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CHAPTER 12 COMPETING THROUGH INNOVATION
The more the firm innovates, the greater the experience accumulated; the greater the experience gained, the better it gets at innovation; the better the firm becomes at this daunt- ing activity, the greater its chances of competitive survival. A virtuous cycle of innovation is established. Increasingly, a multidisciplinary, team-based approach to product innovation is required. Team work is important and has been one of the most significant organisational factors behind companies’ ability to accelerate new product development in the drive to achieve lasting competitive advantage – as observed, for example, in the consumer electronics, computer and motor vehicle markets. There are many factors that affect new product performance. Neglect of one factor alone can bring about failure. Management should check that their firm is pursuing a balanced and realistic new product development strategy, that customer/market needs are clearly identified and well understood, and that requisite technical and technological skills are married with a market orientation to ensure success. Apple launches new products Google is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in self-driving cars and prolonging life. Amazon is test- ing deliveries by drone. Facebook is toying with vir- tual reality and flying internet access into far-flung places in solar powered planes. Apple, meanwhile, is going into the fashion business. In spite of the seemingly different scales of ambi- tion and complexity, all have something in common: they are long-term bets that will take many years to make a significant dent in these vast companies’ bottom lines. After years of speculation, Apple’s new Watch was launched by Tim Cook, chief executive, in Cupertino on Tuesday. As the unusual group of Case study Vogue editors and other fashion journalists invited to the event attests, Apple sees the device as more than just technology: ‘It’s something functional yet incredibly beautiful,’ Mr Cook said. While others in Silicon Valley may try to bring forward a science-fiction vision of the future, Mr Cook says that Apple wants to create products that help people’s everyday lives, such as through the smartwatch’s health-tracking apps, and solve more personal technological challenges. ‘We wanted to create something that was very personal. We felt that the wrist was the best place to do that,’ Mr Cook told the Financial Times. ‘We can help people live a better day with this. But we love innovating around things that require seamless innovation of hardware, software and ser- vices. You can see all those together in the watch.’ As well as these technological achievements, Apple stands to profit handsomely from its Watch if it proves anywhere near as popular as the iPod, iPad and iPhone. The device will cost upwards of $350 when it goes on sale early next year – a price that is higher than many analysts had predicted, and one that will jump for the gold version with a leather strap. That cost may limit how many customers can afford Apple’s Watch, but of the 200m people who already own compatible iPhones, many affluent con- sumers may shell out for Apple’s latest gadget purely for early-adopter kudos. ‘Tim Cook has been under a lot of pressure the past 12 months,’ said Geoff Blaber of CCS Insights. ‘They needed to get a toe in the water.’ Download 6.59 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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