17. These include: Business culture undervalues operations Top management ignorant about operations Lack of ownership Not built in to formal org. structure
26. Big Idea #1 Companies can gain competitive advantage through operational innovation. Organizational complacency: Organizations content with methods by which operations are executed continue to do what “has worked for them in the past” (Kotter, 2008, p. 21)
27. Big Idea #2 Operational innovation should be the way of life. Organizations continuously change in order to thrive Encourage a business culture that promotes change
28. Big Idea #3 Operational innovation is increasingly important due to global competition and low industry growth.