A competitive analysis of the personal computer industry

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, 1982.MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND DEWEYBibliography: leaves 188-192.by Gary Noble Farner.M.S

Paradigm Shift: report on the new role of design in business and society

As leading businesses and global organizations started gaining new understanding of the value of design, their internal culture and attitude towards design began to change. Financial companies and management consultancies that have never before been associated with design are now creating their in-house design teams and including design in their portfolio of services. Large corporations that in the past used design in a limited capacity now rapidly increase their in-house design capabilities and appoint designers in executive roles. Venture capitalist firms and start-up companies also started recognizing the value that designers can bring to the business development stages of their investments. Even global organizations and international foundations started placing design on their agendas. All of this is causing a paradigm shift in the field of design. This study examines some of the latest corporate investments in design and reflects on what this means for the field of design. The focus of this study is on the key trend indicators that are defining the current landscape of design and its role in business and society

CONCEPTS AND IMPLICATIONS OF INTERACTIVE RECOVERY

RC 10562 (#47293) When working interactively on the computer, it is valuable to be able to undo a series of commands in order to return to a previous state. We identify contradictions and limitations in the basic concepts of undo. We introduce three types of undo functions with which we examine the characteristics of undo, explain these limitations, and determine the minimum requirements for a recovery facility. Then we discuss the implications of undo for user interfaces and suggest au.xiliary functions to display and simplify the resulting history structure and to view and recover prior states