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?. b) Now imagine that you are the manager of a national champion company. Which are the two main factors, say dimensions, you need to take into account in the definition of our own company strategy and behaviour? c) Let instead assume you are a policy maker. Which type of “scenario” would you prefer to create in order to stimulate as many new business opportunities as possible out of the initial support provided to a national champion firm?

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?. b) Now imagine that you are the manager of a national champion company. Which are the two main factors, say dimensions, you need to take into account in the definition of our own company strategy and behaviour? c) Let instead assume you are a policy maker. Which type of “scenario” would you prefer to create in order to stimulate as many new business opportunities as possible out of the initial support provided to a national champion firm?

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