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In managing innovation, leaders set out to make sense of large chunks of information. This consists of the constant processing of data from a variety of sources, such as performance data, financial reports, market analyses, insight from employee surveys and management literature. Analysing and comparing information from a variety of sources can be experienced as a daunting and technical task. One of the risks lies in using conservative and ‘best practice’ types of data analysis. This chapter will outline why this limits insight in complex processes, which is particularly the case managing innovation.
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van Rossenberg, Y. (2016). A Tale of Two Approaches: How and Why a Person-Centred Approach would Provide New Insight into the Leadership of Innovation. In: Shipton, H., Budhwar, P., Sparrow, P., Brown, A. (eds) Human Resource Management, Innovation and Performance. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137465191_13
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