key findings //
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innovation cont. . .
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CEO
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New Zealand business is not
very good at promoting
excellence of performance.
It is not very good at managing
expansion. Culturally it is
better to excel on the sports
field than at economic success.
Culturally it is better to invest
in a new stadium than invest
in high-risk innovation.