Innovation
Innovation
Despite the chaos of world events and the attendant unpredictability of the economy, optimism in the power of innovation continues to prevail, stronger than ever. Around the globe, 101 new patents are applied for every...
The old idea that innovation begins at the top of an organization is not conducive to managing a productive and successful company. Instead, leaders should be encouraging innovation in all layers of their organizations...
Clockspeed grew out of Charles Fine’s study of the strategic impact of supply-chain strategy on competitive advantage. Fine decided that instead of monitoring the supply chains of slowly evolving businesses, he would...
It is Clampitt's premise that because communication is at the core of managerial effectiveness, managers must have a clear view of their abilities to communicate and the challenges involved in the process, however,...
Far too often, companies lock-in to processes, products, or technologies that have worked in the past. By clinging to their history - and failing to consider alternative options that are more appropriate in response...
One of the few things today’s economists agree on is the importance of innovation in bringing about a full-scale, long-term economic recovery. Unfortunately, the United States’ national ranking among innovators is...
In Creative People Must Be Stopped, business professor and consultant David A. Owens discusses the challenges of innovation within organizations. While creative new ideas are increasingly important to...
Written by Jill Nemiro—an expert in organizational and team creativity—Creativity in Virtual Teams offers readers a model for achieving high levels of creativity in a virtual environment. As a result of global...
According to Lori L. Silverman and Annabeth L. Propst, the concept of quality, as used within the context of "total quality management," has fallen out of favor. However, it is not "dead" but is being replaced by...
The presence of UPS--both domestically and internationally--is unmistakable. After all, the package delivery and logistics corporation tracks over fifteen million packages daily. But UPS has not always been the...
