Executive Update

Can Innovation Survive Virtual Teams and Outsourcing?

Posted August 31, 2007 | Leadership | Leadership | Leadership |

Innovation is important for economic development at a national level and for business survival at a corporate level. However, if the trend toward global virtual activity and outsourcing continues, then we are heading for an overall slowdown in innovation as the corporate problem space is outsourced and virtual working practices raise barriers to collaboration and problem sharing.

About The Author
Carl Adams
Carl Adams is a Principal Lecturer and Researcher in the School of Computing at the University of Portsmouth. His professional experience spans 12 years of working in the computer industry as a software engineer, system analyst, and consultant before going into academia. Dr. Adams’s research explores the impact of changing technology and wider risks and uncertainty, including ICT4D activity, supporting displaced people with mobile technology and… Read More
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