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Climate and energy policy for U.S. passenger vehicles : a technology-rich economic modeling and policy analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Climate and energy security concerns have prompted policy action in the United States and abroad to reduce petroleum use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from passenger vehicles. Policy affects the decisions of firms and ...
Impact of communications between firms on innovation and new product development : the case of the Cambridge/Boston biotech cluster
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The paper reports the results of a study of innovations and new product development in biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies in Boston/Cambridge cluster. The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that more ...
Digital help service opportunities for communication service providers in the convergent digital home
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Homes are becoming increasingly connected as new technologies allow users to access media and information from any-device at anytime. Notebooks, HDTVs, smartphones, media servers, photo cameras, and video cameras, all form ...
Service platform strategy : social networking and mobile service platform perspectives
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The significance of the service platform is increasing, while studies on this phenomenon remain scarce and insufficient. Most of the researches focus on products, market segmentation and how platform triggers innovation ...
Portfolio management in the Air Force : current status and opportunities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
There are hundreds of weapons programs, under the management of the United States Air Force worth billions of dollars. These programs are being developed to fulfill a need in the U.S. defense strategy. Bringing these weapon ...
An examination of the patterns of failure in defense acquisition programs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The history of acquisition reform dates back to the Revolutionary War era, and recommendations and actions to reform the Department of Defense's acquisition system continue today. Common themes emerge from the recommendations ...
Electric vehicle charging infrastructure deployment : policy analysis using a dynamic behavioral spatial model
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The United States government is committed to promoting a market for electric vehicles. To ensure that this electrification program does not result in the same failure that has come be associated with its predecessor programs, ...
The European Satellite Navigation Program : policy analysis and recommendations for the future
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The European Satellite Navigation Program is a case study that combines Technical / Public / Private aspects in an integrative way. Therefore, it is a sound case for a TPP thesis candidate. This thesis analyzes the European ...
Merging qualitative and quantitative criteria for freight investment using scenario planning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Freight transportation is vital to the economy of the United States. The total volume of freight moving inside the nation is expected to continue growing, while the U.S. transportation system is aging and becoming more ...
Extending broadband past the urban fringe with wireless mesh : a strategic analysis with policy implications for Kenya's Universal Service Fund
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
As the competitive wholesale cost of bandwidth continues to plummet in Kenya, last-mile networks have become a bottleneck in the extension of affordable broadband outside major cities. In this work we explore the business ...