Innovation Leaders: How Senior Executives Stimulate, Steer, and Sustain Innovation by Jean-Philippe Deschamps

I am honored to have been chosen as the Journal of Product Innovation Management's ( JPIM 's) new book review editor. First and foremost, I want to thank Preston Smith for making the transition an easy one. Preston's experience and insights have helped bring me up the learning curve. His patience was much appreciated.
Second, managing the book review process is certainly more complicated than I had imagined but is fascinating nonetheless. As in the development of any product or service there are many people involved in the creation process, and considerable planning takes place prior to actual publication.
Last but not least is my admiration for our JPIM book reviewers. The care and effort taken to create the quality book reviews that meet JPIM 's high standards requires critical thought and experience in new product development. We will continue to make our book reviews insightful, critical, and practical for you, our readers.
Books reviewed in this issue:

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  Innovation Leaders: How Senior Executives Stimulate, Steer, and Sustain Innovation
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  Understanding A3 Thinking: A Critical Component of Toyota's PDCA Management System
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  Value Merchants: Demonstrating and Documenting Superior Value in Business Markets