Eric Ries was born in September 1978. He graduated from Yale University and moved to silicon Valley in the beginning of the millennium. He pioneered the philosophy of Lean Startup, based on his experience with multiple startups, primary being IMVU which he co-founded along with Will Harvey in 2004. Eric Ries originated his Lean Startup philosophy after getting inspired from the Japanese Philosophy of Lean Manufacturing.

The Lean Startup:How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

Franchisees’ affective organizational commitment refers to the degree to which franchisees experience an emotional attachment to their franchise organization. Using a social exchange theory perspective, this research reports four studies that explore the relationship between franchisee’s affective commitment and franchisee outcomes. We found that affective com- mitment to the franchise organization was positively related to franchisee objective perfor- mance (Study 1) and intent to acquire additional units (Study 2), and negatively related to franchisee opportunism (Study 3) and intent to leave the franchise organization, particularly when continuance commitment (i.e., commitment based on the cost associated with mem- bership to the franchise) was low (Study 4). The implications of these ﬁndings are discussed.

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

El artículo tiene como objetivo evaluar el nivel de desarrollo de la capacidad de absorción realizada (RACAP) en las Pyme colombianas. Se parte de una muestra de 363 Pyme colombianas (Dane,2012), se usa una revisión de literatura con apoyo del análisis de contenido y un modelo de regresión lineal, que permiten mostrar la existencia de una correlación lineal positiva entre la adquisición y asimilación del conocimiento externo en las organizaciones objeto de estudio,. Palabras clave: Capacidades de absorción, capacidades de absorción potencial, medición de las capacidades de absorción ABSTRACT:

Measurement of potential absorption capacity in Colombia's innovative companies [Medición de la capacidad de absorción potencial en las empresas innovadoras de Colombia]

On October 10, 2001, the Eleventh Circuit handed down a decision, SunTrust v. Houghton Mifflin, that involved an unauthorized sequel to the classic novel Gone with the Wind where parties debated whether the taking was a fair use protected under Section 107 of the Copyright Act. However nuanced the fair use doctrine may appear, judges were confined to choosing between two fundamentally unattractive options -- injunction and free use. 

From an economic perspective, this paper argues that the present process for assigning fair use and preliminary injunction for transformative uses is not economically efficient. First, transformative works present an existing product with a new expression and meaning and serve entirely different audiences who would not traffic in the basic products of the primary market. Second, present jurisprudence is uncertain and daunting to the innovating artist who may shy away from producing transformative works. Third, the suppression of transformative product that results from injunctions has no countervailing gain in primary markets, as it is unlikely that any primary work would go unpublished if injunctions were discontinued.

Art as Innovation

'Production of culture/cultures of production' edited by Paul du Gay [book review]

Four kinds of design thinking: From ideating to making, engaging, and criticizing

How intelligent is Watson? Enabling digital transformation through artificial intelligence

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jpim.12586

Framing the microfoundations of design thinking as a dynamic capability for innovation: Reconciling theory and practice

In contemporary business and academia, design has been increasingly viewed as an important strategic asset such that several scholars and executives have recently investigated the links among design, innovation and competitive advantage. Indeed, recent and emerging literature streams are exploring the potential contribution design can provide in valorising and differently adopting new or existing technologies [Dell’Era, Marchesi, and Verganti 2010. “Mastering Technologies in Design-Driven Innovation – How Two Italian Companies Made Design a Central Part of their Innovation Process.” Research Technology Management 53 (2): 12–23 Buganza et al. 2015. “Unveiling the Potentialities Provided by New Technologies: A Process to Pursue Technology Epiphanies in the Smartphone App Industry.” Creativity and Innovation Management 24 (3): 391–414]. This paper aims to investigate the design managerial practices able to support Technology Epiphanies, which are defined as the discovery of quiescent meanings in new ...

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Stefano Magistretti

Papers

Four kinds of design thinking: From ideating to making, engaging, and criticizing

How intelligent is Watson? Enabling digital transformation through artificial intelligence

Framing the microfoundations of design thinking as a dynamic capability for innovation: Reconciling theory and practice

Discovering quiescent meanings in technologies: exploring the design management practices that support the development of Technology Epiphanies

Searching for the Right Application: a Technology Development Review and Research Agenda.