4.a) Imagine you are the manager of a new company and you want to stimulate innovation. Argue which type of leadership “model” is preferable in the management of innovative processes. Which type of challenges is this type of leaderships supposed to address? 4.b) Now imagine that your company is involved in a complex production network spread around the world. From a strategic point of view, which is the most preferable form of GVC governance you would like to develop with your own partners? Which is the one it is better to move away from given its reduced opportunities for technological learning? Make a comparison between them

4.a) Imagine you are the manager of a new company and you want to stimulate innovation. Argue which type of leadership “model” is preferable in the management of innovative processes. Which type of challenges is this type of leaderships supposed to address? 4.b) Now imagine that your company is involved in a complex production network spread around the world. From a strategic point of view, which is the most preferable form of GVC governance you would like to develop with your own partners? Which is the one it is better to move away from given its reduced opportunities for technological learning? Make a comparison between them

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