Innovation

According to a recent World Bank study on global competitiveness published in 2012, Lebanon ranks very poorly on its capacity for innovation and the quality of its research institutions, in …

Executive’s On topic column is a series covering startup concepts; bringing the field’s buzzwords to a broader audience and getting into the nitty gritty for those already familiar with the terms. …

When American author Michael Porter first introduced the notion of ‘cluster’ in 1990 in his book The Competitive Advantage of Nations, he viewed the agglomeration of companies — whether geographical …

Steve Jobs is being mourned the world over, not just as a revolutionary inventor and talismanic chief executive officer, but also as an iconic personal brand and a globally-recognized leader …

The telecoms industry seems well equipped to deal with the crisis. As turnover is primarily generated by innovations, the industry is fairly resistant to fluctuations in business. Therefore, investors who …

For many years, the developed world had a near monopoly on technical innovation. European, US and Japanese companies conducted high-end R&D in their home markets and then sold the results …