The business of new process diffusion : management of the early float glass start-ups /
Thomas, Brychan Celfyn, 1955-
The business of new process diffusion : management of the early float glass start-ups / Brychan Celfyn Thomas and Alun Merlyn Thomas. - 1 online resource. - Routledge focus on business and management .
The business of new process diffusion explores entrepreneurship, innovation and process diffusion through the example of the development of float glass. The significance of the glass industry as a vehicle for studying innovation activities has been recognised for some time. By using it as an example to draw out the key themes of innovation and diffusion theory, this book uses its specific industrial history to form an illuminating case study. Little has been written in terms of the management of the early float glass start-ups, resulting in a gap in the literature. This book seeks to remedy this by recounting developments through the lens of one of the leading glass technologists involved in the process at the time, using historical and archival material, and artefacts from the period. It illustrates the business origins of the process and its invention, progressing to innovation, competition in the market, first successful production, licensing and patents, and the management of the start-ups leading to market leadership: all significant to the study of technology, entrepreneurship and innovation. This short-form volume provides a concise but rich resource for researchers and students of the theory and practice of innovation, new process diffusion and start-up management.
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Industrial management.
Technological innovations--Management.
Success in business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / New Business Enterprises
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship
HD31.2
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The business of new process diffusion : management of the early float glass start-ups / Brychan Celfyn Thomas and Alun Merlyn Thomas. - 1 online resource. - Routledge focus on business and management .
The business of new process diffusion explores entrepreneurship, innovation and process diffusion through the example of the development of float glass. The significance of the glass industry as a vehicle for studying innovation activities has been recognised for some time. By using it as an example to draw out the key themes of innovation and diffusion theory, this book uses its specific industrial history to form an illuminating case study. Little has been written in terms of the management of the early float glass start-ups, resulting in a gap in the literature. This book seeks to remedy this by recounting developments through the lens of one of the leading glass technologists involved in the process at the time, using historical and archival material, and artefacts from the period. It illustrates the business origins of the process and its invention, progressing to innovation, competition in the market, first successful production, licensing and patents, and the management of the start-ups leading to market leadership: all significant to the study of technology, entrepreneurship and innovation. This short-form volume provides a concise but rich resource for researchers and students of the theory and practice of innovation, new process diffusion and start-up management.
9780429504105 0429504101 9780429995897 042999589X 9780429995880 0429995881 9780429995903 0429995903
Industrial management.
Technological innovations--Management.
Success in business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / New Business Enterprises
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship
HD31.2
658