创新(innovation)是一个国家经济增长的根源。 自从索罗(Solow)在1957年提出这个想法并成功地用数学模型表达出来以后,经济学界和政策制定者都对此普遍认同。这就是为什么各个国家都重视创新,为什么很多学者愿意倾注精力研究如何鼓励和保护创新。 那么在经济学的实证研究中,我们该怎样衡量一个国家/地区/公司/个人的创新能力...
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In part one of this series, “Why Measure Innovation by Capability,” I discussed some key insights from Tech Clarity’s latest whitepaper,5 Ways to Measure Innovation Performance,” and why product leaders need to measure both innovation capability and desired outcomes to improve innovation perform...
Boosting jobs and revenue through innovation is the goal of many governments and businesses. Innovation, however, is difficult to measure, partly because it means different things to different groups. But overcoming this challenge is essential to understanding innovation’s real drivers. Two major indi...
right support. We're experimenting with new services and measuring how many students we can give access to these services. It's not always clear how you're going to measure innovation, but it needs to be part of your process, and you'll start seeing positive outcomes sooner rather than ...
Why measure employee engagement? You might have a strong human resources (HR) program in place that gives you an overview of your employees’ journeys— from onboarding to exit interviews— but is that program up to date and measuring the right experiences? Keeping it relevant and working for...
Comments by Chia Wai Mun, on Universities and Cities: The Impact of Higher Education on Urban Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Growth The reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education in colleges and universities is an important measure for the country to implement an innovation-dri.....
Developer productivity measures a development team’s ability to produce and deliver adept code directly related to a company’s business outcomes. It can be calculated within any timeframe using various metrics, focusing on real-time team productivity rather than individual productivity. To measure de...
Innovation implies newness. To define and measure innovation better, we investigated three dimensions of newness: what is new, how new, and new to whom? Drawing on prior research by Schumpeter and Kirzner, we developed a scale that addresses six areas of innovative activity: new products, new ...
Companies have started to recognize the importance of diversity and inclusion—but few have found ways to hold themselves accountable to real change. The first step for an inclusive company culture is to measure D&I. Surveys are the perfect tool for meas