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A New Model for Innovation in Big Companies

Harvard Business Review

Traditionally, companies have found ways to navigate these challenges internally, in research and development (R&D) divisions like the famed Xerox PARC , founded in 1970, or through programs that encourage employees to dedicate a small percentage of their time to side projects, as 3M began doing in 1948. A Different Approach.

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Does Your Startup Have a Spending Strategy?

Harvard Business Review

These spending choices require tradeoffs, so entrepreneurs must first develop a strategy for allocating limited resources across a wide range of available options. If your startup spends a lot on office design or executive first-class travel, consider the impression on your staff. What is your business’ core competence?

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India's Decade of Collaboration

Harvard Business Review

Biocon also sources drug molecules from other partners, especially from developing countries, such as the Cuba-based Center of Molecular Immunology (CMI). Biocon's core competency lies in building and orchestrating global innovation networks — the cornerstone of a polycentric innovation model. Transformers.

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