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Are SMEs The Overlooked Engines Of Innovation?

The Horizons Tracker

This is especially so as around two-thirds of the 40 million new jobs created in the US economy between 1980 and 2005 were created by new SMEs. 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.

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What Role Does International Air Travel Play In Innovation?

The Horizons Tracker

Research from INSEAD suggests that it might also be helping grease the wheels of innovation as it eases connectivity between international companies and their subsidiaries. The researchers explore not only whether nonstop flights support innovation within companies but also how they might do so. increase in citations and a 1.4%

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Innovators Need To Both Explore And Exploit

The Horizons Tracker

The innovation literature often gets bogged down in the so-called dual operating system that so troubles organizations as they attempt to exploit existing knowledge while also striking new territory. Indeed, it argues that breakthrough innovations can often be a result of both exploration and exploitation approaches. A dual approach.

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New Study IDs Best Companies for Leadership?, Innovation

Great Leadership By Dan

I don't remember seeing innovation highlighted in previous results - were those new questions? Susan : Yes, there was a new set of questions added this year around the theme of innovation, based on what we're hearing and seeing about it's importance. Hay Group has researched the Best Companies for Leadership since 2005.

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N2Growth Helps Businesses Combine Strategy & Innovation for a Consumer-First Approach to Digital Transformation

N2Growth Blog

To stay competitive, brands must innovate and transform. Balance is the key to success; N2Growth , believes that innovation and strategy must come together for businesses to enjoy sustainable growth and maintain customer satisfaction. Digital technology continues to transform both the retail and consumer experience.

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More Than Childcare Needed To Fix Unequal Labor Market

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Using microeconometric techniques, the researchers delved into data concerning first-time mothers in western Germany who gave birth between 2005 and 2019. During this period, several family-policy reforms were implemented from 2005 to 2008, resulting in a substantial increase in childcare slots.

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Malcolm Gladwell on “Annals of Innovation: Social Media & Social Change”

First Friday Book Synopsis

To read all of the essay and check out other resources at his website, please click here. * * * At four-thirty in the afternoon […].

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