Daily Archives: November 20, 2005

Innovation and Research and Development

Posted on November 20, 2005 by John Hunter

Innovation and R&D [the broken link was removed] by John Hagel: From a competitive viewpoint, what matters is the relative rate of productivity improvement. R&D spending and patent filings will matter little if they do not translate into faster productivity … Continue reading →

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Process Leadership

Posted on November 20, 2005 by John Hunter

Process Leadership [the broken link was removed] by Daniel T Jones: the most promising approach is to create a small team, led by a high potential executive, operating initially outside the normal departmental structure and reporting to the top. They … Continue reading →

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The Economist on Drucker

Posted on November 20, 2005 by John Hunter

Trusting the teacher in the grey-flannel suit: He was a harsh critic of the assembly-line system of production that then dominated the manufacturing sector – —partly because assembly lines moved at the speed of the slowest and partly because they … Continue reading →

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