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Technology innovation in financial services industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Over the last few decades, we have seen an enormous evolution in the financial services industry driven by technology innovations. Indeed, we cannot imagine the current financial system without electronic fund transfers, ...
Sovereignty and intervention in financial crises
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Sovereignty today is conditional, compromised and contractual in ways that require a reassessment of the doctrine of sovereignty in an era of globalization and global capital markets. Taking as a case study Indonesia during ...
The impact of high-mix, low volume products in semiconductor manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
The role of flexibility in Configure-to-order manufacturing : a framework for managing variation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
In this paper we examine a challenge that many companies are facing: how to respond to increased variation within their manufacturing operations. I posit that the challenges posed here are addressable with tools managers ...
Cultural change : a comparative study of the change efforts of Douglas MacArthur and Carlos Ghosn in Japan
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
When an organization adapts to a changing environment and struggles through an organizational crisis, its organizational culture is sometimes challenged. At such a time, a leader who can change current culture and embed a ...
The role of the U.S. Federal Government in the student loan industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Beginning in the early 1980's, average tuition and fees for higher education institutions in the United States experienced two decades of unprecedented growth. Over the 10-year period ending in 2003-2004, average tuition ...
The role of consideration in the pursuit of market share : a study of the U.S. automobile industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The state of business in the U.S. automobile industry is such that competition is fierce, and consumers have a perplexing number of alternatives from which to choose. The final purchase decision by the consumer is where ...
Leadership and ethics : a comparative study of leader moral values and organizational culture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
As corporate and government organizations move into the 21st Century, they face an environment of growing complexity. However, despite a number of recent and highly visible scandals, the moral and ethical culture associated ...
Change leadership in the U.S. Coast Guard
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The ability to lead productive change is becoming increasingly necessary and important to organizations. Across the spectrum of private businesses, non-governmental organizations and the public sector, organizations are ...
The effect of telecommuting on the temporal patterns of managers and employees
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
Rapidly evolving communications technologies, the expanding global scope of business, and changing societal expectations with regard to employment has expanded the prevalence of teleworking as an employment arrangement in ...