Strategic Direction

The purpose of this paper is to review the recent developments within the non-military drone industry, and the increase thereafter of investment within the industry through mergers and acquisitions.

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The rapid growth of the drone industry has caught the interest of firms and one mode of entry for many of these firms has been through mergers and acquisitions of emerging drone companies. Although the commercial-drone industry is still in its early stages, market consolidations and major investments are occurring despite strict governmental regulations.

The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations.

The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

The purpose of this paper is to give details about the winner and finalists of the 2008 Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award.

The article discusses the winner and finalists of the Award in turn.

In winning the award, Touch Bionics beat off tough competition from three other finalists.

The award winning i‐LIMB Hand is a prosthetic device that looks and acts like a real human hand with five individually powered digits, heralding a new generation in bionics and patient care.

To emphasize the importance of branding and the dangers in misunderstanding the consumers’ attitude towards brands.

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The days are long gone when brands were merely names given to products so you could tell them apart from others. So long ago, in fact, that we're already living in an age when the brand is often more important than the product itself. Brand recognition, brand awareness, brand extension are all issues which play their own particular, but all‐important, roles in today's businesses.

To understand how brands become part of a culture, to utilize the implications of this and to take it into account when marketing products.

This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

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Dystopian nightmare, or a glimpse of the future? The “Blade Runner” imagery may be slightly over the top, but in the rush to buy in to Facebook, Twitter and other social media to try and wring every corporate opportunity out of them, it is hard to see just where the future will lie. Certainly the potential to engage consumers over shared platforms has never been greater, and many corporate entities believe that they have reached just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. However not everyone is completely sold on the potential social media has for profit enhancement, not least the dearth of investors in the aftermath of the Facebook initial share offering (IPO) in 2012.

The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations.

The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to digest format.

This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.

Choosing the right person as CEO, investing in them the responsibility to always do the right thing, and having only the highest expectations of them is what the top job is all about. Some succeed while others fail, and lessons can be drawn from both experiences.

The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations.

The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that can have a broader social impact.

The briefing saves busy executives and researchers' hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to digest format.