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The objective of this study was two fold: first, we wanted to test the goodness of fit of different diffusion models that include the variable “distribution”, and then analyze the existence of the effects of “country” and “time” in the parameters of diffusion currently employed in...
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overall organisational creativity and innovation process. Key objectives are to determine organisational development needs and … research agendas in this area. Organisations continue to emphasise the need for increased creativity and innovation within … lacking in regard to the front end of creativity and innovation, namely idea generation. First, this paper briefly reviews the …
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influence creativity and innovation. A literature study showed that a model, based on the open systems theory and the work of … Schein, can offer a holistic approach in describing organisational culture. The relationship between creativity, innovation … open communication. The influence of each determinant on creativity and innovation is discussed. Values, norms and beliefs …
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One of the major driving forces behind a firm’s success can be attributed to its meme management. Memes, analogous to the biological gene, are self‐replicating. They represent the knowledge, views, perceptions, and beliefs communicated from person to person. In a business context, memes can...
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, individual creativity and innovation. Findings – It is concluded that leadership sagacity is key to the production of innovative … construct adds value to the creativity and innovation literature, yet it has been largely overlooked.  …Purpose – The creativity literature has largely overlooked an important construct associated with progressing beyond …
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Fast product innovation and creativity is driving the development strategies of most nations enjoying high economic …
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Innovation has always been at the centerpiece of competitiveness. Experimentation, exploration and a drive to maximize … that true innovation often occurs in sudden dynamic shifts. It is not one of continual or gradual improvements but rather …
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innovation intentions and behaviors. It was hypothesized that a balanced linear/nonlinear thinking style and the inclination … students in the USA and France was employed. Formally validated measures of thinking style and innovation were replicated in … demonstrate that cognitive style and innovation are related, but the direct validation of actual innovative behaviors, in situ …
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Purpose Whereas the impact of national culture on consumer innovativeness is widely discussed in the innovation … innovation adoption behavior.  …
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate what kind of leadership young innovative people prefer and whether their level of innovativeness has an influence on those leadership preferences. It also asks specifically whether some leadership behaviours are preferred over others by young...
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