Innovation and knowledge management Select theoretical and practical issues

The book Innovation and Knowledge Management includes selected theoretical and practical issues. It presents selected results of analyses, studies and theoretical considerations, as well as practical experiences of the authors working or co-operating with the Department of Innovation Management at the Faculty of Management at Warsaw University of Technology. It features basic concepts, terms and their relationships with the management of innovation and knowledge management. It presents the fundamental determinants of creativity of activity and innovation in the organisation. It presents the principles of organising teams of creative problem solving, of the classical organising structures for the implementation of innovative projects and of changes in the direction of the network and virtual organisation. Basic factors decisive for mapping the structure and for the selection of planning methods for innovative undertakings are presented. The publication identifies and describes selected methods and techniques available for use in managing innovation, at the same time presenting the research results regarding their practical application.