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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 ...
Potential of electric propulsion systems to reduce petroleum use and greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. light-duty vehicle fleet
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
In the summer of 2008, the United States of America experienced an oil shock, first of a kind since 1970s. The American public became sensitized to the concerns about foreign oil supply and climate change and global warming, ...
How companies can leverage crowdsourcing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Crowdsourcing is an increasingly popular phenomenon where companies solicit the help of the public in helping accomplish some of the activities commonly performed by employees or contractors. These activities can range ...
Value centric approach to target system modularization using multi-attribute tradespace exploration and network measures of component modularity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Deciding where to modularize a system can have long-term impact on that systems value over its entire lifecycle. The modularity of a system can impact the systems flexibility, evolvability, scalability, mass, costs, and ...
Resource-based view of social media as a source of sustained competitive advantage
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Executive summary: Social Media is increasingly becoming prevalent and firms are increasingly adopting social media. Managers are concerned about the value social media provides and how it can be used for competitive ...
A social networking approach for mobile innovation in emerging countries
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Addressing the global challenges and the next billion mobile subscribers, the MIT NextLab course engages students, industry partners, entrepreneurs and the next billion mobile subscribers to develop innovative mobile ...