One common everyday object, Post-It Notes, is the product of a bootleg project at 3M, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing. The company allowed researchers to spend 15% of their time on their own ideas. Dr. Silver was ________ and took the time away from his assigned work to develop the idea.
1) sidelined
2) empowered
3) under-employed
Empowered
The correct fill for the blank would be that Dr. Silver was empowered to work on the project to develop Post-it while taking additional time out of his assigned duties and work.
One common everyday object, Post-It Notes, is the product of a bootleg project at 3M, Minnesota...
3M Minneapolis, Minnesota With 40,000 global patents and patent applications, 3M, maker of Post-it notes, reflective materials (Scotch lite), and 55,000 products in numerous industries (displays and graphics, electronics and communications, health care, safety and security, transportation, manufacturing, office products, and home and leisure), has long been one of the most innovative companies in the world. 3M codified its focus on innovation into a specific goal, “30/5,” which meant that 30 percent of its sales each year must come...
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How can we assess whether a project is a success or a
failure?
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conditions under which either shareholder could buy out the other.
Paul knew that this offer would strengthen his financial
picture…but did he really want a partner?It was going to be a long
night.
read the case study above and answer this question
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and why?
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