Pre-reading Reading: “3M Post-It Notes: A Managed or Accidental Innovation?” As you read this case story‚ think about the following two questions: 1. What were the critical factors that enabled 3M Post-it Notes to be successfully commercialized and what can we generalize about managing the innovation process from this case history? 2. What were the critical roles performed by some of the key individuals‚ including Silver‚ Oliveira‚ Nicholson‚ Fry‚ and Ramey? 1 33 3M’s Post-it Notes: A Managed
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MY FAVOURITE CITY I love Paris with such a passion‚ it hurts. Last year I lived there for four months but still‚ I can never get enough. When I’m not in Paris I ache for the city as if for a lost love. If I could return once more‚ I’d jump feet first into all the wonderful places I still want to discover. And‚ I would also make a personal pilgrimage to my favorite places from chic to charming all that hooked my heart. First I would re visit my favorite arrondissement‚ the Marais. Here the
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“A house is a home when it shelters the body and comforts the soul.” (Phillip Moffitt) What does a house mean to you? Is it just a place where you sleep and eat or is it a small world that keeps some secrets of yours‚ where you feel comfortable and protected? In many occasions‚ people have asked me what would my dream house look like. I never really thought about it‚ but after seeing a beautiful house in a movie‚ I immediately said that it was my dream house (I immediately thought of it as my favorite
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The face of entrepreneurship has changed over the years‚ and today‚ it is dramatically different. Women are taking a more active role in providing for their families while nurturing their children. America’s entrepreneurs are much more diverse now. Cynthia Odo‚ originally from Ghana‚ immigrated to this country and was able to achieve owning her own business. Her success has allowed her to further her goals and aspirations by creating a foundation of teaching and knowledge that will also give young
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My favourite brands are: NOKIA: I am using NOKIA cell phone since last 6 years‚ still I don’t have any complaint about it‚ its battery life‚ reliability‚ and easy to use features are common in all the phones and its customer related services like once they exchange battery (CLV4) due to some technical reason‚ on that day itself. SONY: People say that XYZ Company provides better services after sales‚ but I belief in SONY because if you have SONY gadgets you don’t need services (at all in many
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My favourite toy Childhood memories are the best and most precious for everyone. I can still remember the most important things from my girlhood - my friends‚ the first travels‚ young parents‚ the first songs and favorite toys! Unfortunately I don’t have them any longer‚ but my memory sometimes brings them back and I return to these peaceful and happy moments in my life. Now‚ after so many years I can clearly remember my experimenting with the Lego constructor. I used to assemble
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(1) I have read a number of books in English and Hindi. Most of them have been to my liking and I have spent many an hour reading them. But one which has pleased me most is Munshi Prem Chand’s ‘Godaan’. ‘Godaan’‚ is Prem Chand’s master-piece and ranks very high in the world of fiction. The book portrays the life of the poor villagers – Hari‚ Dhania and tohers. The author felt the problems of the villagers and placed them before us honestly. Closely connected with their lives is the picture
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over time‚ taking into account the risks entailed in their projects. Generally finance may thus incorporate any of the following: the study of money and other assets‚ the management of those assets and profiling and managing project risks. An entrepreneur is an individual who accepts some sort of risk usually financial in the pursuit of
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8 LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL 15‚2 A discussion with Ricardo Semler‚ author of Maverick! BL. But‚ when you took on being the Managing Director of your family business 12 years ago at the age of 21‚ where did the ideas and inspiration for your imaginative approach come from in your own personal development? RS. Yes‚ it had really been a family business but it is now 40 years old. I became the CEO at 21 and certainly my personal development affected the company and vice versa
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Entrepreneur VS. Intrepreneur 1. What is an entrepreneur? SBA. Gov states that an entrepreneur is a person that organizes and manages a business and assumes the risk to make a profit. Entrepreneurs see an opportunity‚ make a plan‚ start the business‚ manage the business‚ and receive the profits. The word entrepreneur is French and is used to describe an individual who organizes and operates a business or businesses and taking on financial risk to do so. 2. The attributes which typify
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