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GE’s Culture Challenge After Welch and Immelt

Harvard Business Review

Other times, shifts may be driven by disruptions and disrupters like the one happening in the transportation and hotel markets right now thanks to the likes of Uber and Airbnb. Sometimes strategic shifts are driven by external events, such as the post 9/11 environment or the onset of the Great Recession in 2008.

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The 5 Requirements of a Truly Innovative Company

Harvard Business Review

By comparison, think of the long strides many businesses have made in reengineering their supply chains, boosting product quality, and rolling out lean six sigma. In a McKinsey poll , 94% of the managers surveyed said they were dissatisfied with their company’s innovation performance. These efforts have paid huge dividends.