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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"Decision Factors"”.
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Probability Learning--Uncertain Binary Decision-Making: Memory and Decision Factors
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DECISION FACTORS FOR THE ADOPTION OF E-FINANCE AND OTHER E-COMMERCE ACTIVITIES
… to advance the understanding of the adoption factors and their linkage to consumer behavior. Refining from Perceived Risk Theory and existing studies, specific risk facets, consumer characteristics and system characteristics were operationalized and integrated within the Technology Acceptance …
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Developing a Retail Buying Model Based on the Use of Assortment Decision Factors
… are to: (a) investigate important assortment decision factors for clothing retail buying; (b) segment clothing retail buyers by their decision factor uses; (c) characterize the segments by buyer (i.e., age, gender, education, experience, employment) and company demographics (i.e., types of …
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Breaking the Boundaries: Decision Factors That Lead Male Students to Enroll in Associate Degree Nursing Programs in Illinois Community Colleges
… The purpose of this research was to discover the decision factors used by males that led them to enroll in Associate Degree nursing programs in Illinois community colleges. To set the background and context, the study explored the history of community colleges and that of nursing. Included was …
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SCHOOL CHOICE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS: A CASE STUDY ON PARENTAL DECISION FACTORS FOR HIGH SCHOOL SELECTION IN THE COVID-19 ERA
… and policy makers. An understanding of the factors that parents use to make their high school decisions is important for all stakeholders in a high school choice environment as selection factors may shape the educational landscape of communities. Using a mixed-methods case study approach, …
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The links between organisational strategy and project management: the process and the Key Decision Factors (KDF) of strategic projects implementation route selection
… used in practice and assessing the relevant Key Decision Factors (KDF) in that decision making process. The study is based on conclusions from previous research documents and the latest findings from literature review. Past literature relied on neoclassical normative project management theory to …
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An examination of decision-making during organizational crises: a case study of the 2017 Northern California Firestorm
… central to minimizing crisis-related harm: decision-making. More specifically, this study examined the ways in which decision elements interact to influence decision processes and behaviors during crises. The significance of this study stems from a steady increase in the frequency and …
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Dispositional Differences in Frequencies of and Reasons for Voluntary Turnover: A Latent-Class Approach
… in two distinct aspects of voluntary turnover decisions that have been neglected in the literature: frequencies of past quitting and reasons for quitting versus staying. While most turnover research in the past has focused on the phenomenon of voluntary turnover from organizational perspectives …
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A make vs buy truck logistics decision for grain companies
… of this project is to examine the make vs buy decision for operating a truck and trailer for grain transportation. Determining the decision factors that influence which method is the most optimal and to provide a method of relating the costs associated with each choice. In order to make an …
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A Nonlinear Dynamic Method for Supporting Large-Scale Decision-Making in Uncertain Environments
… research developed a methodology for supporting decision making by reducing uncertainty in decision environments which are too large, dynamic and complex to be treated by traditional quantitative and simulation techniques. These environments are complex because of the free choice associated with …
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Modeling the Adoption Decision Process of Future Scanning and Optimizing Technology in Hardwood Sawmills
… optimizing technology, and model the adoption decision process for future scanning and optimizing technology. These objectives were chosen because timely information was not available on the hardwood sawmill industry, and even less was known about the overall state of technology with the …
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Determinants of facility level environmental inspections
… data, we test inspection strategies for common decision factors, such as environmental performance, and compare them across the different jurisdictions in Illinois. Our analysis has several key results. First, at the facility level, a majority of inspections are memoryless, though they are …
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The Clinical Analysis of Factors Predicting the Need for Shunting in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
… purpose of the present study was to analysis factors predicting the need for shunting in NPH. Seventy-five patients with one ormore NPH symptoms were slected. For investigation of ventricular enlargement and CSF dynamics we measured Evan's ratio,periventricular low density and grade of sulci …
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An exploration of the diffusion of a new technology from communities of practice perspective: Web services technologies in digital libraries.
This study explored and described decision factors related to technology adoption. The research used diffusion of innovations and communities of practice (CoP) theoretical frameworks and a case study of Web services technology in the digital library (DL) environment to develop an understanding of …
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Perceived risk level on purchase decision making within product specific factors: a comparison between apparel retailers and customers
… retail buyers and customers to make a purchase decision of women's pantsuit within product specific criteria. The comparison of product risk was identified as product category risk (PCR), product specific risk (PSR), and acceptable risk to want to buy (AR), acceptable risk to need more …
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Assessment Framework For The Evaluation And Prioritization Of University Technologies For Licensing And Commercialization
… of this research are to: 1.Identify the decision factors and licensing determinants that influence or impact the licensing and commercialization of university technologies. 2.Build and conduct a survey among those licensing professionals involved in the technology licensing process to …
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Integrated decision support model for global sourcing
… world. In an increasingly complex environment, decision makers seek an effective framework to evaluate the true benefits, costs and risks of sourcing alternatives-both relating to the short-term effects of selecting particular suppliers or groups of suppliers, as well as the long-term effects of …
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Analysis of costs and delivery intervals for multiple-release software
… guide to software industrial managers. The main decision factors for the multiple releases include the delivery interval of each release, the market value of the features in the release, and the software costs associated with testing and error penalties. The input of these factors was assessing …
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The dynamics of corporate diversification. A System Dynamics study of the effectiveness of diversification as a corporate growth strategy for leading firm in the U. K. Cement Industry.
… and formulating more 'effective systems and decision rules. An intensive analysis of the model in SD frameworks further supports these arguments. These analyses reveal the nature of the system's dynamic properties and its likely developments, the dynamic and situational nature of …
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VC's decision factor in semiconductor investment
… Asia-Pacific region, the thesis analyzes what decision factors VC firms must consider in investing in the semiconductor industry in China Lastly, the thesis analyzes which characteristics of the Semiconductor Industry/IC Design sector affect how VC firms invest, how the investment process …
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