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Airports Of The Future: A Manager'S View Of An Innovation Exercise

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  • LAURENCE MATTHEWS

    (Futures Research, BAA plc, Longbridge House, Gatwick Airport, RH6 0NP, UK)

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This paper reports practical experience with a project called "Airports of the Future" carried out in BAA plc, the leading owner and operator of airports in the UK. Airport infrastructure involves large capital investment and typically has a lifetime measured in decades; the project aimed to change the way BAA looks at the future, with the incorporation of more systematic "future-proofing" activities. After an introduction to the organisational context, the work is described, providing the background for two suggestions for research activity: "political context" forecasting and a "science" of flexibility. The paper ends with a list of practical managerial learning points relevant to innovation in a large corporate environment.

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  • Laurence Matthews, 2000. "Airports Of The Future: A Manager'S View Of An Innovation Exercise," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 4(02), pages 187-205.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijimxx:v:04:y:2000:i:02:n:s1363919600000135
    DOI: 10.1142/S1363919600000135
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    1. Pereira, Bruno Alencar & Lohmann, Gui & Houghton, Luke, 2021. "Innovation and value creation in the context of aviation: a Systematic Literature Review," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 94(C).

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