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Innovation has been examined at the level of the firm, nation-state and at the European level. However, innovation is also dependent on active participation in working and learning processes by workers, and work process knowledge and practices can play a key role in innovation. Jensen et al. (2007) have distinguished between two modes of innovation:
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innovation strategies that emphasise Research & Development and facilitate access to explicit codified knowledge: the Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) mode.
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innovation strategies mainly based on learning by doing, using and interacting (DUI) mode.
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Brown, A. (2016). The Role of Career Adaptability and Flexible Expertise in Developing Individual Innovative Behaviour. In: Shipton, H., Budhwar, P., Sparrow, P., Brown, A. (eds) Human Resource Management, Innovation and Performance. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137465191_16
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