Research in Motion: A Small Firm Commercializing a New Technology

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofy Carayannopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Small Firm ◽  
Network Effects ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Technology Standards ◽  
Market Product ◽  
Complementary Goods

Research In Motion is a small information technology firm located in Waterloo, Ontario. This case describes how this firm came to develop a new–to–the–market product and offers the opportunity to discuss the challenges a small firm faces in commercializing a new technology. Issues relevant to this case are legitimacy of a firm and technology, the implications of technology standards, network effects and complementary goods, and partners and social capital as resources.

Supply-Side Network Effects and the Development of Information Technology Standards

MIS Quarterly ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 1207-1226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juha Uotila ◽  
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Thomas Keil ◽  
Markku Maula ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Network Effects ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Technology Standards

Literature review on “Industry Needs for Information Technology competence, Information Technology competence/skill program study and certification of Information Technology competence”

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-126
Author(s):  
Tine Sopaheluwakan ◽  
Mohammad A. Amin Soetomo
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Training Institution ◽  
Position Information ◽  
Technology Competence ◽  
Information Technology Training ◽  
Industry And Education

Information Technology as a new Technology has been used in businesses from small company until multinational company in almost all industries. IT role as an enabler and differentiation factor separating success company from average company. IT need people to build, operate, maintain and support the systems, hence expect the new hire to immediately contribute from the first day they join the company. The industry define the needs for Information Technology competence and expect Education Institution as one of IT resource work hard to design their program study to fulfill the needs for Information Technology graduates, yet the industry still struggle to succeed in hiring fresh graduate to fill the IT position. Information Technology Training Institution can be an alternative to improve the education result. Also certification on Information Technology competence from third party or independent body might be used as a standard for both Industry and Education. This paper will report literature review several previous paper about all of the above.

Industrialization, Information Technology and Changes in Social Capital

2011 ◽  
Vol 58-60 ◽  
pp. 359-363
Author(s):  
Ai Lin Zheng ◽  
Zhen Sheng Tao
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Market Economy ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Process Of Change ◽  
General Trust ◽  
The Family

Industrialization, information technology is a process of change of social capital. China's traditional social capital are mainly within the family, we must carry forward the expansion of traditional ethics and trust radius, The formation of the general trust in market economy, civil society organizations to promote the formation of modern social capital. Our government has an important role in formation of social capital.

The American Record in Industrial Policy: Results of Programs for Troubled Manufacturing Industries

1994 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-214
Author(s):  
Margaret E. Dewar
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
Foreign Competition ◽  
High Definition ◽  
Trade Restrictions ◽  
Technological Revolution ◽  
High Definition Television ◽  
Declining Industries ◽  
Manufacturing Sectors

As many manufacturing industries have declined and as much American manufacturing has become vulnerable to foreign competition, numerous groups have suggested that programs to intervene in specific manufacturing sectors could help. Proponents focus on aid to telecommunications, aerospace, information technology, and high-definition television, where an edge in new technology may be key to the industries' success, but they also touch on aid to declining industries. Opponents of trade restrictions often argue that policies should facilitate adjustment in industries injured by trade. Other groups call for a technological “revolution” in manufacturing to restore international competitiveness through programs to facilitate adjustment and to speed the transition to new kinds of manufacturing. Others, concerned about massive job losses in depressed manufacturing communities, have called for improving the welfare of workers and communities.

scholarly journals Determinants of Adoption of New Technology in Telecom Sector: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 166-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susmita Chatterjee ◽  
Bibek Ray Chaudhuri ◽  
Debabrata Dutta
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Mobile Communications ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Technology Standards ◽  
Technology Standard ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Adoption Of New Technology

In this article, we look at the determinants of the new technology adoption by consumers in the case of mobile telecommunications. The dynamic nature of the telecom industry is a result of the frequent technological change. Consumers witness different technology standards in mobile communications, starting from the first generation (1G) to second generation (2G) subsequently to third (3G) and now experiencing fourth (4G) in some countries such as Norway, Sweden, South Korea, and the USA including ours. The movement from one standard to the other has been predicted to be smooth as all of them are vertical substitutes for each other. Given the various dimensions such as price, requirements, utility and so on, these technology standards are not perfect substitutes. The article investigates the prospect of a new technology standard roll out in India. A survey of 400 mobile phone customers in metro telecom circles has been carried out for this purpose. The study applies structural equation modeling (SEM) and explores the adoption intention of this new technology among the respondents. Results show that the presence of low-cost alternatives that is the availability of a lower technology standard poses a significant hurdle to the adoption of new technology services.

Beyond the 3G (Third Generation) of Mobile Communications Technology Standards

2013 ◽  
pp. 162-172
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Communications ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Third Generation ◽  
Technology Standards ◽  
Next Generation

How the decade-long unfolding of 3G is being morphed into the convergence of communications and computing is described. With this new technology direction, actors in both the mobile and computing industries have started fighting to define the next generation mobile standard.

A Case of an IT-Enabled Organizational Change Intervention

2012 ◽  
pp. 190-212
Author(s):  
Bing Wang ◽  
David Paper
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Organizational Change ◽  
Change Management ◽  
New Technology ◽  
The Novel ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
It Implementation ◽  
Perceived Change ◽  
Change Event

This case study documents an organizational change intervention concerning the implementation of a novel information technology at a university-owned research foundation (URF). It evidences the disparate expectations and reactions by key actors toward the change event, marking a mismatch between a new paradigm required by the new technology and existing information technology practices. Drawing upon change management and management information systems (MIS) literature, the authors discuss the perceived change management issues hindering the change process at URF. The discussion is tempered by a theoretical lens that attempts to integrate the literature bases drawn upon in this research. In particular, resistance from in-house IT specialists was observed as the strongest force obstructing the novel IT implementation. This study offers a forum to stimulate both researchers and practitioners to rethink the necessary elements required to enact change, especially with respect to novel IT implementations.

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