The missing ingredient in innovation: patience

Investors need to expect a long lag time between idea and take-off Image: REUTERS/Michael Brown
Mark Dodgson
Professor of Innovation Studies, The University of Queensland
David Gann
Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Development and External Affairs, University of Oxford

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