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How To Really Measure a Company's Innovation Prowess

Harvard Business Review

Or perhaps it is difficult to really tell how well a company's innovation engine is functioning — so magazine editors are susceptible to the latest hot product or service. There's no doubt: measuring "innovation" is a fuzzy business. Financial leverage (assets over equity). Operating efficiency (sales over assets).

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How To Really Measure a Company's Innovation Prowess

Harvard Business Review

Or perhaps it is difficult to really tell how well a company's innovation engine is functioning — so magazine editors are susceptible to the latest hot product or service. There's no doubt: measuring "innovation" is a fuzzy business. Financial leverage (assets over equity). Operating efficiency (sales over assets).