high likelihood of a costly and time-consuming outcome. One other issue underlying issue of intra-firm technology transfer highlighted by Shamsavari et al., (2002) is the degree of control which the MNC may have over the transfer channel. In a case study carried out by Courtney et al., (2014) on General Electric (GE)’s entry into China’s aviation market. It shows the strict restrictions imposed on foreign companies’ access, requiring them to enter joint ventures and transfer technology to the indigenous
Case Study Questions 1. What Kinds of applications are described in this case? What business functions do they support? Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Important ERP attributes are: • Automated and integrated the majority of an organization’s business process including production planning and development, sales and marketing, manufacturing, inventory management and shipping and payment. • Share common data and practices across the entire enterprise • Produce and access information in real-time
dSmart City as a Key Strategy to Improve the Urban Quality of Life: A Bottom-Up Approach Towards Building an Inclusive Smart City (Case study: Mashhad, Iran) PhD Proposal, Jamileh Montazer Torbati Introduction The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development in the past few decades has altered the urban environment in every aspect. Urban dwellers are definitely experiencing a new lifestyle, with smart phones, apps and social networks. Smart gadgets are entering our lives as well as
are still early days. Internet of things give its strength for very wide applicability to almost all sides and aspects of business. IoT as a whole is a very broad area. This paper focuses mainly to its adoption to our personal use and homes. The study of current leading companies in the market and technologies driving the same. Importantly based on analysis of present consumers thoughts about the new smart devices, carves out of the potential opportunities to bring down the struggle of internet
since its first sale in 2007. The camcorder dominated the market by selling over 2 million pieces in the first two years (Grobart & Rusli, 2011), thus showing phenomenal growth in sales right after the unusually brief introduction stage. Then in 2009, Cisco, the global giant known for its computer networking services, acquired Flip for a handsome $590 million (Arthur, 2011). The maturity stage for Flip however lasted a little over an year in which sales reached a plateau and smartphones started to break
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