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Location based technology and services : a business plan and in-depth industry analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
In the United States, the forthcoming E911 Phase II Mandate specifies that cellular service providers must be able to provide caller location to Public Safety Answering Points (i.e. 911 operators). The mandate specifies ...
An empirical study of hedge funds
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Hedge Funds are one of the fastest growing, yet least understood, category of alternate investment vehicles. They are pooled investment vehicles that use leverage, short-selling, dynamic hedging and derivatives to implement ...
Appropriateness and feasibility of targeted diversification in a private equity portfolio
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Diversification tools such as modem portfolio theory are used by institutional investors when making asset allocation decisions, which often result in an allocation to the private equity asset class. While some level of ...
De-commoditizing the commercial jet engine business
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
This thesis project is a comprehensive application of the Delta Model at a major jet engine manufacturer. It will assess and contrast customer segmentation and customer value proposition via primary research. It will also ...
Innovation and privatization in the telecommunications industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
The worldwide liberalization of the telecommunications industry has accelerated due to an explosion of technological innovation, growing consumer sophistication, and increasing competition. The process of privatizing state ...
Developing high-frequency equities trading models
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
The purpose of this paper is to show evidence that there are opportunities to generate alpha in the high frequency environment of the US equity market, using Principal Component Analysis (PCA hereafter) as a basis for short ...
Accelerating government R&D with private financing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
In this thesis, I argue that accelerating government research and development (R&D) with private financing could simultaneously improve the nation's war fighting readiness and economy. I submit that better utilization of ...
Continuous glucose monitoring and U.S. market strategy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
There are about 25M (million) diabetics in the US alone, of which only 5-10% of the type 1 diabetics (1M) market has been penetrated with continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices. This thesis will provide an overview ...
Innovation performance, policy, and infrastructure : a comparison of Japan and the U.S.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
With flagship corporations in Japan struggling to complete a highly globalized market against increased competition from the US and Asia, the Japanese government has been striving to increase the competitiveness and improve ...
Strategic management of innovation and entrepreneurial framework applied to the South African nanotechnology flagship projects
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
This study considers four South African nanotechnology flagship projects and evaluates them using the Strategic Management of Innovation and entrepreneurial framework. The flagship projects span a variety of focus areas ...