The Center for Innovation Management Studies (CIMS) is a global, virtual research center located in NC State University’s Poole College of Management. We are the only industry/university cooperative research program, focused on how to manage innovation and is dedicated to fostering a collaborative environment among scholars, researchers and business executives. At CIMS, we are committed to working closely with industry leaders and university researchers to identify new ways of increasing top-line growth – whether through new business models, processes, services or product innovations. We have been providing groundbreaking, industry-driven research since 1984, with a foundation built on our belief that innovation is the only business discipline that can create long-term competitive advantage and profitable growth. The CIMS Innovation Management (IM) framework provides a roadmap to mastery, through which the key elements of IM can be learned, practiced, measured and ultimately improved and managed. To Learn more about our network of industry leaders, research and tools, visit: http://cims.ncsu.edu/