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Showing 1 to 20 of 204 for “"allocation of resources"”.
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Optimal allocation of resources to clinical trials
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1996.
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The allocation of resources in Philippine corn farming
… Cobb-Douglas production function to survey data of 1,427 farm enterprises onumeratod from nine nolocted corn-growing regions for crop year 1972-73. The functional form of t}ie economic model is specified as: that the gross output of a corn enterprise (measured in cavan or sack of 57 kilograms) is …
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The allocation of resources in Philippine corn farming
… Cobb-Douglas production function to survey data of 1,427 farm enterprises onumeratod from nine nolocted corn-growing regions for crop year 1972-73. The functional form of t}ie economic model is specified as: that the gross output of a corn enterprise (measured in cavan or sack of 57 kilograms) is …
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Optimal Allocation of Resources for Screening of Donated Blood
… age groups, multiple diagnoses, and in a variety of settings. Meanwhile, blood shortages are common, and are projected to significantly increase in the near future in both developing and developed countries due to a limited supply of and increasing demand for blood, lack of resources, …
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The Corporate-Level Allocation of Resources in Multi-Business Firms
In this Ph.D. thesis, I study the allocation of resources from three different perspectives. The first chapter develops an understanding of how a firm’s level of adjustment in its resource allocation affects its financial performance. This inquiry aims to address the research puzzle about whether …
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US commodity support payments: On allocation of resources and fairness, post 1996
<p>This dissertation investigates the effect of US commodity support payment on agricultural producer decisions during the "decoupled" regime. Particular attention is paid to the national optimal output mix, input proportions, and farm level changes in scale operations. While "decoupled" payments …
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What Determines the Allocation of Government Resources to Local Areas?
I study the allocation of resources by state governments to individual counties in the United States. I test competing hypothesis that government resources are allocated to advance political motives, equitable redistribution, or output efficiency. Contrary to previous studies on federal spending, I …
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Professional Development Schools: Yesterday's Theories, Today's Reform?
The purpose of this study was to examine whether two theorized results had been realized by six Colorado high schools participating in professional development school partnerships. A survey was distributed to certified teaching staffs of six demographically similar high schools that had been …
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Light Effects on Plant Chemistry: Implications for Plants and Herbivores
… growing in high light conditions respond with allocation of resources to antioxidant and anti-UV compounds. This shift of resources, while drawing from allocation to other purposes, does not necessarily alter the plant's resistance to herbivores.
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Wages, growth and cycles in the Brazilian economy
… development is marked by the reproduction of a very unequal income distribution profile. This has been justified by theories which prescribe the optimal allocation of resources and full employment of factors of production. Supposedly, a higher rate of economic growth is reached by this …
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UAV mission planning under uncertainty
With the continued development of high endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAV) that are capable of performing autonomous fiunctions across the spectrum of military operations, one can envision a future military in which Air Component Commanders control …
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The role of a medical high care unit in service provision at an urban secondary level hospital in South Africa
Because of the large number of critically ill patients presenting to GF Jooste Hospital each month it is essential that adequate allocation of resources be done in order to address this need. Given this high demand for critical care service provision in a seceondary level hospital, a prospective …
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Experimental Studies in Decision Making and Management Control
… control. Decisions and actions include the allocation of resources within a firm, coordination across organizational units, costing, pricing, compensation, and incentives. There are many ways how management accounting information is provided, including performance measurement, budgeting, …
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The impact of spending cuts on Missouri student achievement
… been an increase in federal and state control of local school districts, as demonstrated in the adoption of the Common Core Standards and mandatory national and state assessments. In conjunction with these changes, an economic recession has resulted in reduced funding for education that has …
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The Effect of Family Support Service Availability on Child Placement Decisions
… The decision impacts children and families, the allocation of resources within the service system, and often raises legal issues of equity. Previous studies examining the placement of children have failed to uncover variables which are predictive of the decision. Characteristics of the children, …
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Financial Markets, Financial Intermediation, and Bailout Policy
… 1980s and 1990s have been marked with a series of financial and banking crises all over the world. This turned the attention of economists to such questions as how a financial system should be structured in order to reduce the vulnerability of an economy to the risk of a crisis, or what policy …
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The regulation of trade-based manipulation
… price manipulation can lead to the inefficient allocation of resources. The actions of a manipulator can create excess noise in the market which may discourage some investors from participating. We show how a regulator can use trading halts to mitigate the negative impact of manipulation and …
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Pneumonia in HIV-infected children admitted to hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
… little information on the aetiology and outcome of HIV-associated pneumonia in African children and no comprehensive data from South Africa. Studies of HIV-infected adult in Africa reported that the spectrum of pulmonary disease differs from that of developed countries with tuberculosis and …
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Does having women in positions of power reduce gender inequality in organizations? : a direct test
… a new question arises: Do women in positions of power in organizations reduce gender inequality? If they do, then one way to attenuate gender inequality in organizations would be to increase the prevalence of women in top management positions. Many of the studies that have explored the …
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