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Provides a listing of current committee members and society officers.
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PICMET '17 is dedicated to all researchers, educators and practitioners of Technology Management who are contributing to the establishment and growth of this field throughout the world.
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The conference organizers greatly appreciate the support of the various corporate sponsors listed.
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The conference offers a note of thanks and lists its reviewers.
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Big data and cloud computing, which can help China to implement innovation-driven development strategy and promote industrial transformation and upgrading, is a new and emerging industrial field in China. Educated, productive and healthy workforces are necessary factor to develop big data and cloud computing industry, especially top talents are essential. Therefore, a three-step method named 3-F has...
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Presents the introductory welcome message from the conference proceedings. May include the conference officers' congratulations to all involved with the conference event and publication of the proceedings record.
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Governments and communities increasingly rely on well-managed, accessible technology resources to improve their daily lives. Rapidly-advancing innovation and widespread use of electronics now require rapid adaptation of city services to meet the needs of local citizens. A well-known fixture in the array of city services is the public library. Technological advancements have transformed the needs and...
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With the growth of online business, many brick and mortar retailers, from department stores, warehouse retailors, to supermarkets have been developing their web-based channels. However, how retailors deploying numerous varieties of products in the two different channels demands management consideration. This research is designed to examine the effects of product categories on consumer perceptions...
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Japan's Textile industry has been called "The Forsaken Industry." In the Textile industry, while knowing that there is a market by adopting the latest technology, many in management of the textile industry stick to traditional production methods. It is the innovator's dilemma of the Japan's Textile industry cluster. In this paper, covariance structure analysis is performed on the basis of...
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Based on a literature review, our paper points out the need for an assessment model that could account social aspect of technological innovations generated in universities. Rather than quantitative metrics, using cases seems an appropriate approach to evaluate social innovations at universities to capture the richness of social impact. We further suggest the consideration of gathering information...
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The study of public's attitude towards science and technology has been a substantive feature of science communication, with the rapid development of science and technology, the characteristics of science as a kind of culture has become increasingly evident. In order to investigate Chinese rural residents' attitude towards science and technology, we conducted a survey through questionnaire in Xiachen...
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Changes in the global economy have enabled the requirement for flexibility, adaptability and innovation that have led to new education and training demands in order to remain competitive. The most significant demand is the proposed need for a highly skilled labour force that has the ability to employ new knowledge, technologies, improvement methodologies and ultimately add value to existing goods...
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The mobility of researchers helps knowledge transmission and collaboration in the process of globalization, and is becoming a major policy objective in recent years. Research system and the individual researcher can benefit from mobility. As a developing country, China is trying to do more to learn from developed countries, including academic exchange. The US is the world's largest talent magnet....
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Concerning of relationship between environmental regulations and innovation, the Porter hypothesis is known as "properly designed environmental regulations induce innovation in enterprises, resulting in an increase in the improvement and benefit competitiveness" It had been carried out various studies for it for a long time, and one of research topic is "What kind of environmental regulations...
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Since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster that occurred in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake, the use of renewable energy has become one of the major pillars of Japan's energy strategy. The Japanese Government has therefore introduced a feed-in tariff policy for renewable energy in order to promote its use. Among the various types of renewable energy, one type that has attracted much...
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Recent studies have highlighted that social commerce has become a new type of electronic commerce since consumers' shopping behavior is heavily influenced by social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter), such as reading comments and feedback on products. It is important to note that the development of social commerce has caught the attention of business practitioners; moreover, it is also essential for...
