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Showing 1 to 20 of 156 for “"Management -- Research"”.
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An Airspace Simulator for Separation Management Research
Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems are undergoing a period of major transformation and modernisation, requiring and enabling new separation management (SM) methods. Many novel SM functions, roles and concepts are being explored using ATM simulators. Commercial simulators are capable, …
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Overcoming Avoidable Research Waste in Carious Lesion Management Research
… health and wellbeing. <br/><br/>Relevant research has not always resulted in widespread adoption of novel techniques and approaches. This is, in part, due to limitations arising from the avoidable waste resulting from issues with the conduct of the research.<br/><br/>This thesis explores …
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An assessment of the training needs of crop management research personnel in developing countries
… of the study is to determine the status of crop management research and crop management researchers in NARS, the most appropriate measures to take to address deficiencies, and the degree of congruence between the perceptions of the various stakeholder groups on these issues.
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Analyzing Freight Congestion and Transportation Performance Measures Using the National Performance Management Research Data Set (NPMRDS)
… planning.</p> <p>The main data source in this research is the National Performance Management Research Data Set (NPMRDS) for 2018. NPMRDS is a form of commercial GPS probe data, obtained from vehicles with on-board probe technologies. This dataset is licensed by the Federal Highway …
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Entrepreneurship in the informal economy: evidence from informal institutional environments
… economy by drawing upon a variety of theories in management research to examine antecedents that may explain and predict the entrepreneur’s likelihood of transitioning out of the informal economy. Using data from a unique government survey of an urban slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, empirical …
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Underutilized Productive Resources and National Institutions of Corporate Governance: Effects on Firm Innovation Strategy
… methodology that is novel to International Management research. Empirical tests reveal support for the main arguments. This dissertation contributes to management research by operationalizing Penrosian concepts of underutilized human and physical resources and demonstrating how levels of …
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The institutionalisation of environmental management at Hewlett-Packard Ltd.
… that examined the development of environmental management in a large multi-national corporation over a four year period. The aim of the project was to "institutionalise" environmental management, in other words to ensure that environmental management was considered part of normal business …
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Effectiveness measures for geographical information systems (GIS)
… often do not meet the expectations of users and management, raising questions and doubts as to their overall success and effectiveness. To date the majority of GIS research has focused on technical issues, and management research has approached GIS effectiveness from a purely cost benefit …
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Understanding pattern-process relationships in a heterogeneous landscape effects of large termitaria on diversity and disturbance regimes in Miombo woodlands of Northern Zimbabwe
… and fire (the two disturbances most amenable to management), research progressed in stages.
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Police Organizational Performance In The State Of Florida:confirmatory Analysis Of The Relationship Of The Environment And Design Structure to Performance
… new knowledge and information to organizational management of police organizations. Furthermore, the study establishes a new approach to police organizational analysis and police services management research called Police Services Management Research (PSMR) that encompasses a variety of …
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Scared to death: an examination of underlying terror following death awareness
According to Terror Management Theory, when mortality is made salient the potential to experience terror causes powerful worldview defenses to manifest to suppress this potential. Recently, however, the theory has been criticized because no actual evidence has been found to show this potential to …
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Navigating life with heart failure: the realities of self-care practices for patients and their families following cardiac rehabilitation
… failure (HF) self-care is well-documented in HF management, yet the experiences of patients and family members post-cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR) are less explored. This qualitative study utilized semi-structured interviews to probe into the post-CR self-care experiences among patients with …
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An enquiry into gamefarming in the Cape Province
… within the Cape Province. The enquiry focused on management, research and marketing aspects of gamefarming. Personal interviews, a questionnaire and a literature analysis provided the information for the study. A description of the overall gamefarming situation is provided. Those management …
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Effective social system design : using the systems approach for organisational development
… developed to provide a framework for inquiry in management research. Incorporated into the model are; the scientific method specifically as described by C.S. Peirce, the concept of learning cycles specifically as described by C. Handy, and the SCQATRE method that draws from the work of Minto and …
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Automated ground maintenance and health management for autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles
… flight tests and to conduct multi-UAV mission management research. In addition, this thesis describes, to the best of our knowledge, the first landing and recharge of a UAV on a mobile recharge platform.
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Faking it to make it: Assistant principals' perspectives on educational leadership preparation
… retention of newly-hired assistant principals. Researchers used qualitative research techniques for collecting data. Data collection methods included the use of online reflective journal entries and focus groups. The study consisted of three focus group meetings and four online reflective …
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Creating and implementing an effective behavior management strategy in a second grade classroom
… of creating and implementing a self-management behavior system in a second grade classroom. Different types of behavior management were researched through journals discussing behavior management as well as interviews with classroom teachers. Self-management was determined to be a …
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Portfolio optimization in early drug R&D : a deeper dive into underlying dynamics of early research in pharmaceutical/biotech sector
… current state of Pharmaceutical R&D portfolio management and identify the gaps in R&D portfolio management research. The literature survey revealed that though there are many qualitative and quantitative approaches for the portfolio management of projects in the development phase (i.e. from …
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Collaborative borderscaping in the Dutch-German borderland. Towards a cross-border practice in spatial planning
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