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Paper 9: Innovation Assessment and Improvement (D. Xu)
1. Innovation Assessment & Improvement supported by Intelligent Decision System Dr Dong-Ling Xu Manchester Business School Email: L.Xu@mbs.ac.uk Monday, July 5, 2010
7. Question A. 1. a) Has the company introduced new or substantially improved services or processes in the last 18 months? Explanation: Question 1a asks whether the company has introduced or plans to introduce NEW or substantially improved SERVICES or PROCESSES, in the past 18 months. This indicates how successful the company is currently in terms of innovation. Example of Assessment Questions
8. Question A. 1. a) Has the company introduced new or substantially improved services or processes in the last 18 months? Answers: Yes or NO. Yes: The company has introduced some new or substantially improved products or processes in the last 18 months. No: The company has not introduced any new or substantially improved services or processes in the last 18 months. Example of Assessment Questions
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10. Question A. 2. How many new or substantially improved services or processes has the company introduced in the last 12 months? Question A.3. How many new or substantially improved services or processes does the company plan to introduce in the next 12 months? Question A.4. What percentage of the company's turnover is derived from services introduced on the market in the past 12 months? Question A.5. Has the company evaluated the benefits it has achieved from process innovation? Answers The scores obtained from answering A.2, A.3 and A.4 are the same as the scores obtained from answering A.5. Example of Questions & Points Awarded to Answers