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Research methods in social relations

In the United States, lung cancer is the second most common diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death. Although tobacco smoking is the major risk factor accounting for 80% to 90% of all lung cancer diagnoses, there are numerous other risk factors that have been identified as

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Cancer Progress and Priorities: Lung Cancer

From time to time books emerge which become part of APL's folklore; the obvious example being \"APL-An Interactive Approach\" by Gilman and Roses. Some are more recent and more tangentical in their relevance; exam-pies are Myers \"Refiable Software Through Composite Design\" and Tufte's \"Visualization of Quantitative Data\". I believe that this most recent book of Mr. Gilb's may be destined to become part of this select group. A long-standing belief in the APL world is, that we can deliver \"productivity\"-recent explorations of topics like Function Point Analysis are (belatedly) showing good quality evidence to back this belief. At heart I feel that Mr. Gilb is saying that even though we're moving in the fight direction we're still a very long way from the goal we ought to be shooting for-but that we can achieve the ultimate objective if we take a wider view of the world. Point one-the term 'software engineering' is being hijacked and is in imminent danger of becoming the vogue term for a much smaller range of topics than it purports to cover. Point two-APL applications have long tended to solve broader and more strategic problems than the more established languages. For all of his 442 pages, Mr. Gilb's messages axe brief, relevant and, I believe, achievable. They also embody common sense-that rarest of commodities-it is hard to believe that so many people can have been neglecting the principles for so long. I'd like to summarise his message in three ways. [1] Measure what you're being asked to do in terms meaningful to the business, user or application. And measure what you achieve. [2] Deliver your solution in many incremental stages-at all times delivering the highest value at least cost in the shortest time (remember, you just quantified all of this). [3] Early detection and solution of problems costs orders of magnitude less to fix than late detection and remedy. Think about it-its not novel is it? And doesn't the seemed message have a familiar ring7 What Mr. Glib is attempting to do is to bring rigour into the process. I think that if we were to adopt these methods in a similarly serious-minded vein we might easily discover a lot about ourselves and just possibly find a new way of getting our message into wider environments. I offer a challenge to the APL COmmunity in general and the APL90 organisers in particular. Lets find at least …

Principles of software engineering management

How did electricity enter everyday life in America? Using Muncie, Indiana -- the Lynds' now iconic Middletown -- as a touchstone, David Nye explores how electricity seeped into and redefined American culture. With an eye for telling details from archival sources and a broad understanding of cultural and social history, he creates a thought-provoking panorama of a technology fundamental to modern life. Emphasizing the experiences of ordinary men and women rather than the lives of inventors and entrepreneurs, Nye treats electrification as a set of technical possibilities that were selectively adopted to create the streetcar suburb, the amusement park, the \"Great White Way,\" the assembly line, the electrified home, and the industrialized farm. He shows how electricity touched every part of American life, how it became an extension of political ideologies, how it virtually created the image of the modern city, and how it even pervaded colloquial speech, confirming the values of high energy and speed that have become hallmarks of the twentieth century. He also pursues the social meaning of electrification as expressed in utopian ideas and exhibits at world's fairs, and explores the evocation of electrical landscapes in painting, literature, and photography. Electrifying America combines chronology and topicality to examine the major forms of light and power as they came into general use. It shows that in the city electrification promoted a more varied landscape and made possible new art forms and new consumption environments. In the factory, electricity permitted a complete redesign of the size and scale of operations, shifting power away from the shop floor to managers. Electrical appliances redefined domestic work and transformed the landscape of the home, while on the farm electricity laid the foundation for today's agribusiness.

Electrifying America: Social Meanings of a New Technology, 1880-1940.@@@The Electric City: Energy and the Growth of the Chicago Area, 1880- 1930.

Companies employ a variety of different product development processes (PDPs) to design new products. Well-designed PDPs are necessary to reduce development time, manage risks, and create better products. This study proposes and demonstrates a method with which a company can design a PDP applicable to its unique circumstance. The research uses several case studies and a literature survey to demonstrate the wide variety of PDPs available to companies. The case studies show the importance of matching PDP design to a company's risk profile. The paper employs these lessons to propose a method for improved PDP design. The paper then illustrates the method by discussing how one company is using it to redesign its PDP.

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Improving product development process design: a method for managing information flows, risks, and iterations

Product Development Processes (PDPs) require careful design to reduce development time, create better products and manage the risks of bringing new products to market. This paper investigates the relationship between product development risk and PDP management. We begin by identifying risks and proposing several iteration- and review-based metrics by which PDPs can be effectively identified and compared. Data from ten company case studies demonstrate the utility of the proposed metrics and exemplify how different PDPs manage different risks. The cases also show that software companies face different risks and employ more flexible PDPs than manufacturing companies. We conclude that PDPs vary more than previously documented, that the proposed metrics are useful in distinguishing PDPs and that companies can tailor their PDP designs to suit their unique risk profiles.

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Comparing product development processes and managing risk

This paper describes the introduction, development, and proliferation of new electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). The use of non-combustible tobacco products is considered a means for improving public health and reducing the mortality attributed to cigarette smoking. The effects and use of ENDS are described, with studies to date indicating that, despite differences in toxicity, there is insufficient evidence that ENDS leads to smoking cessation. Finally, research questions are proposed to address key unanswered questions about the effects of such systems.

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E-cigarettes/electronic nicotine delivery systems: a word of caution on health and new product development

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to use a series of disruptive innovations in the 150‐year history of the US lighting industry to test whether two key innovation management theories retain their explanatory power as market structures change.Design/methodology/approach – Historical case studies of four successive disruptive lighting innovations are used: incandescent light bulbs, fluorescent light bulbs, compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFBs) and light emitting diodes (LEDs). Descriptions of each innovation include the new technologies, the evolving market structures, and how the innovating companies managed their risks during the transitions.Findings – This paper finds that two contemporary theories on absorptive capacity and disruptive innovations retain validity and remain broadly applicable even as market structures change overtime from oligopoly and cartel to free market competition.Originality/value – By juxtaposing historic incandescent and fluorescent bulb innovations in constrained market co...

Modern innovation management theory and the evolving US lighting industry

Although there is significant research on improving college-level teaching practices, most literature in the field assumes an incentive for improvement. The research presented in this paper addresses the issue of poor incentives for improving university-level teaching. Specifically, it proposes instructor-designed common examinations as an incentive for teaching improvement and uses empirical data from business school student tests to illustrate the utility of such assessments. Results were drawn from almost 250 college students who had different professors for the same course. Comparing the data from a common assessment revealed important differences about what students learn and created opportunities and incentives to improve teaching practices in a way few other methods can.

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Darian Unger

Papers

Improving product development process design: a method for managing information flows, risks, and iterations

Comparing product development processes and managing risk

E-cigarettes/electronic nicotine delivery systems: a word of caution on health and new product development

Modern innovation management theory and the evolving US lighting industry

Business Education Innovation: How Common Exams Can Improve University Teaching.