Canadian Innovation Management Experts From Stage-Gate Inc. Ranked World's Top Scholars.TORONTO -- Dr. Robert G. Cooper and Dr. Scott J. Edgett have been named the world's top innovation management scholars in the May 2007 issue of the prestigious Journal of Product Innovation Management. Dr. Cooper and Dr. Edgett are co-founders of the Product Development Institute Inc. and Stage-Gate Inc., located in Ancaster, Ontario Ancaster is a suburban community southwest of Hamilton, Ontario, with which it amalgamated in 2001. Geography, economy and population Ancaster is the most westerly portion of the Golden Horseshoe conurbation of southern Ontario. Canada. Based on a study of nearly 1,200 scholars, Dr. Cooper ranks as the world's top scholar and Dr. Edgett, seventh. The peer-reviewed journal peer-reviewed journal Refereed journal Academia A professional journal that only publishes articles subjected to a rigorous peer validity review process. Cf Throwaway journal. is published by the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA PDMA Product Development & Management Association PDMA Prescription Drug Marketing Act PDMA Philadelphia Direct Marketing Association PDMA Plastic Deformation Magnetic Assembly PDMA Polarisation Division Multiple Access ), an organization which represents the world's largest membership of innovation practitioners and academics. The study, by Dr. Jeff Thieme at the University of Memphis The University of Memphis is a public research university located in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, and is a flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system. , examines almost 1,000 technical papers and articles written by academics around the world over the past 15 years. Rankings of scholars are based on numbers of articles in quality journals, adjusted for the number of co-authors. "It's great to be recognized by your peers, but it's even more gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to see the amount of good scholarly work on innovation management that now exists," said Cooper, who is widely considered the pioneer in the field of innovation management. "Most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially however, it is that the knowledge in these articles is being applied and is making a real difference to companies around the globe." In addition to writing about new product development and innovation management, Dr. Cooper is a Professor at McMaster University's DeGroote School of Management, a consultant to industry and a popular keynote speaker. Dr. Edgett, a former Professor at McMaster University's DeGroote School of Management and long-time partner of Cooper, is the Chief Executive Officer of the rapidly growing innovation management specialty company, Stage-Gate Inc. Edgett continues to provide hands-on advice to business executives seeking to improve the efficiency and profitability of their innovation processes. "Obviously, innovation management is not simply a 'flavour of the month' issue, it is a management challenge that requires persistent and focused attention," added Dr. Edgett. "Our mission at Stage-Gate Inc. is to make sure our research actually makes a difference in companies [?] that it helps them innovate more efficiently and profitably." Dr. Cooper and Dr. Edgett are recognized as the world's foremost experts on the world's most widely implemented innovation process, Stage-Gate[R]. Their best practices research and resulting methodologies have led to some of the most important discoveries in product innovation today. They were the first to pinpoint what discriminates the winning products from losing products, to build the most accurate product success predictive tool (85% accuracy) and the first to introduce the concept of portfolio management for new products  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . . Their collective works are considered to have achieved the most powerful impact on performance in product innovation today. Dr. Elko Kleinschmidt, an Associate Professor at McMaster who has collaborated with both Cooper and Edgett, is also ranked among the study's top five scholars. For more information on Dr. Robert G. Cooper, Dr. Scott J. Edgett, the Product Development Institute or Stage-Gate Inc. visit www.stage-gate.com. Stage-Gate Inc. Stage-Gate Inc. helps companies achieve growth through successful product innovation. The unparalleled breadth and depth of our founders' research - internationally recognized thought leaders Dr. Robert G. Cooper and Dr. Scott J. Edgett - enable us to create relevant, practical products and services to help companies improve their innovation performance results. We offer proven solutions to the most common and complex challenges in all aspects of product innovation through our widely recognized and implemented products, our highly regarded and trusted consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" , our award-winning research papers, best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best books and first-rate seminars. We also conduct unbiased, expert evaluation and validation of 3rd party innovation enabling tools through our Stage-Gate Alliance Program and Stage-Gate Ready Certification Program. About Stage-Gate[R] Stage-Gate is a business system designed to drive new products and technologies from idea to market faster and with higher rates of commercial success. Invented by Dr. Robert G. Cooper in 1985 as a result of his groundbreaking research studies, Stage-Gate is now widely accepted by industry as the preferred method for new product commercialization. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) and Advanced Market Research (AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. ) the percentage of companies in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , using a stage and gate system is almost 80%. For more information on the evolution of Stage-Gate, view this downloadable story of its history: http://www.stage-gate.com/downloads/20_years.pdf Dr. Robert G. Cooper Dr. Robert G. Cooper is one of the most influential innovation thought leaders in the business world today. He pioneered the original research that led to many ground-breaking discoveries including the Stage-Gate([R])Idea-to-Launch process. Now implemented by almost 80% of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. companies, it is considered to be one of the most important discoveries in the field of innovation management. He has spent more than 30 years studying the practices and pitfalls of 3,000+ new product projects in thousands of companies and has assembled the world's most comprehensive research on the topic. His presentations and practical consulting advice have been widely applauded by corporate and business event audiences throughout the world making him one of the most sought-after speakers. A prolific author, he has published more than 90 academic articles and seven books, including the best selling 'Winning at New Products, 3rd Edition'. He is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards including the Crawford Fellow from the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) and the Maurice Holland Award from the Industrial Research Institute (IRI Iri (ē`rē`), former city, North Jeolla (Cholla) prov., SW South Korea. An agricultural center and transportation hub, it was absorbed into Iksan. ). Dr. Cooper is a Professor of Marketing and Technology Management at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Business The DeGroote School of Business is one of six faculties at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. McMaster's School of Business was founded in 1952 but was renamed in 1992 in honour of successful Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist Michael G. DeGroote. , McMaster University McMaster University, at Hamilton, Ont., Canada; nondenominational; founded 1887. It has faculties of humanities, science, social sciences, business, engineering, and health sciences, as well as a school of graduate studies and a divinity college. in Ontario, Canada and Distinguished Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Business Markets (ISBM ISBM Institute for the Study of Business Markets ISBM Introduction to the Scientific Basis of Medicine ) at Penn State in Pennsylvania, USA. Dr. Scott J. Edgett Dr. Scott J. Edgett is internationally recognized as one of the world's top experts in product innovation and is the pioneer of portfolio management for product innovation. He is a high profile speaker and sought-after consultant. Dr. Edgett has had extensive experience working with large multinational clients in a variety of industries, principally focusing on issues affecting innovation leadership and capability. He is credited with helping business executives and innovation professionals successfully implement world-class innovation processes that have generated outstanding results. His speaking engagements and consulting work has taken him around the globe to work with some of the world's best innovators innovators people who will try new things. early innovators important figures in the farming or client community because they are the leaders in the introduction of new techniques and management systems. and businesses among the Fortune 1,000. Dr. Edgett is Chief Executive Officer and co-founder, with Dr. Robert G. Cooper, of both Product Development Institute and Stage-Gate Inc. He has spent more than 20 years researching and developing innovation best practices and working with organizations in product innovation. He is a prolific author having co-authored six books including the popular 'Portfolio Management for New Products, 2nd Edition' and has published more than 60 academic articles. Edgett is a former Professor of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University in Ontario and former editor of the Journal of Product Innovation Management (JPIM JPIM Journal of Product Innovation Management ). |
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