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INNOVATION PROCESS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Economics
- Economic Co-operation and Development
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- innovation process
1, record 1, English, innovation%20process
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A combination of activities - such as design, research, market investigation, process development, organisational restructuring, employee development and so on - which are necessary to develop and support an innovative product or production process. 2, record 1, English, - innovation%20process
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In successful medium and large companies, the innovation process is documented explicitly via maps and charts, and implicitly communicated by words and practice. In young companies, the innovation process is often a part of the firm's tacit knowledge base, and therefore it is invisible. To grow substantially, though, young firms must eventually make the core element of their innovation process explicit. 3, record 1, English, - innovation%20process
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Organic innovation process, top-down innovation process. 4, record 1, English, - innovation%20process
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Économie de l'entreprise
- Coopération et développement économiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- processus d'innovation
1, record 1, French, processus%20d%27innovation
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le processus d'innovation est complexe, celui-ci couvrant toutes les étapes possibles de la chaîne entrepreneuriale depuis la recherche jusqu'à la mise au point d'un produit final commercialisé et sa mise sur le marché, en passant par les étapes d'homologation. 2, record 1, French, - processus%20d%27innovation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le processus d'innovation comprend l'ensemble de la démarche et des actions coordonnées permettant à une organisation d'assurer un renouvellement régulier des services qu'elle commercialise dans le cadre d'une politique d'offre. 3, record 1, French, - processus%20d%27innovation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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