If you live in a society that creates incentives and
rewards innovation in a way that allows everyone to participate in economic opportunities and there is ACCOUNTABILITY in all levels then foreign interests and in extend who actually governs are irrelevant in the big picture of prosperity.
Not exact matches
The former publishing executive has emphasized
innovation,
rewarding investors with a 277 % increase
in market capitalization
in the five years she has piloted the carrier.
They get
rewarded in many other ways than pure financial returns — including creating stronger suppliers, putting control levers
in their industry, testing products, de-risking
innovation, and engineering less expensive acquisitions.
Other companies with world - class R&D groups built radical
innovations only to see their company fumble the future and others reap the
rewards (think of Xerox and the personal computer, Fairchild and integrated circuits, Kodak and digital photography, etc.) Common themes
in these failures were, 1) without a direct connection to the customer advanced R&D groups built products without understanding user needs, and 2) the core of the company was so focused on execution of current products that it couldn't see that the future didn't look like the past.
It is a hard concept to explain precisely and to quantify, but the idea of differing levels of social capital helps explain why, for example, French entrepreneurs (not to mention Indian, Chinese, Mexican and Nigerian) are more likely to create successful tech startups
in the US or the UK than at home, or why it is easier to start a business
in Sidney than
in Beijing, or why technological
innovation is not evenly spread out among countries, even among countries at similar development levels, but rather tends to cluster
in a few areas
in a few countries where tech entrepreneurs seem to believe that their work is made easier and the
rewards greater.
Will investors continue to
reward short - termism, or will they recognize the value of investing
in innovation that
rewards investors over the long term?
As the voice of the venture capital community, the NVCA advocates policies that encourage
innovation, spur job creation and
reward long - term investment
in startup companies.
He said private
rewards for
innovation in the space has worked out «quite well.»
To succeed
in a highly competitive global economy, Canada needs an
innovation strategy that
rewards competition, entrepreneurship, and bringing ideas to life.
The 10th annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards, staged by Cirrus Publications» Australian Mining magazine, aims to encourage, recognise and
reward excellence
in the Australian mining industry and celebrate the achievements of the people and companies who have shown
innovation and superior performance during 2012/13.
The Product of the Year awards are designed to help consumers identify the best products
in their market and to
reward manufacturers for quality and
innovation.
In addition to being rewarded for true excellence in innovation and outstanding teamwork, these winners have received priceless worldwide exposur
In addition to being
rewarded for true excellence
in innovation and outstanding teamwork, these winners have received priceless worldwide exposur
in innovation and outstanding teamwork, these winners have received priceless worldwide exposure.
The events aim to encourage more young people to study science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and consider exciting and
rewarding careers
in STEM that utilise creativity,
innovation and problem - solving skills.
Any smart government will see that it is
in its own interests to improve the quality of the program so that others besides Zoomlion also benefit whilst shaving a bit of the crazy margins off through moderately sophisticated program design so that Zoomlion is
rewarded for its entrepreneurial energy and acumen without making them fat on cheap money and therefore disinterested
in innovation and sophistication.
§ The events aim to encourage more young people to study and consider exciting and
rewarding careers
in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) by encouraging creativity,
innovation and problem solving skills.
The PEARL Awards Nigeria, endorsed by the Securities and Exchange Commission is one of Nigeria's foremost award recognition bodies, focused on
rewarding corporate excellence
in local institutions and promoting healthy competitiveness amongst quoted companies through growth, diversification and
innovation; ultimately leading to improved performance on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
«If a small business can protect their ideas and bring them to market it will
reward them for those ideas and encourage others to follow
in their footsteps, safe
in the knowledge that they will benefit from their
innovation.
The Awards are thus
in place to symbolise and
reward those at the forefront for carrying out, and actively, promoting research and
innovation.»
As associate professor and first - author Johan Bollen writes
in an e-mail to Science Careers, they wanted their new system to «enable scientists to set their own priorities, fund scientists... not projects, avoid proposal writing and reviewing, avoid administrative burdens, encourage all scientists to participate collectively
in the definition of scientific priorities, encourage
innovation,
reward scientists that make significant contributions to data, software, methods, and systems, avoid funding death spirals (no funding - > no research - > no funding) but still
reward high levels of productivity, create the proper incentives for scholarly communication (publishing to communicate, not to improve bibliometrics), enable funding of daring and risky research, and so on.»
Above all else, employees rank
innovations that allow them to make a positive, real impact
in the world — not compensation, retirement benefits, or career advancement — as the biggest
reward of working
in biotech and pharmaceuticals.
One way
in which the company
rewards innovation is through an internal awards program.
Had the internet been built with bulletproof security
in mind, we might never have reaped the
rewards of breakneck
innovation.
The project, through feature articles, essays and comprehensive infographics, paints a compelling, yet realistic portrait of the challenges, opportunities, risks and
rewards in the ever - evolving field of health, and examines the factors both impeding and fostering
innovation.
«Regardless of which theory proves correct, the goal is the same — to reduce carbon emissions, we need
innovation in the private sector; not excessive government regulation to stifle some industries while
rewarding others.
