn are related to technical education and organisational culture. To sell the developed product in the market requires an alliance with other professions, with an implied awareness .that peripheral issues to the technology may dominate the chances of commercial success. This paper examines the nature of innovation in organisations in this context. It looks at the way organisations themselves change and how this may affect the innovator.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 49 INNOVATION IN CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING Edited by: M.B. Leeming and B.H.V. Topping Paper XIV.1 Educating Innovators, What Do We Need to Do Differently? A.A. Majekodunmi and K.G. Smith Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom doi:10.4203/ccp.49.14.1 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper A.A. Majekodunmi, K.G. Smith, "Educating Innovators, What Do We Need to Do Differently?", in M.B. Leeming, B.H.V. Topping, (Editors), "Innovation in Civil and Construction Engineering", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 319-327, 1997. doi:10.4203/ccp.49.14.1 Abstract Even if the seed of a major engineering innovation is always the fruit of one mind, the cultivation of a climate conducive to creative work often requires a managed team approach, and the development of an idea to a prototype stage invariably needs an enlarged support group. The technical process of innovation is therefore sensitive to management styles, and these in turn are related to technical education and organisational culture. To sell the developed product in the market requires an alliance with other professions, with an implied awareness .that peripheral issues to the technology may dominate the chances of commercial success. This paper examines the nature of innovation in organisations in this context. It looks at the way organisations themselves change and how this may affect the innovator. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £20) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £85 +P&P)
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