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Purpose – The paper's purpose is to show that the reported (and growing) labour productivity gap between the G7 and OECD countries and the USA might be a factor of the rapid adoption of shadow banking structures and techniques in the USA versus the adoption of those structures in OECD and G7...
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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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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to suggest that a more deliberate strategy of partnering be considered by library administrators. Design/methodology/approach – Provides a viewpoint on effective library partnering. Findings – In a time of the network, complicated by constrained...
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Purpose – This article aims to discuss the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship in today's economic … and conference activity that have demonstrated successful innovation activities. Findings – References and additional … reading provide case studies and examples of successful innovative ideas. It is noted that more innovation and resulting …
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Purpose – The purpose of this article is to discuss operational components associated with creating a makerspace unit or department within a library. Design/methodology/approach – Several considerations are discussed that should be considered for successful implementation of a makerspace in...
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innovation. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on initial research by two of the co-authors on business models … innovation, but this may require business leaders and analyst firms to think differently about their mutual relationship … business leaders concerning business model innovation requirements and threats.  …
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Purpose – The article seeks to highlight an unconventional way out of the “innovation dilemma”, relevant to many … leads to a situation of pronounced innovation incompetence in which creative behavior is avoided. The article points out …‐called “innovation dilemma”, the exploratory findings of the study may trigger further empirical research on “creative errors”. Practical …
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Purpose – This paper addresses the ways in which a prospective knowledge user can approach seeking a potential contributor's knowledge. Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative data were collected in 2004 using semi‐structured interviews from a large multinational corporation situated in...
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Purpose – Emerging markets are becoming the catalysts for new product and service innovation. Long‐term success … sales channels, according to a new report, “Laboratories of innovation: leveraging emerging markets for commercial success …
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