Seconded employees provide more novel and innovative ideas, finds research

Seconded employees are temporarily assigned to a different role, organization, or department.

Researchers from ESMT Berlin investigated whether seconded employees impact the selection of novel ideas.

They used information on secondary employees serving at the Nationa ESMT i Berlin oundation between 2000 and 2012.

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