Innovation: The Attacker's AdvantageTakes an aggressive approach giving managers at all levels the competitive edge they need for business survival and market dominance, including advice on predicting the market, offensive and defensive market strategies, investing, and increasing program e |
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictThis book analyzes why some companies abruptly lose their markets to new competitors and how other companies have avoided this fate. Foster believes that the way companies handle innovation dictates ... Read full review
Contents
A New Forecasting Tool | 87 |
Five How Leaders Become Losers | 113 |
Seven The Attackers Advantage | 165 |
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| Title | Innovation: The Attacker's Advantage |
| Author | Richard N. Foster |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Summit Books, 1986 |
| ISBN | 0671622501, 9780671622503 |
| Length | 316 pages |
| Subjects | › Business & Economics / General Business & Economics / Research & Development Business & Economics / Structural Adjustment Technology & Engineering / General |
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