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Flexibility has become a matter of survival for many organisations as we embark on the twenty‐first century. In the real estate field, flexibility has historically meant some combination of different forms of procuring, planning, constructing and financing space. This paper argues that such...
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Organisations cannot effectively implement advanced workplace strategies and investment projects without clearly communicated vision, prioritised objectives and appropriate performance metrics. With any business strategy and investment project, the objectives and metrics selected will combine...
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should be viewed as a deep operational innovation that results in far more than an incremental performance improvement. Much …
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Purpose Substantial government investment has accelerated innovation activity in children’s social care in England over … the past decade. Ethical concerns emerge when innovation seems to be propelled by a drive for efficiency and over … considering how best to address this gap. Design/methodology/approach This paper draws on a review of innovation in children …
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while analyzing their potential to foster student creativity and innovation in the classroom. While some suggestions …
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Though a commitment to innovation is the key to successful growth, the level of uncertainty involved and the … face innovation are an ignorance and fear of what exactly it represents. This article lists ingredients of and directions … for successful innovation, which can lead to real competitive advantage if followed correctly. However, senior management …
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Purpose – This is a study that aims to explore a new conception of marketing management based on the analyses of the demand side in Japanese high‐tech industries. Currently, due to the rapid development of technologies, conventional marketing and management methodologies sometimes cannot...
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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 … factor in the future growth of any business venture; innovation is a mindset ‐ a new way to think about business strategies …
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This paper examines adoption of really‐new products (RNPs) from a consumer perspective. The unique characteristics of RNPs which differentiate them from other innovative products are examined in relation to the role which these characteristics play in creating barriers to adoption of RNPs....
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scientific/technical staff) and new terminology increases exponentially as the rate of innovation gathers pace. The purpose of …
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