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“ Tikkun Olam ”: how a Jewish ethos drives innovation

Kahane, Bernard - In: Journal of Management Development 31 (2012) 9, pp. 938-947

. Since science and technology innovation has become a powerful tool to impact on today's world, “ Tikkun Olam ” builds on … leverage their context and their critical knowledge training in a science and technology innovation‐based entrepreneurial drive …. Originality/value – The paper establishes a link between a religious concept and science and technology innovation. Besides …

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Innovation and conformity: intersection of gender and ethnicity in hi‐tech organizations

Kushnirovich, Nonna; Heilbrunn, Sibylle - In: Journal of Management Development 32 (2013) 2, pp. 204-220

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for analyzing preference for innovation of different …. The authors also developed a framework for analyzing the preference of innovation according to workers’ gender and culture … of origin. Based on the Entrepreneurial Drive Theory regarding preference for innovation and nonconformity of Florin et …

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The ARTIS Initiative of the ELEA Training and Consultancy

Berti, Stefano; Alberti, Giuseppe; Pini, Rossella - In: Journal of Management Development 12 (1993) 8, pp. 4-11

Reports on the first year of the Italian ARTIS initiative designed as a “club” for managers in key sectors of the economy to share innovative knowledge in the strategic management field. ARTIS meetings (four in the year 1991‐92) involve interdisciplinary presentations, integration of ideas...

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Managerial Innovation in the Civil Service in Jordan

Awamleh, Na′il A.H.K. - In: Journal of Management Development 13 (1994) 9, pp. 52-60

Examines the relationship between managerial innovation (dependent variable) and sex, age, education, organizational …) Respondents gave significant level of assessment for managerial innovation. (2) There is a negative yet weak relationship between … innovation and age, organizational level, and length of service. (3) There is a positive yet weak relationship between innovation …

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Weighing it up ‐ a literature review for the balanced scorecard

Hepworth, Paul - In: Journal of Management Development 17 (1998) 8, pp. 559-563

The balanced scorecard (BSC) has received much literary acclaim in the USA where it was conceived, employed and developed. In Britain this has not yet been the case. This paper seeks to offer a brief explanation of the concept, provide an insight into why it has been so successful in the USA and...

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Business innovation through joint ventures supported by major businesses

Kodama, Mitsuru - In: Journal of Management Development 18 (1999) 7, pp. 614-627

In the last few years, Japan has seen rapid growth in the multipoint connection service market involved in videoconferencing systems represented by multimedia. The trend depicts the background scenario of the birth and major growth of the multipoint video communications market initiated by NTT,...

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Networking in the Mid‐1990s

Yarnell, Deborah A.; Peterson, Mark F. - In: Journal of Management Development 12 (1993) 4, pp. 37-48

Examines the use of interorganizational networking as a way for traditionally bureaucratic organizations to become more innovative. Cites examples of networking from manufacturing and the service sector to illustrate the adaptability and flexibility of this form of organization. Examines the...

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R & D commercialization capability criteria: implications for project selection

Karaveg, Charttirot; Thawesaengskulthai, Natcha; … - In: Journal of Management Development 35 (2016) 3, pp. 304-325

successful innovation cases; hence they enhance decision-making potential, provide a guideline of R & D commercialization … evaluation process, speed up the decision-making process, and prevent risk of a resource meltdown and increase innovation …

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Celik, Pinar; Storme, Martin; Davila, Andrès; … - In: Journal of Management Development 35 (2016) 9, pp. 1184-1194

worker innovation and to test the mediating role of worker divergent thinking. Design/methodology/approach In all, 480 … requirements in terms of divergent thinking and innovation − derived from the Online Information Network (O*NET) database − were … used as proxies for divergent thinking and innovation skills. Findings Results indicated that individual work …

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Innovation for development and poverty reduction: an integrative literature review

Pansera, Mario; Martinez, Fabien - In: Journal of Management Development 36 (2017) 1, pp. 2-13

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a critical analysis of the innovation discourse, arguing that a more … contextualised understanding of the challenges of innovation for development and poverty reduction in low-income economies will help … innovation. Design/methodology/approach The authors offer an integrative review of the literature addressing the topic of …

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