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Describes Sweco's decision about whether to enter the mud-processing equipment industry (used in oil well drilling). This is an internal entry decision, and the case describes Sweco's existing businesses as well as the mud-processing industry and competitors. The case... View Details

Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Cost; Analytics and Data Science; Market Entry and Exit; Competition

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1980
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Communication and Technical Roles in R&D Laboratories: An Information Processing Approach

By: M. Tushman and D. Nadler

Keywords: Communication; Information Technology; Research and Development; Information

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1980
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The Generation of Industrial Technology by the Less Developed Countries

By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Louis T Wells Jr

Keywords: Information Technology; Developing Countries and Economies

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1980
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Transfer of Industrial Technology Among the Developing Countries

By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Louis T Wells Jr

Keywords: Information Technology; Developing Countries and Economies

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February 1979 (Revised October 1982)
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Fiber-Optics Industry (B): Historical Development and Competitor Profiles--1978

By: Michael E. Porter

Keywords: Applied Optics; History; Competition; Information Technology; Communications Industry; Telecommunications Industry

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Modes of Technology Transfer as a Function of Position in the Research-Development-Technical Service Spectrum

By: Michael Tushman and T. J. Allen

Keywords: Information Technology; Communication; Research and Development

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December 1978
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Technical Communication in R&D Laboratories: Impacts of Project Work Characteristics

By: Michael Tushman

Keywords: Information Technology; Communication; Research and Development; Projects

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June 1977 (Revised May 1997)
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University of Trent

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

Focuses on two issues: 1) technical systems that can be employed in nonprofit organizations for control and motivational purposes. Systems discussed range from payroll monitoring systems to zero-base budgeting and 2) the managerial environment needed for serious... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Motivation and Incentives; Business or Company Management; Nonprofit Organizations; Governance Controls; Education Industry

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