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Scientific Innovation and Ethics, 2007.
Discussion of the fine line between scientific research and ethics.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 26.95
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This paper explores controversial scientific research and the ethical questions it often raises. The paper itself is a brief discussion of the moral considerations some feel are raised by computer-assisted research. The author proposes that controversial research should not be stopped, but rather supervised by an expert, especially when the research has the capability of improving life. The author concludes, however, that finding an expert supervisor, whose opinions would be respected by opposing sides, would be the ultimate challenge.
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" An even better question would be why stop this research in the first place? One of the reasons why curtailing this type of research should be done would be if it was against the law, short-sighted that said law would be, or not. In an effort to stop ongoing research in this field of study from getting to "out of hand", laws banning this type of research may be created and then implemented. The result(s) of such a law, or laws, would be to force the doctor(s) conducting the research to go overseas to conduct the research where such laws would not be in effect."
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Building an Innovation Factory, 2008.
This paper discusses the concept of the innovation factory as described by authors A. Hargadon and R. I. Sutton in their paper 'Building an Innovation Factory'.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper explains that A. Hargadon and R. I. Sutton in 'Building an Innovation Factory' from "Harvard Business Review on Innovation" state that one of the most effective strategies for developing innovative products is a think-tank community in which multiple persons gather and test new ideas. The author points out that while management may recognize the value of the innovation factory it is often hard-pressed to put into effect the strategies that promote both the factory itself and the ideas that it generates. The paper relates that, in active innovative think tanks, there is a strong need for the knowledge broker, a person or an organization that functions as a broker between the innovator and a point of sale. The author describes three stages of the innovation-development process or cycles: capturing the good ideas, keeping the ideas alive and imagining new uses for old ideas. The paper concludes that the innovation factory not only helps create new ideas but also ensures their movement and continued development throughout different organizations.
Table of Contents:
Hargadon and Sutton: "Building an Innovation Factory"
The Knowledge Broker
The Innovation-Development Process
Transfer of Technology
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"Innovation factories affect the transfer of technology not only through moving information through brokers but also through informal channels such as dialogue and communication. The use of the knowledge broker is more secure, especially as these third parties have effectively created a new economic position for themselves based upon the value of the services that they provide. However, it is also useful for the innovators of different companies to participate in group sessions and dialogues; while the confidentiality of the company's information and products must be maintained, dialogue can not only help foster new sources of ideas but can help improve the ones that already exist."
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Disruptive Innovation, 2004.
An overview of the topic of disruptive innovation in the marketplace.
2,922 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 86.95
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This paper analyzes the concept of disruptive innovation, also known as disruptive technology and disruptive change. Using Ron Adner's definition from his article titled ?When Are Technologies Disruptive? A Demand-Based View of The Emergence of Competition? as a guide, it attempts to investigate the dynamics of disruptive innovation in the marketplace. It looks at some of key characteristics and attributes inherent in any disruptive innovation and outlines some useful strategies companies can use to protect themselves through identifying, assessing and even creating disruptive innovation. It concludes with a discussion concerning some of the major hurdles companies undergo when contending with such an event in their market space.
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Introduction and Objective
The Dynamics of Disruptive Innovations
Sustaining vs. Disruptive
How to Identify and Assess Disruptive Innovation
How to Respond to Disruptive Innovation
Five Responses to Disruptive Innovation
Major Hurdles
How to Create Disruptive Innovation
Strategy #1 - Creating a New Market as a Base for Disruption
Strategy #2 - Disrupting the Business Model From the Low End
Conclusion
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"Another common hurdle in the face of disruption comes to light once a company has decided to embrace the innovation while continuing to operate the current business. Since, a disruptive innovation creates the need for such a different business model, and usually a different product, there is no question that complications arise when a company tries to incorporate the new business within the current model. The issues are numerous and range from funding, human resources, leadership, and cost structures just to name a few. To minimize these risks and hurdles studies suggest that the new business functions be carried out as an independent entity, linking back to the parent only when necessary or to take advantage of clearly beneficial synergies."
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The Scientific Revolution, 2000.
This paper discusses in detail some of the main figures of the scientific revolution. In addition it shows some of the innovations that were made during this time.
1,355 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 45.95
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This paper gives an account of how the scientific revolution had an impact on the world. The author gives examples of some of the innovations that were made during this time period as well as the different people that played a major role during the revolution.
