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Towards Innovation in Multinational Corporation Subsidiaries: Development of an Instrument to Select and Evaluate Value Driven Strategies
May 28, 2019 Editor 0
This paper examines the complex, interdependent relationship between multinational companies and their subsidiaries. It discusses how subsidiary role development and specific strategic initiatives may add new value to corporations. While previous studies have identified the need for more proactive management practices, there are few practical guides available to managers to help them improve their performance. […]
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7 questions to ask before you launch an enterprise blockchain project
May 27, 2018 Editor 0
Successful projects will think seriously about what blockchains mean, and how to use them effectively. We’re only at the beginning of the blockchain story, not the middle or the end. There’s no shortage of activity and ferment. If the Bitcoin blockchain is the first-generation proof-of-concept, and the Ethereum blockchain is the second, we’re now starting […]
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Ten Concepts Everyone in ICT4D Should Know
July 28, 2017 Editor 0
I was recently asked which concepts are helpful in learning more about Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D). I didn’t have an immediate answer for her. ICT4D can be a daunting field to start out in. It’s a domain occupied by academics as well as practitioners; field workers and policy wonks, technologists and activists. […]
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Basic Mobile Internet Skills Training Toolkit
July 27, 2017 Editor 0
Mobile phones are much more than just a tool for making calls. Increasingly they are the primary way people across the world access the internet. Whilst the internet can provide a wide range of benefits to the user, it requires specific skills and knowledge to use a mobile phone effectively. This means that people who […]
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Proposal of a Modelling of the Innovation Process in an International Manufacturing Company
July 25, 2017 Editor 0
Nowadays, to cope with the competition, and to ensure the durability of their activities, companies have to be able to innovate. Manufacturing companies operating in a B2B market often perceive innovation as a technological result. However, innovation is often more characterized as a process. The needs of the users, and not only the technology, can […]
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How We Can Improve Open Source Software Projects
July 3, 2017 Editor 0
Next year will mark 20 years since the term “open source software” was officially coined, and the “free software” movement has been around even longer. But in the international development field, open source has only been a key consideration for the last decade or so. The Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL)’s Platform and Services team is […]
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