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Showing 1 to 20 of 46 for “"strategy selection"”.
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A decision model to aid entry-mode strategy selection
… has been to develop guidelines to aid in such a selection. A theoretical decision model was first developed based on existing research literature. The literature, however, did not adequately address the influence of company objectives on the entry-mode selection process. To overcome this …
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Cost of quality tradeoffs in manufacturing process and inspection strategy selection
… in manufacturing process and inspection strategy selection are examined through a probabilistic cost of quality model explored analytically using a sample set of fundamental inspection strategies (reinspect rejects, reinspect accepts and single inspection) and applied to the case of …
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Low volume Portland cement concrete pavement performance evaluation and rehabilitation strategy selection
This study focused on the evaluation of all 43 existing portland cement concrete pavements in Boone County, Iowa. The research was directed at the evaluation of the factors effecting the performance the county pavements. Equations relating the design parameters to the commonly identified concrete …
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The effects of gender, self-esteem, age, and relationship on compliance-gaining strategy selection
… age, and relationship on compliancegaining strategy selection. Two hypotheses and three research ·questions were addressed in this study. Hypothesis One predicted males would be more likely to select anti-social compliance-gaining strategies in a social setting when trying to influence other …
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Investigating new accident causation, risk assessment, and mitigation strategy selection tools in the petroleum industry
<p>"The inherent complexity of the processes and the volatile nature of petroleum products compel the petroleum industry to continually seek and develop tools and techniques to identify, evaluate, and mitigate potential risks that can negatively impact their process operations. Additionally, …
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Guidelines for Informed Instructional Strategy Selection in Online Higher Education: A Design and Development Research
… research methodology to create instructional strategy selection guidelines for online courses in higher education. The guidelines, rooted in pedagogical approaches, are designed to assist faculty in selecting appropriate instructional strategies for online learning. They comprehensively …
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Decision making strategies: the influence of task complexity, decision importance, decision maker impulsivity, and decision maker gender
… as well as specialized measures of decision strategy complexity. Thirty-six subjects classified as either high- or low-impulsives (eighteen male, eighteen female) performed decision tasks involving the selection of the “best” apartment from a group of apartments that were homogeneous with …
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A comparison of energy self-reliance and industrial development using an input-output model
… levels, acting as resource constraints on the strategy selection, in order to compare the return on additional expenditures.
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Geschäftsmodellbasierte Strategiebewertung vor dem Hintergrund der digitalen Transformation von Unternehmen
… how an appropriate process can be developed for strategy selection. To address the knowledge gap concerning evaluation methods for business models and strategies, analysis criteria are derived. The research identifies requirements for a business model-based evaluation process and assesses the …
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A knowledge-based simulation optimization system with machine learning
… system is formulated to guide the search strategy selection process in simulation optimization. This system includes a framework for machine learning which enhances the knowledge base and thereby improves the ability of the system to guide optimizations. Response surfaces (i.e., the …
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The use of landmark-based wayfinding strategies across the adult lifespan
… knowledge and support navigation. Allocentric strategy use is associated with a cognitive representation of a learned environment that allows flexible navigation, while egocentric strategy use is associated with uni-directional knowledge that only supports accurate navigation in tasks that …
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The Speech Act of Complaint in English and in Russian and its Emergence in the Pragmatic Competence of Adult American Learners of Russian
… constraints. L2 learners approximated strategy selection of American speakers, which showed the influence of transfer from their L1 at the sociopragmatic and pragmalinguistic levels. However, L2 learners also used strategies that were closer to the behavior of RSs than to ASs, which …
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Anticipations of effort and accuracy in multiattribute choice
… are selected early in the decision process, strategy selection will be a function of anticipated effort and accuracy. Two experiments examine how well anticipations of effort and accuracy correspond to the experienced effort and accuracy required for decision making. Subjects in the first …
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China's mergers & acquisitions : a comparison with the United States
… through analysis covering from corporate strategy selection to M&A deal making process to operational integration. To make these findings relevant to China's context, I researched two Chinese firms, Ping An of China and Shanghai Fosun, both of which are growing fast by serial M&A. A …
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Patterns of physical attractiveness, self-rated attractiveness and sexual selection strategy in women
… of women was associated with their sexual strategy selection and the extent to which physical and subjective measures of physical attractiveness should be regarded as separate constructs. I have then considered the manner in which an individual's physical attractiveness (viewed through …
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A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study of Airfield Lighting Maintenance Management Strategy
… lighting, examined which criteria affected strategy choices, and asked how managers make their selections. The researcher interviewed 23 participants from 15 airports, including facility managers, maintenance engineers, and supervisors. Interview statements were first individually coded in …
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Analysis and application of business process integration models /
… the assessment of BPI alignment with corporate strategy, selection of the integration scope, and design of the necessary organizational changes. It covers the BPI planning, requirements analysis and design stages. An experimental modeling was performed on a real company for verification of the …
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Illusory judgments under conditions of uncertainty: Reasoning errors related to paranormal and religious beliefs
… that required participants to choose a strategy for target object selection. Study 2 expanded upon Study 1 by giving participants an additional choice strategy (e.g., a computer's selection). In both Study 1 and Study 2, participants relied on the paranormal strategy (e.g., a psychic) to …
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Strategies for Integrating Literacy in Middle School Content-Area Classrooms
… review addressed an instructional framework, the selection of resources, qualities of an effective teacher and the plethora of research-based strategies used in content-area classrooms. The Reading Apprenticeship Approach is an instructional framework that builds on metacognitive conversations to …
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