The contrary forces of innovation: an ethnography of innovation in the food industry

The complexity and tensions of industrial innovation processes are fleshed out through the analysis of an intriguing case study from the food industry. Drawing together insights from multiple disciplines, this book shows the controversial nature of innovation processes. THOMAS HOHOLM'S research focuses on processes of innovation, learning and knowledge within and across organizations. He has published ethnographic studies of innovation in the food industry, in healthcare, and in education. He is currently a Postdoctor at BI Norwegian School of Management, and has previously been a visiting researcher at Lancaster University, UK INDICE: PART I - Understanding Innovation as Process - Constructing Ethnography - PART II - Introducing the Case StudyFermenting Fish: Innovation In Practice - PART III - An Analytic Scheme Of Innovation ProcessesThe Contrary Forces Of Innovation - Conclusion -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-28366-4
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 336
• Fecha Publicación: 08/07/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés