that companies which are able to renew their knowledge stand a better chance of understanding the consequences of the changes in their environments and are better suited than competitors to respond faster and better to them. Compared to technology‚ which becomes more available and thereby reduces as a source of competitive advantage‚ human capital is much more difficult to imitate for competitors. There exists a strong relation between organizational learning and innovation and the innovation is important
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Did the innovation change “the rules of the game”? Was there another parallel innovation/development that “enabled” this innovation to take root? Did it lead to the displacement of some competitors‚ with their positions being assumed by newer players in the industry? How have customers responded to the innovation? Trace the genesis of the innovation. What lead to it? Was necessity the mother of the innovation or was it serendipity? How has the innovation affected the market
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Annotated Bibliography on Innovation A.G.Lafley & R. Charan.The Game Changer: How Every Leader Can Drive Everyday Innovation. London: Profile Books. This book explains the importance of continuous innovation and cautioning how a unique product can turn into commodity if not continuously innovated. The noticeable strong meaning of innovation as foundation for controlling destiny is quoted. The importance of innovating based on customer feedback rather than technology driven as implemented by Procter
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Innovation at 3M Corp. : How can it be replicated? Introduction: 3M Corp. is one of the most successful global companies in the world‚ which famous at being innovative in its cultures and company growth. As heard‚ 3M Corp. currently manufactures more than 50 thousand different products. So we now focus on how innovation in 3M‚ including working culture and people management‚ etc. can be replicated and benefits different areas in our daily applications. In 3M Corp.‚ Uses of 3 types of Innovation:
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supply chain by nature involves the interaction of two or more firms‚ sharing resources‚ risks and capabilities and jointly working to achieve higher business performance. Therefore‚ companies involved in a supply chain structure must ensure collaboration among their partners by applying the following interventions : - Appropriate performance measures: provides information regarding the results of the system efforts to supply chain members - Intervention of integrated policies: replace local policies
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INNOVATION Innovation is about "bringing ideas into life. Innovation is linked to performance and growth through improvements in efficiency‚ productivity‚ quality‚ competitive positioning and market share. Innovation takes place at different levels from modest improvements on an existing product or process to dramatic and even historically significant breakthroughs in how we relate to the world. In all cases‚ the capacity to innovate will be a function of our commitments‚ what we want to accomplish
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Texas Instrument (TI) and Hewlett Packard (HP) are two companies famous for introducing Electric and electronic products. Although competing in similar industries‚ their strategies are very much different. Problem Definition Given the differences in strategy between two firms‚ what would you expect would be the differences between TI & HP in their planning and control system; strategic planning systems; budgeting systems; reporting systems; performance evaluation systems and incentive compensations
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To what extent does executive pay influence company performance? There has been widespread controversy in recent years about the amount of compensation CEO’s receive. CEO’s financial compensation packages were largely structured to incentivize risk taking in order to increase shareholder wealth (“Restraints on Executive Pay”‚ 2009). Yet‚ the 2008 financial crisis was mostly characterized by declining levels of company performance largely due to the increase of risk afforded to CEO’s by the attractiveness
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solutions of the highest quality and deliver more value to our customers that earns their respect and loyalty. HP’s Mission Statement” Hewlett-Packard or HP as commonly known is a leading global provider of products‚ technologies‚ software‚ solutions‚ and services to individual consumers‚ small-and-medium-sized business and large enterprises‚ including customers in the government‚ health and education sectors as stated in their 2011 10-K Report. HP was founded in 1939 by William R. Hewlett and David Packard;
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knowledgeable sales people about the advantages and disadvantages of competing products. Todd Bradley essentially completed a SWOT analysis of HP and realized that HP was putting resources into market where dell had the competitive advantage. Mr. Bradley also noticed that there was an opportunity for HP in the Retail PC market. Some strategic assets that HP had for competing in the retail channel included previous experience and relationship with retailers and distributors. Mr. Bradley made personal
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