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The pursuit of innovation remains one of the cardinal issues of business today. Innovation is viewed as the secret ingredient permitting companies to grow, to remain competitive, and to develop products and strategies capable of ensuring the firm's survival. Yet internal innovation is fraught with problems. Ideas abound, but the essential screening and testing processes are both costly and uncertain.