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Fueling Innovation: How Microsoft Finally Got It Right

Leading Blog

W E OFTEN THINK of innovation as something visionaries draw out of thin air, like manna from heaven. Here’s an innovation story that’s closer to reality: It’s a story of loss, grit, and renewal. It’s also about a never-too-late approach to innovation that enabled a floundering business to launch a second golden age.

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Are SMEs The Overlooked Engines Of Innovation?

The Horizons Tracker

Indeed, the European Commission regards them as the engine of the European economy. 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. Indeed, many SMEs pioneer new technologies, products, and services.

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The Evolving Landscape of Software Engineering: Perspectives From Experts

Strategy Driven

The technological world is dynamic and the software engineering landscape undergoes continuous evolution. As the demand for innovative solutions and cutting-edge technologies rises, it’s important to understand Expert Perspectives on Software Engineering. Experts shape the industry and give it its face.

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Innovate Forward

Leading Blog

Technology is the raw material that 21st-century innovators need to build new business capabilities, to develop exciting new products and services, and to create workarounds for the physical distancing measures we will likely endure for the foreseeable future. What new products and services will you create with it?

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Why Is Technology Not Producing Productivity Improvements?

The Horizons Tracker

In 1987 Robert Solow famously remarked that computing is everywhere except in the productivity statistics. His comment reflected frustration that despite the considerable hype around the digital technologies of the day, productivity stats were barely moving. Official data reveals that while GDP grew by around 2.7%

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How Promotion Age And Speed Affects Research Productivity

The Horizons Tracker

Getting promoted early in academic careers and being more productive later on are closely connected, and a recent study by Adam Mickiewicz University shed light on this in a new way. This study, recently published, took a different approach by using a classification method and a new measure called normalized productivity.

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Dive into the Role of the Chief People Officer in Today’s Workplace

N2Growth Blog

Today, Chief People Officers and CHROs are not only responsible for the high-value functions of talent acquisition and employee engagement, but they play a crucial role in shaping organizational culture, driving diversity and inclusion, and ethically leveraging technology for effective HR management.

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