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• John Grote, Cambridge University, and the development of Victorian thought

  - 2008-08-01

  John Grote, Cambridge University, and the development of Victorian thought. Gibbins, John Richard. Imprint Academic 2007 526 pages $80.00 Hardcover B1589 Everyone who cares knows that the idealist movement began at Oxford University after 1870, so why on earth, asked Gibbins (philosophy...

  Tags: Strategy, University of Cambridge

• Global Leaders in Business and Academia Call for New Focus on Service Innovation

  - 2008-04-28

  The University of Cambridge and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today released a report challenging governments, businesses and universities to drive increased support and funding for service innovation. Service innovation aims to improve the numerous service systems that we encounter every day, through changes in the way that technology, people, organization and...

  Tags: BAE Systems Plc., E-mail, education, IBM Corp., leader, Strategy, University of Cambridge

• CUP to publish "International & Comparative Law Quarterly".

  - 2007-10-01

  Cambridge University Press (CUP; New York) will begin publishing "International & Comparative Law Quarterly" ICLG on behalf of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law London beginning in January. The journal has been published in its present form since 1952 and was created with the...

  Tags: FINANCE, Investment, Strategy, University of Cambridge

• Books received 2006-2007

  - 2007-06-22

  ISLAM AND GENERAL SURVEYS Abu Zayd, Nasr. Reformation of Islamic Thought." A Critical Historical Analysis. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2006. Paper $52.50. Ahmed, Akbar S. Journey into Islam: The Crisis of Globalization. Washington, D.C: Brookings Institution Press, 2007. Hardcover $28.95. Baker, Raymond William. Islam Without Fear." Egypt...

  Tags: Books, Computer Associates International Inc., Globalization, Strategy, Syracuse University, University of Cambridge

• Condorcet and Modernity.(Book review)

  - 2007-06-22

  Condorcet and Modernity. By David Williams. (New York, N.Y.: Cambridge University Press, 2004. Pp. 306. $75.00.) As it is widely believed that the European Enlightenment is fairly well-tilled ground as far as research and writing go, it tends to cause a measure of surprise...

  Tags: CAREER, Strategy, University of Cambridge

• 50 big ideas to navigate tomorrow: Space.

  - 2007-06-08

  Jun 08, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review Boss - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Space will be the next frontier to be conquered by bold entrepreneurs. Stephen Hawking, astrophysicist at Cambridge University, says space is the key to mankind's survival. Space travel is destined to become one...

  Tags: Entrepreneurship, Strategy, University of Cambridge, Virgin Galactic

• Strategic Roadmapping: A Workshop-based Approach for Identifying and Exploring Strategic Issues and Opportunities

  - 2007-03-01

  Abstract: Roadmapping has become one of the most widely used approaches for supporting innovation and strategy, at both firm and sector levels. A key benefit is the communication associated with the development and dissemination of roadmaps, particularly for aligning technology and commercial perspectives. This article presents a workshop-based method for...

  Tags: Leadership, PRODUCTIVITY, Strategy, technology, University of Cambridge, workshop

• Information.

  - 2006-12-01

  Cambridge University Press (CUP; New York) has published "Blacked Out: Government Secrecy in the Information Age," a new book that examines the evolution of the trend toward governmental openness and how technological developments have assisted the disclosure and dissemination of information. It includes a discussion of...

  Tags: Globalization, Government, HEALTHCARE, HIPAA, privatization, Regulations, SECURITY, Strategy, University of Cambridge

• Management Of Novel Projects Under Conditions Of High Uncertainty

  BNET - 2006-10-19

  Most R&D projects are confronted with high levels of uncertainty. The management of these projects requires a different approach than the traditional network techniques would prescribe. The project management literature recognises this and offers a series of methods to master uncertainty, in order to extend the domain of application of...

  Tags: Technique, Uncertainty, University Of Cambridge, Project Management Literature, Productivity, Project Management, Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Security, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Finance

• A Learning-Based Perspective Of The Multinational Enterprise

  BNET - 2006-10-10

  This paper applies insights from Edith Penrose's work to extant theory of the MultiNational Enterprise MNE as enveloped by John Dunning's Ownership, Location, Internalization OLI Paradigm. The authors suggest that Penrose's knowledge-based approach has important implications on the nature of, and the interactions between, O, L and I. Importantly, the...

  Tags: University Of Cambridge, Knowledge, Perspective, Strategy, Management