The architecture of innovation : the economics of creative organizations /
Josh Lerner.
- Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business Review Press, c2012.
- x, 206 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments The search for innovation and growth The traditional model Where R & D came from The changing face of corporate R & D The venture alternative Getting venturesome The shortcomings of venture capital The best of both worlds? R & D meets VC : the promise of corporate venturing Leveling the innovation landscape Improving the design Notes Index
In The Architecture of Innovation, Harvard Business School professor Joshua Lerner explores how organizations can structure themselves to encourage innovation. Rather than relying on chance or heroic inventors, he argues that the design of institutions—how they are “architected”—is key to enabling creative breakthroughs. Lerner blends economic theory, case studies, and organizational insights to examine what separates successful innovation systems from failing ones.