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"Above the earth lay a series of crystalline spheres, one of which contained the moon, another the sun, and still others the planet and the stars?.Other key figures during this time period were Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler and Galileo Galilei. All of them used Copernicus?s information to help develop their own theories. In addition to them, Isaac Newton played a key role to help pave the way for science. He used all the theories that his predecessors had come up with and pieced everything together. This era also brought about philosophical changes as well as scientific changes. Francis Bacon introduced a new way for scientists to think. These men were the key figures in what is known as the Scientific Revolution."
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Management of Innovation: The Case Of IBM., 2002.
This report will provide an assessment of IBM's situation with particular emphasis being placed on the concept of innovation.
3,400 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 13 sources, $ 124.95
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This will include a description of what was wrong with IBM at the time of the case. Also, a detailed description will be provided of why management had a "fear" in changing its own style at IBM and an explanation will be offered for why innovation did not flourish at the time of the case. Furthermore, a description will be provided of how IBM has embraced innovation and allowed it to flourish, which takes into account the streams of innovation, the sources of innovation as well as what is driving innovation at IBM today. Finally, an assessment will be made about what is the most significant thing that has changed at IBM since the time of the case that is instrumental in allowing innovation to become a management process at IBM.
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Innovation and Change, 2005.
A discussion on the definition of innovation and its benefits to an organisation.
2,005 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper examines how innovation can be described as a series of processes in which a creative thoughts or ideas, can be turned into useful products or services and to an equal extent, a work method. It looks at how innovation is most likely a term mainly associated with business but there are a number of areas in life, such as sport, relationships and schoolwork that may involve or need innovation to succeed.
Outline
What is Innovation?
Consider, is Innovation the Same as Creativity?
Why Organizations Need to Change to Capitalise on the Talents of Innovative People
The Possible Effects of Organizations' Lack of Innovation
Strategies Management
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"Creativity can be related to mind over matter, defined as the ability for a person to be unique and come up with different ideas. This can mean any one can think of a creative or innovative idea, but it is the innovative people in our society that have ability or the courage to turn a creative idea into an innovative product or service. If an organization is creative, it isn't necessarily innovative, meaning it can be creative toward its handling of internal or external issues or problem solving, although it may not be innovative in terms of creating an innovation or continuing to create products or services and injecting them into the market place."
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Scientific Method and the Earthworm, 2002.
This paper explains the scientific method, the role of Rene Descartes in science and scientific information about the earthworm and then concludes with an elementary school project.
1,195 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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The paper commences by discussing, in detail and in a style that is easy to understand, the six steps of the scientific method. The next section of the paper presents Rene Descartes, mathematician and author of a text on physiology and psychology. Next, the author presents a detailed discussion of the earthworm. He designs an elementary education experiment project that uses the scientific method on earthworm segmentation. The author concludes that the earthworm is fascinating to watch as it moves and wiggles.
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"Rene Descartes was a believer in the scientific method. His works often disagreed with the Catholic churches. He had a commitment to the scientific method with a vast array of other subjects. Mathematics was his greatest interest. Descartes wrote a text on physiology and psychology. He said that emotion was finally the physiological base and argued that the control of the physical expression of emotions controlled the emotions "
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The Scientific Method, 2004.
A look at the steps involved in the scientific method for verifying a scientific fact.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 23.95
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This paper describes the steps involved in the scientific method and gives some examples of the concepts involved in the idea. It describes some experiments which used scientific method, and defines what is needed to make a hypothesis.
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"The scientific method consists of a number of logical steps that are taken to verify a process situation or scientific fact. It begins by the development of axioms and assumptions which are usually made on the basis of observations by the scientists, e.g., Vesalius made the first accurate description of the arterial and venous systems of the human body based on first-hand observations he gained from dissection of a number of human bodies. "The accuracy of observations gains..."
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The Father of Scientific Management ? Frederick Winslow Taylor, 2006.
An analysis of Frederick Winslow Taylor's seminal work detailing his philosophy on scientific management, "The Principles of Scientific Management".
2,600 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 78.95
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This paper studies "The Principles of Scientific Management," the definitive philosophical work of Frederick Winslow Taylor, published in 1911. The author assesses Taylor's philosophy, which is based on four principles: (1) developing the best work method for every job; (2) scientifically selecting and developing workers; (3) combining the best work method and the best workers to complete the task according to that method; and (4) co-operation of managers and non-managers. The paper concludes by looking at modern day examples of Taylor's philosophy in action, particularly in the franchise industry.
