INTRODUCTION Last April 1, Google launched Google Scholar Metrics, a new tool that provides impact metrics for scientific journals, measured from citation counts. The research community was caught on guard and many wondered whether it was a real product or just a joke (April 1 is Fools' Day). However, to the delight of bibliometricians and uneasiness of some major scientific publishers, the Goo...

Original scientific paper Product design engineering is a complex discipline, which is undergoing a transformation from informal and largely experience-based domain to scientific oriented domain. Computational intelligence can contribute greatly to product design process, as it is becoming more and more evident that adding intelligence to existing computer aids, such as computer aided design sy...

Typical management strategies proven to work in already established businesses do not work as expected in startups. Startups do not yet have a business model and product that they could focus on, but are still looking for a working business model. Lean Startup is a method for startup management that focuses on quick iteration and on fast learning to find an iterable business model. As a method,...

This paper tests various implications of quality-based price discrimination theory in the context of internet book retailers’ shipping menus. Many internet retailers create quality variants of a homogeneous good by bundling it with several shipping options that differ by delivery time. This practice can allow retailers to extract further surplus from consumers through quality-based price discri...

OVERVIEW: Although managers routinely review their product development projects to ensure that each is achieving its objectives, they seldom review the development process itself to identify and overcome its shortcomings. This article provides a I2-step process for capturing the learning from each project. The first step is selecting a name for the process that is preferably not the popular one...