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Not featherbedding, but feathering the nest: human resource management and investments in information technology

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 21 (2013) 3

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HCL Technologies puts employees before customers

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 22 (2014) 1, pp. 11-14

putting its employees in pole position is reaping the benefits in terms of innovation, customer satisfaction and profitability … innovation has led to 20,000 ideas being put forward by some 12,000 employees over the last eight years. Almost 4,500 ideas have …

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The positive impact of felt accountability on innovative work behavior

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 31 (2023) 2, pp. 30-32

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places...

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The role of technology in shaping human society

Linturi, Risto - In: Foresight 2 (2000) 2, pp. 183-188

Mankind has not changed biologically throughout history but human society is undergoing continuous development through the harnessing of information and knowledge in the form of various technologies which have affected our value systems, power structures, everyday routines and environment. In an...

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Return of the hothouse flower

Winger, Alan R. - In: Foresight 2 (2000) 6, pp. 589-597

Many businesses are attracted by the idea of relocating where the air is clean, housing cheap and labour plentiful. And the information and communications experts are telling them it is possible, thanks to the burgeoning power of the internet and the advent of broadband. So why do those same...

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What will research and development/innovation be like in five years time?

Whatmore, John - In: Foresight 4 (2002) 2, pp. 7-9

It is widely recognised that stimulating research and development is the best route to stimulating an economy; and that nurturing R&D is a vital element of economic policy. Yet the “intensity” of R&D in UK organisations in most but not all industries falls well below those of US and Japanese...

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Future‐imbedded innovation methodologies

Buchen, Irving H. - In: Foresight 5 (2003) 3, pp. 3-9

that they enjoy future longevity. It is possible to do both by employing future‐imbedded innovation methodologies. The new …. Finally, a profile of a new senior executive position, that of chief learning officer(CLO), and its focus on innovation …

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Deviation as a key to innovation: understanding a culture of the future

Barber, Trudy - In: Foresight 6 (2004) 3, pp. 141-152

disdain. Associating such concepts with technological innovation often instigates a reaction more akin to that of titillation … sexuality could prove to be fundamental factors in creativity and innovation. When consumers create their own technological … being born. The role of deviation as a key to innovation must not be overlooked as it will contribute to our understanding …

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Leonardo: why the inventor failed to innovate

Richardson, Jacques - In: Foresight 7 (2005) 5, pp. 56-62

Purpose – Aims to demonstrate how a foremost “Renaissance man”, Leonardo da Vinci, an artist who also fathered inventions by the score, was destined to have his conceptions remain largely either on paper or in his head. Design/methodology/approach – Describes the creative work of a major...

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Value‐creating ecologies: understanding next generation business systems

Hearn, Greg; Pace, Cassandra - In: Foresight 8 (2006) 1, pp. 55-65

the understanding of value creation in key business, economic and innovation literature and focuses on developments in … creative industries at the forefront of technology and innovation – film, TV, computer games, e‐business, mobile phones – to …

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