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"Frederick Taylor was depicted as the "father of scientific management". Taylor believed it was the management of an organization that was the key to solving any industrial problem. He was one man that recognized that there was no incentive for workers to increase their productivity rate because they might just work themselves out of a job. He also believed that hourly or daily wages were also no incentive to increasing productivity. Most of the ideas in scientific management were already known before Taylor's time. Taylor's contribution was to combine them into one, all-inclusive philosophy. His definitive work was The Principles of Scientific Management, first published in 1911."
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"The Structure of Scientific Revolutions"--A Review, 2007.
A review of Thomas Kuhn's influential book, "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions."
2,744 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 82.95
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This paper reviews Thomas Kuhn's book about scientific advances entitled "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions." The paper focuses on several key elements and definitions in the work, with an emphasis on the concept of the scientific paradigm. The reviewer then discusses the role of paradigms in scientific revolutions, citing Kuhn's theory that revolutions appear when an old paradigm is substituted by a new one. Finally, the paper presents Kuhn's view of the past, present, evolution and future of science. The reviewer further describes Kuhn's view of the importance of crises in facilitating the evolution of science. The review concludes that Kuhn 's theory of paradigm and paradigm shifts gives a revolutionary description of scientific progress.
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Thomas Kuhn's Concept of Paradigm
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The Past, Present, Evolution and Future of Science
Reference List
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" First of all, Kuhn (1996) introduces the notion of "normal science", that is, according to him, the science that bases its research on previous research which is recognized as valid by a scientific community. (p.10) It is the structure of normal science that the book proposes to investigate. Furthermore, Kuhn (1996) argues that the most salient aspect of scientific evolution in time is the fact that science does not progress through leaps or through unrelated sets of investigations. On the contrary, scientific research is always conducted under a paradigm, or, to put it differently, all research is based on previous scientific data. The scientific paradigm can be defined as a certain common pattern in scientific research, or a certain set of accepted world views that are held as true for a period of time. The paradigm is thus a set of common beliefs about the world, based on past research. "
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Technological Innovation's Impact on Productivity in Industry, 2002.
An in-depth assessment of how technological innovation has contributed to economic efficiency in industrial settings.
13,779 words (approx. 55.1 pages), 65 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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The research paper examines whether the process of innovation in technology for applications in industrial environments has evolved over time in relation to improvements in productivity. The paper also looks what contribution, if any, these innovations have made to industry as a whole.
Introduction
Introductory Statement
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of the Study
Rationale of the Study
Importance of the Study
Scope of the Study
Definitions of Terms
Overview of the Study
Review of the Literature
Theoretical Framework
Scientific Management
Socio-Technical Systems
Related Research
Relationship Between the Process
of Learning and the Application
of Technology in Industrial
Applications
Economic Benefits of Technology
Application
Literature Review Summary
Methodology
Introduction
Research Design
Research Questions and Hypotheses
Population and Sample
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Results
Introduction
Evaluation of Technological Innovation
Contribution of Technology
Summary and Conclusions
Introduction
Evaluation of Technological Innovation
References
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"The research performed found that the automobile manufacturing industry, along with other industries, in the United States has steadily increased its reliance on the application of technology for five decades. Further, the correlation between technology investment and productivity improvement was found to be powerful. The first conclusion drawn from the findings of this study was that the application of technological innovation in industrial activities is an indispensable factor in the contemporary period. The second conclusion drawn from the findings of this study was that technological innovation does not necessarily need to be ?high-tech? in character to produce productivity gains, although the most dramatic gains in productivity in the contemporary period are associated with ?high-tech? innovations."
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Innovation in Business Process Re-Engineering, 2008.
A study of innovation as an approach to business process re-engineering.
1,890 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 60.95
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This paper discusses how, in both the manufacturing and service industries, there is a distinct movement toward innovation amongst many organizations seeking to remain abreast of changing patterns relating to global trade, technology and corporate ideology. This account examines these patterns, with the notion of innovation remaining at center in a consideration of business process reengineering in the modern era. The discussion also seeks to establish a background understanding for why an organization might be conditionally inclined toward the adoption of innovation technology methods for operation. The sum conclusions offered by this discussion indicate that, first and foremost, business organizations are yet quite a distance from offering a service industry that is commensurate to the needs of the manufacturing industry. Furthermore, though technology plays a key part in the application of innovation, the service industry especially is distinguished by the primacy of the customer/organization relationship. Therefore, innovation must begin and end at the human level.
