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Non-traditional growth in large, established firms
… challenges to growth are more severe for large, established firms that derive a predominant amount of their present revenue from technology that is mature and that faces imminent substitution through the marketplace emergence of a disruptive technology. In such circumstances, non-traditional …
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Established and emerging group build (Baugruppen) development processes
… projects. With an eye toward implementing an established German group building model in an American context, I outline the typical steps in the development process and frequent barriers that Baugruppen (building groups) face. I summarize qualitative data from interviews and virtual information …
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EFFECTS OF LEPTIN ON ESTABLISHED GLIOBLASTOMA CELL LINES
<p>Glioblastoma is one of the most difficult cancers to treat because it is aggressive and resistant to therapy. The discovery of new therapeutic targets is drastically needed as zero improved treatment options have been added to the standard of care over the past 15 years. New and promising …
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Magnesium sulphate reversal of established bupivacaine electrophysiological cardiotoxicity
The results of this study show that in intact rats magnesium produces a more rapid resolution of bupivacaine induced electrophysiological changes than placebo. The improvements are in rhythm and electrical conduction, although this is often at the expense of potentiating the bradycardic effects of …
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Innovation--keeping it alive at established technology firms
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1997.
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Radical and open innovation : the challenge for established firms
… with radical and open innovation initiatives for established firms. Innovation theory provides insights into one main challenge which is the definition of innovation and innovativeness itself especially with regards to its level of radicalism. The shift towards the paradigm of open innovation …
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Starting a new software business in an established firm
… a start-up company and start a new venture in an established firm.Most of materials used in this thesis are from the author's personal involvement, internal Microsoft presentations, the author's interviews and meetings with key stakeholders involved in this new Business Unit. This project uses …
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Promoting synergy between new hotel developments and established communities
There is often a great hubbub when a municipality or a developer suggests the development of a hotel most anywhere in the US, especially in highly urbanized communities. Because of their often imposing shapes, standardized form and insufficient attention to the context in which they are set, hotels …
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The resistance of an established profession towards an emergent occupation
This study examines the relationship between orthopaedic and podiatric surgeons which has formed since the NHS reforms of the 1990s facilitated the establishment of podiatric surgery as a mainstream health-care service. Relations between these two disciplines are considered against the traditional …
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The Salman Rushdie controversy, religious plurality and established religion in England
… political) which it is argued have "entails" for established religion in England. Chapter 4 on Established Religion, The Controversy and the Issues outlines the inheritance of established religion in England. It brings the identified clusters of issues into critical interaction with debates around …
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Epifaunal assemblage of a newly established oyster reef with two substrates
An artificial oyster reef constructed in Boca Ciega Bay, off of the War Veteran's Memorial Park, St. Petersburg, Florida, in 2005, was used to compare a mined shell material to the typical oyster shell substrate used in artificial reef projects as an alternative substrate and cultch material. Half …
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Crisis response strategies of established SMEs in a resource constraints environment
… management strategies used by owner managers of established SMEs to survive and overcome business crisis. The study uses contingency theory alongside the general crisis management model to explore crisis triggering events in SMEs, the crisis response strategies they employ during crisis and …
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PREDICTING CONTAMINANT TRANSFER FOLLOWING RE-ESTABLISHED CONNECTIVITY IN THE BOARDMAN RIVER
… transport them across ecosystem boundaries. Re-established connectivity in the form of dam removal has the potential to allow contaminant laden migrants access to ecosystems previously inaccessible. Here I assess the contaminant burden of a subset of GL migrants and stream resident trout in the …
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Established Firms’ Strategic Decision Making when Faced with Low-End Disruptive Innovation
… in frequently observed in practice problem when established firms are unable to adapt to their industries’ disruptive changes. This sets the motivation for the current dissertation, aimed at advancing our understanding of the phenomenon of disruptive business model innovations. I intend to …
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Beyond the lean startup : applying the lean startup methodology in established firms
… many of its principles may also be of benefit to established firms. The purpose of this research was to explore the benefits of the lean startup methodology in established organizations. An electronic survey was administered to product managers and engineers at 44 established companies from …
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Adopting Organic Agriculture in British Columbia as an Established Pathway to Regenerative Agriculture
Organic agriculture is increasingly touted as an ecologically superior farming method, and as such, a pathway towards regenerative agriculture. This study is situated in British Columbia, where demand for organic produce continues to grow, yet local adoption of organic agriculture remains limited. …
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Development of Interprofessional Simulation Scenarios Within the Re-Established Capital Area Simulation Collaborative
<p>Among interprofessional healthcare providers “an estimated 80% of serious medical errors involve miscommunication” (Joint Commission, 2012). The National Academies of Medicine, formerly known as the Institute of Medicine (IOM), World Health Organization (WHO), and Agency for Healthcare Research …
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Nonlinear adaptation of established linear and predictive control laws through safe reinforcement learning
… of RL control is typically decoupled from well-established control principles derived from classical and optimal control research. The first objective of the study was to show that RL can be applied to the adaptive control of a visualizable control policy initialized using proportional-integral …
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Effects of Cultural Awareness Training in Conjunction with an Established Bullying Prevention Program
… of incorporating multicultural training with established bullying prevention efforts in order to increase valuing and acceptance of others' cultures while ultimately enhancing students' perceived self-control and reducing bullying acts. Furthermore, these results illuminate the necessity of …
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