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Debating Innovation

Perspectives and Paradoxes of an Idealized Concept

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Editors:
  1. Alf Rehn

    1. Department of Innovation and Technology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

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  2. Anders Örtenblad

    1. Department of Working Life and Innovation, School of Business and Law, University of Agder, Grimstad, Norway

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  • Provides a forum for academics to debate and discuss the concept of innovation
  • Draws on an international and interdiscplinary range of perspectives
  • Explores a diverse range of topics, including non-Western perspectives

Part of the book series: Palgrave Debates in Business and Management (PDBM)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Innovation: Where We Are and How We Got Here

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Alf Rehn, Anders Örtenblad
      Pages 3-11

    3. Innovation, Labor Displacement, and the Role of the State: The Classical Economists’ Perspective

      • Samuel Hollander
      Pages 13-31

    4. Innovation Ethics

      • Thomas Taro Lennerfors, Kiyoshi Murata
      Pages 33-53

  3. Some General Critiques of Innovation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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    2. Creative Continuation: An Alternative Perspective on Innovation and Society

      • Jon P. Knudsen
      Pages 57-75

    3. Image, Imperatives, and Ideology in the Innovation Industry

      • Alf Rehn
      Pages 77-99

  4. For and Against Business Model Innovation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
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    2. In Search for the Holy Grail in Management Research: A Review of the Benefits of Business Model Innovation

      • Thomas Clauss
      Pages 103-121

    3. A Critique of Business Model Innovation

      • La Ode Sabaruddin, Fathiro Hutama Reksa Putra
      Pages 123-138

  5. For and Against Social Innovation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139
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    2. The Pros of Social Innovation

      • Luis Rubalcaba, Ernesto Solano
      Pages 141-161

    3. Against Social Innovation

      • Nidhi Srinivas
      Pages 163-180

  6. For and Against Service Innovation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181
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    2. For Service Innovation: Some Arguments in Favor of Services and Innovation in Services

      • Faridah Djellal, Camal Gallouj, Faïz Gallouj
      Pages 183-202

    3. Against Service Innovation: Why Service Innovation Is Not Sustainable

      • Lars Witell, Hannah Snyder, Per Carlborg
      Pages 203-219

  7. For and Against Open Innovation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 221-221
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    2. For Open Innovation

      • Lykke Margot Ricard, Sergio Jofre
      Pages 223-240

    3. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Reflections on Potential Challenges of Open Innovation

      • Pia Hurmelinna-Laukkanen, Ioana Stefan, Jialei Yang
      Pages 241-260
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About this book

Despite its complexity, innovation is often depicted within academic literature as a phenomenon that is innately good and always necessary. This thought-provoking volume presents a more nuanced view – through a number of paired chapters for and against, as well as more general critiques of innovation and several suggested new lines of inquiry, the book will be of interest to all with a broader interest in innovation.

Reviews

“For decades we have been told that innovation is a good thing, and that it will help us solve problems from hair loss to the climate crisis. But what if innovation is the problem? Fast capitalism relies on the whirlwind of the new, when now we seem to need slowness, nostalgia and steady state economies. In this provocative book, the authors encourage us to think beyond cliches about the shiny future and instead think harder about what it might mean to treat novelty with suspicion.” (Martin Parker, Professor of Organisation Studies and Director of the Bristol Inclusive Economy Initiative, University of Bristol, United Kingdom) 

“This is a great book. It offers depth and goes wide when trying to understand the concept of innovation. It is just not another praise of innovation, but one offering critique, perspectives and nuances that are both refreshing and relevant. It will serve as a lens for the reader, making sense of innovation and the unfolding future thereof.” (Christer Windeløv-Lidzélius, CEO at Kaospilot, Denmark and Professor of Business Design, Saint Paul Escola de Negócios, São Paulo, Brazil)


"An enjoyable and unconventional venture by a multi-vocal choir of scholars to question innovation critically. Mostly refreshing is the way the book doesn’t stop short at just critiquing but having the courage and ambition to push forward, providing both “musts” and “shoulds” for innovation studies. Not always pleasant remedies but well-argued and thought-provoking." (Marcus Lindahl, Chair of Industrial Engineering & Management and Dean of Collaboration, Uppsala University, Sweden)




Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Innovation and Technology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

    Alf Rehn

  • Department of Working Life and Innovation, School of Business and Law, University of Agder, Grimstad, Norway

    Anders Örtenblad

About the editors

Alf Rehn is Professor of Innovation, Design, and Management at the University of Southern Denmark. He is also active as a strategic advisor and a keynote speaker. His research focuses on power and culture in creativity and innovation.

Anders Örtenblad is Professor of Working Life Science at the School of Business and Law, University of Agder, Norway, and Professor II at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway. He is the founder and editor of the book series Palgrave Debates in Business and Management.



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Debating Innovation

  • Book Subtitle: Perspectives and Paradoxes of an Idealized Concept

  • Editors: Alf Rehn, Anders Örtenblad

  • Series Title: Palgrave Debates in Business and Management

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16666-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-16665-5Published: 07 February 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-16668-6Published: 07 February 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-16666-2Published: 06 February 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2524-5082

  • Series E-ISSN: 2524-5090

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 419

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Business and Management, general, Management

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