ALIGNMENT OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL BUSINESS AND INNOVATION DOMAINS

Authors

  • Bernard Katz Industrial Engineering Department, Stellenbosch University
  • Louis Louw Industrial Engineering Department, Stellenbosch University
  • Niek du Preez Industrial Engineering Department, Stellenbosch University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/27-1-1247

Keywords:

Innovation, alignment, strategy

Abstract

“Instead of being really good at doing some particular thing, companies must be really good at learning how to do new things”. This ability to do new things involves both the identification and the mastery of the next ‘new thing’ as well as the ability to align the rest of the company with this new direction. This paper focuses on the alignment of innovation activities with the overall business strategy and infrastructure. An innovation strategic alignment model is presented that supports alignment in a company by identifying the driver of change and its impact on other areas of the business. 

Author Biographies

Bernard Katz, Industrial Engineering Department, Stellenbosch University

Bernard is the Analytics Command Centre Product Lead at BroadReach Healthcare. He was previously the head of R&D. He is working on a PHD part time in Industrial Engineering at Stellenbosch University

Louis Louw, Industrial Engineering Department, Stellenbosch University

Louis Louw is a Senior Lecturer in the Industrial Engineering Department at Stellenbosch University as is part of the Enterprise Engineering research Group.

Niek du Preez, Industrial Engineering Department, Stellenbosch University

Niek du Preez is an emeritus Professor of Industrial engineering at Stellenbosch University. He was also the CEO of Indutech.

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Published

2016-05-10

How to Cite

Katz, B., Louw, L., & du Preez, N. (2016). ALIGNMENT OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL BUSINESS AND INNOVATION DOMAINS. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 27(1), 61–74. https://doi.org/10.7166/27-1-1247

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1 (2016)

Section

General Articles

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