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Strategic frameworks in automotive systems architecting
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
More often than not, large-scale engineering concepts such as those used by creative automotive manufacturing companies require the incorporation of significant capital outlays and resources for the purposes of implementation ...
Intellectual property : strategy and policy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
The thesis that follows is an attempt to gain a deeper understanding of intellectual property from a policy as well as a strategic perspective. While the discussion that follows is applicable to intellectual property in ...
Can Nintendo get its crown back? : examining the dynamics of the U.S. video game console market
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Several generations of video game consoles have competed in the market since 1972. Overall, the entire market shares many similar characteristics, such as network effects and switching cost, which are found in other ...
Web 2.0 Wiki technology : enabling technologies, community behaviors, and successful business techniques and models
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Many technologies fall under the umbrella of what is commonly known as "Web 2.0," including the Wiki, a software product which allows multiple users to review and edit documents online. Like all Web 2.0 technologies, Wikis ...
An analysis of the next generation DNA sequencing technology market
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
While there is no shortage of successful and failed biotechnology ventures, it is still very difficult to gage, a priori, how a new company will fare in this industry. In many cases new biotechnology ventures are driven ...
Helicopter configuration optimization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
Evaluating potential open source applications : a case study of the network attached storage industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
The open source model for software development has been established as a legitimate competitor to the largest closed source software firms in the world. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the potential impact ...
Towards an information technology infrastructure cost model
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Ever since the introduction of the Internet in 1994, one of the defining characteristics of the global economy, particularly in the US, is a dramatic increase in expenditures on Information Technology. While this trend is ...
The IT integration of mergers & acquisitions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The role of information systems in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) becomes increasingly important as the need for speed of reaction and information is growing. Mergers and acquisitions may disrupt the operations of the ...
Do modern tools utilized in the design and development of modern aircraft counteract the impact of lost intellectual capital within the aerospace industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)