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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Research & Development (R&D)"”.
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Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing Supplier Sourcing for Aerospace
… Manufacturing (AM) for rapid prototyping and Research & Development (R&D) cost reduction for three decades. However, most of the past metal additive manufacturing applications have utilized Powder Bed Fusion technology, which has limited size and unique capabilities. P&W wants to explore the …
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Corporate Social Responsibility in Sub-Saharan Africa: Can Companies Economically Benefit While Helping the Society?
… and the idea that CSR is comparable to Research & Development (R&D) efforts is examined. As a basis for the analysis, a framework provided by Michael Porter and Mark Kramer is utilized, introducing a set of criteria for CSR which is effective in the sense that it creates shared value for …
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Three essays in corporate finance
The first essay shows that political capital is an important determinant of corporate investment and innovation. Using the unexpected exits of legislators from the U.S. Congress as exogenous shocks to politically connected firms' political capital, I find that losing a political connection induces …
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Application of continuous improvement methodologies and techniques in the Drug Design Cycle
… One way is to increase the efficiency within Research & Development (R&D), specifically within the Drug Design Cycle (DDC). This is driven by the fact that the average development time for a drug is 10-15 years and drug discovery comprises 3-6 years of this. The DDC process is the main …