Corporate culture is most important factor in driving innovation
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 12:00
in Mathematics & Economics
Innovation is integral to the growth, success and wealth of firms and nations. What predicts the increase of radical innovation, and the profits that often ensue, is a mystery most firms are trying to solve. The answer that trumps all others is closer to home than most probably realise. 'Corporate culture is, above all, the most important factor in driving innovation,' said Rajesh Chandy, a professor of marketing at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management and a charter member of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Advisory Committee on Measuring Innovation in the 21st Century Economy...