Innovating at the Top How Global CEOs Drive Innovation for Growth and Profit

"Innovating at the Top presents revealing interviews with CEOs at nine highly innovative international corporations - Bosch, Genentech, Infosys, Nokia, Research in Motion, SAP, 3M, Toyota, and Unilever - to gain their views how to encourage and support innovation." "When CEOs across three continents express many similar opinions about stimulating innovation, it is clear there are fundamental principles and methods all CEOs should explore to spin up the flywheel of innovation." "Innovating at the Top distills 10 Key Innovation Drivers from insightful CEO recommendations and advice. These innovation management practices can help every CEO consider proven ways to raise the probability a company can reach and sustain stronger innovative performance." "Soumitra Dutta, the Roland Berger Chaired Professor in Business and Technology and Dean of External Relations at INSEAD, researches the interrelationships among innovation, technology, and organizational design. A fellow of the World Economic Forum, he has won several awards for research and pedagogy."--BOOK JACKET.

SOUMITRA DUTTA is the Roland Berger Professor of Business and Technology and Dean for Executive Education at INSEAD. His research and consulting have focused on the interrelationships among innovation, technology, and organizational design. He has also conducted research into national ICT strategies and global ICT benchmarking in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. A fellow of the World Economic Forum, he has won several awards for research and pedagogy. His research has been showcased in prominent international media and he has taught in and consulted with leading international corporations.

ROLAND BERGER is the founder and Chairman of the international strategy consulting firm Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, which he established in Munich, Germany. Berger is also the founder of the Roland Berger Foundation for Human Dignity. Furthermore, Roland Berger serves as a member of the Board of Directors of INSEAD. He is also a member of the supervisory board of the pharmaceuticals and healthcare company Fresenius SE.

TOBIAS RAFFEL is Academic Affairs Manager at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in Berlin, Germany. He graduated from London School of Economics (LSE) and holds a Ph.D. from Potsdam University, Germany.

GEOFFREY SAMUELS is a graduate of Stanford University and the J. F. Kennedy School, Harvard University, USA. Samuels is a business writer.