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Strengthening managerial approaches to improving technological capabilities
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This paper draws on an extensive array of theoretical and empirical studies to review common shortcomings found in evaluating technological innovations both before and after adoption, as well as in generating proposals for new innovations.Abstract:
This paper draws on an extensive array of theoretical and empirical studies covering a variety of industries in the U.S. and elsewhere in order: (a) to review common shortcomings found in evaluating technological innovations both before and after adoption, as well as in generating proposals for new innovations; and (b) to suggest means of improving each of these efforts.read more
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The Shaky Foundations of Capital Budgeting
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