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What is Invention

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
The discovery or creation of new ideas.
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Researching Technological Innovation in Small Business
Arthur Tatnall (Victoria University, Australia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-026-4.ch524
Abstract
The introduction of a new information system into a small business, or upgrading an existing system, should be seen as an innovation and considered through the lens of innovation theory. The most widely accepted theories of how technological innovation takes place are provided by innovation diffusion (Rogers, 1995) and the technology acceptance model (Davis, 1986), but most of the research based on these models involves studies of large organizations or societal groups. This article argues that another approach, innovation translation, has more to offer in the case of innovations that take place in smaller organizations (Burgess, Tatnall, & Darbyshire, 1999; Tatnall, 2002; Tatnall & Burgess, 2004).
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The creation or discovery of a new idea, including the concept, design, model creation or improvement of a particular piece, product or system. Even though an invention may allow a patent application, in most cases it will not give rise to an innovation.
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Organizational Learning and Innovation: Organizational Learning
The process of translating an idea or invention into a good or service that creates value or for which customers will pay. To be called an innovation, an idea must be replicable at an economical cost and must satisfy a specific need. Innovation involves deliberate application of information, imagination and initiative in deriving greater or different values from resources, and includes all processes by which new ideas are generated and converted into useful products. In business, innovation often results when ideas are applied by the company in order to further satisfy the needs and expectations of the customers. In a social context, innovation helps create new methods for alliance creation, joint venturing, flexible work hours, and creation of buyers' purchasing power.
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The process of inventing something.
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Patent Information Project to Leverage Innovation: The Use of Social Media for Its Selective Dissemination
The creation or discovery of a new idea, including the concept, design, model creation or improvement of a particular piece, product or system. Even though an invention may allow a patent application, in most cases it will not give rise to an innovation.
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Creativity, Invention, and Innovation
The creation or discovery of a new idea, including the concept, design, model creation or improvement of a particular piece, product or system. Even though an invention may allow a patent application, in most cases it will not give rise to an innovation.
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Knowledge Harvesting Concept Paves Way for Open Innovation Initiatives
Innovation means designing and creating something has never been made before.
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Patent Information
The creation or discovery of a new idea, including the concept, design, model creation or improvement of a particular piece, product or system. Even though an invention may allow a patent application, in most cases it will not give rise to an innovation.
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Flexible Educational Program for Managerial Engineering Personnel in Innovation
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Patent Information Quality to Stimulate Innovations
The creation or discovery of a new idea, including the concept, design, model creation or improvement of a particular piece, product or system. Even though an invention may allow a patent application, in most cases it will not give rise to an innovation.
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The creation of objects, ideas, or other items not previously conceived.
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