The past decade has seen an increasing interest in IT outsourcing as it promises companies many economic benefits. In recent years, IT paradigms, such as Software-as-a-Service or Cloud Computing using third-party services, are increasingly adopted. Current studies show that IT security and data privacy are the dominant factors affecting the perceived risk of IT outsourcing. Therefore, we explic...

New product development (NPD) is a major driver of firm growth and sustainable competitive advantage, yet risks are intrinsic in NPD in all industries. Thus understanding, identifying, managing, and reducing risk is of strategic importance for firms. In this research, we synthesize and build on previous research, and propose a three-dimensional risk management framework for NPD. We empirically ...

This study looks at the role of internal linkages in highly competitive clusters. Besides serving as a mechanism to source knowledge, we argue that strong internal linkages also represent tighter control over local innovation and higher levels of technological interdependency across locations, which allow firms to increase internalization and reduce the risk of knowledge outflow to competitors....

The aim of this paper is two folds: 1- To compare the level of technological advances in Iran's Automotive Industry with that of its competitors globally. 2- To compare the relative technological advances of Iran’s Auto Industry with other sectors of the Iranian economy. To measure the level of technological advances, we have used the Atlas Model of Technology. The results indicate that the lev...

In this paper, we extend information economics to the literature on R&D alliance partner selection by showing the different ways in which venture capitalists (VCs) shape entrepreneurial ventures’ partner selection decisions for R&D collaborations. Specifically, we advance the argument that affiliations with VCs can play a dual role in reducing the risk of adverse selection for R&D collaboration...

A Continuous Monitoring System (CMS) model is presented, having new improved capabilities. The system is based on the actual real-time configuration of the system. Existing risk scoring models assume damage potential is estimated by systems' owner, thus rejecting the information relying in the technological configuration. The assumption underlying this research is based on users' ability to est...

Most technology transfer to developing countries has failed to deliver the expected results within the timescales and budgets predicted. Research has consistently shown that this is due to the inadequacy of local evaluation procedures applied and to a lack of understanding about the factors that influence the successful outcome of these systems in different socio-cultural and political environm...

The internetworking and the outsourcing of business activities have become essential in the short term to maintain competitiveness in the market, as it allows to significantly reduce time and cost of core business processes. However, outsourcing, increasing the level of information sharing, imposes new precautions to maintain, in the medium and long-term, strategic control over the knowledge pr...