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Pay-at-the-Pump - Your Man Was There When the Idea Was Born

Building Personal Strength

2005 photo by Derek Jensen But in a way, paying for gas is less painful than it used to be. This system caused gas stations a big problem - "drive-away customers." One of their first course offerings in La Jolla was the "Targeted Innovation" course, and they wanted my help. Copyright 2011. And, oh yeah - the price of gas.

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Don’t Offer Employees Big Rewards for Innovation

Harvard Business Review

That’s why Google created its Founders Awards to provide stock worth up to several million dollars as an incentive to innovation. But our research shows that high-powered rewards are no better than low-powered incentives at producing radical innovations. is far from settled, even after years of research.

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India Remakes Global Innovation

Harvard Business Review

In 2008, Dr Reddy's acquired Chirotech, Dow Chemical's R&D unit, for $32 million, and in April 2011 relocated it to a new 33,000 sq. Besides Dr Reddy's, several leading Indian firms are pioneering polycentric innovation: Tata Motors. Polycentric innovation won't work in organizations that promote groupthink. Cambridge, U.K.

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What the EPA’s Clean Power Plan Looks Like in Practice

Harvard Business Review

.” Policies such as the new EPA proposal, which would establish firm limits on carbon pollution from power plants, will only help accelerate these much-needed market innovations. After all, the power sector is already halfway toward meeting its 2030 target of 30% below 2005 CO2 emissions levels. The program delivered $1.6

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How Big Companies Beat Local Competition in Emerging Markets

Harvard Business Review

For example, In August 2011, consumers in Mexico's fifth largest urban area, Toluca, were offered a new product, PureIt , a home water purifier that enabled them to not have to lug 40-pound garrafones (bottles) of drinking water to their homes from the grocery store.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

Flooding in 2011 in Thailand, harmed 160 companies in the textile industry and halted nearly a quarter of the country’s garment production, increasing global prices by 28%. Fostering innovation. Investing in sustainability is not only a risk management tool; it can also drive innovation. In 2005, they launched a U.S.

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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (2011). In the book, he focuses on the importance of “systems thinking” to help transform a business into a “learning organisation.” Drucker passed away in 2005. The Innovator’s Dilemma (1997). Winning (2005). By Daniel H. ” 10.