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Last updated on 2007/01/21 by David Ing
See also the deadlines for submissions for credits [2], updated on 2006/10/26 by David Ing and Taina Tukiainen.
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Sept. 07 | 01 |
Service businesses in a global economy [references [3]] |
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Sept. 08 | 02 |
The nature of services businesses [references [4]] [presentations [5]] |
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Sept. 14 | 03 |
Customer experience design and the voice of the customer [references [6]] |
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Sept. 15 | 04 |
Client management and relationship alignment [references [7]] [presentations [8]] |
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Sept. 21 | 05 |
Business model innovation and strategic development [references [9]] [presentations [10]]
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Sept. 22 | 06 |
Business process modelling and operations innovation [references [11]] |
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Sept. 28 | 07 | Research methods: pragmatic and constructive designs |
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Sept. 29 | 08 | Research methods: survey and hermeneutic designs |
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Oct. 05 | 09 | Solution design; cases in telecom services |
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Oct. 06 | 10 | Service encounters and capacity management; cases in hospitality services |
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Oct. 12 | 11 | Human capital and communities of practice; cases in health services |
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Oct. 13 | 12 | Service leadership; cases in education services |
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Oct. 19 | 13 | Autumn holiday |
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Oct. 20 | 14 | Autumn holiday |
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Monday, Oct. 23 | 15 | Innovation and service management (with NJIT executive students) |
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Tuesday, Oct. 24 | 16 | Innovation and service management (with NJIT executive students) |
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Oct. 26 | 17 |
Servive delivery and collaboration and outsourcing Outsourcing |
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Oct. 27 | 18 | Enterpreneurism; cases in Chinese and Japanese -style business |
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Nov. 02 | 19 | Telecom services and service quality; cases in European-style business |
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Nov. 03 | 20 | Interim business project reviews (1)
[presentations [12]] |
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Nov. 09 | 21 | Interim business project reviews (2) |
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Nov. 10 | 22 | Technology architecture; cases in information technology services |
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Nov. 16 | 23 |
Service supply chains; cases in logistics and transportation services [presentations [13]]
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Nov. 17 | 24 | Ventures; cases in Anglo-American-style business
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Nov. 23 | 25 | Alliances; cases in Latin-style business |
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Nov. 24 | 26 | Industrial policy; cases in Scandinavian-style business
[presentations [15]] |
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Nov. 30 | 27 | Customer interfaces |
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Dec. 01 | 28 | Sustainability and competitiveness |
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Dec. 07 | 29 | Business networks, strategic balance and governance |
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Dec. 08 | 30 | Overview and conclusion of the semester |
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--> | Thesis activities: Devise project plan (January 8 -12) | |||||
Jan. 12 | 31 | Research salon with visiting scholars |
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--> | Thesis activities: Specifying the research question (January 15-19) | |||||
Jan. 18 | 32 | National competitiveness and innovation |
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--> | Thesis activities: Search for knowledge / theory (January 22 - February 2) | |||||
Feb. 1 | Due date: Thesis plan (research plan, research design) |
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Feb. 1 | 33 | Master's thesis workshop: thesis plans |
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Feb. 2 | 34 | Case presentations |
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--> | Thesis activities: Data collection: interviews, experiments, diaries, surveys, ... (February 5-16) | |||||
Feb. 16 | 35 | Master's thesis workshop |
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--> | Thesis activities: Analyzing data (February 19-23) | |||||
--> | Thesis activities: Analyzing data, creating outline, checking research focus (February 26 - March 2) | |||||
Mar. 1 | 36 | Master's thesis workshop: thesis writing (at P412) |
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Mar. 2 | 37 | Master's thesis workshop: thesis writing (at P412) |
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--> | Thesis activities: Continue writing (March 5-16) | |||||
Mar. 15 |
Due date: Thesis, version 1 (30% of writing complete)
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Mar. 16 | 38 | Master's thesis workshop: content reviews |
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--> | Thesis activities: Continue analysis and writing (March 19-30) | |||||
Mar. 30 | 39 | Master's thesis workshop: thesis writing (at P412) |
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Apr. 5 |
Due date: Thesis, version 2 (50% of writing complete)
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Apr. 13 | 40 | Master's thesis workshop: thesis writing (at P412) |
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--> | Thesis activities: Continue writing (April 16-27) | |||||
Apr. 27 | 41 | Master's thesis workshop: thesis writing (at P412) |
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--> | Thesis activities: Preparation of presentation (Powerpoint) and defence (April 30 - May 4) | |||||
May 4 |
Due date: Thesis, version 3 (100% of writing complete)
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May 10 | 42 | Master's theses presentations |
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--> | Thesis activities: Master's studies into covers (May 7-11) | |||||
May 11 | 43 | Master's theses presentatations |
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May 14 | Grading committee meeting | |||||
May 21 | Bound copies of final (revised) thesis submitted | |||||
May 25 | Graduation (commencing at 10 a.m.) |
Links:
[1] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-sessions#current_month
[2] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-credits
[3] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/ref-service-businesses-in-a-global-economy
[4] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/ref-the-nature-of-services-businesses
[5] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/node/53
[6] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/ref-customer-experience-design-and-the-voice-of-the-customer
[7] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/ref-client-management-and-relationship-alignment
[8] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/node/53
[9] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/ref-business-model-innovation-and-strategic-development
[10] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/node/57
[11] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/ref-business-process-modelling-and-operations-innovation
[12] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/node/141
[13] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/node/149
[14] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/node/152
[15] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/node/173
[16] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/timo-hamalainen-national-competitiveness-and-social-innovation
[17] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/structuring-your-thesis-in-powerpoint
[18] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group1
[19] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group2
[20] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group3
[21] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group4
[22] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group1
[23] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group2
[24] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group3
[25] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group4
[26] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group1
[27] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group2
[28] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group3
[29] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group4
[30] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group1
[31] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group2
[32] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group3
[33] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group4
[34] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group1
[35] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group2
[36] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group3
[37] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group4
[38] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group1
[39] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group2
[40] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group3
[41] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group4
[42] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group1
[43] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group2
[44] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group3
[45] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group4
[46] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group1
[47] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group2
[48] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group3
[49] http://rendez.org/2006-2008/en/stadia-isbm-2006-theses%2523group4