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Active portfolio management adapted for the emerging markets
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
In the emerging markets with a fast growing economy but a not quite efficient capital market, investors try to find a constant excess return against the benchmark from active portfolio management. In this paper, after ...
Value creation and value capture of advanced electricity meter information
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Advanced or smart metering has been a hot topic in the electricity community for several years. Despite the excitement about the technology, few business cases are actually able to justify the investment cost. One reason ...
Social TV : the future of television in the Internet Age
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Television's influence on culture and society has been widely acknowledged for many years. On the other hand, with the diffusion of the web and of social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, used in concert with television, ...
Managing hyper-growth : a system dynamics analysis of competitive dynamics in business-to-consumer electronic commerce
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
Many Internet companies have decided to follow a 'get big fast' strategy: they invest heavily in marketing to build their user base and market share. At ]east for now, the capital markets seem to encourage this strategy: ...
Growth strategy for hybrid organizations : balancing economic, environmental, and social impacts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Hybrid organizations combine the structure and culture of for-profit companies with the commitment to social good of non-profit organizations. This structure enables them to address social problems in an economically ...
Raising a renewable energy-focused private equity fund denominated in foreign currencies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
China's private equity industry has seen rapid growth during the past decade. Private equity funds focused on different sectors and stages and denominated in different currencies are competing for limited investment ...
Monitoring success of HIV/AIDS health care delivery : balancing donor requirements with internal management needs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Health care delivery organizations bear the burden of meeting monitoring and evaluation requirements set by numerous external organizations often at the cost of implementing internally defined management needs. Monitoring ...
Seeds of growth : the challenges of venture capital in the Australian landscape
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
The Australian venture capital (VC) industry is young and relatively immature compared to the United States. Even though the first Australian VC firm appeared in 1970, the industry remained a niche with low levels of ...
Personalized online promotions : long-term Impacts on customer behavior
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Personalization is widely used by marketers in today's world. It is not only a competitive advantage but is becoming a necessity for companies. Recent information technology advances have helped a lot to improve personalization ...
Investment performance of life-science venture capital investment funds, persistence, and subsector analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Venture capital investment performance data and performance attribution are not typically published. Venture investors articulate (and sell to LPs) conflicting strategies; the popular business literature and culture is ...