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“Good Management” in Enterprises Today May Be Blocking Innovation

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Bridging the Innovation Gap

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Management theory is oriented towards efficiency maximization. What qualifies today as good management is geared to avoiding detours and minimizing unproductive times. However, it is precisely these detours and “unproductive” times that create a basis for a capacity to innovate. Enterprises that avoid these run the risk of becoming increasingly incapable of innovation .

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  1. Mühlethurnen, Switzerland

    Daniel Huber

  2. Münsingen, Switzerland

    Heiner Kaufmann

  3. Bern, Switzerland

    Martin Steinmann

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Huber, D., Kaufmann, H., Steinmann, M. (2017). “Good Management” in Enterprises Today May Be Blocking Innovation. In: Bridging the Innovation Gap. Management for Professionals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55498-3_4

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