DNYANSAGAR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH

ASSIGNMENT/403TM/Technology Competition & Strategy

Submission : 5th Nov 2016

Q.1- What is Institutional Milieu? What are the challenges of Institutional Milieu to cross-systems
integration?
Q.2- How the mapping of Technology Environment is done? Explain the steps involved in mapping with
suitable example.
Q.3 rite short notes on
a) X-Y Coordinate method
b) M-by-N Matrix
c) SWOT Matrix
Q.4- There is a reciprocal relationship between the technology choices and corporate strategies of firm.
Technology directly affects the competitive position of firms. Elaborate on this with an example of any
mobile brand like Nokia.
Q.5- All three types of new to the World products, i.e. Modular, Architectural and Radical have
different competitive implications. Explain this in the context of deployment of technology in new
products.
ASSIGNMENT/404TM/Managing Innovation-II
Q.1- What is meant by complimentary technologies? With appropriate examples explain the role of
complimentary technologies in innovation.
Q.2- If a company understands the market in an emerging economy and innovates accordingly, it has an
opportunity to enter the market and reach at a later stage of PLC. Justify with suitable examples.
Q.3- Explain the importance of role of National Governments in stimulating, promoting and supporting
Innovations.
Q.4- With an example of any service industry (e.g. Veena World in Tourism), elaborate on the scope and
process of innovation in services.
Q.5- Give an overview of the National Innovation Systems of Denmark
ASSIGNMENT/405TM/Innovation, Product Development & Commercialization
Q.1- What is product platform? Explain the dimensions of knowledge integration.

Q.2- Explain the stages in New product development and the process of commercialization. Try to give
an insight to the NPD & Commercialization strategy adopted by Apple or Boeing.
Q.3- Write short notes on
a) Reliability Life Data Analysis (Weibull Analysis)
b) Duane Growth Model
c) Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
Q.4- What are the challenges in the development and commercialization of Hi-tech products. Elaborate
with appropriate example.
Q.5- Investors are currently demanding protection of shareholder value more strongly than ever. How is
it important to manage product and technology portfolio for shareholder value through ROA, ROE &
ROI. Explain the factors affecting long term growth of shareholder value.
ASSIGNMENT/407TM/Technology Use & Assessment
Q.1- Define Technology Assessment. What is the purpose of Technology Assessment? Describe the
scope of technology assessment.
Q.2- Explain the influence of Technology on Society, Health, Environment & Education with valid
justification.
Q.3- Describe various techniques of Technology Assessment.
Q.4- What are different technology usability attributes? Explain the concept of Usability Engineering
Lifecycle.
Q.5- Discuss Human Subjects Protection while conducting a research on technology used in the context
of any start up in India.
ASSIGNMENT/408TM/Product Strategies for High Technology Companies-II
Q.1- Discuss the strategy of sustainable differentiation by maintaining technological advantage, with
suitable examples.
Q.2- What is offensive pricing strategy? Discuss pricing in the context of recent launch of Freedom 251
mobile handsets and the objections raised consequently by other mobile handset manufacturers.
Q.3- What are the advantages of Being First To Market? What should be the First-To-Market strategies?
Try to explain it with suitable example.
Q.4- Companies often face the dilemma in product development, whether to build a product from
scratch and to design and develop a country specific unique product or to leverage a country specific
product through reengineering. How should a company go about designing its global product strategies?
Q.5- Explain the difference between offensive cannibalization strategy and defensive cannibalization
strategy. What is the impact of product cannibalization on consumer purchasing decision?
ASSIGNMENT/409TM/Systems & Technologies for Knowledge Management

Q.1- Explain the concept of Artificial Intelligence. What is Knowledge Based System? Explain the
advantages and disadvantages of KBS.
Q.2- Write notes on
a) Rule based reasoning and its weaknesses.
b) Case based reasoning and its advantages & disadvantages.
Q.3- Describe the use of Repertory Grid as Knowledge Elicitation Tool. What is Knowledge capture
system>
Q.4- Explain in detail the concept of Data Mining, its objectives and different techniques.
Q.5- Describe Knowledge Sharing System and Knowledge Application System.