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Essays on operations strategies
Jacobs, Brian W. - 2009
Operations strategies, whether prompted by competitive or regulatory forces, can greatly impact firm performance. While operations strategies cover a wide spectrum of issues - supply chain management, technology choice, capacity allocation, etc. - this dissertation focuses on two such issues,...
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An exploratory investigation of the effects of co-production and co-consumption on the characteristics and adoption of service innovations: the customer's perspective.
Zolfagharian, Mohammadali - 2007
-production and co-consumption, caused by a service innovation, influence her perceptions of service innovation characteristics and … co-consumption play important roles in explaining innovation characteristics and adoption decisions. More specifically … customer's evaluation of service innovation characteristics as well as her adoption decision. The focal customer's disposition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475086
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What happens when firms patent? New evidence from US economic census data
Sivadasan, Jagadeesh - 2007
In this study, we present novel statistics on the patenting in US manufacturing and new evidence on the question of what happens when firms patent. We do so by creating a comprehensive firm-patent matched dataset that links the NBER patent data (covering the universe of patents) to firm data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476587
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Methods for focusing on customer orientation in the early phases in the innovation process.
Cimander, Philipp - 2010
resources for innovation projects in organizations are generally limited it is important to choose the right ideas which are … innovation process. The following methods all meet this requirement: Models for Positioning compare different attributes of … persons with very different backgrounds. The developed recommendation matrix based on innovation motives of an organization (e …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429624
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Innovative Networks and Capability Building in the Australian High-Technology SMEs
Mohannak, Kavoos - 2007
resource and information limitations by becoming a part of a knowledge network. This paper seeks to examine innovation networks … businesses to learn, adapt to technological change, and innovate. Design/methodology/approach ? To study the innovation networks … analysis of the extent of innovation linkages within the biotech clusters in Sydney and ICT cluster within Melbourne. Research …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483353
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Facilitating unlearning during implementation of new technology
Becker, Karen L. - 2010
Purpose ? One of the critical issues for change management, particularly in relation to the implementation of new technologies, is the existence of prior knowledge and established mental models which may hinder change efforts. Understanding unlearning and how it might assist during...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483390
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Open source innovation in physical products : advantages and disadvantages, a corporate perspective
Blanc, Mickael Francois Henri - 2011
A better understanding of Open Source Innovation in Physical Product (OSIP) might allow project managers to mitigate … risks associated with this innovation model and process, while developing the right strategies to maximise OSIP outputs. In … the software industry, firms have been highly successful using Open Source Innovation (OSI) strategies. However, OSI in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438153
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An exploration of policy, product developments, innovation and consumption patterns:the case of tourism and airline industries in Cyprus
Liasidou, Sotiroula - 2009
industries. In particular, policy initiatives, product developments, innovation and consumption patterns are taken into … operations. In the case of destination management, innovation and policy planning are key parameters of success. Additionally … innovation. Furthermore, 300 self-administered questionnaires were distributed to British travellers to Cyprus, so as to identify …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009440924
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A collaboration leading to the introduction of an innovative medical device to the international market
Walsh, Ian; Clement, Marc - 2000
to realise any innovation can be beyond the company's finite resource base. This can lead to extended time scales …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009461252
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Managing new product development within the SMEs
Maladzhi, Rendani Wilson - 2008
Product innovation has transformed the minds of business people because of its ability to increase productivity. Other … lowering the prices consumers have to pay. Product innovation if managed correctly will create wealth and reward risk-taking by … means of technological development throughout organisational processes. SMEs fail to manage product innovation because they …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009447179