1st Edition
Chance and Intent Managing the Risks of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Biography
Dr. David L. Bodde serves as Professor of Engineering at the International Center for Automotive Research, Clemson University. His current research and teaching addresses open-architecture innovation processes and their implications for risk management. He serves on the boards of private equity and publicly traded companies.
Dr. Caron H. St. John is Dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She has published in leading scholarly journals including Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, and Organizational Research Methods, as well as two textbooks on strategic management. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses that address the business, operations, and technology strategies of firms.
‘Risk is inherent in all ventures. It can paralyze you or destroy you. Chance and Intent provides an essential reference for investors, innovators, entrepreneurs and policy-makers seeking to prosper in a sea of uncertainty.’- Lawrence D. Burns, Professor of Engineering Practice, and Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, USA
‘Successful innovators are master change agents who masterfully manage risk. Chance and Intent thoughtfully and skillfully reflects on both!’-Nicholas M. Donofrio, IBM Fellow Emeritus, Executive VP Innovation & Technology, USA
