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Creative independence to innovate together

Norbert Bol

Leavy (2015) shows that it is most important for innovation leaders to create an environment where people are willing and are able to collaborate. Strategy & Leadership , 43 (5), 24-31. It is also important to understand how to create such an environment. Norbert Bol. Literature.

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The role of social media in a crisis

Norbert Bol

Managing social media crises with your customers: The good, the bad, and the ugly. Volume 58, Issue 2 , March–April 2015 , Pages 173-182. The real-time power of Twitter: Crisis management and leadership in an age of social media. Volume 58, Issue 2 , March–April 2015 , Pages 163-172. Grégoire, Y., Gruber, D.

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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. They examined how teams performed when a player was lost due to injury for a period of time.

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Ultra Innovation

Norbert Bol

In the December edition of Research Policy there is an interesting article by Tavassoli & Karlsson (2015) about the persistence of innovation. The research of Tavassoli & Karlsson (2015) shows that innovation is persistent. Norbert Bol. Literature. Tavassoli, S., & Karlsson, C. Research Policy, 1887–1901.

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Looking for words about the future of sustainability

Norbert Bol

A recent study by Aiezza (2015 in press) shows that there is still a strong bias towards optimistic trends when it comes to reporting on sustainability issues. Reporting on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability has grown exponentially. Risks, failures and other difficulties are often missing or at least relativised.

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Innovation is built on the desire for success

Norbert Bol

In organizations that want to be innovative there is a need for a culture where people are not afraid to fail according to Bennett & Parks (2015). Error or failure are part of the process. In such a culture failure can be a way to learn and to be creative, if this failure was the result of putting in the best of knwoledge and effort.

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Boosting creativity and innovation

Norbert Bol

2015), shows that the most important personal factor towards creativity and innovation is emotional intelligence. A recent study towards the personal factors of creativity and innovation (da Costa et al., Norbert Bol. Literature. da Costa, S., Sánchez, F., Garaigordobil, M., & Gondim, S. Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. (In