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Can Mergers Actually Boost Innovation?

The Horizons Tracker

Usually, people think mergers are bad because they reduce competition and hurt innovation. People who watch over mergers, called antitrust authorities, have been against them because of past research saying they’re bad for innovation and competition. Boosting innovation But the new study says the opposite.

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Innovation Relies Upon Cooperation With External Partners

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The last decade has seen a gradual rise in the practice of open innovation, such that recent data suggested nearly all organizations engage in at least some form of it. The researchers compiled survey data from 2015 and 2018, with the surveys measuring innovation activity in manufacturing companies across Russia.

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Theory Of Mind Is Crucial To Effective Cooperation

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A person’s ability to accurately perceive and interpret the thoughts and emotions of others, commonly known as “mindreading ability,” has been identified as a significant predictor of cooperation, even in interactions with unfamiliar individuals.

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Workplace Culture: How to Leverage Innovation No AI Bot Can Replace

Let's Grow Leaders

The Power of Workplace Culture in an AI Universe: A virtual conversation about Empathy and Innovation Note: This article on Workplace Culture is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of our book, Courageous Culture: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers, and Customer Advocates. If you’re not sure, you’re not alone.

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Encouraging Cross-Border Trade And Cooperation

The Horizons Tracker

The area has seen precious little economic cooperation, despite policymakers on both sides of the border promoting it, and numerous initiatives existing to support cooperation. For instance, patents filed as a result of cross-border cooperation are rare.”

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What Information Helps Us To Cooperate?

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Research from Cambridge Judge Business School explores how we can best encourage others to cooperate with us. Some will inevitably cooperate while others will attempt to free-load. To add further spice to proceedings, participants were placed in a couple of conditions to see if that affected their willingness to cooperate.

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Cross-Functional Cooperation Breeds Innovation

Innovation Excellence

My name is Sari van Poelje, I’m an expert in agile, innovative design and I’m here to talk to you about cooperation in teams. I’ve been traveling around the world helping businesses innovate as quickly as they innovate their products. And sometimes what I come up against is teams that are not willing to cooperate.

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