{"title":"A general-purpose collaborative system: Theory and design of the dialogic web","authors":"R. Luechtefeld","doi":"10.1109/TEMSCON.2017.7998418","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEMSCON.2017.7998418","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes the underlying theory and ongoing development of a general-purpose collaborative system. Rooted in the critical literary theories of Barthes and Bakhtin, the dialogic web provides a potential solution to problems of collaboration in knowledge-intensive environments.","PeriodicalId":193013,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE Technology & Engineering Management Conference (TEMSCON)","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116808636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Factors contributing to delays regarding aircraft during A-check maintenance","authors":"Tseko Jan Mofokeng, A. Marnewick","doi":"10.1109/TEMSCON.2017.7998375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEMSCON.2017.7998375","url":null,"abstract":"The aviation industry is a competitive and regulated business. It is a function of the engineering manager in aviation to ensure that the aircraft operates cost effectively. One way to manage aircraft operation cost is to speed up aircraft turnaround time during maintenance checks.","PeriodicalId":193013,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE Technology & Engineering Management Conference (TEMSCON)","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124822237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characteristics of university startups in Japan","authors":"K. Hasegawa, Taketo Sugawara","doi":"10.1109/TEMSCON.2017.7998356","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEMSCON.2017.7998356","url":null,"abstract":"Although university startup companies are expected to be a source of innovation around the world, economic effects of university startups have not been investigated thoroughly, especially outside of the United States. As described in this paper, we analyzed the characteristics and economic effects of companies started at The University of Tokyo, a world-recognized research university. Results show that very few successful startup companies account for most of the economic value created by all university startups. If the startup companies are expected to be a source of innovation, then it is necessary to have a large number of startup companies, assuming that most of them will end in failure. University-related startups are of two types: student-driven startups and faculty-driven research-based startups. The economic value created by student-driven startups is roughly equal to that created by faculty-driven research-based startups. To achieve economic development, promoting student entrepreneurship is equally important as promoting commercialization of the outcomes of academic research at universities.","PeriodicalId":193013,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE Technology & Engineering Management Conference (TEMSCON)","volume":"167 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121255110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sponsorship and characteristics of medical device clinical trials registered in Indian Trial Registry","authors":"G. Rekha","doi":"10.1109/TEMSCON.2017.7998391","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEMSCON.2017.7998391","url":null,"abstract":"The present day world has been experiencing rapid technological advancement on the one hand and an ever increasing number of diseases afflicting the human beings on the other. To deal with the later, medical devices are innovated and introduced in to the market (making use of the technological advancements), on a continuous basis across the world. However, introducing an innovated medical device to the market poses innumerable challenges and therefore, these have to be clinically trialed before its market launch to ensure safety and efficacy. India has emerged as one of the attractive and preferred countries by sponsors to execute clinical trials because of its various advantages. Sponsors play a crucial role for the successful conduction of clinical trials. Given the fact that Indian medical devices industry is growing at a faster pace, this paper attempts to understand and highlight the characteristics of medical devices that are registered in Indian trial registry. The present study has been carried out based on secondary data covering 108 medical device clinical trial registrations accessed from Clinical Trial Registry of India (CTRI) database pertaining to the period 2008–2014. These 108 medical device trials are analyzed based on the type of sponsorship.","PeriodicalId":193013,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE Technology & Engineering Management Conference (TEMSCON)","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127127180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The human capital: Motivation in innovation","authors":"Anna Trunina","doi":"10.1109/TEMSCON.2017.7998387","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEMSCON.2017.7998387","url":null,"abstract":"The paper is based on the survey results. The survey was conducted among the representatives of innovation enterprises in Russia and Silicon Valley. The goal of this survey was to evaluate the motivation in technical enterprises, compare motivation between Russians and people abroad and estimate motivation in small and large technical companies.","PeriodicalId":193013,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE Technology & Engineering Management Conference (TEMSCON)","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128531336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Startup incubators and the role of social capital","authors":"C. Bandera, Ellen Thomas","doi":"10.1109/TEMSCON.2017.7998368","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEMSCON.2017.7998368","url":null,"abstract":"A value proposition common among startup incubators and clusters is they provide firms with an environment that is more supportive than the open market, for example a high concentration of startups can be conducive to the building of social capital and tacit knowledge by tenants who, upon graduation from such sites, impact the regional economy. The positive impact of social capital on startup survival has been well described in the literature, but the impact of startup incubators and clusters remains inconclusive, with some researchers reporting that the survival rate of firms graduating from incubators or clusters is worse than that of startups that never participated in such sites. The lackluster performance of graduating firms is all the more striking given the opportunity for social capital diffusion in these high density sites, and the importance of social capital to startup success. Empirical tests using the Kauffman Firm Survey find that being in an environment in which