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Introduction
Process
Problem
Theoretical Situation
Approach to Subject
Analysis
Concluding Recommendations
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"The research provided here will come together to show that the service industry is an enormous category crossing a broad spectrum of forms and of functions. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, "the services industries account for 55% of economic activity in the U.S." (U.S. Census Bureau, 2007; p. 1). As we contend with indications throughout the research process that this enormity of its importance to the economy does not necessarily results in its being a major focus for innovators, the Census Bureau's statistical information serves as an important reference point."
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The Scientific Method, 1995.
Discusses the substance of rationality and the scientific method. Focuses on the insights of Paul K. Feyerabend into the relationship between theory and reality. Attempts to suggest a more humble but hopefully more accurate definition of scientific logi
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"Introduction
In modern American society scientific rationality appears to represent the supreme intellectual perspective. Science and its "logic" is often presented as the ultimate arbiter of truth and value. However there are perspectives quite critical of this "immaculate conception" of science and the scientific method. The analysis which follows will focus on the insights of Paul K. Feyerabend into the relationship between theory and reality and in the process suggest a more humble but hopefully more accurate definition of scientific logic.
The Scientific Method
Feyerabend (1987) has pointed out how scientific progress is only incidentally rational. He maintains that science advances by ..."
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Kuhn s Structure of Scientific Revolutions, 2002.
Provides an overview of Thomas Kuhn's approach to understanding scientific knowledge.
1,191 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 40.95
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Thomas S. Kuhn's structural account on the production of scientific knowledge constructs a generalized picture of the process by which a science is born and undergoes change and development. This paper explains that for Kuhn, science is a social system. It looks at how Kuhn analyzes the structure of scientific revolutions using several key concepts. He uses the term paradigm for an archetypal experiment or problem solution that implicitly tells scientists how to look at the world. This paper discusses how Kuhn's thesis about scientific authority utilizes the notion of normal science which he defines as science that uses a past achievement as a model and guide for formulating and solving new problems about the world which are based on paradigms. In addition, scientific revolutions occur when one paradigm is replaced by another. The writer also explains that as a result, paradigms play an important role in both normal science and scientific revolutions.
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"The production of scientific knowledge undergoes six main steps. The first is a pre-paradigm stage in which the natural phenomena that later form the subject matter of a mature science are studied and explained from widely differing points of view. Next comes the emergence of a paradigm, embodied in the published works of one or more recognized scientists, defining and exemplifying the concepts and methods of research appropriate to the study of a certain class of natural phenomena, and serving as an inspiration to further research by its promise of success in explaining those phenomena. The third stage in the development of scientific knowledge is a period of normal science in which theories are explored and scientific puzzles are solved. A critical stage is the discovery of natural phenomena that violate the expectations governed by paradigms. In this stage, new theories are designed to explain these anomalous facts and then an abrupt transition to a new paradigm takes place in which a new conceptual and methodological framework arises which replaces the old. The final stage in the structure of scientific knowledge is the continuation of normal science within the new paradigm. This continues until the whole process repeats itself."
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Managing Innovation and Creativity, 2004.
Examines how professionals manage issues of innovation and creativity within an organization.
6,436 words (approx. 25.7 pages), 20 sources, APA, $ 149.95
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This paper argues that successful and innovative organizations are those that respond dynamically to the external environment?s changes, while retaining a creditable and, above all, creativity-oriented, internal organizational culture in which the employee feels free to communicate innovative and creative ideas to the management structure and also feels motivated to affect change and dynamism. The report looks at case examples of successful companies that have managed innovation and creative ideas in an effective manner, such as General Electric. The report also looks at how creativity and innovation affects issues of organizational management and leadership. This report advances the idea that a cohesive company is a successful one, and a company can only be cohesive when all levels of employees believe that they can speak up and make a difference in terms of adding their own creative input to decision-making structures that exist in the organization. The paper looks at the management of creativity and innovation from the perspective of both internal and external organizational environments, providing, as mentioned, case examples from existing businesses, as well as support from primary and secondary source material.
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"By recognizing that the possibilities are limitless, creative decision-makers can align goals and funding internally in a setting in which they do not need to rely on making seemingly-endless lists of possibilities. This is not to disparage the value of evaluation as a process, but it is to highlight that evaluation should be centered more on real-world solutions than possibilities. ?Sometimes people think that evaluation is something that comes only at the end of a project. However, this is wrong. Evaluation works best when it is an integral part of a project from its initial development to completion? (Boulmetis and Dutwin, 2000). This also helps in goal alignment and funding internally, as employees become more focused on innovative and creative goals and visions."
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