Devry NETW583 All Discussions

Devry NETW583 Week 1 Discussion 1 & 2

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Why do you think innovation is so important for firms to compete?

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Identify someone that you feel was very creative. What personality traits did they possess that made them so creative?

Devry NETW583 Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2

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In what industries would you expect to see particularly short technology cycles? What factors do you think cause short technology cycles for these particular industries?

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Why did most of the early (circa 1980-2000) PDA companies fail, even if they had innovative and sophisticated product designs?

Devry NETW583 Week 3 Discussion 1 & 2

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What are some of the ways a firm can try to increase the overall value of its technology and its likelihood of becoming the dominant design?

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What are the differences between patents, copyrights, and trademarks?

Devry NETW583 Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2

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What makes an ability (or set of abilities) a Core Competency?

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of discounted cash flow methods such as NPV and IRR?

Devry NETW583 Week 5 Discussion 1 & 2

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What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of collaborating on a development project?


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What are some advantages and disadvantages of having formalized procedures for improving the effectiveness or efficiency of innovation?

Devry NETW583 Week 6 Discussion 1 & 2

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What are the benefits and costs of involving customers and suppliers in the development process?

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Identify an example of a development project and what type of team you believe they used. Do you think this was the appropriate type of team given the nature of the project?

Devry NETW583 Week 7 Discussion 1 & 2

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What factors will (or should) influence a firm's pricing strategy?


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Comparing the deployment strategies used by the video gaming firms in each of the generations, identify any timing, licensing, pricing, marketing, or distribution strategies that appear to have influenced firms' success and failure in the video game industry.