Tibor Dőry

Innovation and excellence

Management methods for innovation transformation

Scientific research

Perhaps most often, the general public considers innovations and major technological innovations coming from scientific research to be the most obvious source of innovation, but it is a serious misconception that only innovations based on research and development can be successful. Until the 1990s, innovation was indeed considered a linear process, starting with basic research, followed by applied research and experimental development, continuing with the production of new products and the launch of mass production, and ending with market launch and marketing. In fifth- and sixth-generation innovation models, the basis for rapid and continuous implementation of innovation is the intensive and flexible use of integrated networks and systems. Another important consideration is that the aspects of creation and production must already be taken into account during the preliminary planning stages.

In the twentieth century, modern large companies such as Bayer, BASF, Ford, Philips, and DuPont set up their own research laboratories and carried out product and service development in-house. These laboratories, employing hundreds or thousands of researchers, contributed significantly and played a key role in their development into multinational corporations. They continuously created innovations and revolutionary technologies that enabled the rapid development of the markets for vehicles, electrical consumer goods, and industrial chemicals. In addition, government military orders before, during and after the Second World War also contributed significantly to the rise of these industrial conglomerates. At that time, universities and government research centres did not yet have the capacity and expertise necessary for innovative product and technology development.

Large companies and their research units focused not only on product innovation, but also on the development of a number of key technologies that enabled process innovation. As a result, the emergence of various automation processes, work machines, specialised tools and information/communication technologies in industrial production gave a further boost to the development of companies. Examples of knowledge-based innovation include materials and products that are widely used today, such as nylon, Teflon, optical cables, radar, microwave ovens, digital image processing, transistors and integrated circuits. All of these products and technologies have brought about numerous sectoral transformations, changes, and the rise or disappearance of companies.

Tartalomjegyzék

Kiadó: Akadémiai Kiadó

Online megjelenés éve: 2026

ISBN: 978 963 664 182 5

Menedzsment

The aim of the book "Innovation and Excellence" is to inspire and encourage company leaders, managers, and experts to initiate and implement innovation transformations with the help of professional literature and corporate case studies. Another important goal is to help develop the innovation capabilities of small and medium-sized enterprises in particular by sharing simple, proven management methods that can be tested in practice.

The first part of the volume reviews the factors of corporate excellence and success, then highlights the possible sources of innovation, with a focus on the role of users and employees. The empirical section presents a detailed description of the supportive role of the workplace environment and creative working conditions based on corporate case studies (AUDI, BOSCH, MELECS). The volume concludes with a description of selected tested practical methods and management techniques that readers can try out in their own businesses.

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