Test Bank For Managing Innovation Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change, 8th EditionJoe Tidd, John R. Bessant Chapter 1-15 Test Bank Answers marked with a * Chapter 1.
1) Which of these would not normally be considered an incremental innovation? A) B) C) D)
Quantum computing * Low sugar soft drinks Seat reservations linked directly to booking rail tickets Home delivery fast food
2). Innovation can only happen in large firms because they have the resources to fund innovation specialists. True False *
3). Which of the following are factors often associated with successful innovating organizations? (Several choices may be correct.) A) B) C) D) E) F)
Large size Strong and charismatic leadership Supportive organizational climate with structures and incentives for innovation * Explicit mechanisms for enabling agile implementation of innovation ideas * Large market share Age of the firm—the older the better
4). Which of the following would you class as a radical innovation? (Several choices may be correct.) A) B) C) D) E)
Erasable children's marker pens The integrated circuit* The microwave oven* Digital photography* Catalytic converters on cars
5). Which of the following is NOT a source of strategic advantage through innovation? A) Complexity—offering something that others find it difficult to master B) Legal protection of intellectual property—offering something that others cannot do unless they pay a license or other fee C) Proximity to large markets* D) Novelty in product or service offering—offering something no one else can
6). Blockchain-enabled contracts for supply chain tracking is an example of radical innovation. True?* False?
7). Innovation can take many forms. Running a website which enables people to share and rent out their accommodation is an example of which kind of innovation? A) Product (or service) innovation—changes in what is offered to the world* B) Process innovation—changes in the way offerings are created and delivered C) Position innovation—changes in the context in which innovations are launched
8). Which of the following is NOT an example of product innovation? A) B) C) D)
A new detergent A new off-road cycle design A foldable screen smartphone Computer-control of railway signalling*
9). Innovation success is directly linked to the number of patents which an organization holds True? False?*
Chapter 2: Digital is different? 1). Digital innovation is an approach to software engineering True? False?*
2). Which of these is NOT an example of digital innovation? A. B. C. D.
Apps for food delivery Online travel booking Custom-made leather gloves* Online entertainment streaming platforms
3). Digital innovation is not applicable in service sectors since it depends on robotics. True? False?*
4). Platform innovation is? A. B. C. D.
Railway based service innovation Only confined to online retailing Something which requires a large sized established organization in which to operate An online space in which ideas can be exchanged, products and services offered and delivered and a meeting point for different sides of a market*
5). Knowledge management is the role of librarians and refers to coding and classifying information True? False?*
6). ‘Crowdsourcing’ of ideas can be used to support innovation. Which of these is NOT an option? A. Online challenges, inviting a wide range of ideas as inputs to specific innovation themes like sustainability B. Shared ideas and solutions to problems posed online C. Online user groups with shared community problem solving D. Ticketing payment from people in a queue at a performance venue*
7). Collaborative innovation platforms can only used to engage and crowdsource ideas from employees within private sector organizations. True? False?*
8). Which of these is NOT a digital platform business? A. B. C. D.
Amazon Wagamama restaurants* Lego Microsoft
9). Which of these is not an example of digital innovation? A. B. C. D.
Programmable logic control on a machine tool An appointment booking app for a hospital A new flavour snack health food* Online car taxation
10). Digital innovation is primarily concerned with using online sales order processing techniques to allocate goods and services more efficiently True? False? *
Chapter 3: Managing innovation as a process
1). Which of the following would NOT qualify as a discontinuous innovation? A. Voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) telephony B. Gene therapies for cancer treatment C. Flat bed sleeping in business class airline cabins*
D. The Internet
2). Innovation process models are only necessary in firms larger than 50 employees because of the need to allocate people to roles in projects True? False?*
3). Servitization refers to improved customer service by manufacturing organizations True? False?*
4). Which of these innovations would not qualify as a dominant design? A. B. C. D.
The Universal Product Code (bar code) TCP/IP internet protocols The QWERTYUIOP layout for English language keyboards 7 colour laser printing*
5). Innovation process models are not applicable in the social innovation space because of ethical concerns True? False?*
6). The development of green light emitting diodes was a discontinuous innovation in the lighting industry. True? False?*