Innovation management: a synthesis of academic and industrial points of view

摘要

This paper synthesizes several works about innovation management. By blending both academic and industrial points of view, we hope to help those participating in innovative projects become aware of the latest thoughts of other groups involved in innovation management. Our discussion underlines the importance of innovation as well as the various problematical aspects of innovation management. Three principal points are considered: the types of actors involved in innovation, the organizational perimeters for innovation and the types of organization chosen for innovative projects. The case study of the Renault automobile company highlights a new means of managing innovation, called orbital management, which involves a new project structure specific to innovation management.