Research (3M et al)

A highly-diversified, idea-intensive company, which has the best combination of policies and management practices encouraging innovation. How 3M manages innovation. Under Thulin, 3M is back on track.
An IM report. 39 pages.

Follow the innovation management policies and practices in use since 2008. Innovation history since founding in 1971. With Schultz stepping down officially on April 3, 2017, will innovation continue to be a major priority for Johnson?
An IM report. 32 pages.

DE, established in 1837 as John Deere, continues to dominate the agricultural equipment sector globally and, particularly over the last decade, has reinforced its commitment to innovation by strengthening its approach to both people and financial management.
An IM report. 31 pages.

GE ‘s restructuring  is almost complete. With mostly a great culture and effective management practices in place, the immediate challenge is to improve financial returns. Innovation, decentralization and ‘simplicity’ are keys to success.
An IM report. 45 pages.

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Taylor’s strategic changes are great but management needs to address bureaucracy and impact the traditionally insular structure. ‘Simplicity’ is part of the plan.
An IM report. 51 pages.

DSM, a Netherlands-based company, has transformed itself at least eight times since 1908 using a variety of creative management initiatives. 16 pages.

IBM is in transformation. Will it be sufficient? This essay sets out five new initiatives (IBM’s Survival pptx) drawing on the review of three periods – the eras of the Watsons’, Gerstner, and Palisamo/Rometty. The author is Peter Farwell. 72 pages.

As a major driver of innovation, the PC is on a par with electricity. Knowing the history of the development of the personal computer is one way of foreseeing its future. In this newly-released book, Peter Farwell provides an easily understandable description of the PC’s development and insight into new developments such as AI and Voice activation. Written with the non-technical person in mind!