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Smoking BrandsCool! Some of my old favorites there! Embassy Regal. Popular in Scotland. Silk Cut -- yuck! Never ever liked those!9 months ago
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Understand Innovation in 5 MinutesYou’re right Maximise: many innovations have their origins from staff inside the firm -- or from people outside the firm in another industry. Check out the terms "lead user innovation" by Eric von Hippel for more on this. Yes, this presentation looks at innovation from the perspective of the firm.2 years ago
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Media ’08 - Presentation by Jonathan Haagen (Economist Intelligence Unit)Nice one! Another reason is that many Western firms overestimate their own abilities (hubris) and underestimate the local firms’ hunger for a piece of the action, a very dangerous combination. Local Chinese firms will compete even when they are losing money: destructive competition to the point where it is the last man standing. Often, the last man standing is the (subsidized) Chinese firm with the Western firms running away with their tails between their legs and a serious financial loss on their hands. And to top it all off: never a nasty word is spoken! Watch out!2 years ago
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