Essays about: "technological gatekeeper"
Found 3 essays containing the words technological gatekeeper.
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1. The Adoption of Distributed Ledger Technology within Central Securities Depositories : An Exploratory Study from a Business Perspective
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Organizations in the financial services industry are coming under increasing pressure. Regulatory compliance, operational inefficiencies, and the higher cost of capital are all forcing incumbents to adapt. As such, there are strong incentives for technological innovations that either reduce costs or generate new revenue. READ MORE
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2. Creating democratic technology for societal change : How Open Source practices can influence the negotiation of technology among activists.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : As the digital transformation and the technological development progresses, the tools, methods and practices of activistsare changing and a unification of engineers and social reformers can be witnessed in contemporary forms of activism.This thesis presents a case study research that explores how practices from the Free and Open Source softwaremovement can lead to a democratisation of technology in the environmental activism project Precious Plastic. READ MORE
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3. External Knowledge Acquisition And Transfer From Innovation Clusters To Central R&D Unit : The Mediating Role Of R&D Listening Posts As Technological Gatekeepers
University essay from Handelshögskolan BBSAbstract : Over the last few decades, the industrialized world in general and the automobile industry in particular was hit by immense changes which strongly influence the management of R&D. Trends such as globalization and sharp competition on worldwide open markets, increasing product complexity in order to meet the customers’ desires for more variety and individualization, technology fusion and cross industry innovations, high level of technological and competitive uncertainty, increasing pressure to reduce R&D budgets, and shorter time to market and reduced innovation cycles in consequence of rising competition, force companies to source external knowledge and to bring in and exploit outside-in innovations instead of reinventing them their selves. READ MORE