Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 57
Management of globally dispersed teams : a case study in the automotive industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
As globalization gains importance within the business world, managers are increasingly exposed to the challenges of coordinating groups of professionals isolated in time and in space. Globally dispersed teams are subject ...
Fueling innovation and growth strategies with corporate venturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
This thesis covers the broad topic of Corporate Venturing as used by large, established firms and focuses mainly on U.S. institutions. A comprehensive review of corporate R&D is presented, evaluating recent industry trends ...
Incremental airline schedule design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
We consider the problem of integrating flight schedule design and fleet assignment decisions at airlines. The flight schedule design problem involves selecting and scheduling the set of flight legs that an airline will ...
Production/inventory policies for a parallel machine manufacturing system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Technology portfolio management : optimizing interdependent projects over multiple time periods
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Decision elements in the design of a consumer electronics assembly plant
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Knowledge transfer : a critical strategic asset in multinational firms : a corporate view
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
This thesis examines the effectiveness of Knowledge Integration in a single multinational firm. Knowledge Integration is a concept that includes innovation, transfer and transformation of knowledge and much recent literature ...
An analysis of organizational vision and mission statements with a focus on Eastman Chemical Company
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
This work examines the purpose, construction, and identification of stakeholders in organizational vision and mission statements. This work also reviews differing views on the governing objectives of publicly held companies ...
Commercializing university biomedical ideas : problems and opportunities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
The level of entrepreneurship and commercialization of inventions at universities in the United States varies widely. This study attempts to uncover the factors that may explain the differences in the attitude toward ...
Analysis of the accessory business : focus on electromechanical grips
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Today, many manufacturing companies are facing numerous challenges that had not been present in the past. The paradigm of how companies must perform has dramatically changed over the years. Back in the 1980's customer ...