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A proposal for establishing a startup business in the US complying to Islamic finance guidelines
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
This thesis discusses the idea of setting up a start-up business in North America (US or Canada) that complies to Islamic financial guidelines, with a view to attract funding from Muslim people around the world. These funds ...
Globally dispersed startups
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
Managing a hi-tech startup in the USA is a difficult challenge. Managing a startup based in a peripheral country is next to impossible. It requires setting up a strategic operations office in a different country and managing ...
Unlocking Japan's potential GDP : has the land myth disappeared
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
China's life insurance industry : opportunities and challenges for foreign companies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
Since China began its "open door" policy in the late 1970s, this huge undeveloped market has attracted the attention of investors from all over the world. The fast growing economy has also stimulated demand in the insurance ...
Using lean enterprise principles to drive quality and on time delivery to customers : a study of the Honeywell Aerospace Engine Assembly and Test Center of Excellence
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Honeywell Aerospace has been a leader in manufacturing high quality engines to customers for decades. With engine and auxiliary power unit (APU) growth of-9% in 2005, and projected growth similar or greater for 2006, ...
Revamping luxury : mass customization applied to the luxury goods market
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
This thesis seeks to understand how the crisis has impacted the definition of luxury goods in the mind of consumers and the implications this has for luxury goods companies. It also aims to present Mass Customization as ...
Innovation among Japanese telecoms in the Internet era : a comparison based on analysis of successful U.S. companies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The worldwide telephone industry is in transition-from traditional telecom service provider to broadband service provider. NTT, Japan's leading telecom company, must establish a new source of revenue that will compensate ...
Valuing the premium in Chinese stock markets using exchange options
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
This paper examines the stock prices of Chinese companies dual-listed in the A and H share markets between January 2006 and March 2008. While most previous studies have concluded that the A share market does not have ...
Invisible helping hands : how can capital markets access the poor and promote entrepreneurial spirits? : an analysis of international microfinance investment potential and a proposal for securitization in a microfinance global pool
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Donor grants and soft loans have been utilized by many microfinance institutions (MFIs) to support their operations. However, such grants and loans, already of limited size and availability, are becoming harder to access ...
Analysis of technology intermediaries and their impact on strategy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)