| dc.contributor.advisor | Maria C. Yang. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Cho, Hallie Sue | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-10-26T18:10:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-10-26T18:10:24Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2012 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74457 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2012. | en_US |
| dc.description | Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-58). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Professionals that work on designing products and developing businesses for the developing world experience challenges unique to international development in addition to common challenges in product design and business development. However, there are far more professionals working in product development than in business development. Majority of international development projects come from research in academic institutions and the number of research-based spin-off start ups working on commercializing the technologies is significantly less than the number of other research-based spin-offs. This study looks at the characteristics of founders that transition products from research projects to companies, their motivations, the challenges they face, and how they overcame the challenges through a case study method. | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Hallie Sue Cho. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 58 p. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.rights | M.I.T. theses are protected by
copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but
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permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mechanical Engineering. | en_US |
| dc.title | Transitioning international development projects to sustainable businesses : the challenges in commercializing a research project and the engineer-entrepreneurs behind the product | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Challenges in commercializing a research project and the engineer-entrepreneurs behind the product | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | S.M. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering | |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 813410393 | en_US |
