Many business leaders dislike experimentation. They firmly believe in sticking to the way things are done. But fear of failure is a sure path to organisational failure.
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Dean, Professor in Management Finance, Macquarie Graduate School of Management
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Lecturer in Management, CEO Place Lab, Macquarie Graduate School of Management
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Lecturer in Economics, Macquarie Graduate School of Management
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Professor of Experimental and Behavioral Economics, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie Graduate School of Management
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Professor of Management, Macquarie Graduate School of Management