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Firms face mounting pressure to connect  the technological and management spheres of their innovation strategies. Management innovation - renewing a firm’s practices to manage people and resources -  has become key to navigating grand technological...

Innoveren gebeurt in meerdere gradaties. Bedrijven verbeteren continu hun aanbod maar moeten zich ook richten op het ontwikkelen van geheel nieuwe producten en diensten. Beide vormen van innoveren vragen echter om een andere aanpak.

When we think of innovation, we often envision new technologies and products. However, focusing solely on novelty can obscure an often overlooked opportunity: repurposing. For instance, did you know that Play-Doh was originally used as a wallpaper cleaner...

Narcissistic individuals have always found their way into corporate leadership positions, such as chief executive officers (CEOs). We can find CEOs with narcissistic tendencies, such as grandiosity, supreme confidence, and strong will, in some of the most...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to disrupt many industries. It is also heralded as a possible game-changer in accelerating the energy transition, which in light of sea-level rise and climate change is of paramount interest to society.

There is a long debate about the role of cultural attitudes in favor of entrepreneurship for actual start-up behavior. Places like the Silicon Valley are often cited as fertile breeding grounds for start-ups because of widespread entrepreneurial values...

Big data is the new buzzword for organizations. Patterns become visible that would not otherwise be visible. Amazon is said to know what customers are going to buy before the customers know it. The potential of big data opens up new, promising...

If you want your company to become more innovative, it makes sense to set demanding targets for your employees. Setting the bar high helps employees to enjoy their work, and actually enables them to be more creative. It also pays to create a culture in...

The construction sector is an important part of the Dutch economy.