“Successful innovators have CEOs who act as technology evangelists.”

Source: Game-Changing Strategies, 2013, p. 68

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Cypriot business theorist 1960

Constantinos C. Markides (1960) Cypriot business theorist

Source: Game-Changing Strategies, 2013, p. 66

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Constantinos C. Markides (1960) Cypriot business theorist

Source: Game-Changing Strategies, 2013, p. 67

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“Successful innovators have CEOs who act as technology evangelists.”

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