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Pursoid
Innovation Competence
of Human Resources
Hannu Vanharanta*
ABSTRACT
Many people would like to be innovative, but only some can create something really
new. However, innovation characteristics are something that can be improved, and
therefore measuring the degree of innovation competences at the individual, group,
team, and the whole company level in any organization is crucial and almost man-
datory. In this chapter, we present the current status of our research tool, Pursoid,
with which we have had the opportunity to measure the innovation competence of
individuals. In addition, we show how we have obtained a realistic view of the wa ...