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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Technology acquisition"”.
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Technology acquisition: sourcing technology from industry partners
… thesis describes the conditions that influence technology acquisition when an industry partner is involved. The objective of this thesis is to contribute to the knowledge regarding the conditions that affect effective acquisition of technology by collaboration by identifying and describing the …
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Technology acquisition through licensing. Implications for firm strategy
… the advantages associated to an open attitude in technology strategy. From the licensee’s point view this implies challenging the so-called not-invented-here syndrome, affecting the more traditional firms that emphasize the myth of internal research and development supremacy. This also entails …
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Comparative analysis of patent policy : technology acquisition and technology protection
Thesis: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Political Science, 1993
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Technology acquisition strategies in pharmaceutical companies through equity investment, alliance and acquisition
… time period, especially in terms of its technology. In order to maintain their advantageous positions in the industry, pharmaceutical companies have to invest not only in internal R&D but also in external sources, since technologies in the industry are too broad to enable a company to …
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Educational Technology Decision-Making: A Case Study on Technology Acquisition for 746,000 Ontario Students
… little research has examined K–12 educational technology decision-making in Canada. This collective case study explores the technology procurement process in Ontario’s publicly funded school districts to determine if it is informed by the relevant research, grounded in best practices, and …
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Buyer-supplier relationships in advanced manufacturing technology acquisition and implementation : a study in Malaysia
… relationships (BSR) in advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) acquisitions and implementation. It also examines the impact of the different patterns of BSR on performance. Specifically, it addresses the issues of how the three transaction attributes; namely level of complexity, level of asset …
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A Descriptive Study of Technology Acquisition and Integration in Middle Atlantic Catholic Elementary Schools
Financing technology is an expensive and ongoing process due to constant upgrades and advancements that make yesterday's innovations obsolete. How Catholic elementary schools attempt to meet the financial challenge to provide necessary technological tools to their students is a concern expressed …
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Building China's high-tech telecom equipment industry : a study of strategies in technology acquisition for competitive advantage
… growth in its information and communications technology (ICT) sector. The subject of this thesis specifically focuses on the telecommunications infrastructure equipment industry in China. This sector is an interesting one to study given that some of the leading domestic companies have mostly …
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Measuring Learning on the Job
… I measure the intensity and the direction of technology acquisition, a key input to innovation. A standardized measure shows that employee-entrepreneurs who join small, young firms spend more time learning about new software than similar employees who join large incumbent firms. They engage …
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A Study of Open Innovation in Small and Medium Enterprises in Hong Kong
… motives for participating in OI, particularly in technology acquisition, cost reduction, knowledge transfer, and performance improvement (financial and non-financial). The study found that more SMEs participate in inbound rather than outbound OI, and as a consequence, they are naturally less …
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The acquisition and implementation of risk technologies by Canadian police services
… acquire. While existing research has focused on technology’s impact at the organizational level (e.g., post-implementation evaluations), the macro-level contexts that shape technological acquisition by the police is undertheorized and underexamined. The current study examines the acquisition and …
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Solar water heating system in libyan buildings
… added, job creation, transfer of knowledge and technology acquisition) that North African countries are experiencing today in this field, call for collective action across the whole region, oriented towards tangible results, including Libya faces challenges in providing energy in light of the …
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Technology transfer to developing countries : the case of physical asset management in South Africa
This research investigates technology transfer (TT) to developing countries, with specific reference to South Africa. Particular attention is paid to physical asset management, which includes the maintenance of plant, equipment and facilities. The research is case based, comprising a main case …
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A Comparative Analysis of Domestic Municipal Data Governance Systems
… integrate data governance efforts with technology acquisition practices; establish and resource department-level data fiduciaries; and explicitly treat all city employees as data workers to foster a comprehensive and sustainable data governance system.
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Absorptive capacity of the firm
… and apply toward commercial purposes the technology and knowledge available in its external environment (Cohen and Levinthal (1990)). What are these capabilities? This thesis has three aims: to identify the capabilities which constitute absorptive capacity; to design a change management …
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The Japanisation process in Malaysia
… for the transferability of Japanese soft technology (JST) or Japanese work organisation within two government-initiated, Malaysian-Japanese strategic alliances: PROTON and PERNEC. The government, through its Look East Policy (LEP) began in 1982, taking Japan (and South Korea) as models and …
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Perceptions of Technology Use in Rural and Urban Pennsylvania High Schools
… and developing guidelines for integrating technology into K-12 schools. With this in mind, the integration of technology into curriculum is an ever-growing point of discussion among high-school education professionals. Technology uses in teaching and learning present significant issues in …