Management, 13Th Edition
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ISBN: 9780133910292
Author: Stephen P. Robbins & Mary A. Coulter
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 16DQ
Summary Introduction
To determine:
The interpretation with respect to philosophy of company posted on the doors of the studio of UA.
Introduction:
Innovation refers to the process wherein invention or idea are translated into services or good for which customer will pay or that creates a value. An idea must satisfy a particular need and should be replicable at an economical cost in order to be called as an innovation.
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