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Capabilities Enabling Product Orientation and Service Orientation: A Study of Canadian Software FirmsSembhi, Rakinder 25 August 2010 (has links)
This thesis identifies the unique capabilities that characterise product-oriented vs.
service-oriented firms in the software industry. Firms in the software industry have very
different business models from other industries. Some firms rely entirely on earning
revenue from services provided on an hourly basis, while others build and sell software
once and earn revenue from it for years to come. There are even successful firms in the
industry with a variety of revenue sources and models resulting from planned or
unplanned transitions across orientations. The unique characteristics of this industry offer
an opportunity to study the development of organisational capabilities that support
contrasting strategic orientations.
There is substantial literature on strategic orientations (e.g., Roberts 1990; Lynn et
al. 2000; Pelham 2000; Voss and Voss 2000). There is also substantial literature on
organisational capabilities (e.g., Nelson and Winter 1982; Leonard-Barton 1992; Day
1994; Teece et al. 1997; Winter 2003; Ethiraj et al. 2005). However, few studies
empirically identify organisational capabilities that are developed to support an
orientation. This study identifies the capabilities that enable product orientations and
service orientations in the software industry. Moreover, the research tests the hypothesis
that product orientations and services orientations are distinguished by different
organisational capabilities.
The study tests this hypothesis by eliciting capabilities and measuring the
maturity of these capabilities in different firms. The findings of this study make unique
contributions to the literature pertaining to strategic orientations and capabilities through
further definition of both constructs. This research also utilises a previously untested
approach for identifying capabilities. The method approaches the research problem using
a two-step approach. The first phase focuses on eliciting the capabilities that characterise
both service and product orientations. Interviews with key informants support the
elicitation of capabilities. The second phase of the research study involved the collection
of data using a survey to validate the existence of and identify the maturity of the
capabilities from the first phase.
The findings indicate that there are significant differences between productoriented
and service-oriented firms, the capabilities that distinguish them and their
perspectives on transition between orientations. The key result of the research is the
identification of the capabilities that distinguish between software firms of three different
orientations: product orientation, service orientation and a hybrid orientation.
This research study contributes to advancement in the literature pertaining to
strategic orientations and capabilities (e.g., Morgan and Strong 2003; Venkatraman 1989;
Duhan et al. 2005; Winter 2000; Teece 2007). The results of the study further define what
it means for software firms to have product, service and hybrid orientations, resulting in
advancement of these constructs. The approach used to elicit and capture capabilities is
novel and contributes to advancement in the literature pertaining to capabilities by
applying a previously untested methodology. The results of this research are of particular
interest to software firms that aspire to build or strengthen a product, service or hybrid
orientation.
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Studies on the Election Factors of the VotersChen, Ko-Ru 10 July 2008 (has links)
This research explores whether ¡§party identification, candidate orientation, ethnic identification and issue orientation,¡¨ the four intermediate variables of election, are correlated to the results of Taipei mayor elections in 2002 and 2006. The data in this research are mainly based on the interview broadly carried out to collect facts for ¡§the study on democratization through election¡¨ executed by Professors Huang Chi and Huang Siu-Twen in 2002 and 2005. It is with these data that this research compares the voting behavior of the voters in the two mayor elections in an attempt to find out the deviation of election for further studies.
Each individual voter has of his own a variety of social backgrounds which inevitably form to some extent a connection with each of the four intermediate variables. In examination of the connection just mentioned, it is obvious that of all the voter¡¦s backgrounds the place of birth is probably the most potential and influential, and has a significant connection with each of the four factors. However, an evaluation of the connection between the voting preference and the four factors indicates that the four factors are apparently convincing in justification of the results of the second Taipei mayor election in 2006. In addition, a detailed analysis of the connections between voter¡¦s social backgrounds and his voting preference shows that the voter¡¦s place of birth plays an important role in making his voting preference. Other social backgrounds except the voter¡¦s educational level are slightly related to the voting preference in the Taipei mayor election in 2006.
Based on the analysis mentioned above, it is understood that there are many variables which will influence the voting preference. Of all the intermediate variables, however, the four factors of party identification candidate orientation ethnic identification and issue orientation are perhaps most crucial and decisive. By means of the analysis and evaluation of the four factors functioning in the recent elections, it is discovered that the people here in Taiwan are relatively better educated and have made a tremendous progress in democracy. It seems that Taiwan has already developed into a nation of two-party politics.
