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Why we need to understand innovation speed?

Norbert Bol

Innovation is important in the entrepreneurial strategy processes to increase organizational performance. Innovation speed is essential to this performance as well, because when we define a new product or service there is a need to make it available to custumers fast to achieve first-mover advantages. Norbert Bol. Literature.

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Creative destruction: innovation for sustainability transition

Norbert Bol

In the february 2016 edition of Research Policy, Kivimaa & Kern (2016) propose that sustainability transitions can best be achieved if governments stimulate sustainabilty through innovation and at the same time withdraw the support for old behaviour when it has a negative climate impact. Norbert Bol. Literature.

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Decisive to be innovative

Norbert Bol

Last week in Strategy Blogs we discussed the topic of innovation speed and how this positively relates to organizational performance. In addition to the characteristics mentioned last week that increase innovation speed, it is important to mention decisiveness as a characteristic as well. Norbert Bol. Literature. Literature.

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Leadership in networked organizations

Norbert Bol

Leaders are busy with networking, innovating, coaching and leading by example. In my opinion, traditional hierarchies are getting more and more replaced by networked- or social organizations, where organizational networking, learning and innovativeness are important drivers such as Husain et al. 2016) demonstrate. Norbert Bol.

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Sustainability and creativity are related, but they need a helping hand

Norbert Bol

Creating value for customers in a competitive business world, requires a creative and innovative attitude to improve products and services. For ethical business leaders and managers it is important to guide the company in the right direction by fostering an innovative-sustainability-based attitude. Norbert Bol.

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Are we doing enough? A blog about education and sustainability

Norbert Bol

In the previous Strategy Blog the importance of education was discussed and I added a poll with the question: “Do you think decision makers educate themselves enough about sustainability, innovation and entrepreneurship?” ” The majority of the voters indicated that decision makers do not educate themselves enough.

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Knowledge sharing in project teams is important to go beyond your limitations

Norbert Bol

Modern knowledge-based organizations face continuous challenges to remain competitive. In the upcoming September 2016 issue of the journal Computers in Human Behavior, there is an overview of the scientific literature about the topic of kwowledge sharing in project teams. Norbert Bol. Literature. Navimipour, N. J., & Charband, Y.