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April, 2008 - Dr. Kevin Desouza`s research paper "Customer- Driven Innovation" published in R-TM
Customer-Driven Innovation, a research paper from Dr. Kevin Desouza`s project on "Leveraging Ideas for Innovation Project", funded by Institute for Innovation in Information Management got recently published in Research- Technology Management. The research paper can be accessed here. Click here
Transfer of Learning Across IT Projects: Post-Project Reviews and Beyond
Dr. Hazel Taylor`s research project - "Transfer of Learning Across IT Projects: Post-Project Reviews and Beyond" is funded by I3M.
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April, 2008 - yakimaherald.com quotes Kevin Desouza
Dr. Kevin C. Desouza was recently quoted in an article "The psychology of technology" published by yakimaherald.com. To access the full story please click here.
February, 2008 - I3M research in Puget Sound Business Journal
Bizjournals is the division of American City Business Journals. American City Business Journals is the largest publisher of business articles in the metropolitan area. The Puget Sound Business Journal published the work of Institute for Innovation in Information Management`s research on "digital natives". The study presented challenges in recruiting baby boomers and integrating with organizational structure. Click here to view the article.
January, 2008 - Robert Mason interview with tcWorld - German periodical
Bob Mason, Associate Dean for Research at the iSchool, who has been associated with I3M since its beginning, was interviewed recently on cultural aspects of knowledge sharing by the editor of tcWorld, a German periodical. The article can be read online here
October 1, 2007 - I3M Research in Knowledge and Process Management
An I3M research report, "Elements of Innovative Cultures" appears in the current issue of Knowledge and Process Management. Organizational culture is an important determinant of sustained innovativeness and financial performance. Though it is easy to appreciate the important role culture plays in making an innovation successful, it is difficult to change culture.
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September 6, 2007 - Kauffmann Foundation collection on Strategic Sourcing: A New Way to Think about Outsourcing
Dr.Kevin C.Desouza was interviewed for the lead article for the Kaufmann Foundation collection on Strategic Sourcing: A New Way to Think about Outsourcing. A summary of the collection: Using a combination of theory, practice, and real-life stories of entrepreneurs like you, this Collection surveys how outsourcing can best serve today’s entrepreneur, president, or CEO.
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August 15,2007 - Strategic Outsourcing, an International journal
Dr.Kevin C.Desouza accepted an invitation to join the Editorial Board of Strategic Outsourcing, an International Journal (http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/so/so.jsp ). Dr. Marco Busi (University of Strathclyde) is the Editor of the journal.
July 7,2007 - The Management Roundtable -- Demystifying the Link between Innovation and Business Value: A Process Framework
Dr. Kevin C. Desouza led a presentation about the current I3M research project, "Demystifying the Link between Innovation and Business Value" at the Management Roundtable. In this presentation, Dr. Desouza offered a process framework and proposed mechanisms to measure the value of innovation.
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May 01, 2007 - ICTs and Innovation - Paper Accepted for Research-Technology Management
I3M research report, "Opening up Innovation through Information-Communication Technologies", has been accepted for publication in Research-Technology Management. The authors of the paper are: Yukika Awazu, Bentley College, USA; Peter Baloh, University of Ljubljana, SLOVENIA; Kevin C. Desouza, University of Washington, USA; Christoph H. Wecht, BGW Management Advisory Group, SWITZERLAND; Jeffrey Kim, University of Washington, USA; Sanjheev Jha, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.
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May 28, 2007 - IFIP 8.6 - Organizational Dynamics of Technology-based Innovation: Diversifying the Research Agenda
Dr. Desouza served as a faculty mentor for the IFIP 8.6 Doctoral Consortium (http://www.ifip86-2007.salford.ac.uk/) to be held in Manchester, UK. Bob Galliers (Bentley College) is the Doctoral Consortium Chair.
April 02, 2007 - Infosys cites Ideas4Innovation work
Infosys Technologies (www.infosys.com) maintains a series of blogs. These blogs talk about various issues related to IT, outsourcing, and innovation. One of their blogs, Managing Offshore IT (http://infosysblogs.com/managing-offshore-it) cited the Institute for Innovation in Information Management’s work on "outsourcing innovation". The post, "More Companies Outsourcing Innovation: But what does it mean to you?"(http://infosysblogs.com/managing-offshore-it/2007/04/more_companies_outsourcing_inn.html#more), discusses the changing nature of outsourcing innovation. Members of the Ideas4Innovation research team are now working on a project called "Managing Risks for Rewards: The Case of Outsourcing Innovation."
March 31, 2007 - Research Featured in Sloan Management Review
The core research paper from the "Leveraging Ideas for Organizational Innovation" research project is featured in the current issue of Sloan Management Review. See - Mariello, A. "The Five Stages of Successful Innovation." Sloan Management Review, vol. 48 no. 3 (2007):8-9. http://sloanreview.mit.edu/smr/issue/2007/spring/06/
March 30, 2007 - APQC Knowledge Transfer Session: Successfully Embedding Innovation
In Houston, at the American Productivity Quality Center (APQC), Dr. Desouza spent two days with group of senior executives discussing how to build innovation programs. A diverse group of organizations were present at the meetings, including: Accenture, BD, Boeing, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, Fisher-Price, Inc., Northrop Grumman Corporation, Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Praxair Inc.,
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January 27, 2007 - I3M-NYU Global Sourcing Workshop
At the invitation of NYU Assistant Professor,Natalia Levina Dr. Kevin C. Desouza attended the I3M-NYU Global Sourcing Workshop (http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/ceder/events.cfm?doc_id=6687) at the Stern School of Business.
January 03, 2007: Desouza at Boeing
Dr. Kevin C. Desouza gave a talk on innovation at Boeing’s Airplane Product Development 2007 Conference (Jan 3-4, 2007). The talk focused on the common innovation challenges organizations face and the strategies leading organizations have implemented to overcome these challenges. The talk highlighted two I3M research projects: "Leveraging Ideas into Organizational Innovation" and "Demystifying the Link between Innovation and Business Value". Other speakers at this event included Joe Sutter (Boeing 747 engineer and author of 747: Creating the World's First Jumbo Jet and Other Adventures from a Life in Aviation) and Horikiri Toshio (CEO, Toyota Engineering Corporation).
November 06, 2006 - Customer-Driven Innovation
An I3M research report, Customer-Driven Innovation, will appear in Research-Technology Management. Research-Technology Management is consistently ranked as a premier management journal in the disciplines of technology management, innovation, and technology policy.
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November 06, 2006: Interview in KM Review
KM Review interviewed Dr. Kevin C. Desouza for its "Measurement Snapshot" column. "The Difficulties of Measuring KM." KM Review, vol. 9 no. 5 (2006): 6-7.
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