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The Vital Secondary Market For Innovation

The Horizons Tracker

Despite concerns that the pace of innovation has been slowing in recent decades, 2020 saw over 1,000 patents registered per day in the United States alone. Indeed, it’s believed that around 30% of all patents granted between 1994 and 2017 were sold at least once by 2020. The secondary market for innovation.

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Are Bosses With Integrity Less Innovative?

The Horizons Tracker

Risk-averse approach The researchers analyzed financial data from over 200 companies that were included in the Forbes 500 list between 2014 and 2017. In addition to measuring integrity, the researchers also analyzed shareholder letters for keywords that are highly correlated with innovation, proactiveness, and risk-taking.

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Leaders, Want To Master Innovation? Then Get Funny!

Tanveer Naseer

So to get the most out of innovation processes such as design thinking, truly creative leaders also need to master the social dynamics of… [wait for the punchline}…humor! We have witnessed that skilled leaders, those we call “Stand-Up Strategists”, understand the utility of humor to boost innovation. May the farce be with you.

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Diversification Putting Pressure on FinTech Executives

N2Growth Blog

Although digitization has a significant catalytic effect on these processes, a successful diversification strategy would still need a solid basis and a set of scalable growth patterns that could apply to target markets. It will most likely overcome cross-cultural barriers as it expands into new markets.

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Investing In Robots Can Cause Profits To Fall

The Horizons Tracker

The study analyzed industry data spanning from 1995 to 2017 in the UK and 24 other European countries. Mixed results The U-shaped phenomenon is attributed to the interplay between cost reduction, process development, and product innovation. Companies often embrace robotic technologies initially to cut costs through process innovation.

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The Impact of Temporary Employment on Wage Growth in Europe

The Horizons Tracker

The study analyzes data from 30 European countries from 2004 to 2017. The study looks at broader measures of labor market slack, including part-time and discouraged workers. The study shows that labor market dualization—having both permanent and temporary workers—has important economic consequences.

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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. While Chief Digital/Technology Officers or Chief Marketing Officers are often tagged with the innovator label, it is the CHRO who is the real innovator in 2020.