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From Smiling to Smirking? 3D Printing, Upgrading and the Restructuring of Global Value Chains
3D printing (3DP) has been heralded as a revolutionary technology that can alter the way production is organized across time and space – with important redistributive effects on geography and size of production activities. In this article, we examine the impacts that a widespread adoption of 3DP could have on restructuring, upgrading and distributing value…
Read MoreBeyond the Obvious: A Framework for Exploiting the Impact of 3D Printing
This paper reports the development of an alternative framework to help firms asses the role of additive manufacturing within their technology management strategy. Despite much recent attention, there has been little work to identify and classify the ways in which additive manufacturing or 3D printing is used as a strategic weapon for competitive advantage. It…
Read More3D Printing and Global Value Chains: How a new technology may restructure global production
From the birth of industrialization, access to new technology has been a decisive factor in how value added is created and distributed across networks of global production. This article provides a balanced assessment of the potential impact that one of these technologies (3D printing, or 3DP) may have on the structure of Global Value Chains…
Read More“Prepare to be disrupted in a digitized world”
Anybody who has ever set foot in Indonesia’s capital will know that the perspective of having self-driving cars is intriguing. Imagine how time spent behind the wheel could be used on something productive instead of building up frustrations from endless macet — the infamous Jakarta traffic jams. Also, imagine that self-driving cars could automatically find…
Read MoreJannick and Anders; Digital teknologi vender op og ned på arbejdsmarkedet
Uanset hvad du laver, vil elementer i dit job på et tidspunkt blive offer for teknologiens ostehøvl. Men samtidig opstår nye job og med dem en ny magtfordeling. Kapitalmagt udfordres af iværksættere, ekspertise udfordres af hurtig forældelse af kompetencer, evnen til at lære nyt bliver altafgørende. Læs den fulde artikel
Read More“It’s not the Economic Growth model, it’s you”
The economic growth model demands more sophistication than we award it Dear economic and political leaders, The term “economy” is originally Greek, and means household management. As a global leader, you share responsibility for the proper management of the household that is our planet, but the majority of you are currently doing a poor job.…
Read More‘Technological Intuition’ — The Must-have Skill of the Digital Era
When a technology pops up, a window of opportunity opens to transform our world, to address the truly big issues of our time be it environmental degradation, social inequality or global health. This is a brief yet defining moment that terms how a technology is applied in our homes and organizations, which market players will…
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