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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"downsides"”.
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The downsides of price promotions and price negotiations on brand relationships
This dissertation's overall objective is to contribute to the understanding of the negative consequences certain sales approaches can have in retail settings. Specifically, two essays examine the effects of price promotions and price negotiations on customer, and salesperson perceptions. Many firms …
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Does *Experience Matter? Examining the Relationship Between Experience and Dynamic Decision -Making Effectiveness Among Professionals
… findings also account for a range of potential downsides to experience. In particular, I find that, in some instances, experience may lead individuals to become overconfident, ossified in their trial strategies, or burned out. At the same time, I show that there are precautions that …
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A "Holy Grail" of Work and Family Life? When and How Schedule Control Functions as a Resource
… First, in Chapter 2 I reveal some of the downsides of schedule control for the work-family interface. I find that increases in schedule control are associated with a greater frequency of blurring the boundaries between work and nonwork roles. Moreover, schedule control exacerbates the …
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"Blessed be the critics of newspapers": journalistic criticism of journalism 1865-1930
… In the 1890s, criticism focused on the downsides of commercialism, expressing the fears people felt toward the new corporate giants. During the progressive period, the writings of press critics revealed the pride they felt in the civic services journalism provided. But World War I …
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Limited Liability Multilateralism: The American Military, Armed Intervention, and IOs
… at the forefront--who highlight its potential downsides and long-term costs, on the other. The military leaders--the chairman and vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the regional combatant commanders, and senior planners on the Joint Staff in Washington--are generally skeptical of …
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Applied Plankton Image Classification for Imaging FlowCytobot Data
… self-supervised learning (MAE). The benefits and downsides of each model are analyzed and discussed for future IFCB operators to process their data using the methods that best align with their research questions, along with step-by-step explanations about the pros and cons of each method depending …
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Closure: Transforming Source Code for Faster Fuzzing
… to run at persistent speeds while avoiding the downsides of stale state and other bottlenecks associated with persistent fuzzing.
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Simulation and performance of a high frequency cycloconverter
… power system. However, cycloconverters also have downsides. One of these problems is the incorporation of harmonics into the supply current, distorting the generator output, as well as voltage harmonics at the output of the converter, which can cause problems at the various loads. Most disastrous …
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Overview of Non-Fungible Tokens: Key Features, Opportunities, Challenges, and Business Use Cases
… the potential of NFTs while mitigating potential downsides.
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Understanding Ourselves and Organizational Leadership: Theory, Instrument Development, and Empirical Investigations of Self-Awareness
… this theoretical framework to investigate the downsides of self-awareness by proposing that overly high levels of self-awareness may have detrimental interpersonal consequences for leaders (Chapter 4). I close my dissertation with an evaluation of implications of my findings for future research …
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Study of factors around automotive fuel cell implementation and market acceptance
… infrastructure bases, there can be significant downsides associated with any of these technological improvements, but each also offers a potential contribution to lowering fuel consumption. This thesis proposes that there are steps that can be taken to enhance the mainstream acceptance and …
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A Network Communications Strategy for Planetary Habitats
… be discussed while exploring the benefits and downsides compared to specialty-built space hardware. Topics such as physical space allocation, mass, ease of use (installation, maintenance, and replacement) to the crewmember will also be considered. By treating the network as a core utility …
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Transformable Discreet Log Contracts
… counter-party. However, this currently have many downsides; for example they are not transferable (i.e. once Alice and Bob sign up for the DLC, they are stuck in the DLC until settlement or they both interactively agree to leave). We fix this by introducing the Transformable Discreet Log Contract …
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Real options in action : vertical phasing in commercial real estate development
… upsides, and reducing the effects from possible downsides. Flexibility, and phasing specifically, enables a developer to manage risk more effectively by allowing a building to grow as market conditions warrant. This thesis investigates the determinants and implementation of vertical phasing, and …
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High-Density Discrete Passive EMI Filter Design for Dc-Fed Motor Drives
… the CM choke and DM capacitors are the two main downsides to achieve a small EMI filter. Therefore, ideas are proposed to improve the CM choke by using other type of material such as nano crystalline core, different winding technique and new integrated method. A material comparison study is made …
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32 in '44: A management and environmental study of submarine construction at Portsmouth Navy Yard during World War II
… at unprecedented rates.</p><p>There were downsides to the shipyard's crowning achievements during the war that included landfills contaminated with toxic industrial waste, increased pollution of the Piscataqua River, and lost wetlands. In addition, the greatly increased employment and …
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Investigating chlorite dismutase biocatalyst reuse using columns
… and existing treatment methods come with downsides including higher chemical input, higher energy input, production of a waste stream, use of high cost media, and/or production of toxic byproducts. Biocatalysis, using enzymes to degrade contaminants, has been proposed as a treatment …
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Social change: The influence of ecosystem change and the business sector
… better understanding of the potential value and downsides of working with the business sector. This research brings together three different studies to understand how social work leaders perceive potential partnership with the business sector, explore ways that emerging ecosystem change models …
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SC²EPTON : high-performance and scalable, low-power and intelligent, ordered Mesh on-chip network
… over scalable mesh networks. Although the downsides of a directory are averted, the network itself consumes a significant fraction of the total chip power, of which the router buffer power dominates. SCEPTER is a bufferless mesh NoC that reduces the network power consumption, and achieves …
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Self-Compassion as a Protective Factor Against Mental Illness Self-Stigma
… offer similar benefits as self-esteem with fewer downsides. More importantly, self-compassion can be improved with short interventions. Study One is a mixed method study that examined how self-compassion, and the different facets of self-compassion, related to mental health stigma and help-seeking …
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