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Showing 1 to 20 of 171 for “"fast-paced"”.
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The technology treadmill : managing product performance and production ramp-up in fast-paced industries
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1997.
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On infrastructure for resolving novelty in product development : a view from the fast paced world of imaging and printing
Change is an absolutely essential component of product development. However, some changes are too difficult to manage. It is contended that the difficult changes stem from the emergence of novelty. The significance of novelty is that it is not immediately apparent and can be overlooked. It is a …
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A Case Study on How Workers in a Fast-paced Environment Go Through the Knowledge Life Cycle When Dealing with Critical Incidents
… environments are becoming more dynamic; they are fast-paced and require critical incidents to be dealt with in a shorter time frame. At the same time, in order for organizations to survive knowledge management (KM) systems need to be in place that allow organizations to learn from these incidents …
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Adapting existing games for education using speech recognition
… to adapt for educational purposes because their fast-paced intensity and keystroke-heavy nature leave little room for simultaneous practice of other skills. Incorporating spoken language technology could make it possible for users to learn as they play, keeping up with game speed through …
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Linear optimization model for fish processing production planning
The fishing industry feature a fast paced and ever-changing environment wherein recent years major developments of high-tech equipment’s have occurred in the processing sector resulting in a wider range of product possibilities as well as increasing production capacity. This paper attempts to show …
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Effects of two different types of ankle foot orthoses on gait outcomes in patients with subacute stroke
… at self-selected velocity (p =. 397) and fast-paced velocity (p = .113). A repeated measures MANOVA, used to test for the gait velocity between the AFO conditions after a week of practice revealed no significant interaction at self-selected velocity (p =. 209) and fast-paced velocity (p = …
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A Learning Organization in a Lightning-Speed Economy: Can This Work?
… successful change initiatives stemmed from the fast-paced culture of the organization. To create successful changes, project teams needed time and resources to develop comprehensive, validated solutions, communicate about the change, and remain focused on a change initiative until …
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Content nausea
… design. I am constantly overwhelmed by the fast-paced, consumeristic, and destructive ideologies that accompany modern life’s recipe for survival, and this collection seeks to document the place where illness, the individual, and society merge.
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The Booking Window Evolution and its Impact on Hotel Revenue Management Forecasting
… up until the date of stay. This has created a fast-paced, dynamic booking environment that disrupts traditional revenue management strategies focused on pricing and allocating rooms based on the time of purchase. The study explores the joint effects of technology and the economy on booking …
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Keyword Indexing and Searching for Large Forensics Targets using Distributed Computing
… forensics images. This toolkit will deliver fast paced search performance running indexing of large forensics data and will produce smaller indexing time and faster search speeds as compared to non indexed searches on standalone workstations. The distributed resources of available computers …
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Stepping into leadership : addressing the transition for new heads of school.
… challenging, with new leaders facing a fast-paced, fragmented role demanding attention from multiple stakeholders. This study aims to provide insights into the support necessary for emerging school leaders to thrive in their positions.
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Augmented Intelligence in Leadership Development: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Real-Time Support Within Organizational Contexts
Leaders in today's fast-paced world face complex challenges requiring quick decision-making skills. These challenges are global and intricate; leaders are expected to navigate them easily, even without formal leadership training. Moreover, given the rapid advancement of technology, it has become …
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Rural Voices: A Photographic Journey of the Intersection of Place and Reading Identity in Rural Adolescents
… that reading is boring and irrelevant to their fast-paced, largely digital lives. In the past two decades, the decline of reading has captured wide attention, but most of that attention has been focused on urban and suburban settings. A gap exists in the research when it comes to rural students …
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Waveform-to-patient matching across room transfers in the emergency department
… waveforms, and respiratory waveforms. Due to the fast-paced and ambulatory nature of care in the ED, patient location is not always synchronized with waveform collection. The aim of our work is to link disparate waveforms belonging to the same patient. We utilize approximate admission and …
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TCAP Scores and Per Pupil Expenditures: Statewide Changes Before and After Tennessee’s First to the Top Act
… School District for low-performing schools. Fast-paced reforms and increasing accountability for student achievement and gap closure brought a climate of pressure and tension.</p> <p>Secondary data were readily available on the Tennessee Report Card from TDOE’s website (www.tn.gov/education). …
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The future of local television news: Is there a possible strategic planning approach?
… could advance the process of planning in the fast-paced environment of local television news. In-depth interviews were conducted with a sample of highly experienced local news managers. The results indicated some similarities in planning approaches but suggested significant differences in how …
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Language games and computer-aided composition
… classroom, a much more complex and fast-paced environment than the traditional composition classroom. Students face a challenging, semester-long language game of creating a context from learning and meaning by actively participating in the rule-making processes of language. As a …
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A Web-based User Experience Testing Environment for Small Design Firms
Many design firms within fast-paced environment would easily ignore the importance of user-centered design mainly because of their limit of time and access to users. This thesis would try to propose a new way of finding right user sample groups and establish a framework that enable designers to …
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We May or May Not Rock You
… intermingled with fiction to create a fast paced work focusing on dialogue and action while avoiding excessive exposition. I do this by using multi-purpose dialogue that includes elements necessary to further plot, create conflict, develop character, and to keep the action moving. Since …
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Kinetic and 3D Kinematic analysis of netball movements: with and without prophylactic knee bracing
… developing patellofemoral pain. During dynamic, fast-paced games athletes are exposed to high ground reaction forces, contributing to lower body injury occurrence during landing and high patellofemoral loads. Knee braces, such as knee sleeves, are commonly used for patellofemoral pain; however …
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