recommended resources

 

There are currently no good books specifically addressing the role of the CTO. However, there are a number of books on the importance and processes for managing innovation. Some of the best of these are:

  • Bennis, W. (1997). Organizing genius: The Secrets of creative collaboration. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

  • Buderi, R. (2000). Engines of tomorrow: How the world's best companies are using their research labs to win the future. New York: Simon & Schuster.

  • Chakravorti, B. (2003). The Slow pace of fast change: Bringing innovations to market in a connected world. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.

  • Chandler, A. (2001). Inventing the electronic century: The Epic story of the consumer electronics and computer industries. New York: Free Press.

  • Chesbrough, H. (2003). Open innovation: The New imperative for creating and profiting from technology. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.

  • Christensen, C. (1997). The Innovators dilemma: When new technologies cause great firms to fail. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.

  • Christensen, C. and Raynor, M. (2003). The Innovators solution: Creating and sustaining successful growth. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.

  • Drucker, P.F. (1985). Innovation and entrepreneurship: Practice and principles. New York: Harper & Row Publishers.

  • Hargadon, A. (2003). How breakthroughs happen: The Surprising trust about how companies innovate. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.

  • Leifer, R, et.al. (2000). Radical innovation: How mature companies can outsmart upstarts. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.

  • Roberts, E. (1991). Entrepreneurs in high technology: Lessons from MIT and beyond. New York: Oxford University Press.

  • Roberts, E. editor. (2002). Innovation: Driving product, process, and market change. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

  • Thomke, S. (2003). Experimentation matters: Unlocking the potential of new technologies for innovation. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.

  • Smith, D and Alexander, R. (1999). Fumbling the future: How Xerox invented then ignored the first personal computer. New York: HarperCollins.