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Management of intermediated channels for high technology firms : achieving success in a dynamic and rapidly changing marketplace
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
One of the most challenging problems for high technology firms in an increasingly global marketplace is the effective utilization of intermediated sales channels. As product development cycles shorten, there can be a ...
Towards a theory of service innovation : an inductive case study approach to evaluating the uniqueness of services
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Much of the innovation literature focuses exclusively on product-oriented companies. While scholars have begun researching innovation in service companies, the field of service innovation remains undeveloped and relatively ...
An exploration of corporate entrepreneurship : venturing signatures and their underlying dynamics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The primary goal of this work is to broadly explore the factors influencing corporate entrepreneurship and to examine how its many elements can be linked together. A broad reading of the published literature on corporate ...
Bears and numbers : investigating whether short-sellers exploit accounting-based pricing anomalies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This paper examines whether short-sellers (bears) exploit post-earnings-announcement-drift (PEAD) and the accruals anomaly. I first find that short interest is higher during the period that follows a negative earnings ...
Faculty as founder? : an examination of faculty's role in biomedical start-ups
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Executive Summary: In this thesis, I examine faculty inventors' involvement in university spin-off firms formed to commercialize their inventions. In particular, I analyze the association between a faculty inventor's various ...
Hedge fund structured products
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
In the aftermath of the bear market and one of the most volatile periods in recent financial history, individual and institutional investors worldwide are reevaluating their asset allocation strategies. Interest in hedge ...
Toward a theory of organizational elements
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Businesses are complex organizations with seemingly limitless interconnectedness and functionality. Organizational Charts are the limit to which many organizations consider their internal structure, while others build ...
Reducing variability in a semiconductor manufacturing environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The main drivers in today's flash memory business are low cost and flexibility. Low cost requires high tool utilizations, whereas flexibility and ability to respond quickly to changing customer demands require short ...
Managing and scheduling inbound material receiving at a distribution center
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
In any distribution system the processing of inbound material has significant indirect impact upon the customer experience. The inbound process encompasses all the steps to get a product into the distribution center (DC). ...
Level loading and cross docking in a global logistics network
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
There are various reasons why companies manufacture their goods in different areas of the world. These reasons include: lower labor costs, emerging markets, tax and tariff considerations, and intellectual property issues. ...