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Bringing science to market the policy implications of U.S. and Japanese patterns of science, technology, and competitiveness /Papadakis, Maria. January 1991 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Indiana University, 1991. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 284-299).
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Social determinants of physicians' reactions to innovations in medical practiceMenzel, Herbert, January 1959 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1959. / Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.
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Anatomy of disruptive technologies analyses and comparison /Weisenbach Keller, Eileen. January 2005 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Kent State University, 2005. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed July 25, 2006). Advisors: William L. Shanklin, Marvin Troutt. Keywords: disruptive technologies, radical technological change, incremental technological change, case study methodology, strategic response. Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-149).
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Innovative practices for effective management of building production processes within urban centresPinfold, Laura January 2015 (has links)
Thesis (MTech (Construction Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015. / Urbanisation and globalisation are the foremost trends propelling the growth and development of cities and towns in the world today. The Cape Town central business district is an example of an urban centre that is required to deal with rapid urbanisation. The increasing number of inner-city developments evoked the congested construction sites and are rapidly becoming the norm within the industry. Innovative building production management is crucial in driving productivity which includes reducing cost at all stages, from planning to completion. However, from several literatures, construction firms are not significantly proactive towards innovative technology that could enhance the efficient delivery of building production. The improved building production management is advancing at a slow pace both in South Africa and internationally. Hence, this research analyse the strategies that could significantly enhance current building production processes and establish the effective management systems that could enhance efficient building production in the urban centres. Innovative methods of stimulating building production processes are needed to ensure that building projects are completed within timeframes and budgets. The research method is both quantitative and qualitative using surveys for data collection. This type of research aims to record an accurate and adequate description of the problem statement and the sub-question. Data for the study are collected through observations, semi-structured and unstructured qualitative interviews and quantitative close-ended questionnaires administered to construction stakeholders working in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. This research focuses on the City of Cape Town to gain an understanding of the dynamics of innovation in building production processes within the building industry. The population of this research include building project managers, registered contractors as well as consultants. Quantitative data obtained from the structured questionnaire design was analysed with descriptive statistics, Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software 21 and content analysis are used to analyse the qualitative data obtained through interviewees.
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Optimal configuration of tie strength and tie breadth for team innovation : a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysisKowlaser, Keeran January 2013 (has links)
This research focused on collaborative ties in innovating teams in a research and development (R&D) environment of a technologically innovative R&D intensive manufacturing company. The purpose of the study was to determine the relative impact of, respectively, the strength of ties and the breadth of ties on the innovativeness of teams. Significant research has been carried out on strong and weak ties, and on ties related to social networks. The diversity of networks and their corresponding impact on innovation has also received attention. There has however been little focus in the academic literature on the simultaneous functioning of the strength of ties and breadth of ties and their impact on team innovation in the same study.
This research has employed an innovative approach to data collection and a fairly novel and recent methodology for the modeling of the simultaneous configurations of the strength and breadth of ties in enriching the understanding of their contribution to team innovation.
The innovativeness of work teams was determined through a team innovation survey administered to the heads of the groups in R&D and independent evaluators knowledgeable about the innovation activities of the teams rated
E-mail reports on engagement between teams were used to develop measures for both tie strength and tie breadth. Tie strength for an individual was determined by counting the number of repeated interactions firstly with one's own team, secondly with the rest of teams in own R&D, thirdly with the rest of teams in the organization and finally with teams outside the organization. Tie breadth was determined from a count of the number of different people with whom communication took place for each individual. The same categories for tie breadth were created as for the tie strength for interactions above. Hypothesised relationships were tested through fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis.
The results showed that team innovation is mainly supported by tie strength within the organization. In terms of the simultaneous functioning of tie strength and tie breadth, the strongest results were obtained for the combinations of tie strength with the rest of own R&D and the organization, and tie breadth with the rest of own R&D and the organization. These interactions supported the hypothesis that a combination of strong ties and multiple ties provided the most conducive environment for optimal team innovation.
These findings taken together supported the broad view that in mature industries dependent on highly technological processes, interaction within teams and within the firm would predominate, because a shared understanding of a specific strategy and technology base was required. In such a context, cross-divisional interaction also had utility for innovation, as was confirmed by the statistical analysis. It was the combination of many strong ties that produced optimal team innovation. Total external interactions (tie breadth) showed a weaker impact alone. In summary, this has shown that tie strength has a greater impact on innovation than tie breadth.
