Disruptive Technology

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TMGT/540
Management of R&D and Innovation Processe

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Richard Ivey School of Business — The
University of Western Ontario
Harvard Business School POM Cases

Harvard Business School General
Management Cases

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Contents
Harvard Business School General Management Cases
3M: Profile of an Innovating Company

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Case

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Richard Ivey School of Business — The University of Western Ontario
WAVERIDER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.: THE WIRELESS LAST MILE

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Harvard Business School POM Cases
Disruptive Technology a Heartbeat Away: Ecton, Inc.

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Case

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Richard Ivey School of Business — The University of Western Ontario
ACER GROUP’S R&D STRATEGY − THE CHINA DECISION

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Case

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Harvard Business School POM Cases
Hewlett−Packard: Singapore (A)

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3M: Profile of an
Innovating Company

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3M: Profile of an Innovating Company
As a perennial winner in Fortune