HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Development and Management in Industry Virpi Varjonen Management of Early Phases in Innovation Process A Case Study of Commercializing Technology in a Small Enterprise Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Engineering Turku‚ June 28th 2006 Supervisor: Professor Mikko Mustakallio Instructor: Patricia Wiklund‚ M. Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.) HELSINKI UNIVERSITY
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Pitch: 3M Corporation have a history of succeeding through a culture of innovation along with leveraging existing core technologies. 3M management demonstrates existence of different divisions as independent businesses with their individual units of operations. In addition‚ the cross divisional support between various units like sharing personnel resources‚ distribution channels‚ 3M provided multiple possibilities for innovation. In such an encouraging corporate culture‚ should Optical Systems be given
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An innovation is described as something new or different being introduced into a situation. In healthcare an innovation could be useful or wasteful. There are many ideas that have come into play but only a few ideas really made a difference in the healthcare field. The innovation that I believe made a real difference in the healthcare field is the electronic medical records (EMR). Electronic medical records have recently been introduced in the health care field and so far have been getting a positive
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GOOGLE - A SAGA OF INNOVATION Google‚ the world’s most popular search engine‚ is scaling new heights these days. Born out of a project work carried out by Larry Page (Page) and Sergey Brin (Brin)‚ both Stanford dropouts‚ Google has come a long way; from a small information search technology on the web to the world’s most popular and mostly referred search engine. Google search is an easy-to-use service which gives the results of a query in a fraction of a second. Millions of browsers prefer
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Chapter 4‚ we learned the various aspects of an audience‚ when preparing a written or electrical document. How did I consider my audience needs and interests as I developed the presentation about Great Calls marketing strategy? I put myself in their shoes and considered the expectations that a manager of a large cellular company would expect. I recognized their time is valuable and I would need to be quick and direct. I also thought that I would have to put together a presentation that was professional
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Module 4: Obstacles A description of at least one real life problem that has to be solved or decision that has to be made using good judgment‚ and obstacles encountered while making the decision(s) or solving the problem(s) (Again‚ these can be real examples or imagined‚ but they should clearly illustrate your understanding of the obstacles described.) At least three key terms from the lesson used in your example. The problem I have chosen is that there is a person in your class who is always mean
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Product Development and Innovation Group members : Duc Tien VU Lan Chi VU I/ Hepatitis C vaccine contains one of the viral envelope proteins. After one injection‚ an antivirus system is established in the bloodstream. This system memory then provides immunity to hepatitis C infection. Benefits: Prevents hepatitis C infections‚ which can lead to liver cancer later in life. So‚ this vaccine makes our life more safe by a cheap and quick solution. II/ Small car for city: Current compact car
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Sergey’s business is operated by a group of like-minded‚ close friends and they all trust each other to make the best decisions. The company currently operates with a low chain of command‚ which allows a free exchange of ideas that encourage innovation. Allowing each person in the business the freedom and trust to make their own decision will help keep them accountable and bring out their best work. Sergey still considers himself a start-up company 2 years later‚ which is in line with how the
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|Innovations For Global Relationship Management Assignment 2 | | | | | | | |By: Tenzin Lama 11247590 | |Wilson Lie 11267958
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Abstract This paper examines SPARK‚ eBay’s current innovation program‚ as a platform to collect and develop innovative ideas generated by current employees. Some employees at eBay expressed that they found it difficult to track and implement their ideas through SPARK. We feel the current SPARK program does not fully offer eBay the innovative advantage for the future. In our research‚ we employed two primary methodologies: (1) in-depth interviews with relevant employees and (2) quantitative surveys
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