Last week the Japanese - born engineer blasted his native country's attitude toward
innovation and told colleagues they should join him
in the United States if they want to be
rewarded for their creative talents.
Whether
in locomotives and services, drilling, stationary power, marine or mining, we offer our employees challenging,
rewarding careers
in dynamic Digital Industrial functions that matter: brilliant factories, next - gen transportation, Industrial Internet, digital
innovation.
The key goal is to discover, recognise and
reward the technology
innovations that have the potential to, or are already having a positive impact on the community — at home,
in the office and on a global scale.
States should encourage
innovation in order to meet students» individual needs and set up the regulatory environment that
rewards providers for doing that well.
Rewards in the form of a waiver, or incentives
in the form of a state
innovation grant or site - based merit pay, could be included
in a public academy contract with a host school district; so must corrective action policies for academic or fiscal malfeasance.
The rate of productivity increase
in an economy is strongly affected by the incentives that
reward successful
innovation and investments (
in research and development, and
in physical and human capital).
• Making it possible for districts to
reward teachers for
innovation, although that would be defined and negotiated
in each school district.
The Milken Family Foundation National Educator Awards are designed to
reward elementary and secondary school teachers, principals and administrators who promote excellence and
innovation in public education.
Although many postsecondary faculty members remarked on the effectiveness of the professional development provided
in these studies, it was also noted that the traditional university
reward system does not generally recognize
innovation in classroom instruction (Wedman & Diggs, 2001).
After years of
innovation and academic growth, my school added a new program to bring
in struggling students from another institution — and the state
rewarded us by putting us on a list of «failing» schools and forcing us into a voucher program.
Two new grants created
in the 2011 budget exemplify the ways we can direct funding to encourage
innovation and support successful programs and educators: the Excellence
in Performance Grant for Teachers provides 15 million dollars over two years for districts to
reward their best teachers, and the
Innovation Fund Grant — which gave ten Indiana schools, districts, and organizations each a portion of 5 million dollars to support ground breaking new programs, like the one at Herron High School, a charter school here
in Indianapolis led by Janet McNeal, who joins us tonight.
Later this year, states will compete for a piece of $ 5 billion
in «Race to the Top» stimulus funding, which
rewards those states and school systems that adopt
innovations the Obama administration supports.
While the Stelvio falls a little short
in terms of technical
innovation, perceived quality, connectivity and ergonomics, it's good - looking, affordable, lively,
rewarding, and fun to drive.
COTY should
reward technical
innovation, all the more so if it's usefully green
in the way that new developments inevitably must be, and the Leaf certainly scores there.
«With a starting price of $ 21,500 USD, this new - generation design continues the exceptional combination of value and
innovation that made Altima the second best - selling car
in the U.S.
in 2011,» said Brian Carolin, senior vice president, Sales and Marketing, Nissan North America, Inc. «With its evocative styling, sophisticated interior,
rewarding driving experience, smartphone connectivity and available class - exclusive technologies, we expect an even stronger consumer response to the new Altima when it goes on sale this summer.»
Following this launch, Euro NCAP will
reward selected car manufacturers at the Paris Motor Show on October 1, 2010 for the
innovation in advanced safety features that were assessed under the new methodology.
«Looking ahead, I see
innovations in technology, harnessed to make the publishing experience personal, easy, and
rewarding.
American Express is a leader
in the
rewards marketplace because it strives to offer the richest
rewards, providing depth and breadth of choice, flexibility and
innovation.
StubHub reinvented the ticket resale market
in 2000 and continues to lead it through
innovation through numerous industry firsts, including the introduction of the industry's first ticketing application, first interactive seat mapping tool and the first live entertainment Fan
Rewards program.
Redeeming Points: The biggest
innovation in hotel
rewards in a while is the simplification of the program to only two awards: GoFree awards allow you to redeem 15,000 points for a free night at any Wyndham hotel worldwide, doing away with hotel categories and making it the most simple program on the market.
That difference also extends to its
reward program, Etihad Guest, which includes many of the familiar perks you enjoy
in other programs, such as Miles + Cash awards and no blackout dates, along with some
innovations, like the ability to cash out your miles directly into money if you so choose.
With a compelling new risk - and -
reward combat system, creative uses of StreetPass functionality and beautiful graphics, this ambitious game brings new
innovations in quality and design to the world of RPGs.
«The challenge I gave the team was to make it possible for LBP to be a free to play downloadable service, not a product, and with a mechanism for monetizing user generated content that would allow the best creators to be to
rewarded in some way for their for the
innovation,» Harrison told GameIndustry.biz (registration required for full article).
Rewarding gameplay
innovations remain intact, providing consistent thrills
in both multiplayer matches and the campaign.
With this new generation of roguelikes we're seeing some
innovations that come from modern gaming, and
in my opinion (and Extra Credits», if you doubt a n00b's perspective), make the genre a lot more accessible and
rewarding.
The Young Illustrators Award is one of the most internationally renowned competitions
rewarding creativity and
innovation in personal contemporary illustration and graphics.