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Counting votes right : strategic voters versus strategic parties
… provides a lower bound for the extent of strategic voting. Voters are strategic if they switch their vote from their favorite candidate to one of the main contenders in a tossup election. High levels of strategic voting are a concern for the representativity of democracy and the allocation …
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Strategic flexibility
… system. Moreover, this research focuses on the strategic environment where a decision maker's behavior influences other decision makers' and vice versa. ^ The primary objectives of this dissertation are developing a concrete framework for designing a flexible system by considering the exercise …
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Strategic algorithms
… that affect the choice of packet routes. Strategic Algorithms are algorithms that integrate optimization, uncertainty and economic modeling into algorithm design, with the goal of bringing about new theoretical developments and solving practical applications arising in complex …
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Strategic Integration
This thesis investigates the integration of 3D printing with clay and post-tensioning techniques, seeking to establish a structural reinforcement system for 3D-printed clay pieces. The primary goal is to marry the inherent flexibility of clay with the strength provided by post-tensioning, thereby …
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Strategic linkages within an industry : the emergence of strategic blocks
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1992.
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Strategic innovation networks
… two key areas of the innovation literature, the strategic management of technology (SMOT) and innovation networks. The aim is to integrate these two areas of the management of innovation literature to develop a framework which I describe as the Strategic Innovation Network (SIN). The key …
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The Use of the Strategic Abandonment Technique in Educational Strategic Planning
The use of the strategic abandonment technique in educational strategic planning was investigated through a qualitative research design that explores the use of a researcher-developed rubric prototype in current educational strategic planning processes. School districts could benefit from a …
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Effecting strategic change:The work of strategic champions in shaping narrative infrastructure
… are under pressure to expand the boundaries of strategic management to better account for socio-ecological dependencies, and to shape the principles that guide decision-making accordingly. Prior research on strategic change focusses on the role of leadership to sensegive, and the response of …
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IMPROVING STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
Collaborative strategic management of public health emergency and homeland security issues can address gaps in roles and responsibilities and foster better coordinated planning at the federal level. Recent changes in the alignment of the national planning standards for public health emergency …
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Strategic Planning and Implementation
The major literature on the topic of strategic planning is examined with focus given to its use in the public sector. A case study is performed in a large state agency in Texas to describe managers' views as to the effectiveness of strategic planning in meeting its mandated purposes, and to explore …
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Strategic Community Healthcare Management
<p>Federally Qualified Health Centers(FQHC) and Community Health Centers are growing with the Affordable Care Act. This paper introduces literature that supports the need for Community Health Centers and management of low income patients with chronic illnesses. This paper also reviews the fieldwork …
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Strategic pension fund investing
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1982.
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Algorithms for strategic agents
… is not given directly, but instead reported by strategic agents with interests of their own? The unique challenge stems from the fact that the agents may choose to lie about the input in order to manipulate the behavior of the algorithm for their own interests, and tools from Game Theory are …
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Essays on strategic communication
The first chapter studies optimal information revelation with one-sided asymmetric information. A sender chooses ex ante how her information will be revealed ex post. A receiver obtains both public information and information revealed by the sender, and then takes one of two actions. The sender …
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Computing with strategic agents
… combinatorial problems in the presence of strategic agents. A mechanism is an algorithm for allocating a resource among a group of participants, each of which has a privately-known value for any particular allocation. A mechanism is truthful if it is in each participant's best interest to …
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Strategic orientations in practice:Exploring the strategic belief structures of line-managers embedded in practice
… have started to investigate the cognitive strategic orientations of individual top managers and have pointed out these may be key in determining the direction and success of their organizations in terms of performance, but they have been unable to effectively operationalize this notion in …
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Experimental Investigations of Strategic Interactions
… explores whether and when people act strategically: that is, how people's actions are influenced by others' actions (Chapters 1 and 2) and preferences (Chapter 3). Chapter 1, titled "Paternalistic Persuasion", studies whether paternalistic experts ("Advisors'') can make decision-makers …
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China's Education Reforms: Strategic Implications
… government. These reforms will affect four strategic aspects of China's national power: its economy, internal stability, soft power, and military. In economic terms, China's economy stands to benefit by transitioning to a knowledge economy, possibly coming into competition with high …
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Marketing Analysis and Strategic Recommendations
… position in the nonprofit sector and provides strategic marketing recommendations based on the findings. It begins with an internal review of the organization, its services, and communications. Then, the external review explores the nonprofit market in which the client competes and the …
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