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In a period of rapid structural change, the only ones who survive are those who innovate and create change.
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357 |
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…entrepreneurship and innovation can be achieved by any business. But they must be consciously striven for.
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360 |
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The people responsible for an existing business will… always be tempted to postpone action on anything new, entrepreneurial, or innovative until it is too late.
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361 |
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Even though the new project… does not rank with existing products, somebody in top management must have the specific assignment to work on tomorrow as an entrepreneur and innovator.
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361 |
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…entrepreneurs know what their innovation is meant to do. And if some other use for it appears, they tend to resent it.
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366 |
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To attain a specialty niche always requires something new, something added, something that is genuine innovation.
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389 |
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A specialty-skill niche is rarely found by accident. In every single case, it results from a systematic survey of innovative opportunities.
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389 |
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The creative innovator does not invent a product or service; her perfects and positions it.
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382 |
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The unexpected failure may be an equally important source of innovation opportunities.
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399 |
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Innovations that exploit changes in market structure are particularly effective if one very large manufacturer or supplier dominates the industry and its markets during a period of rapid growth.
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400 |
