Innovation management [] is systematic planning, conversion and control of ideas to organizations. In contrast to creativity, which concerns itself with the development of ideas, innovation management is aligned to the utilization of ideas. Innovation management not exclusively concerns itself with the conversion of new ideas. Also a combination from already well-known one or an idea, which is still unknown to a target group, can be considered as innovation.

The management of innovations is part of the enterprise strategy and can to products, services, manufacturing processes, organisational structures or management processes refer. While product innovations usually aim at to satisfy the needs of customers better process innovations are usually aligned to improvement of effectiveness and efficiency of procedures.

Factors of influence

The innovation management is affected by many factors within and outside of an organization (innovation climate). To the most important influences belong:

• Industry, market segment and customer structure
• Products and manufacturing technology
• Enterprise strategy
• Unternehmenskultur, motivation and teamwork
• Research and development
• Quality management
• Personnel management and tariff-contractual regulations

Meaning

See also

• Change management (CHANGE management)
• Creativity, creativity technology
• Idea management
• Innovation
• Innovation psychology
• Joseph Schumpeter (founder of the innovation research)
• Management innovation
• Product innovation process

Related links

• Portal for product innovation
• http://www.innovationsmanagement.de/
• JISTY, offerer of systematic idea development as part of the innovation management
• Portal for management innovation
• Course of studies innovation management of the FH Campus02 in Graz

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• Creativity and Innovation Management - Journal Information
  Creativity and Innovation Management: journal information, contents lists and abstracts on the Blackwell Publishing website.


• Emerald: Journal Issue List
  European Journal of Innovation Management. ISSN: 1460-1060 32 issue(s) available From Volume 1 Issue 1 to Volume 9 Issue 2 Full text online: 1998 onwards ...


• Innovation Management Group
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• Journal of Product Innovation Management - Journal Information
  The Journal of Product Innovation Management: journal information, contents lists and abstracts on the Blackwell Publishing website.


• PDMA Journal of Product Innovation Managment
  The Journal of Product Innovation Management is the leading academic journal devoted to the latest research, theory, and practice in new product and service ...


• The International Society for Professional Innovation Management
  The International Society for Professional Innovation Management: The Worldwide Network of Innovation Excellence.