1st Edition

The Business of New Process Diffusion Management of the Early Float Glass Start-ups

80 Pages
by Routledge

80 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

80 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Business of New Process Diffusion explores entrepreneurship, innovation and process diffusion through the example of the development of float glass. The significance of the glass industry as a vehicle for studying innovation activities has been recognised for some time. By using it as an example to draw out the key themes of innovation and diffusion theory, this book uses its specific... Read more

1. Introduction  2. New Process Diffusion  3. Case Study – Management of the Early Float Glass Start-ups  4. Conclusions

Biography

Brychan Celfyn Thomas is a Visiting Professor in Innovation Policy at the University of South Wales, a Doctoral Supervisor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Gloucestershire, and an Examiner for the International Baccalaureate Business and Management Diploma. Before retiring in October 2012, he was Reader in Innovation Policy at the University of Glamorgan Business School.





Alun Merlyn Thomas was educated at King Williams College in the Isle of Man and holds a BA (Hons) in Economics from Birmingham City University and is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries & Administrators (ACIS). He was for some years a member of the Institute’s Branch Council for South Wales. By way of occupation he has been a company accountant for a number of engineering organizations.