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Essays on interorganizational relationships between entrepreneurial ventures and industry incumbentsJoonhyung Bae (5929475) 04 January 2019 (has links)
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<p>In this
dissertation, I investigate how entrepreneurial ventures and industry
incumbents enter into interorganizational relationships in the context of
corporate venture capital (CVC) investments. In Essay 1, drawing from the
literature on employee mobility and entrepreneurship, I investigate how the
competitive tension between spinouts and their parent firms with regard to potential
knowledge diffusion influences other industry incumbents’ decisions to invest
in spinouts. Specifically, I suggest that a high level of technological overlap
between a spinout and its parent firm deters other industry incumbents from
investing in the spinout due to anticipated hostile actions by the parent firm.
Moreover, such negative effects can be amplified when the parent firm has a
strong litigiousness to claim its intellectual property rights. I also consider
that the negative effects can be mitigated when industry incumbents expect to
benefit from gaining indirect access to parent firms’ technological knowledge
through investing in spinouts.</p><p><br></p>
<p>In Essay 2, I
focus on academic hybrid entrepreneurs—defined as individuals who found their
own ventures while working at academic institutions (e.g., professors,
scientists)—and investigate how their intended exit strategy influences their
decisions regarding CVC financing. Specifically, I first propose that academic
hybrid entrepreneurs may have strong preferences for acquisitions over initial
public offerings as an exit strategy for their ventures because of the high
level of opportunity/switching costs associated with transitioning between
their academic roles and entrepreneurial activities. Drawing from the
literature on mergers and acquisitions, I then suggest that compared to other
ventures, those founded by academic hybrid entrepreneurs are more likely to
receive funding from CVC investors to effectively disclose the quality of their
resources and knowledge to potential acquirers.</p><p><br></p>
<p>In Essay 3, I examine
how the industry incumbents’ relative positions in technology domains vis-à-vis
other firms influence their CVC investment activities. Drawing upon the
literature on factor market, I conceptualize CVC investments as external
knowledge acquisition activities in knowledge factor markets consisting of
several different technology domains. Building on this conceptualization, I
emphasize that industry incumbents’ choices of investment areas are dependent
on their positions vis-à-vis their rival investors in a given technology
domain. This is because a firm’s technology position in a given domain can
simultaneously influence the opportunities and incentives that jointly
determine the likelihood of CVC investments in the domain. The theoretical
arguments and empirical results suggest that firms with intermediate technology
positions (i.e., technology intermediates) with moderate levels of
opportunities and incentives are more likely to make CVC investments than are
technology laggards and leaders with the lowest levels of opportunities and
incentives, respectively.</p></div>
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How and why biotechnology clusters are formed in the UK and Australia?Throssell, G. B. Unknown Date (has links)
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How and why biotechnology clusters are formed in the UK and Australia?Throssell, G. B. Unknown Date (has links)
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Knowledge exploitation capabilities and value creation in interorganizational new product developmentNewey, L. R. Unknown Date (has links)
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New descriptions and understandings of internationalisation: A tale of knowledge-intensive SMEsMcGaughey, Sara L. Unknown Date (has links)
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PERCEPTIONS OF PURPLE TEAMS AMONG CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONALSSiddharth Chowdhury (6613439) 15 May 2019 (has links)
With constant technological advancements, the attacks against existing infrastructure is constantly increasing and causing more damage. The current Red and Blue team approach to cybersecurity assessments is used to test the effectiveness of security defenses and in identifying vulnerabilities before they are exploited. Due to a lack of collaboration and inherently contradicting natures of these teams, the credibility of audits is impacted. While this has led to the synergistic and collaborative Purple team, it is important to understand how cybersecurity professionals perceive this new concept and its function. Analyzing perceptions of self-reported cybersecurity professionals via an online survey showed most believed Purple teams were beneficial and should be created from and collaborate with Red and Blue teams. However, past Red team experience was negatively linked to perceived benefit. Those who had more years of experience or had been on Red teams were more likely to believe Purple teams may have ownership or learning issues. Furthermore, professionals identified active managerial involvement and project clarity as critical success factors for Purple teams. Alongside these, management could help find the right skillset, provide resources, and offer active direction in order to avoid issues and maximize outcomes. Based on assessment relevance, a collaborative agreed-upon methodology for Red, Blue, and Purple teams was provided.
