Category Archives: technology management

Why are some NPD projects more successful?

Posted on April 5, 2009 by binnur

Note: This is a repost from my www.kitetail.com site.  As many innovations and new product development (NPD) projects succeed, many more fails. In my research study “Innovation Management in Multi-Divisional Firms: Factors that Lead to Successful Development of New Products“, … Continue reading →

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Innovation and Profitability

Posted on March 29, 2009 by binnur

Note: This is a repost from my www.kitetail.com site.  The profitability equation is quite simple: when a firm’s revenue from selling its product or service is greater than the cost of offering it, then it is concluded that the firm … Continue reading →

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Trip to Japan

Posted on March 24, 2009 by binnur

In a few days, I will be arriving to Tokyo, Japan. I was there in 2001 as part of my Management of Technology International Study Program. We had a blast visiting numerous companies in Japan and Singapore (Japan Productivity Center, … Continue reading →

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Open the door and let me in…

Posted on December 3, 2008 by binnur

I have been playing with the Roku Netflix streaming device, Apple TV as well as the XBMC and Boxee open source media centers running on Apple TV. This is the inspiration of this post: the what, why, when and how … Continue reading →

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Renovate your risk management process to improve your innovation capacity

Posted on November 18, 2008 by binnur

Innovation and risk go hand in hand. They are the yin and the yang. Highly innovative projects have the highest projected return and also carry the highest risk of failure. By using risk management, organizations take a structured approach to … Continue reading →

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