Show graphically a case where increasing the number of firms can speed up the arrival of innovation. Show a case where it can slow the arrival of innovation down. What is the key difference in terms of firm level incentives from adding additional firms in each scenario?
In: Economics
The government wants to encourage technological innovation all across the US. The government thinks that with better technology, the US economy could become again the greatest economic power by far. What would you do in order to encourage firms and/or households to invent/develop new technologies that would help produce more output (and thus create more employment)? State THREE (03) possible ways (policies) to encourage technological innovation.
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What is the difference between merger, acquisition, and downsizing? why would a company pick one option over another, what role does technology and innovation play? please be thorough in your answer.
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1) Question: What is the purpose of starting with the consumer in mind first? What are the dangers or starting with a really cool technology or innovation first? Provide an example of a company that got this right (other than Apple)
In: Operations Management
Identify a new product that is based on an innovation in technology, and draw up a strategic technical plan for its development. Be sure to discuss the risk factors at each stage, and indicate how you would deal with each.?
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Why is homelessness such an issue for San Francisco if it is an innovation hub?
San Francisco has been a technology innovation hot spot since the 1940s when William Shockley helped boost the economy through his invention of the transistor. This new technology was the seed that helped San Francisco's technology industry blossom into what it is today. As we learned from The New Geography of Jobs by Enrico Moretti, San Francisco is home to some of the biggest names in technology like, Google, Apple, Yahoo, Zynga, and Yelp. It is safe to assume that there is a significant amount of individuals with college degrees living and working here, so why is the homeless rate so high?
In 2019 San Francisco reported a population of 17,595 homeless people living in the city. This was a 30% surge since 2017 (Cowan, 2019). This is also likely to be an underestimate as calculating a homeless population is extremely difficult. One would think, if there are so many high skilled, high tech jobs, the multiplier effect would create a massive amount of lower skilled jobs. What might else might be leading to this high level of homelessness?
In: Economics
Why are standards important for globalization? Also, while standards are ‘voluntary’ and appear to be beneficial or at least benign, might this process actually inhibit innovation? What is the long-term implication of Huawei’s lead in 5G technology and standards?
In: Economics
QUESTION 3
It has been said that a firm’s decision-making processes center upon technology,
entrepreneurship, innovation, employment relations, outsourcing, and
competition policy. Discuss this statement giving relevant examples in real life.
In: Economics
In: Economics
Propose ONE new strategic initiative for the organisation to implement. This initiative can be a major functional initiative, such as marketing, use of technology, product (service) innovation/development, and M&A. Describe its contents in details and justify why it is strategic.
In: Operations Management