Journal of Business Chemistry January 2006

End of an Era? The Chemical Industries’ Future Chemistry dominated much of the 20th centurie’s discoveries and developments, both from a scientific and economic perspective. The chemical industry profited from growth in America and Europe. As GDP growth and chemicals demand in the “industrialized countries” is nearly stagnant, Asia is currently in the focus of […]

Abstract: The global business of chemistry has faced numerous challenges in recent years. This article addresses the near-term business environment in which the industry will operate as well as the implications for the global business of chemistry during 2006 and 2007.   Introduction The business of chemistry is a $2.24 trillion enterprize, an enabling industry […]

Abstract: The article shows the need for an unconventional innovation methodology within the field of new product development (NPD). Systematic Inventive Thinking (SIT) is such a method which has been applied successfully in the chemical industry. An overview of the method, together with case studies from the industry, demonstrates the value of this departure from […]

Abstract: We have carried out research at the University of Catania on the consumption of Sicilian blood oranges. In particular, the aim of our marker survey has been to assess the role of demand of these citruses, characterized by high health value and produced exclusively in Sicily (above all in Catania area), on commercial firms’ […]

Abstract: Intellectual Property (IP) is becoming more and more important for competitive advantage and companies’ success. We argue that making IP a key issue is essential and will be one of the main factors driving future business success. Nevertheless many companies have not yet managed to integrate IP into strategy development and all critical business […]