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Linking Network Structure and Diffusion Through Stochastic Dominance
(Cambridge, MA; Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Instittute of Technology, 2009-09-28)
Recent research identifies stochastic dominance as critical for understanding the relationship between network structure and diffusion. This paper introduces the concept of stochastic dominance, explains the theory linking ...
Innovation Incentives for Information Goods
(Cambridge, MA; Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006-06-01)
Innovations can often be targeted to be more valuable for some consumers than others. This is especially true for digital information goods. We show that the traditional price system not only results in significant ...
The MIT Collaboratorium: Enabling Effective Large-Scale Deliberation for Complex Problems
(Cambridge, MA; Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007-12-31)
While current online discussion tools such as email, chat, wikis, and web forums have been enormously successful at enabling unprecedented global knowledge sharing, they face significant limitations from the perspective ...
Can Healthcare IT Save Babies?
(Cambridge, MA; Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008-01-01)
The US has a higher infant mortality rate than most other developed nations. Electronic
medical records (EMR) and other healthcare information technology (IT) improvements
could reduce that rate, by standardizing treatment ...
Experiences and Challenges with Using Cert Data to Analyze International Cyber Security
(Cambridge, MA; Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009-09)
With the increasing interconnection of computer networks and sophistication of cyber attacks, it is important to understand the dynamics of such situations, especially in regards to cyber international relations. The ...
Semantic Distances for Technology Landscape Visualization
(Cambridge, MA; Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008-08-25)
This paper presents a novel approach to the visualization
and subsequent elucidation of research domains in science and technology.
The proposed methodology is based on the use of bibliometrics; i.e.,
analysis is conducted ...
Latent Semantic Analysis Applied to Tech Mining
(Cambridge, MA; Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008-09-01)
This paper presents an approach to bibliometric analysis in the context of technology mining.
Bibliometric analysis refers to the use of publication database statistics, e.g., hit counts relevant to a
topic of interest. ...
Reconciling Protocol Mismatches of Web Services by Using Mediators
(Cambridge, MA; Alfred P. Sloan School of Management. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008-12-01)
In the era of Global Services, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) has been gaining momentum for
building Web-based information systems. Service composition is one of the key objectives for adopting
SOA. Unfortunately, ...
Framework for the Analysis of the Adaptability, Extensibility, and Scalability of Semantic Information Integration and the Context Mediation Approach
(Cambridge, MA; Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009-01-01)
Technological advances such as Service Oriented
Architecture (SOA) have increased the feasibility and
importance of effectively integrating information from
an ever widening number of systems within and across
enterprises. ...
The Role of an Online Community in Relation to Other Communication Channels in a Business Development Case
(Cambridge, MA; Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009-04-09)
We investigated how sales representatives (Salespeople) and members of a service business
development department (the Service Dept.) communicated within an informal online
community, particularly in relation to their use ...