These findings were derived from an R&D intensive mature industrial manufacturing context and variations in utility are likely to be context-dependent. However, should the company diversify its products or adopt newer technologies even in its mature state, then more external interaction has the potential to add value to the innovation process, as the literature suggests. Thus the study suggests indicated that internal collaboration is a key factor impacting positively on the innovativeness of teams. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / pagibs2014 / Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) / PhD / Unrestricted
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An investigation into the extent of focus by Metropolitan Retail, South Africa on the technology innovation capabilities and perspectivesMotsoeneng, Thato Simon January 2005 (has links)
This paper reviews the literature on innovation in order to build an agenda for an investigation into the extent to which Metropolitan Retail, within Metropolitan Life Pty in South Africa, focuses on technology innovation capabilities and perspectives. The research was conducted in the areas of, technology innovation capabilities, perspectives guiding the business strategy to integrate and accelerate innovation and contextual aspects influencing innovation perspectives. The extent of focus by the firm on capabilities and perspectives was measured. Data gathered was disseminated and processed by means of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. The results on current focus indicate that the firm’s focus is mostly on improving core business, although the extent is less than adequate. In other words, generate incremental innovations that can be developed and implemented rapidly and inexpensively. This approach of implementing innovation is in line with the business strategy, more specifically, with the objective of reducing costs and making profits. The findings of the research further suggest that the firm should consider focusing mostly on exploiting strategic advantages. In many firms the fundamental emphasis on technology innovation in developing products, processes and services is thought to determine their ability to cope with never ending customer demands and competitive practices. Coupled with this thought is a reality of high failure rate of technology innovation projects. Against this backdrop, general managers are faced with strategic innovation options, which can make or break firms. Changes in the economic and government environments influence the innovation approach of the firm most. These changes have undoubtedly presented firms with opportunities as well as risks. Possibly the greatest challenge confronting general managers in this context is the building of critical capabilities to enhance the firm’s agility. This challenge presents opportunity for further research.
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The role of the business model in capturing value from innovationRoss, B.H. 23 June 2008 (has links)
Dr. Danie Theron
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Vliv inovačních aktivit na zahraniční obchod podniku ŽĎAS, a.s. / The impact of innovation activities on the foreign trade of the company ŽĎAS, a.s.Jančárová, Miroslava January 2021 (has links)
The diploma thesis focuses on the impact of innovative activities for foreign trade of ŽĎAS, a.s.. The theoretical part defines terms in innovation, research, development and foreign trade. The practical part specifies the technical innovations of the company and their impacts on foreign trade. The dependence of research and development expenditure incurred with sales from selling their own products abroad, ROA, ROE, ROS and with quality of production. The dependence of sales from foreign trade to enterprise on the number of employees of the company are measured. At the end of the work, the results and proposed recommendations for the development of the company are evaluated.
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Competitive advantage during industry 4.0: the case for South African manufacturing SMEsFutcher, Matt January 2018 (has links)
A research report submitted to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Uni-
versity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fullfilment of the requirements for the
degree of Master of Science in Engineering.
Johannesburg, May 2018 / With the expected disruption of industry 4.0 and the current challenges that SMEs face in
South Africa, there is an increasing threat that SMEs will lose any competitive advantage
they currently have. This exploratory study investigates how South African manufacturing
SMEs can remain competitive during the fourth industrial revolution. Data, in the form of
current literature, was analysed using thematic content analysis. From the analysis process,
8 emergent themes were used to organise the results of the study. Notable findings towards
generating competitive advantage included: The location of SMEs within clusters,
collaboration with disruption leaders, the sharing of outcomes across the value chain, the
shift of business models towards a service and software orientation, the use of data driven
insights to find and capture high margin markets and the increased effectiveness of labour
through technology use. The study also found that the use of the IoT and cloud computing
can significantly reduce infrastructure requirements and promote a competitive advantage. / MT 2018
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Criteria for making decisions about adoption of new technologies : a test of a diffusion-economic constraint model /Hassan, Salah Salem January 1984 (has links)
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