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Creating a Learning Organization: Fostering Continuous Improvement and Innovation

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A learning organization fosters ongoing learning, innovation, and improvement among its members. A McKinsey report suggests that organizations embracing continual improvement experience 20-30% productivity gains. Gallup’s State of the American Workplace report found that highly engaged teams show 21% greater profitability.

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Financial Reporting Can Harm Innovation

The Horizons Tracker

The challenges involved in measuring innovation are legion, and this can be especially challenging in public companies that have reporting requirements. New research from The Business School shows that relaxation in reporting frequency would help the long-term thinking that is so important for innovation to thrive.

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New Report Reveals Tech Often Undermines Innovation

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While it may seem intuitive that technology should enable innovation, Cisco’s State of Global Innovation research suggests that the reverse is often the case. It does suggest that technology teams need to do a better job in supporting innovation, however.

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How Technological Innovation Affects (Perceived) Job Insecurity

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The economic literature has provided abundant evidence on how firm innovation, digitalization, and automation affect employment dynamics, yielding different and sometimes controversial conclusions. Technological innovation impacts individuals, occupations, industries, and regions in varying ways.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks.

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Companies Aren’t Reporting Their Carbon Footprint Accurately

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Many companies are falling short in reporting on key categories known as Scope 3. Even though companies might boast about being environmentally conscious, the study indicates that many are neglecting the comprehensive reporting of their carbon footprint, especially in the crucial Scope 3 areas. ”

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Can Corporate Secrecy Bolster Innovation?

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Research from Chicago Booth highlights how disclosing too much information can be harmful to profits, however, as it can damage the innovative capabilities of the firm. The researchers examined what happens when South Korean regulators relaxed the reporting requirements relating to the cost of sales of companies.