social capital is readily accessible does not imply that the startup will engage it. We also find those startups that collaborate with other agents (universities, industries, and government organizations) outperform startups that do not. This result is moderated by industry, i.e. low-versus high-tech.","PeriodicalId":193013,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE Technology & Engineering Management Conference (TEMSCON)","volume":"94 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130504676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The role of game theory in the development of business models in supply chains","authors":"Marko Budler, P. Trkman","doi":"10.1109/TEMSCON.2017.7998370","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEMSCON.2017.7998370","url":null,"abstract":"Coopetition (cooperation between competitive organizations) was conceptually established several years ago. However, the number and diversity of business model elements (products, partners, employees, customers, processes) within and outside particular supply chains has grown, establishing a need for rethinking relationships between stakeholders with similar and yet also competing strategies. Second, with the emergence of e-business and digital transformation, companies have felt an urge to innovate business models while not knowing what partners, end-users and competitors are planning for the future. Organizations need to continually develop their business models by considering the transformations of competitors' business models and by including third parties in the development of business models. Third, the coopetition in business model management is driven by concomitant evolution of multiple supply chain business models in which same organizations have different roles. For instance, with the development of Amazon Marketplace, Web Service and Fulfillment by Amazon, the same organization can be a partner, a customer or a competitor. Since these stakeholders have competing expectations in the development of business models, the game-theory approach is appropriate to observe these interferences. We draw on Prisoner's dilemma model to present how the desirable outcome - a goal that delivers most value for all players - is achieved. This can also be facilitated by an introduction of a coordinator, i.e. a third party, which moderates the game.","PeriodicalId":193013,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE Technology & Engineering Management Conference (TEMSCON)","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115115162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Project management - a more balanced approach","authors":"P. Frijns, F. van Leeuwen, Robert E. Bierwolf","doi":"10.1109/TEMSCON.2017.7998382","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEMSCON.2017.7998382","url":null,"abstract":"Within the Dutch government the Gateway Review method has been adopted to facilitate a learning and helping perspective towards owners of high risk programs and projects with a substantial IT component. The current paper reports on findings from data analysis done on Gateway Review reports collected since the introduction of the method in the Ministry of Interior in the Netherlands. The conclusion derived from the data analysis points towards the need for more balance on culture, content, relations and process.","PeriodicalId":193013,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE Technology & Engineering Management Conference (TEMSCON)","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128682325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Equity versus non-equity partnership strategies for leaders, challengers, and niche players","authors":"Wan-Chen Chen, B. Lin","doi":"10.1109/TEMSCON.2017.7998385","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEMSCON.2017.7998385","url":null,"abstract":"Competitive strategy should fit well with the focal firm's market position. This study extends this line of research to include a firm's technology positioning by considering market position at the industry level. Two inter-firm cooperative strategies considers equity-base (joint ventures) and non-equity alliances as effecting factors. The data file obtains that patent, inter-firm cooperative agreements, and financial data of technology firms from 1997 to 2008. This research demonstrates different strategic logic of industry leaders, challengers, and niche players. The empirical results show a nonlinear trend (an inverted U-shaped) to describe the relationship between technology position and non-equity alliances. As compared with joint ventures, challengers are less strategically active in non-equity alliances to compete against industry market leaders. However, niche players are more likely to engage in non-equity alliances than industry leaders when as compared with joint ventures. In terms of theoretical contribution, this study extends the concept of market competitive strategy from the product-market level to that of industry network level. It also broadens the scope of positioning strategy to include technology so that the abundant literature of the knowledge-based view of the firm can be integrated with the market positioning literature. Moreover, the empirical results will provide strategic implications and a systematic framework in managing partnership strategies for the business managers in the future.","PeriodicalId":193013,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE Technology & Engineering Management Conference (TEMSCON)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128494309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Letouze, D. Prata, Andre Barcelos, Gentil V. Barbosa, G. Franca, M. L. Rocha
{"title":"Is Technology Management Education a requirement for a Virtual Learning Environment?","authors":"P. Letouze, D. Prata, Andre Barcelos, Gentil V. Barbosa, G. Franca, M. L. Rocha","doi":"10.1109/TEMSCON.2017.7998409","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEMSCON.2017.7998409","url":null,"abstract":"In this work we present the hypothesis that Education of Technology Management is necessary for the success of a Virtual Learning Environments, not only for Information technology professionals, but as well as for instructors and learners. Assuming its veracity, we compiled a set of skills for Management of Technology to support the elicitation of Interdisciplinary skills for Technology Management Education. Hence, our main result is a framework that intends to support the planning of training of skills of Management of Technology that might improve the efficacy and efficiency of Virtual Learning Environments, but more than this, we hope to arouse the debate.","PeriodicalId":193013,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE Technology & Engineering Management Conference (TEMSCON)","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125436501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}