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Purpose – The purpose of this article is to provide an interview with innovation guru Rita Gunther McGrath. In this … innovation and discovery, few are better qualified to offer deep insight and practical help. McGrath is a Professor at Columbia …/value – From the way we handle innovation, to resource allocation, to change, to the leadership mind‐set and even the management of …
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In theory, joint ventures do not sound too complicated. There are decisions to be made and contracts to be drawn up of course, but basically they are just about two or more firms pooling their expertise for mutually beneficial effects. What’s more, they are nothing new and hundreds of...
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on competition in the European Union (EU) banking sector. Design/methodology/approach – The article first discusses the … long term role of competition in the banking sector, commenting on policy developments prior to the crisis. Then the impact … to ensure that aided companies would not use the government support to distort competition seem to be working. However …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer a point of view on the challenges China faces competing in a twenty‐first century software industry. Design/methodology/approach – The approach taken was desk research and conversations with other academics and industry experts. Findings –...
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This article takes issue with Nick Carr’s thesis, developed in his book and in articles for Harvard Business Review and the Journal of Business Strategy , that IT has become a commodity. The thesis, write the authors, draws upon a straw man argument based on analogy and gross simplification of...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider in the light of the post August 2007 banking crises, how “fair” access to retail banking services for British households and small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) can be assured. Design/methodology/approach – The current...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the financial models used by business schools, with a specific focus on the cost side of the model. Design/methodology/approach – The paper systematically looks at sources of revenue and areas of expenditure under different...
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operations, competition has escalated for customers, goods and volunteers, both with other charities and with established … retailers in terms of business rates relief. The increased competition from within and without poses the problem of retail …
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innovation in Latin America. Design/methodology/approach This editorial seeks to define innovation by examining its conceptual … foundations. It considers innovation beyond firms and technology to address other forms, such as social and institutional … innovations. Thereafter, it discusses innovation in the context of Latin America and suggests means by which to stimulate it in …
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Purpose – Aims to provide some answers to the question: “What does the future look like for libraries?” Design/methodology/approach – The paper's approach is a review of various initiatives undertaken in the USA. Findings – All the projects show that a positive use of technology is...
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