IIM Innovation & Research Center (IRC)
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Management Best Practices
Research
The mission of IIM's Innovation and Research Center (IRC) is to support
and encourage research best practices in social
sciences, economics and technology management. IIM is open to collaboration with international partners on cross-border
innovation and socioeconomic development
projects. IIM co-funds and partners with
public, private, and non-profit research projects.
IIM IRC focuses on developing, acquiring and disseminating research
management best practices. Main research activities:
- Data gathering and fact finding
- Analyses, evaluations and expert reports
- Innovation consulting and solution development
- Project management and support
- Exploitation and implementation of research results
- Dissemination, training and education
- Polling
Research Methods
By utilizing an appropriate mix of qualitative and quantitative research
methods we generate knowledge and instruments for our partners and clients
in order to support the development, application and dissemination of
research results.
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Research Process |
Methods |
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Data
gathering
Fact finding |
Survey/polls
Questionnaires |
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Description
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Inquiries
Literature Assessments
Desk Research |
Qualitative
Quantitative |
Delphi-Assessments
Group-interviews
Expert Interviews |
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Analysis
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Contents Analysis
Impact Assessments |
Scenario Analysis
Cluster Analysis
Foresight Methods |
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Validation |
Indicator Systems |
Expert
Workshops |
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Implementation |
Consensus Conference |
Mediation
Round Tables |
Process Support |
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Dissimination |
Media &
Public Relations |
Seminars &
Training |
Commercialization
Consulting |
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Evaluation / Controlling |
Audits |
Formative Evaluation |
Summative Evaluation |
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ICT-competences |
Systems |
Technology |
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Information & Communication Technology |
Modelling and implementing distributed, multi-user databases
Designing and implementing websites using collaboration technology. |
Structuring data, exchanging data
Web 2.0 & Ajax Technology for interactive and collaborative web
functionality |
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Research Programs
IIM sponsors four research programs:
- International Research Cooperation
- IIM Global Polls
- IIM Executive Journal
- IIM Open Courseware Project
IIM Global Polls
IIM conducts annual global management surveys to identify
and share best management thinking and practices. IIM conducts two types
of surveys; the first survey identifies the current and emerging business
trends (challenges, opportunities and threats) , and the second survey
identifies the most successful organizations, managers, educators and
consultants. IIM researches further what contributes to their success and
shares the results with the management society as management insights and
best practices recommendations. For a list of research surveys, please visit
IIM Polls
IIM Executive Journal
IIM Executive Journal is an open content project with
contributions from industry experts and management consultants.
IIM also organizes an annual worldwide management best practices paper
contest to encourage the development of management science and practice.
IIM current fields of research include the
following management best practices research areas:
- Leadership Development
- Leadership psychology
- Self-awareness (Psychological profiling and psychometrics)
- Relationships management (Personal, teams and organizational
behaviors)
- Globalization
- Global trends, challenges, threats and opportunities
- Global socioeconomic change
- EU unification- The socioeconomic impact of the largest democratic
experiment in the history of mankind
- The rise of China and India and their impact on the global economy
with focus on outsourcing, off-shoring, global resources and markets
- International business strategy
- New Economy (knowledge economy)
- Innovation-based enterprises and
economies
- Entrepreneurship and small business
enterprise creation
- Economic forecasting
- Predictive economics
- Digital Management Best Practices
- E-Strategy (E-Business,
E-Government, E-Learning, E-Health and E-Telco)
- Next-generation Internet, IT and Telecom
management
- E-Management industry standards and
best practices
- IIM - PDBOT (Plan, Design, Build,
Operate and Transfer)
- IT and Telecom management standards (ITIL,
ITSM, GCC, COSO, COBIT, ISO 17799, HIPPA, ITU –TMN, ISO- FCAPS and TMF-FAB)
- Corporate E-Governance and Control
(Sarbanes-Oxley and SAS 70)
- ICT quality management (ISO 9000, TQM and 6 Sigma)
- Corporate Governance and Risk Management
- Finance and Investment Strategies
For sample research papers please visit the
Executive Journal
.If you have research experience in similar
areas and are interested in participating or sharing your results with us then
please Contact
Us
Best Practices Research Papers
Free Research Papers
Annual Management Best Practices Research and
White Paper Contest
IM Open Courseware (OCW)
Project
The IIM
Open Courseware (OCW) experiment project provides free access to some of
IIM's most popular educational materials. For more information please
visit IIM OCW
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