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Sustainable innovation: innovation driving sustainability

Norbert Bol

In order to innovate, companies must find new possibilities and learn how to apply these possibilities. Sometimes this learning is by trial and error (experiential learning), by learning from external sources (vicarious learning) or by a combination of the former types of learning (inferential learning).

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Are we doing enough? A blog about education and sustainability

Norbert Bol

An interesting remark in this respect came from one of the respondents who indicated that decision makers are educated enough, because otherwise they cannot maintain their position in the competitive business arena. Life long learning or permanent education is in most professions a requirement.

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The Benefits of Losing a Star Employee (Temporarily)

Michael Roberto

John Chen and Pranav Garg examine these issues in a fascinating new paper titled, "Dancing with the stars: Benefits of a star employee’s temporary absence for organizational performance" - published in Strategic Management Journal. Our study underscores the idea that disruption may foster learning.

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