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How the U.S. Can Rebuild Its Capacity to Innovate

Harvard Business

companies were deciding to move R&D to China to be closer to manufacturers, suppliers, and talent as well as to reap lower development costs and higher-growth markets. ’s manufacturing innovation decline has traced a similar decline in practical engineering talent. Power to the people.

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How Chinese Companies Disrupt Through Business Model Innovation

Harvard Business

Entrepreneurs in Chinese industries from animated media to applied medical research said that China’s insistence on domestic standards are resulting in less-ambitious innovation and that the education system is not supporting appropriate talent development. This presents Western companies with a fresh challenge.

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Don’t Neglect Your Customers During a Merger

Harvard Business

It’s also important to explain the changes that would have happened anyway — for example, process improvements, strategic shifts in the market, and realignment of structures — regardless of what is happening due to the integration process. Create a dedicated deal team.

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Pushing Employees to Go the Extra Mile Can Be Counterproductive

Harvard Business

These self-starters need no external cues to help a co-worker learn a new skill; offer suggestions for process improvement; recruit a new employee; or volunteer for an assignment. How talent management is changing. Some people are intrinsically motivated to exceed their job descriptions in order to support organizational goals.

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Organizational Development for Small Business: What You Need to Know

Asamby Consulting

OD interventions can take many forms, including training and development programs, process improvement initiatives, and cultural change initiatives. Attracting and Retaining Talent: Small businesses often struggle to attract and retain top talent. Why is Organizational Development Important for Small Businesses?

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The 4 Main Ways to Innovate in a Digital Economy

Harvard Business

One challenges with the specialist mode is that companies must build these technical capabilities in-house to prevent imitation from competitors; to attract and retain top talent; and to maintain process rigor in the an era of increasing design churn. Companies such as Volkswagen, Boeing, IBM, and Apple are active in this mode.

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7 Critical Success Factors for Project Based Firms to Consider in 2024

Progressus

According to PWC , talent, technology and data will set winning professional services firms apart from the competition. Human experts (talent) – and the knowledge and skills they bring to the table – are responsible for generating business value and differentiating their firm from the competition. Can you automate manual processes?

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