New products--Management; Consumer satisfaction; Marketing--Management
A constant flow of innovative products which meets the needs of customers and therefore is a monetary success for the inventing organization is important for the long term success of organizations, especially in modem dynamic markets. As resources...
This dissertation is an exploratory study of teacher risk taking. The risk-taking literature in education and other types of organizations is lacking in studies exploring the concept of healthy risk taking and how that risk taking is related to...
US consumers spend $87 million annually on sporting goods and services (National Sporting Goods Association, 2008). Each year sporting goods manufacturers also spend millions of dollars creating innovative products for consumers looking to improve...
Ford Motor Company; Business logistics--Management; Production management; Manufacturing processes; Organizational change
For many years the concept of Lean Manufacturing has been applied in automotive development as a tool to refine the manufacturing practices to the greatest efficiency possible through waste reduction. Continuous Improvement is a quality innovation...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Research facilities; Automobiles;
Cardiovascular Innovation Institute building with the Research Tower rising behind it. Cars can be seen near the curb in front of the building. The Cardiovascular Innovation Institute bears a logo resembling a heartbeat on heart monitoring...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Research facilities;
Cardiovascular Innovation Institute building reflected in the windows of a nearby building. The Cardiovascular Innovation Institute bears a logo resembling a heartbeat on heart monitoring equipment. The Health Sciences Center tower is visible...
Heuristic; Production management; Personnel management--Data processing
The Naval Surface Warfare Center wishes to create a task assignment schedule
with a minimal training cost for workers to raise their skills to the required levels. As the
number of workers, skills, and tasks increase, the problem quickly becomes...
Zimmerman, Leo W., 1924–2008; Art, Abstract--Kentucky--Louisville; Kinetic art--Kentucky--Louisville; Mural painting and decoration, American--Kentucky--Louisville
Leo Zimmerman is a contradiction: A man who was both highly collaborative and deeply influential in the Louisville art scene but was a misanthrope who became increasingly reclusive over the years. He produced prolifically yet chose to never sell...
Teachers of children with disabilities--Attitudes; Teacher-student relationships; Developmentally disabled children--Education; Affective education
The First Step to Success early intervention program (Walker, 1998) is a
secondary prevention intervention that targets primary grade children with moderate or
emerging behavior disorders. While the effectiveness of the First Step to Success...
