the point at which an organization or project has gained sufficient momentum or market share to be either self-sustaining or worth the input of extra investment or resources
Wiktionary Definition for: Critical Mass
# physics the amount of fissile material that is needed to support a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction
# sociology the number of people needed to trigger a phenomenon by exchange of ideas
Sports and fitness company Nike, Beaverton, Ore., has tapped interactive agency Critical Mass, Calgary, Alberta, to enhance NIKE ID, an interactive portion of nike.com where consumers can customize and purchase athletic shoes. Critical Mass will apply personalized online marketing and e-commerce to make NIKE iD more interactive.
The article asserts that support from stakeholders is essential to the success of every change effort. Building the necessary support is often one of the most difficult challenges change leaders face. One key strategy that works effectively – and even increases the speed of change – is consciously creating a...
The Working Group on Emergency Mass Critical Care was convened by the Center for Biosecurity of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the Society of Critical Care Medicine to provide recommendations to hospital and clinical leaders regarding the delivery of critical care services in the wake of a bioterrorist...
CINCINNATI, Ohio--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 13, 1999-- New Breed of Beauty eBusiness and Hot Internet Technology Innovators Join Forces, Take Online Customization to the Next Level reflect.com and Critical Mass today announced their partnership in creatingring women to create personalized beauty productve the ability to create individualized products that...
M2 PRESSWIRE-19 March 2001-YORK UNIVERSITY: Champion of Women in Science & Engineering Monique Frize calls for critical mass of women in the field C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:16032001 TORONTO -- Canadian scientist and engineer Monique Frize, holder of the...
Building critical mass to fund research and development is one of the most significant issues ongoing in the pharmaceutical industry. However, the critical question is whether pharmaceutical mergers and acquisitions really strengthen the drug pipel Building critical mass to fund research and development is...
Byline: Bob Welch / The Register-Guard If leaving his "Critical Mass" radio program is anything like leaving his National Public Radio reporting a decade ago, Alan Siporin knows what to expect. "It's like breaking up with someone," says Siporin, wedged in an editing room at...
LEXINGTON, Mass. -- Critical Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRTX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of products for respiratory, inflammatory and critical care diseases, will conduct a conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET Wednesday, November 3, 2004, following the release of its third quarter 2004 financial results....
THE MAY 14 article, "Critical Mass cyclists seek Berkeley council support," amplifies the thuggery of the bicyclists and their audacity in asking the Berkeley council to support their terrorizing a senior couple in their minivan. Much has been written about similar events in San Francisco and, now,...
The American Indian Studies Program at Michigan State University MSU became a reality in fall 2000 with the appointment of the first director and the establishment of a budget. While many people had been hoping for and working toward the creation of such a program for some...
LEXINGTON, Mass. -- Critical Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRTX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of products for respiratory, inflammatory and critical care diseases, will be presenting at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference in New York on Thursday, September 29, 2005 at 12:00 p.m. ET.
What do boiling water, snowflakes and flocking birds have in common with the way we pass each other on the pavement? Philip Ball's wonderfully intricate "Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to Another" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux; William Hei What do boiling water, snowflakes and flocking...
Byline: Specialist investment division seeks critical mass for its multi-manager assault Byline: Specialist investment division seeks critical mass for its multi-manager assault
CRITICAL SUCCESS COMPONENT As interaction becomes increasingly conducted via electronic media, collaborative service and support technology is emerging as a critical tool for building relationships, even businesses. International Data Corp., Framingham, Mass., www. idc.com, reports that CSST brings order and efficiency to management of communications, interaction, and content in...
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. -- 3Com and its TippingPoint division today announced that its security research team discovered a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Windows operating system. Additionally, 3Com's Zero Day Initiative ZDI discovered another critical Microsoft vulnerability in its Excel software.
M2 PRESSWIRE-25 May 2007-U.S. Equity News: Interactive Marketing Agency Critical Mass Opens London Office and Reprise Media Managing Partners Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the YearRC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:25052007 City of Industry, CA - Advertising industry alert provided by...
The global broadcast television industry is in the midst of a fundamental transformation. Its business model is steadily and inexorably evolving from being mass-market, single event, broadcast-oriented. The drivers of change include: new forms of content; new means of content delivery; new devices for consuming television; new consumption patterns; new...