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Investigating the Threats of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) at AirportsCheng Wang (9745922) 15 December 2020 (has links)
Safety is the top priority for the aviation industry and a safe airport environment is essential to aviation safety. However, due to the increasing prevalence of UAS in recent years, UAS sightings have become a potential threat to airports. When UAS appear in the vicinity of airports, they bring safety concerns and result in negative operational and economic impacts on airports. Since the FAA’s mission is to provide the safest and most efficient aerospace system in the world, further research regarding the threat of UAS sightings to airports is needed. The purpose of this study is to investigate the threat of UAS to airports and in the national airspace system (NAS). This study includes three primary components: the analysis of 6,551 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) UAS sighting reports, a case study of the impacts of the UAS sighting at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) on January 22, 2019, and a synthesis of airport operator perspectives based on interviews with airport personnel at five airports. The analysis of UAS sighting reports shows the characteristics of UAS sightings, the case study on EWR UAS illustrates the impact of the UAS sighting at the airport, and interview results illustrate the current perspective of airport operators regarding the risk of UAS. Along with the results, the scientific methods of identifying and analyzing the characteristics of UAS sightings in controlled airspace close to airports could be used by researchers to study UAS sightings in the future. Findings from this study may be beneficial to multiple stakeholders, including airport personnel, regulators, entrepreneurs, and vendors in the aviation industry. <br>
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Corporate Strategies of Digital OrganizationsAnparasan Mahalingam (6922799) 22 July 2021 (has links)
<p>This
dissertation examines the implications of digitization for firm corporate
strategy and organizational governance. I aim to link together emerging
research on platform businesses and classic corporate strategy research on firm
scale, scope and organization, two important streams of work that have remained
largely independent despite the close connection between them. To do so, my
dissertation revolves around the following central question: How can platform
owners leverage governance mechanisms to alleviate market frictions, and what
are the performance outcomes? </p><p><br></p>
<p>In the first chapter, using
game-theoretic formal models, I analyze how long standing information frictions
are alleviated by digital platforms through developing capabilities for solving
these information problems and exploiting synergies between those capabilities.
In the second chapter, using data from online peer-to-peer lending, I show that
platform owners can mitigate problems of information asymmetry in platform
markets and enhance market effectiveness through allocation of key decision
rights among participants. Finally, in the third chapter, using data from
mobile apps, I show that platform gatekeeping serves as a screening mechanism
for platform owners and how it can shape the different ways app
developers profit from innovation. </p><p><br></p><p>Collectively, my dissertation aims to advance corporate strategy
research in two ways. First, my research broadens the application of theories
of organizational governance core to corporate strategy to a new organizational
form – platforms – and I show that core tenets of the theories still apply,
although the specific empirical mechanisms might take a different form in the
platform context (e.g., decision rights allocated between the platform owner
and complementors, rather than between the corporate office and business
units). Second, my research stands to expand existing theories in corporate
strategy through a sharp focus on organization and governance features that are
unique to platforms – such as by studying the orchestrating role of the
platform owner (e.g., through gatekeeping, platform owner can control
complementors' platform access and shape their value-creation activities on the
platform), and the multi-layer relationships prevalent in platforms (e.g.,
relationships between the platform owner and complementors, between
complementors on the same side, and between complementors across two or more
sides).</p>
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The Acceptance and Use of Augmented Reality in a Manufacturing EnvironmentDrew A. Berger (5930543) 10 June 2019 (has links)
In this study, the
researchers illuminated the positive advantages of incorporating augmented
reality (AR) technology into the daily practices of service engineers working
in an advanced manufacturing environment. AR technology improved the user’s
communication with colleagues and content experts through real-time video
conferencing and brought valuable information directly to the user on a mobile
platform. This effective communication had the potential to reduce the time it
takes to complete a work task, even when the user is in a remote location. However, it could not be assumed that people
would be willing to use this new technology just because it was available. In
order to promote the positive advantages of incorporating AR technology into
the daily practices of service engineers, more research was needed to assess
the user’s perceived value of AR technology and their willingness to accept AR
technology into their daily tasks. The purpose of this research was to
demonstrate the advantages of using augmented reality technology to improve
communication and access to information as well as to assess the acceptance and
use of this technology based on the behavioral intentions of a trained
engineer. Using that information and the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use
of Technology including its extensions (UTAUT and UTAUT2) (Venkatesh, Morris, Davis, & Davis, 2003; Venkatesh, 2012) this research
determined if AR technology is viable for larger scale adoption.
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TOWARDS A SHIPYARD 4.0: A CASE STUDY ON THE INTENDED UTILIZATION OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND INDUSTRY 4.0 MECHANISMS IN A COLOMBIAN SHIPYARDAsmett Barrios Morales (10711242) 29 April 2021 (has links)
As digital transformation and Industry 4.0 have become a path for organizations to strengthen their performance, create value and acquire competitive advantages in different industries and regions, its appeal has increased among companies from diverse sectors and government institutions in the Colombian economy, but limited generalizability and replicability has been found in current models, which pose difficulties for their translation into the Colombian shipyard industry. Thus, this research study assessed the pertinence of utilizing digital transformation and industry 4.0 technologies as an enabler for the achievement of organizational goals, while focusing on the Colombian shipyard industry. To do so, a case study with mixed methods approach was utilized to collect data from interviews and surveys with the members of a Colombian Shipyard; which after applying analytical procedures and techniques, yielded the existence of an alignment between the Industry 4.0 and the achievement of their operational goals, as well as the identification of the strengths, challenges and implications of deploying digital technologies and a digital transformation strategy for a Colombian shipyard. Moreover, this study contributed to the understanding of digital transformation processes in relation to the specific characteristic, metrics, and factors of the Colombian shipyard industry, and it is a step forward into the further development of applications within different Colombian sectors by academics and practitioners in the field.
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