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Tidd & Bessant, Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change, 6 th edition Testbank questions Chapter 01 Innovation – What It Is and Why It Matters

Correct answers are indicated with a *

• Which of these would not normally be considered an incremental innovation?

*A) An electric car

• A low fat hamburger
• Faster train journeys through better signalling
• Chicken and onion flavor potato chips

• Which of these innovations is a typical example of “technology” or “knowledge” push?

(Several choices may be correct.) *A) The Walkman personal radio *B) Radar *C) The Pilkington float glass process *D) Online banking

• YouTube and related video sharing Internet sites
• Car safety belts

• Innovation can only happen in the private sector because the public sector is not concerned

with making profits or competition between firms.True *False

• Which of the following are factors often associated with successful innovating organizations?

(Several choices may be correct.)

• Large size

*B) Rich external linkages and networks *C) Supportive organizational climate with structures and incentives for innovation *D) Mechanisms for strategic selection of innovation options

• Large market share
• Age of the firm—the older the better

• Innovation can take many forms, all involving a change of some kind. Which of the following

is NOT a form of innovation?

• Product (or service) innovation—changes in what is offered to the world

*B) Petroleum innovation—amount spent monthly by a business on its fuel costs

• Process innovation—changes in the way offerings are created and delivered
• Position innovation—changes in the context in which innovations are launched

• Which of the following would you class as a radical innovation? (Several choices may be

correct.)

• The fiber tip pen

*B) The electric light bulb 2 / 4

Tidd & Bessant, Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change, 6 th edition *C) The laser *D) The photocopier

• Wide-bodied jet airliners

• Which of the following is NOT a source of strategic advantage through innovation?
• Complexity—offering something which others find difficult to master
• Legal protection of intellectual property— offering something which others cannot do

unless they pay a license or other fee *C) Scale of investment in R&D

• Novelty in product or service offering—offering something no one else can

• Peer-to-peer networking of the kind pioneered by Napster and now forming the basis of

Internet file sharing is an example of radical innovation.*True False

• Haagen-Dazs ice cream was created to open a new market among adults for what had

traditionally been seen as a children's food. This is an example of position innovation.*True False

• Innovation can take many forms. Running a hospital booking system that reduces patient

waiting time is an example of which kind of innovation?*A) Process

• Position
• Product
• Paradigm

• Which of the following is NOT an example of product innovation?
• A new toothpaste
• A new car design
• A new version of the iPod

*D) Computer-control of manufacturing operations

• Successful innovation depends on having patent protection for the core idea.

True *False

• Innovation always requires a radical flash of insight—a 'eureka!' moment.

True *False

• Innovation success is directly linked to the size of investment in research and development

(R&D).True 3 / 4

Tidd & Bessant, Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change, 6 th edition *False

• Which of the following would not normally be considered a radical innovation?
• The jet turbine engine
• Integrated circuits

*C) Increased colour choice on the Volkswagen 'Beetle' car

• Antibiotic drugs

• Social entrepreneurship does not concern itself with commercial questions.

True *False

• There is no way to resolve the conflict between commercial business goals and those of

social innovation.True *False

18. The triple bottom line is:

• markings on a ship to show how heavily laden it is
• a bookkeeping convention to minimise accounting mistakes
• an accounting system suitable for joint ventures between firms

*D) a company reporting framework designed to take into account not just financial outcomes but also environmental and social performance

• Which of these is NOT a difference between social entrepreneurs and commercial

entrepreneurs?

• Social entrepreneurs are less concerned with independence and wealth, and more on

social means and ends.*B) Social entrepreneurs are older than commercial entrepreneurs.

• Social entrepreneurs place less emphasis on short-term growth and long-term harvesting

of the venture, and more concern on long-term change and enduring heritage.

• Social entrepreneurs place less reliance on the firm and management team to execute

the venture, and greater reliance on a network of stakeholders and resources to develop and deliver change.

• While empathy and a need for social justice may be necessary attributes of a social

entrepreneur, they are not sufficient.*True False

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