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Private equity and venture capital in emerging markets : a case study of Egypt and the MENA region
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Private equity and venture capital investments in emerging markets grew significantly over the past five years (2003-2008), both in absolute and relative terms. In this study, we examine the industry's role in emerging ...
Creating communities of practice : using information technology for learning and communication in automobile dealerships
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
The Ford Motor Company, like many other firms, is concerned with maintaining their competitive advantage in a rapidly changing and somewhat unpredictable business environment. One way of dealing with this new environment ...
Rise of regions after reforms : late development strategies for the software industry in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Kerala in India
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Emergence of India as a major center in the world for software production since the early 1990s has been a remarkable success story of economic development. However, within the country, the growth in this industry has been ...
Actors, coalitions and the framework convention on climate change
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This study examines the political processes through which the Framework Convention on Climate Change was negotiated and the initial efforts of the United States, the Netherlands, and Japan to adopt national policies and ...
Greening the invisible hand : how environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) succeed and fall in technology change
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
This dissertation examines how national environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Sweden and the United States (US) tried to diffuse cleaner production technologies in the pulp and paper industry from 1980-1998. ...
The spatial and temporal dynamics of commuting : examining the impacts of urban growth patterns, 1980-2000
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The dissertation is broadly concerned with the issues of urban transportation and urban spatial structure change. The focus of the research is to interpret the increase in commuting time and distance in the last two decades. ...
Conditions and effectiveness of land use as a mobility tool
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
This dissertation examines the potential of land use as a mobility tool to affect travel, a subject of long and ongoing policy debate. Land use strategies such as densification, mixed-use development, and non-driving-oriented ...
Streetwise for book smarts : culture, community organizing, and education reform in the Bronx
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Education organizing groups that have similar goals frequently employ divergent political strategies in their campaigns. In the literature on social movement organizations, such differences are usually attributed to ...
Private vs. public ownership of power generation in Mexico : should environmental policymakers care?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Congress has not yet approved regulatory reform in the Mexican energy sector. In fact, the debate is deadlocked, with many political actors disagreeing on even the most basic principles that ought to guide future investments ...
Transit planning in Curitiba and Bogotá : roles in interaction, risk, and change
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
What is the role of planners in the planning process for new transit modes? By documenting transit-planning processes in Curitiba and Bogota from 1955-95 and 1986-2001, respectively, this work demonstrates that in both ...