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Showing 1 to 20 of 49 for “"Path Dependency"”.
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Alcohol policy as defined by path dependency and Prohibition
… laws. Utilizing the theoretical foundations of path dependency and increasing returns this paper posits that current variance in alcohol policies across states can be accounted for by the historic levels of support for the 18th Amendment and the temperance movement as represented by historic …
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THE INTERPLAY OF STATE AND FIRM IN ZAMBIA: PATH DEPENDENCY IN THE MINING SECTOR
… of the mining firms have failed owing to the path dependence of the sector. Path dependence has led to an uneasy equilibrium in the modern day, whereby the optimal economic choice is foreign firm control over the mining sector. This optimal choice comes at the expense of the social and …
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Real options "in" projects and systems design : identification of options and solutions for path dependency
This research develops a comprehensive approach to identify and deal with real options in" projects, that is, those real options (flexibility) that are integral parts of the technical design. It represents a first attempt to specify analytically the design parameters that provide good opportunities …
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Corporate Social Responsibility, Path Dependency and Cultural Influence: An Analysis of Equitable Health Insurance Schemes for Niger
… the theoretical framework of CSR, culture and path dependency of healthcare policies informed about the role of these three concepts in the development of health insurance in Niger. Critical ethnography used as the theoretical methodology enabled a close look at the explaining factors for the …
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Teamwork phenomena : exploring path dependency and learning in teams during architectural design of sustainable maritime shipping systems
… trigger reflection and reframing), as well as path-dependent sequences (course of action or moves) that lead a team to decision in the selection of a best option. Furthermore, it has been observed that social learning in diverse teams can be facilitated with computerized interactive …
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Path Dependency or Path Creation? Transitions in Policy Ideas and Reform Strategies in Contemporary New Zealand Pension Politics
… Previous research has examined the issue of path dependency in welfare states but has not fully explained the peculiar phenomena of New Zealand's pension system, its diversity in development, and autonomous choices. Therefore, this paper explores the unique development path of New Zealand's …
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A resource-based view of the firm : a path dependency investigation into the sources of sustainable competitive advantage : an empirical study of the University of Rhodesia, 1945-1980
… and identified a pattern that developed in a path dependent way. Path dependency captures the notion that choices, that are made when an institution is being formed, tend to have a continuing and lasting influence on the institution far into the future. It is the tendency for a step in one …
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Gaussian Process Regression for a Single Underlying Autocallable Security
… to price exotic options, particu- larly with path dependency, time consuming Monte Carlo simulations are done. This dissertation considers the use of the machine learning technique Gaussian Process Regression (GPR) as a faster pricing alternative to Monte Carlo simula- tions. The speed of …
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Neighbourhood trajectories and social exclusion: towards a citizenship of place
… develops a set of arguments around the path dependency of places – how previous policy eras shape the trajectory and outcomes of places - and the tensions between social inclusion policies and practices on the one hand and competitiveness on the other. Path dependency results from …
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An Institutional Analysis of Reforming the *State. The Case of Peru
According to North, the notion of path dependency implies that an exogenous institutional change will not alter the pattern of growth in developing countries, such as Peru, as dramatically as policy makers and some scholars would expect. Our study argues that permanent effects may be derived from …
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Three Essays at the Intersection of Social Theory and Political Economy
… curve going forward. The final chapter, uses path-dependency as a conceptual entry point to problematize the instrumental-ceremonial dichotomy, arguing that ceremonial institutions (culture) must be comprehensively considered in theorizing progressive institutional change, moving beyond an …
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Path Dependence in Colorado's Renewable Portfolio Standards
… Colorado as a state with renewable path dependency and renewable policy feedback.
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The Tholian Web: The Political/Institutional Context of Regional Cluster-Based Economic Development
… elected officials, tax structure, and historical path dependency. The implication for public administration is that the role of public administrators is contingent on the nature of the network governance structure.
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Measurement of flame propagation through step changes in mixture composition
… stratified mixtures, flames exhibit a path dependency, or memory effect. The goal of the experimental work presented in this thesis was to investigate the behavior of flame speed over step changes in equivalence ratios. This sharp stratification was achieved using a soap bubble blown at …
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Resource-based view of social media as a source of sustained competitive advantage
… capabilities are hard to imitate because of path dependency, social complexity and causal ambiguity and thus provide the firm sustained competitive advantage. The effective implementation of social media by a firm requires that it identify its core capabilities and resources to enhance, …
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Devolution and party change in the Scottish and Welsh Conservative Parties, 1997-2011
… on party change, multi-level party politics and path dependency. Both parties had to change to accommodate the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly, and deal with the Conservative Party's weak electoral position outside England. Whilst the Scottish Conservatives concentrated on being a …
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The cost management and control of inter-organisational relationships: a case from the Greek shipping industry
… Such constructs refer to dialectics of control, path dependency, isomorphism, contradiction and praxis. It is proposed that future research in IOCM and control employing Stones’ version of structuration, would benefit from explicit use of these constructs.
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State Implementation of the Children's Health Insurance Program: Analyses of Variation In Policy Adoption
… (1) Agenda Setting; (2) Public Need; (3) Path Dependence; and (4) Socio - Political Effects.</p> <p>In this preliminary research study, the models are illustrative of the intricacy of the policy process. Each of the analytic models developed for the project demonstrates one primary …
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Europeanization of Foreign Aid: Managing Post-9/11 Fragile, Conflict-Affected States
… framing of problems and solutions, institutional path-dependency and associated cultural values. Ultimately, the thesis reveals substantive processes of Europeanization concerning transformational soft-content between the UK and EU-level, including notably how UK leadership ambitions ‘uploaded’ …
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Understanding the Impact of Large-Scale Power Grid Architectures on Performance
… We propose a generative method that captures path dependency by iteratively creating grids, structurally different. The method would generate alternative grid architectures by subjecting an initial grid to a heuristic choice method for decision making over a fixed time horizon. Second, we also …
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