Active Research

Breaking New Ground

The following are active research projects being conducted by CIMS in association with its research
network and members.

 

What Do We Need To Know About Services Innovation

An overview of six key areas of research in the field of services innovation management and identifying the gaps of knowledge between each.  This project's findings will lead to future CIMS funding in the field of Services Innovation.

Lynda Aiman-Smith - NC State University

Nancy Burchfield - IBM

Mark Davis - Bentley University

James Fitzimmons - University of Texas @ Austin

Tony O'Driscoll - Duke University

James Tien - University of Miami

 

Knowledge Worker Productivity

Understand, capture and measure knowledge worker productivity within BP's organization and provide a standard measure which will enable recommendations to be applied in the future.

Dr. Stephen K. Markham - NC State University

 

National Partnership for Managing Upstream Innovation: The Case of Nanoscience and Technology

Recognizes and studies the health and growth of the national ecoomy, and of individual companies within the economy is critically dependent upon innovative conversion of new knowlledge into commercially viable and internationally competitive products, processes and services.

Ira Weiss - NC State University

Angus Kingon - NC State University

Alden Bean - NC State University

Lynda Aiman-Smith - NC State University

Paul Mugge - NC State University

Susan Katz- NC State University

Alan Porter- Georgia Tech University

Mariann Jelinek - College of William & Mary