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Are SMEs The Overlooked Engines Of Innovation?

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For instance, a study from KU Leuven University and the European Central Bank found that large companies do understandably innovate more often and more successfully than SMEs. In relative terms, this may be a small number, but when set against the 20 million or so SMEs operating across Europe, it’s a vast number of innovative firms.

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6 Rules for Defense Start-Up Innovators

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For years now, huge corporations such as British Aerospace Engineering and Raytheon have completely dominated the market and swooped in to poach promising innovators. Inventors and programmers have found themselves swallowed up in vast bureaucracies, working on projects that they feel morally uncomfortable on and with less than savory people.

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Social Stigma Can Prevent Those With Debt Problems Getting Help

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“We have this tendency, as a society, to avoid talking about our finances, and especially about debt. Credit card delinquencies are projected to rise to 2.6% The participants had an average household income of $86,000 and an average consumer debt of $36,000 (not including mortgages). by the end of 2023, a 20.3%

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Older Workers Stay If You Invest In Them

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The departure of the second-largest generation from the labor market promises to leave an enormous hole, both in the labor market and in public finances. “Older workers sometimes face age stereotypes that discourage them to participate in training activities,” the researchers explain.

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Research Reveals The Extent Of Bias Among Managers

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The study utilized Project Implicit , a resource developed by researchers at Harvard that provides a virtual laboratory for testing implicit biases. Explicit attitudes were also measured using a tool called the Feeling Thermometer, which asks participants to respond to particular items by measuring their attitudes toward different groups.

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Do Teams Work Best When The Stakes Are High?

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. “What drives successful group coordination is important because team coordination is ubiquitous in many work settings, such as in medical professions, in law enforcement, or in finance, ” the researchers say. “Therefore, uncovering the key determinants of successful group coordination is paramount.”

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Growing Entrepreneurs And Entrepreneurship: Lessons From Estonia

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Indeed, a survey from Digital.com found that nearly a third of those who have participated in the “Great Resignation” have created their own business since quitting their jobs. The Global Innovation Index illustrates this, as they cite the inhibiting impact a shortage of human capital is having on the innovation potential of the nation.