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Overcoming the underdog mentality

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Up to this point, we have covered a few topics that are generic to innovation but which require special attention in Asia. We provided examples of organizational change. We discussed some specific ideas related to markets and the marketing of Asian innovations. We gave inspirational case studies on how to mobilize the resources needed for innovation. And in Chapter 7 we examined how to make a profit from innovation efforts.

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  • Global Directions, The McKinsey Quarterly, 2003, (4).

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  • For detailed treatment of this matter, the reader may refer to Chomsky N., 1989, Necessary Illusions, Thought Control in Democratic Societies, South End Press, Boston.

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© 2005 Arnoud De Meyer and Sam Garg

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De Meyer, A., Garg, S. (2005). Overcoming the underdog mentality. In: Inspire to Innovate. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230512061_8

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