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Information systems (IS) have the potential to play a critical role in improving the lives of people. However, no matter how IS benefits the organizations, technology adoption problems may be faced and hinder IS advantages. Acceptance of system designs have become a focal interest in IS research, yet at present there is a lack a detailed understanding of which system design features and technology...
While multiple studies mention the difficulty of R&D target-setting, few studies exist which bring together reasons for these difficulties; nor do they delve deeply into addressing this issue in detail. Additionally, there are many studies conducted on single or subsets of commercial airplane technology, market, and economic parameters; but few have been conducted from a combined critical technological...
This paper presents a new approach technology roadmapping by integrating marketing and decision methodologies. While much of the research into technology roadmapping has been applied to products that represent a one-time ROI to the manufacturer, current Internet technologies are resulting in Web services that use an entirely different financial and business model of licenses and subscriptions. This...
With the linkage between fossil fuel use and climate change now almost universally accepted, addressing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) has become a subject of great social urgency and technological challenge. A variety of models exists or are under development for analyzing the role of more sustainable systems, such as renewable energy technologies, in mitigating climate change. However the direct...
This paper describes a proposed methodology for research to provide an in-depth investigation on a conceptual model that helps realize the complexities of offshore outsourcing IT Knowledge and service work. This paper builds on a preliminary study that was executed by the authors. The model recognizes the essential challenges that such strategies entail. The model presents a sequential view of building...
This study focuses on future powertrain systems with the aim of defining the most probable implantation road map for the different alternatives to improve powertrain efficiency. A new methodology called Technology Development Envelope (TDE) for transforming the roadmapping approach to the level in which it is dynamic, flexible and operationalizable is applied for a case study of Ford Otosan's technological...
The worldwide energy system is projected to evolve through a major transformation from a fossil fuel basis to a renewable basis. Wood pellets are one option increasingly being used and studied as an alternative energy source due to its wide benefits: They can be stored and traded on the regional, national and international level; environmental benefits of reduced greenhouse gas emissions; relatively...
User Interface between user and information systems has a great role in system adoption. Based on technology acceptance model, acceptance of a system is explained as a function of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. Since there are several external variables that have an impact on perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use, the content and interface design of every single application...
This study explores the linkage between technology development and new product development (NPD). Literature suggests that there is gap between technology development and product development. We develop a set of propositions through review of previous research and a case study from the semiconductor industry. We conclude that for successful integration of technologies into products, a formal technology...
Health information services deal with repository, retrieval and make use of medical information in order to improve service quality and reduce cost. Medical staff, administrative staff and patients are typical users of such services. Behavior of these adopters is influenced by technology and user characteristics, social and organizational environment. This paper evaluates the determinants of Health...
Mobile technologies are gaining more popularity and diffusing into every aspect of our lives. Value added services (VAS) have a huge impact on consumers' usage patterns. They are considered as a significant differentiator across the operators. This study explored the factors impacting the adoption of mobile services. Through a field study, product preference factors were studied. Service cost and...
Value added services (VAS) has become a significant differentiator across the operators and has a huge impact on consumerspsila usage patterns. On the other hand, mobile technologies are gaining more popularity and diffusing into every aspect of our life. These changes led to new opportunities in innovation of differentiating services. Better services will be best developed by understanding the requirements...
Nanotechnology is predicted to create the Sixth Kondratieff period following the "Age of Information". It represents a new revolutionary approach in fundamental research moving from a macrocentric to nanocentric system. Nanotechnology is expected to stimulate 1 trillion dollars of production involving about 2 million workers in the next 10 to 15 years. More than 40 countries now have specific...
The focus of this paper is on power transmission gridlocks, we studied Bonneville power administration (BPA) Transmission Technology Roadmap of September 2006 and focused on resolving transmission gridlocks problem, the methodology used in the paper was literature research along with 2 experts in the field, one expert is from BPA company and the second expert has more than 20 years experience in the...
The service sector has become increasingly important for economic growth and wealth in the United States. It is the fastest growing sector among the three traditional sectors: goods, manufacturing and services. This paper investigates differences in the patterns of decision-making processes between private organizations in the service sector. It specifically looks at IT-purchasing decisions of three...
In the software development arena, offshore outsourcing currently plays a dominant role in the composition of today's business environment. From the smallest startups to most major corporations, offshore outsourcing is touted as having major benefits for these companies alike. Offshore Outsourcing allows businesses the ability to reduce costs, increase shareholder value, gain competitive advantage,...
The article consists of a Powerpoint presentation on benchmarking university technology transfer: an exploratory DEA study. The areas discussed include: service engineering; university technology transfer; input-output model used; weight restricted DEA model; difference between licensing rank and efficiency; etc
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