Browsing Theses - Sloan School of Management by Title
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The U.S. cable television industry : the multi-service operator organizational structure as a bundle of competencies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)The United States cable television industry is experiencing fierce competition from telephone companies and content providers, as well as new and possibly unknown entrants. As organizations in the industry are currently ... -
The U.S. Coast Guard sector construct : A study of organizational culture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)The U. S. Coast Guard has recently merged the operational forces responsible for maritime security in port and coastal zones into a new organization called the Sector construct. This thesis examines the cultural issues ... -
The U.S. supercomputer industry : a strategy for the future
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984) -
The U.S.-China bilateral trade agreement : a case study of U.S. textile trade policy
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Uncertainty and individual discretion in allocating research funds
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)There is a long-standing tradition in public research funding agencies of distributing funds via peer review, which aggregates evaluations of proposed research ideas from a group of external experts. Despite complaints ... -
Uncertainty and learning in sequential decision-making : the case of climate policy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)The debate over a policy response to global climate change has been and continues to be deadlocked between 1) the view that the impacts of climate change are too uncertain and so any policy response should be delayed until ... -
Uncovering opportunities for cost containment and operational improvements via shared practices between device manufacturer and hospital
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Background: Medical device manufacturers (suppliers) and hospitals (providers) face financial and operational stressors exacerbated by recent healthcare reform. Providers now face the prospect of decreased reimbursements ... -
Underlying factors for the success of the Japanese economy since World War II
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Understanding and controlling risk in product development, specifically in new technology procurement, at an automatic test equipment manufacturer
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999) -
Understanding and managing profitability in a competitive environment : an application in biotechnology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)For many biotech drugs, minimal competition has led to significant margins. Genentech's legacy product, however, faces intense competition from six other competitors. Competition necessitates contracting to ensure patient ... -
Understanding customer needs--a systematic approach to the "voice of the customer"
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Understanding high-powered incentives in organizations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)I study how the compensation structure of top managers from US public companies changes in recent years and the effect of these incentives on firm performance. I first explore the trend of executive compensation structure ... -
Understanding neural network sample complexity and interpretable convergence-guaranteed deep learning with polynomial regression
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)We first study the sample complexity of one-layer neural networks, namely the number of examples that are needed in the training set for such models to be able to learn meaningful information out-of-sample. We empirically ... -
Understanding organizational traps in implementing service-oriented architecture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)One of the major objectives of implementing service-oriented architecture (SOA) is to enhance IS agility and improve IT-business alignment. However, the contradictory experiences about SOA implementation turn out to be a ... -
Understanding outcomes of the organizational entry process : a comparison of the situationist, individualist, and interactionist perspectives
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Understanding social amplification of risk : possible impact of an avian flu pandemic
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Today, stakeholders expect organizations to be able to endure external shocks. Hence, the real potential of an avian flu pandemic has many corporations developing business continuity plans for the disruptions that a pandemic ... -
Understanding supply chain trade-offs through models and scenario planning with a focus on postponement
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)The two objectives of this project were to develop an understanding of the challenges and opportunities of the supply chain of a family of currently marketed products manufactured overseas and distributed/sold worldwide ... -
Understanding the BlackBerry : negotiating connectivity in different organizational worlds
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)This research challenges the popular conception that BlackBerry use is solely an individual phenomenon. Email is social. People use and experience the potential for wireless email in terms of their occupational identity, ... -
Understanding the Boston real estate market : a system dynamics approach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989) -
Understanding the conditions of bias : essays on gender differences in evaluation outcomes across three empirical contexts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)This dissertation contributes to our understanding of when and how gender is incorporated into the evaluation of individuals, leading to unequal outcomes for similar men and women. Prior research has shown that because ...
