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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to offer an opinion of current strategic thinking in North American organizations. By doing so, the paper presents a strategic model organizations can use that focuses on clarity. Design/methodology/approach The opinion and strategic framework was informed by...
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factor in the future growth of any business venture; innovation is a mindset ‐ a new way to think about business strategies …Argues that more CEOs and senior executives need to believe in the power of innovation to increase earnings, stock … price, employee and customer satisfaction, and global competitiveness. Highlights innovation as the single most important …
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application of marketing innovation (new products) and technological innovation which is not market driven. Illustrates the growth …Considers the development of the culture of innovation and how the concept can be beneficial in business. Examines the … of innovative products through “S” curves and Product‐Life Cycles. Concludes that innovation needs to be encouraged by …
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(TFP) growth, thereby reflecting limited potential for long‐term growth. Examines the validity of this statement for the … services sector, which is an important engine of growth for Singapore. This is done using panel data with a stochastic frontier … model, which, unlike the conventional growth accounting model used by previous studies, not only decomposes output growth …
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innovation and growth and, in this way, add to the current knowledge on organising growth in the context of networking small and … impact with compassion being most significant to enable innovation and growth. A contribution is hereby made to organise … 55 separate SMEs. Through a quantitative study, the anticipated positive impact of passion and compassion on growth and …
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characteristics on the growth of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in six transition countries at different stages of … theoretical framework is proposed based on three groups of factors influencing SME growth: innovative and entrepreneurial features … 2005 to test a number of hypotheses regarding the determinants of SME growth. Findings – The two groups of countries have …
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their participation in research-based training to enable innovation and growth. Design/methodology/approach – Action … intense demands for innovation are pursued. The findings require verification in other industry contexts. Practical … regarding how to work with SME training. In addition, public bodies can enhance their understanding of SMEs for innovation and …
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interrelationships between the identified processes; learning, innovation, flexibility, and entrepreneurship with organization vitality …
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innovation strategies followed by their Indian competitors. Originality/value – India is an important growth market for most …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the innovation strategies, and to understand the role of innovation …, in the growth of Indian market leaders. Design/methodology/approach – This paper synthesizes recent research on the …
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