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Two Indicators: The economics of innovation

Planet Money

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How to Stop the Middle Management Sludge

New chemical or biological innovations would sometimes fall between the cracks of this organizational structure. Joshua decided to leave Merck and launched his own company, Vertex Pharmaceuticals in 1989. He says established organizations tend to struggle when radically new ideas come along.

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