TY - GEN T1 - Learning by example : imitation and innovation at a global bank A1 - Strang, David LA - English PP - Princeton PB - Princeton University Press YR - 2010 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn647927151 AB - In business, as in other aspects of life, we learn and grow from the examples set by others. Imitation can lead to innovation. But in order to grow innovatively, how do businesses decide what firms to imitate? And how do they choose what practices to follow? Learning by Example takes an unprecedented look at the benchmarking initiative of a major financial institution. David Strang closely follows twenty-one teams of managers sent out to observe the practices of other companies in order to develop recommendations for change in their own organization. Through extensive interviews, surveys, and. OP - 284 CN - HG1615 .S768 2010eb SN - 9781400835195 SN - 1400835194 SN - 0691142181 SN - 9780691142180 KW - Bank management : Case studies. KW - Banks and banking : Case studies. KW - Diffusion of innovations. KW - Benchmarking (Management) KW - Organizational learning. KW - Organizational change. KW - Diffusion of Innovation KW - Benchmarking KW - Organizational Innovation KW - Banques : Gestion : Études de cas. KW - Innovations : Diffusion. KW - Étalonnage concurrentiel. KW - Apprentissage organisationnel. KW - Changement organisationnel. KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS : Banks & Banking. KW - Bank management KW - Banks and banking KW - Diffusion of innovations KW - Organizational change KW - Organizational learning KW - Electronic books. KW - Case studies ER -