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Southwest Pursues a Me-Too Strategy

Michael Roberto

Bags fly free' was a policy so sacrosanct that Southwest trademarked the phrase and devoted a section of a book celebrating its 50th anniversary to it." Competitive advantage typically does not derive from me-too strategies. In the past, we could articulate a whole host of distinctive features of the Southwest model. Profitable?

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Innovation in governments: Far Horizons?

Norbert Bol

On the one side governments stimulate innovation but also hinder innovation due to regulatory policies. There are many examples of service innovations, organizational innovations, policy innovations and technological innovations in the public sector. There are hierarchical, competitive and collaborative strategies.

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Creating new meaning on value creation and innovation in sustainability transitions

Norbert Bol

The pilot studies that are described by Huguenin & Jeannerat (2017) demonstrate that the studied firms do not understand their commitment in terms of immediate economic competitiveness, and that they feel a responsibility to contribute to changing the general socio-technical regime. Research Policy , 46 (3), 624-635. Norbert Bol.

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Strategically Navigating Innovation: A 10-Step Guide to IP Management with ISO 56005

PlanBox Innovation

Innovation is the cornerstone of progress, fueling growth and driving competitiveness in today’s dynamic business landscape. Moreover, managing IP effectively requires addressing both the positive and negative aspects of intellectual property rights, a key consideration highlighted by ISO 56005.

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Strategically Navigating Innovation: A 10-Step Guide To IP Management With ISO 56005

PlanBox Innovation

Innovation is the cornerstone of progress, fueling growth and driving competitiveness in today’s dynamic business landscape. Moreover, managing IP effectively requires addressing both the positive and negative aspects of intellectual property rights, a key consideration highlighted by ISO 56005.

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Creative destruction: innovation for sustainability transition

Norbert Bol

In the february 2016 edition of Research Policy, Kivimaa & Kern (2016) propose that sustainability transitions can best be achieved if governments stimulate sustainabilty through innovation and at the same time withdraw the support for old behaviour when it has a negative climate impact. Research Policy , 45 (1), 205-217.

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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. Research Policy, 1887–1901. Norbert Bol. Literature. Tavassoli, S., & Karlsson, C. Persistence of Various Types of Innovation Analyzed and Explained.