Learning by Example : Imitation and Innovation at a Global Bank /

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In business, as in other aspects of life, we learn and grow from the examples set by others. Imitation can lead to innovation. But in order to grow innovatively, how do businesses decide what firms to imitate? And how do they choose what practices to follow? Learning by Example takes an unprecedente...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Strang, David
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Organizational learning.
Organizational change.
Diffusion of innovations.
Benchmarking (Management)
Banks and banking.
Bank management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Banks & Banking.
Changement organisationnel.
Apprentissage organisationnel.
Étalonnage concurrentiel.
Innovations > Diffusion.
Banques > Gestion > Études de cas.
Organizational Innovation
Benchmarking
Diffusion of Innovation
Banks and banking > Case studies.
Bank management > Case studies.
Case studies.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In business, as in other aspects of life, we learn and grow from the examples set by others. Imitation can lead to innovation. But in order to grow innovatively, how do businesses decide what firms to imitate? And how do they choose what practices to follow? Learning by Example takes an unprecedented look at the benchmarking initiative of a major financial institution. David Strang closely follows twenty-one teams of managers sent out to observe the practices of other companies in order to develop recommendations for change in their own organization. Through extensive interviews, surveys, and.
Physical Description:1 online resource (304 pages).
ISBN:9781400835195

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