eferencing Styles : Harvard Read the attached article "The Future of Innovation Management: Five Key Steps for Future Success" by Rick Eager, published by Innovation Management. Critically evaluate the suggestions and recommendations made by the author and present your individual and independent views on the subject. You are to write a report presenting your views and perspectives. You are required to demonstrate knowledge and understanding from your individual research and wider reading. Your work must be presented in essay format style. As an academic piece of work you are expected to link theory and practice. You should take care to ensure that the work you submit has a high standard of presentation. You must acknowledge the sources of information and evidence using the Harvard referencing system. All assignments are subject to the University’s regulations on plagiarism and must be submitted in electronic form for checking. ASSIGNMENT TASK Read the attached article "The Future of Innovation Management: Five Key Steps for Future Success" by Rick Eager, published by Innovation Management. Critically evaluate the suggestions and recommendations made by the author and present your individual and independent views on the subject. You are to write a report presenting your views and perspectives. The following areas need to be touched upon: · Are the five steps appropriate? Justify your position. · In an increasingly globalised world, what trends do you see being unveiled in the field of innovation management? · What does this mean for today's managers? How does it impact their strategies Module Learning Outcome from the Assignment Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to: Demonstrate a critical understanding of some of the major international trends and developments in innovation and their relationship to international business Analyse change and continuity in international business using cyclical and evolutionary models of change Advance a multidimensional understanding of the causes and consequences of innovation Critically evaluate a range of normative questions in relation to people, innovation and the marketplace in the 21st Century Reflect analytically on the knowledge developed for innovative action Understand the significance of innovation and how it links to wider strategic issues within the firm Appreciate how process innovations alter the ways of transforming a range of inputs into products and services for customers and end users Have insights into contingency factors of firm size, technological complexity and environmental uncertainty which influence the precise choice of processes