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How Breakthroughs Happen: The Surprising Truth About How Companies Innovate
Andrew Hargadon
Argues that our romantic notions about innovation as invention are actually undermining our ability to pursue breakthrough innovations. This book takes us beyond the simple recognition that revolutionary innovations do not result from flashes of brilliance by lone inventors or organizations.
320 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 10, 2003 |
| ISBN13 | 9781578519040 |
| Publishers | Harvard Business Review Press |
| Pages | 320 |
| Dimensions | 153 × 239 × 31 mm · 564 g |
| Language | English |
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