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Perceived Service Quality Of Health Services Employing Virtual Channels, Shahriar Akter Dec 2015

Perceived Service Quality Of Health Services Employing Virtual Channels, Shahriar Akter

Shahriar Akter

No abstract provided.


The Fall-Out From Emerging Technologies: On Matters Of Surveillance, Social Networks And Suicide, M.G. Michael, Katina Michael Aug 2011

The Fall-Out From Emerging Technologies: On Matters Of Surveillance, Social Networks And Suicide, M.G. Michael, Katina Michael

Professor Katina Michael

No abstract provided.


Milestone Payments Or Royalties? Contract Design For R&D Licensing, Pascale Crama, Bert De Reyck, Zeger Degraeve Aug 2011

Milestone Payments Or Royalties? Contract Design For R&D Licensing, Pascale Crama, Bert De Reyck, Zeger Degraeve

Zeger Degraeve

We study how innovators can optimally design licensing contracts when there is incomplete information on the licensee's valuation of the innovation, and limited control over the licensee's development efforts. A licensing contract typically contains an up-front payment, milestone payments at successful completion of a project phase, and royalties on sales. We use principal-agent models to formulate the licensor's contracting problem, and we find that under adverse selection, the optimal contract structure changes with the licensee's valuation of the innovation. As the licensee's valuation increases, the licensor's optimal level of involvement in the development-directly or through royalties-should decrease. Only a risk-averse …


Planning: The Nexus Between Proactiveness And Innovation, Jennifer Harrison, Stephen Kelly Feb 2011

Planning: The Nexus Between Proactiveness And Innovation, Jennifer Harrison, Stephen Kelly

Adjunct Professor Stephen J Kelly

No abstract provided.


Strategic Emphasis, Planning And Performance: Isvs In The Asia Pacific, Jennifer Harrison, Stephen Kelly Feb 2011

Strategic Emphasis, Planning And Performance: Isvs In The Asia Pacific, Jennifer Harrison, Stephen Kelly

Adjunct Professor Stephen J Kelly

No abstract provided.


Consumer Acceptance Of Hybrid Electric Passenger Vehicles In Australia, Martin Kunst, Stephen Kelly, Melanie Thomas Feb 2011

Consumer Acceptance Of Hybrid Electric Passenger Vehicles In Australia, Martin Kunst, Stephen Kelly, Melanie Thomas

Adjunct Professor Stephen J Kelly

No abstract provided.


Singapore And Surroundings, Thomas Menkhoff Jan 2011

Singapore And Surroundings, Thomas Menkhoff

Thomas MENKHOFF

No abstract provided.


A Framework For The Integration Of Expert Systems With Multimedia Technologies, Arcot Desai Narasimhalu Jan 2011

A Framework For The Integration Of Expert Systems With Multimedia Technologies, Arcot Desai Narasimhalu

Arcot Desai NARASIMHALU

Expert system (ES) technology allows the capture and replication of expertise in an application domain. So far, the type of data that is used by an expert system for its reasoning process remains primarily alphanumeric. Image, graphics, and other dynamic data such as voice and video are part of an emerging technology generally termed multimedia technology. This article highlights the critical issues in building a successful application combining the two technologies. Based on these critical issues, it also provides a framework for the integration of multimedia technology with expert systems technology.


Management Of Technology Deployed In Service Innovations, Arcot Desai Narasimhalu Jan 2011

Management Of Technology Deployed In Service Innovations, Arcot Desai Narasimhalu

Arcot Desai NARASIMHALU

Services form a major portion of the GDP of several nations, especially that of the first world nations. These nations also experience high cost of providing services of different kinds. This has resulted in the displacement of non-customer facing services to countries that can offer them at lower prices. Nations have to be concerned about sustaining their economies even as such off-shoring of services continue to grow. It is therefore important to understand how countries can create those service innovations that will help them retain the growth trajectory of their economies. We believe that the different types of service innovations …


Service Innovation Opportunity Identification, Arcot Desai Narasimhalu Jan 2011

Service Innovation Opportunity Identification, Arcot Desai Narasimhalu

Arcot Desai NARASIMHALU

No abstract provided.


The Future Of Innovation Is Bright And Shiny As Never Before, Arcot Desai Narasimhalu Jan 2011

The Future Of Innovation Is Bright And Shiny As Never Before, Arcot Desai Narasimhalu

Arcot Desai NARASIMHALU

This bright shiny future is due to several reasons including better understanding of opportunity identification and innovation management, significant advances in technologies, new economic realities and the shi ing focus to service innovation. Innovation was perceived as an art practised by an exclusive few sitting in an ivory tower of a corporate headquarters of a company. The availability of methods such as Disruptive Innovation, Blue Ocean Strategy and Innovation Rules has empowered ordinary individuals to identify innovation opportunities as never before. This is a sea change in the sheer number of minds searching for the innovation needles in other otherwise …


A Method For Monetizing Technology Innovations, Arcot Desai Narasimhalu Jan 2011

A Method For Monetizing Technology Innovations, Arcot Desai Narasimhalu

Arcot Desai NARASIMHALU

Technology innovations from most universities and research institutes are generally created with no clear path to commercialization in mind. This is largely due to the culture in academic institutions and research institutes whose mission it is to explore the creation of innovations that promise long term benefits. This culture of academic freedom leads to a stockpile of technology innovations at their technology transfer offices (TTOs). These offices are often in a dilemma on how best to monetize the technology innovations that are in their custody. While there have been many social science research methodology based studies on this subject under …


A Maturity Model For Innovation Management, Arcot Desai Narasimhalu Jan 2011

A Maturity Model For Innovation Management, Arcot Desai Narasimhalu

Arcot Desai NARASIMHALU

No abstract provided.


Redefining Medical Tourism, Arcot Desai Narasimhalu Jan 2011

Redefining Medical Tourism, Arcot Desai Narasimhalu

Arcot Desai NARASIMHALU

No abstract provided.


Bridging Academic And Industry Innovation Networks, Arcot Desai Narasimhalu Jan 2011

Bridging Academic And Industry Innovation Networks, Arcot Desai Narasimhalu

Arcot Desai NARASIMHALU

No abstract provided.


Designing Is Service Strategy: An Information Acceleration Approach, Tim Coltman Dec 2010

Designing Is Service Strategy: An Information Acceleration Approach, Tim Coltman

Tim Coltman

Information technology-based innovation involves considerable risk requiring insight and foresight; yet our understanding of the way in which managers develop the insight to support new breakthrough applications is limited and remains obscured by high levels of technical and market uncertainty. This paper applies discrete choice analysis to support improved empirical explanation of how and why decisions are made in information systems. A new experimental method based on information acceleration is also applied to improve prediction of alternative IS service strategies. Both explanation and prediction are important to IS research and these two methods complement each other in behaviourally sound ways. …