7. .
In an economy of rapid change, continuous
innovation is a necessity.
Highly innovative firms are able to identify
and quickly seize new market opportunities
8. Companies that fail to develop new ideas
(products) leave their existing offerings vulnerable
10. A company typically must generate many
ideas to find just one worthy of
development and thus often faces high
R&D,manufacturing,and marketing costs.
14. New products should be
launched at perfect time
sometimes they are
launched after the
category has already
taken off or when there is
still insufficient interest
15. Shorter product life cycles
Rivals are quick to copy success
* Sony used to enjoy a three-year lead on its new
products. Now Matsushita can copy them within
six months, barely leaving Sony time to recoup its
investment.
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