Managing Global Innovation

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This book would not have been possible without the contributions of a great many people. Two in particular stand out: Steven Veldhoen made a significant contribution to the research on innovation footprints and has been a valuable intellectual sparring partner and friend over the past decade; Peter Williamson played a vital role in the early stages helping us shape and sharpen some of our arguments. The research work of colleagues past and present, including Kaz Asakawa, Chris Bartlett, Robert Burgelman, John Cantwell, Sumantra Ghoshal, Gary Hamel, Gunnar Hedlund, Arnoud de Meyer, and C. K. Prahalad, played an important role in directing our research and informing our arguments. Many people at INSEAD made valuable contributions; ...