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Showing 1 to 20 of 179 for “"Strategic Decisions"”.
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Strategic decisions under uncertainty: Supplier quality improvement and exit in duopoly
… or market prospect) is uncertain and there are strategic interactions with other firms (e.g. competitors). The first essay (Chapter 2) studies a buyer’s decision to improve its supplier’s quality when the focal supplier is shared by another buyer who competes in the same market. Each buyer’s …
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Effects of road-network circuity on strategic decisions in urban logistics
… analytical approximation methods used to inform strategic decisions in designing last-mile distribution systems. In particular, this thesis explores the effects of the road-network on the circuity of local trips, and introduces data-driven extensions to improve predictive performance of route …
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The impact of strategic decisions on construction client satisfaction: an assessment framework
… project success. There is a common belief that strategic decisions made by clients have a significant impact on the levels of client satisfaction. Strategic decisions in the context of construction projects are often associated with project stages including pre-design, design, tender, …
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Successfully implementing strategic decisions: The implementation of top level decisions in organizations.
… thesis investigates the implementation of eleven strategic decisions in six organizations. The decisions concern the installation of new technology, the carrying out of various building programmes and the re-organization of organizational structures The organizations comprise a university, a water …
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Strategic decisions in the home building industry : factors related to competitive advantage
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1987.
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Game theory and real options : analysis of land value and strategic decisions in real estate development
… options theory in real estate development at the strategic level, trying empirically to explain different economic observations among different metropolitan cities and different property types. The real options theory provides a rich theoretical framework to analyze investment values in real …
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Structuring strategic decisions through the analytic hierarchy process : a case study in the selection of warehouse location for WFP in Ethiopia
… logistic organizations struggle to make strategic and tactical decisions due to their lack of resources, the unpredictability of humanitarian events and the lack of readily available information; the existing tools that assist optimal decision making require large amounts of precise …
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Understanding strategic decision making in manufacturing organizations
Strategic decision making has been a widely covered topic in a number of fields. While some researchers have concentrated on the"content" of strategic decisions, others have looked at the"process" of strategic decision making. A review of recent strategy-related literature shows that researchers …
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Developing a leadership framework for improving construction business organisation performance in South Africa
… and whether the traits, skills, role, style and strategic decisions of company leaders impacted on the long-term performance and sustainability of contracting firms in South Africa. The main question investigated in this study is: what combination of leadership traits, skills, style, role, and …
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A Representation of Tactical and Strategic Precursors of Supply Network Resilience Using Simulation Based Experiments
… firm’s supply network but also its tactical and strategic decisions (such as sourcing and product design). Furthermore, the representations should capture the impact those characteristics have on the performance of the network facing disruptions, thus providing operations managers with insights …
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The relationship between the use of information systems and the performance of strategic decision-making processes. An empirical analysis.
Strategic decision makers typically use a wide range of communication and information media in complex, uncertain and often ambiguous or politically charged organizational contexts. However, little help is available in ensuring that their information behaviour is efficient and effective. This study …
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The impact of overconfidence bias on firm performance: an empirical analysis of S&P 1500 firms
… is abundant evidence that a high proportion of strategic decisions are value destructive. When managers make strategic decisions to position their firms for competitive advantage, they do so in a context of uncertainty and, in so doing, they apply heuristics or intuition, which makes them …
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Bridging the "Valley of Death" in stratified medicine : commercializing molecular diagnostics in oncology
… molecular diagnostics and its relationship with strategic decisions in developing a diagnostic technology. The document begins with a broad analysis of the funding environment for molecular and esoteric diagnostics in oncology. Following a discussion of funding sources and current trends, the …
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Wie beeinflussen dezentrale Machtstrukturen die strategische Entwicklung eines Schweizer Universitätsspitals?
Strategic decisions of the management of a university hospital have a high entrepreneurial impact to guarantee the security of patient care as well as to carry out research at the highest level. This dissertation aims to investigate the research gap with regard to how, where and by whom strategic …
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The Public-Private Dilemma: A Strategic Improvement Agenda for U.S. Department of Defense Depot Maintenance
… (DoD) has been challenged to formulate and make strategic decisions, especially in areas related to the Department's "business operations." Strategic decisions are those that focus on setting long-term organizational direction. This has proven difficult because a rather simplistic (and somewhat …
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Inserting non-muslims into the Islamic party : the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) between political pragmatism and ideological coherence
… posits that PKS’s insertion of non-Muslims is a strategic adaptation to Indonesia’s pluralistic and democratic political environment, aimed at enhancing its electoral appeal while maintaining its Islamic ideological substance. The research employs a qualitative approach, incorporating historical …
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Capital Structure in the Family Firm: Exploring the Relationship Between Financial Sources and Family Dynamics
… structures its capital greatly affects its strategic options and its strategic decisions according to contemporary thinking. However, while there is ample literature on how publicly held companies’ capital should be structured, less is known about private companies. Additionally, one or more …
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Future scenarios for green chemical supply chains
… chemical industry is capital intensive and most strategic decisions taken by firms in this industry have long-term impacts. As such, any uncertainty in the environment that affects these strategic decisions in supply chains needs to be understood before committing to the assets. In particular, …
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Predicting athletic performance: the effects of judgment and motivation
… performers. Results suggest the ability to make strategic decisions as operationalized by Systemic Judgment may be predictive of Athletic Performance.
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