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Considering the paradox that although innovation is central to the competitiveness of firms, CEOs — Chief Executive Officers — of cornpanies rarely put this issue on top of their action-list, resolving it involves providing appropriate incentives to the CEOs, while fostering a governance system more supportive of value-creating innovations over the longer term.
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John Ward, Families in Business, April 2002, pp. 74–85.
Ibid.
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Haour, G. (2004). The CEO as Innovation Champion. In: Resolving the Innovation Paradox. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230510555_2
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