The Technology Leaders – How America′s Most Profitable High–Tech Companies Innovate Their Way to Success

PrefaceThe Author
<br /> 1. The Technology Leaders and Their Sources of Advantage:– The dynamics of technology–intesive industries– Implications of CEOs, chief technology officers, and others– Twenty technolgy leaders– Four sources of advantage that drive leaders′ success– Linkage with return innovation
<br /> 2. Entrepreneurial Leadership– Effective leadership– Winning culture– Topteam players– Decentralized decision making– Entrepreneurial incentives– CEO change agAnda
<br /> 3. Open Technology I: Managing the Core– Indentify core technologies– Value core technologies– Focus on leverage–point technologies– Partner or acquire to close the capability gap– CEO change agAnda
<br /> 4. Open Technology II: Syndicating the Noncore– Indentifying noncore technologies– Syndicating noncore technologies: Outplacing– Syndicating noncore technologies: Outsourcing– Managing external partnerships
<br /> 5. Boundryless Product Dvelopment I: Running Fast Teams– Building cross–functional teams– Deploying project plans– Involving early adopters– Using prototypes– Product supply– CEO change AgAnda
<br /> 6. Boundryless Product Development II: Creating Product Development– The value triangle– Understanding customer needs– Choosing product attributes– Managing technologies and other capabilities– Connecting the corners of the value triangle: An example from 3Com
<br /> 7. Disciplined Resource Allocaton– Principles of betting on R&amp;D– A method for managing the R&amp;D portfolio– Capture portfolio learning– Construct portfolio grids– Develop phased project plans– Estimate cash flows– Build project decision trees– Calculate portfolio value– Manage resource allocation– Conclusion
<br /> 8. The Innovation Scorecard– Return on Innovation– Leadership– Technology– Product development– Resource allocation– CEO change agAnda
<br /> 9. Thoughts About the Future– General business landscape
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