Technology, business, and economics researchers from Africa, Europe, Cuba, Australia, South America, and China contribute 25 chapters on sustainable, disruptive, and Lean innovation. They
address theories, strategies, and emerging concepts, such as technology adoption theories, the evolution of Lean thinking and application to innovation processes, Lean thinking through business
intelligence technologies and innovation, innovation process planning, innovative decisions, Lean innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises, and open innovation, dynamic capabilities,
and competitive advantage. Further chapters cover barriers and challenges, including a case of genetically modified food innovation, the innovation “Tower of Babel,” a case of low carbon energy
innovation, small-scale agricultural activities, nanotechnology innovation, intellectual property rights, firm size, and higher education, and empirical and statistical studies of financial
services organizations and big data analysis, a multinational Mexican company, high-tech research and development collaboration in the Turkish jet fighter program, health innovation in Brazil,
electronic health records in Australia, manufacturing firms and the high-tech industry in China, university-industry relationships in Mexico, and innovation in Arab countries. Annotation ©2016
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