Most articles on strategic breakthroughs tend to concentrate on large, high-tech organizations. Yet the French firm 1001 Listes, which creates and manages wedding lists, has shown that it is possible for even a relatively small organization to generate strategic breakthroughs with standard off-the-shelf information technology. Its experience highlights two points that previous studies have over...

This paper explores the influence of the processes of learning in organizations on innovation performance in high-tech small firms. After reviewing the literature on learning and innovation, the paper defines the concepts of knowledge management and organizational learning and how they are interlinked. Hypotheses on the link between organizational learning and innovation are presented. An origi...

The active digitalization of the healthcare system has given impetus to emergence a new type enterprise—high-tech medical organizations (HMO). Their main distinguishing feature is use innovative high-tech equipment. However, high cost this equipment become factor slowing down development such organizations. This paper considers life-cycle contract (LCC) as special form interaction between...

Introduction Pavement texture is defined by the irregularities on a pavement surface that deviate from an ideal, perfectly flat surface. As shown in Figure 1, the World Road Association (PIARC) has established standard categories of texture, classified by wavelength. These categories include microtexture (wavelengths up to 0.5 mm), macrotexture (0.5 to 50 mm), megatexture (50 to 500 mm), and ro...

Information systems analysts have typically focused on high technology, often overlooking low-technology communications even though the core of social network load is still essentially low-tech. In this context, the paper argues that while hi-tech offers efficiency gains at the individual level, many shortcomings prevent its complete penetration at the social network level in organizations that...

A number of corporate organizations in India have been successful mainly due to their unique leadership style. Based on the study of existing leadership trends and primary data analysis, this paper explores specific leadership qualities and styles that would be useful for steering organizations rapidly towards growth and enabling motivation and satisfaction to their employees. Though directive ...

About the Authors Kristian Rautiainen received his MSc at Helsinki University of Technology (HUT) in 1996 and is currently working on his DSc (Tech) degree. He has been teaching software processes at HUT since 1998 and his research interests include software processes and software engineering management. He is currently exploring how to manage software product development in SMEs. Casper Lassen...