Greater job security can make inventors less creative, according to The Conversation

When worker protection laws were passed across the US, in-house R&D staff began to take fewer risks, according to The Conversation and La Nación.

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Greater job security can make inventors less creative, according to The Conversation.

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When worker protection laws were passed across the US, in-house R&D staff began to take fewer risks — confirmed by: The Conversation, La Nación
We have studied innovation from many angles, from how competition from Chinese imports spurred innovation in the US electronics market, to how knowledgeable generalist inventors contribute to innovation teams — confirmed by: The Conversation, La Nación

Apple's senior vice president of Retail + People Deirdre O'Brien and CEO John Ternus welcome customers to the Apple store on Fifth Avenue, New York — The Conversation
Apple When Apple recently presented its new folding phone, one of the questions hovering over the launch — The Conversation
Over the last few months, figures like Gordon Brown and Ursula von der Leyen have underscored its vital economic importance, as well as its glaring absence from European industry in particular. — The Conversation
Our study looked at 82,000 R&D professionals who secured patents at US-based publicly traded firms — The Conversation
Greater job security can make inventors less creative — The Conversation

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