Many executives are frustrated by a lack of clear return on their innovation investment.

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But as with most initiatives from Washington, the rush to return innovation to the center of U.S. economic policy will likely wither without a groundswell of popular support.

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But the leadership team at Skanska is proving that anyone can apply innovation for high rates of return.

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It remains to be seen if Nokia can return to a dominant market leader in terms of innovation and brand.

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The search committee and the entire Board concluded that he is the right leader to return the core business to a path of robust growth and industry-leading innovation.

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After each innovation and burst of performance improvement, gains level off, return-on-effort diminishes and results plateau out.

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In return, they give Fusenet the right of first refusal to invest in any commercial venture that results from the innovation.

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