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Les lycéens du cycle terminal, acteurs de leur orientation ? contribution à l'action des conseillers d'orientation-psychologues /Pepin, Pierre-Yves. Avanzini, Guy. January 2000 (has links)
Thèse de doctorat : Sciences de l'éducation : Lyon 2 : 2000. / Titre provenant de l'écran-titre. Bibliogr.
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Effect of visual and non-visual cues in the generation of reorientation illusions /Hu, Gang. January 1999 (has links)
Thesis (M.Sc.)--York University, 1999. Graduate Programme in Biology. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [105-109]). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pMQ56182
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Capabilities Enabling Product Orientation and Service Orientation: A Study of Canadian Software FirmsSembhi, Rakinder 25 August 2010 (has links)
This thesis identifies the unique capabilities that characterise product-oriented vs.
service-oriented firms in the software industry. Firms in the software industry have very
different business models from other industries. Some firms rely entirely on earning
revenue from services provided on an hourly basis, while others build and sell software
once and earn revenue from it for years to come. There are even successful firms in the
industry with a variety of revenue sources and models resulting from planned or
unplanned transitions across orientations. The unique characteristics of this industry offer
an opportunity to study the development of organisational capabilities that support
contrasting strategic orientations.
There is substantial literature on strategic orientations (e.g., Roberts 1990; Lynn et
al. 2000; Pelham 2000; Voss and Voss 2000). There is also substantial literature on
organisational capabilities (e.g., Nelson and Winter 1982; Leonard-Barton 1992; Day
1994; Teece et al. 1997; Winter 2003; Ethiraj et al. 2005). However, few studies
empirically identify organisational capabilities that are developed to support an
orientation. This study identifies the capabilities that enable product orientations and
service orientations in the software industry. Moreover, the research tests the hypothesis
that product orientations and services orientations are distinguished by different
organisational capabilities.
The study tests this hypothesis by eliciting capabilities and measuring the
maturity of these capabilities in different firms. The findings of this study make unique
contributions to the literature pertaining to strategic orientations and capabilities through
further definition of both constructs. This research also utilises a previously untested
approach for identifying capabilities. The method approaches the research problem using
a two-step approach. The first phase focuses on eliciting the capabilities that characterise
both service and product orientations. Interviews with key informants support the
elicitation of capabilities. The second phase of the research study involved the collection
of data using a survey to validate the existence of and identify the maturity of the
capabilities from the first phase.
The findings indicate that there are significant differences between productoriented
and service-oriented firms, the capabilities that distinguish them and their
perspectives on transition between orientations. The key result of the research is the
identification of the capabilities that distinguish between software firms of three different
orientations: product orientation, service orientation and a hybrid orientation.
This research study contributes to advancement in the literature pertaining to
strategic orientations and capabilities (e.g., Morgan and Strong 2003; Venkatraman 1989;
Duhan et al. 2005; Winter 2000; Teece 2007). The results of the study further define what
it means for software firms to have product, service and hybrid orientations, resulting in
advancement of these constructs. The approach used to elicit and capture capabilities is
novel and contributes to advancement in the literature pertaining to capabilities by
applying a previously untested methodology. The results of this research are of particular
interest to software firms that aspire to build or strengthen a product, service or hybrid
orientation.
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College orientation for the first-year and transfer student populations how can the needs of both groups be simultaneously met during orientation and beyond? /Caplan, Jamie. January 1900 (has links)
Honors thesis (Sociology)--Oberlin College, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 60-62)
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Bibliographic instruction evaluation a study testing the coorelations among five measures of the impact of a bibliographic instruction program on undergraduates' information searching behavior in libraries /Lechner, Judith V. January 1989 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 1989. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographies.
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Effects of sex differences and hippocampal lesions on exploratory behaviors and wayfinding performance in rats in a novel environment a research report submitted in partial fulfillment ... /Fromes, Gail. January 1987 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1987.
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The effect of interactive video on learning, perceived effectiveness, and user attitudes in academic library orientation programsZiegler, John. January 1990 (has links)
Thesis (Ed. D.)--Texas Tech University, 1990. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 91-98).
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Effects of sex differences and hippocampal lesions on exploratory behaviors and wayfinding performance in rats in a novel environment a research report submitted in partial fulfillment ... /Fromes, Gail. January 1987 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1987.
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