Innovation in the Maritime Industry.

Abstract

The report discusses factors that act as either incentives or deterrents to the process of innovation and suggests changes to be made to improve the climate for generating, transferring, and absorbing new technology and new practices. Report includes a discussion of the innovation process and an examination of the environment for innovation as well as economic factors and the people and information exchange required for successful innovation within the maritime industry. The text includes examples of successes and failures drawn from the case studies contained in the report Appendix which was published separately. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA077201

Entities

Organizations

  • National Research Council

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programs
  • Control Systems
  • Employment
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Geography
  • Information Exchange
  • International Trade
  • Land Transportation
  • Management Personnel
  • Marine Transportation
  • Maritime Industry
  • National Security
  • Naval Architecture
  • Students

Readers

  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.