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Success with the Internet of Things Requires More Than Chasing the Cool Factor

Harvard Business

Campofrio Food Group, a multinational meat processor, decided to transform its technology, culture, and business processes at its 17-year-old flagship factory in Burgos, Spain. Second, implement a culture of innovation across all grades, functions, and regions.

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Why Companies and Universities Should Forge Long-Term Collaborations

Harvard Business

Instead, they want a relationship model – a durable, cooperative model that enables companies to partner with academia in a fashion that allows them to stay continuously connected to early stage research and to accelerate the translation of that research into new products that drive economic growth. Bridge the cultural divide.

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