... for stories and meaning. Originality/value The rewards of serious play are tangible and plentiful. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Lego® Serious Play® Storytelling Strategy Creativity Teamwork Management strategy Team working What do Industrial and Commercial...

... Team working But collaborative innovation makes great sense, especially in a post‐recession climate that sees manufacturers putting a bigger focus on growth. Some bigger companies are now very specifically targeting collaborative innovation, not least as a way of cutting R&D costs while...

.... If implemented, these practices can enable leaders to manage boundaries, forge common ground and discover new frontiers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Leadership Team working Organizational culture Chris Ernst is a leader in developing collaborative, boundary spanning leadership...

... Group Publishing Limited 2011 Virtual work Team working Project teams Technology has enabled a growing number of people to work from home, a development which was predicted a generation ago by many futurologists. Rather fewer observers envisaged the possibilities that would arise...

... of the newly‐merged company's strengths and weaknesses led to the identification of an appropriate structure and knowledge of where to leverage key capabilities. Innovation Learning Creative thinking Team working Ideas are the raw material for innovations that have become so vital to achieving...

... in the reference list. All are interesting and contribute to an understanding of contemporary business discussions around leadership and management. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Management technique Leadership Innovation Team working Women Management is currently in the midst...

... thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations. Team working Internet Communication technologies Customer service management Shrewd companies have always acknowledged the value of teamwork. And in today's fiercely competitive business world, a willingness...

... and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format. Innovation Creative thinking Team working Risk management Leadership Innovate or be damned may be the commercial mantra for the twenty‐first century as businesses where creative thinking is not valued and nurtured will struggle...

... enhanced personal responsibility combined with more effective team working. Senior leaders were identified as key people and as many of them were technical experts with little or no leadership training, Jaguar/Landrover developed a leadership program for all employees. This innovative program, called...

.... Originality/value The paper will be of interest to those involved with team‐working within companies. Perhaps you have also worked for a company that had “teamwork” amongst its corporate values – about 50 percent of all companies do – and have been appraised against your ability to work in teams...

.... Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format. Business development Sustainable development Creative thinking Team working...

... Innovation Team working Product life cycle Product development New products Return on investment Well functioning R&D teams are an essential part of any company's NPD (new product development) strategy, but what constitutes an effective team that can hit the maximum number of home runs...

...P. Atkinson Keywords: Dynamics, Strategic objectives, Team management, Team working Teamswork: strategy in action Atkinson P. Management Services, Spring 2006, Vol. 50 No. 1, Start Page: 15, No. of pages: 4 Purpose – To explore approaches for assessing how...

... pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Team working Autonomous work groups Individual behaviour Team performance As ways of business have evolved over the years, so too has the nature of teams. We have...

... and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Team working Automotive industry Sweden The Volvo bus plant in Sweden is one the largest bus‐chassis assembly plants in the world. Until 2003 it employed 370 people in production, and 80...

...: www.globalwatchonline.com/missions/tmsmrep.aspx © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Communication technologies Innovation Design Team working User studies UK companies are increasingly risking the danger of falling behind their innovative USA competitors when it comes to exploiting design...

... this forecast period, a growth rate far in excess of any other major enterprise software market. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Product innovation Product life cycle Team working Product management Information management Document management Time to market It appears that many companies, including...