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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"support function"”.
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Orientation-based representations of shape and attitude determination
… record 3-D surface properties as a function of position on the unit sphere. All orientation-based representations considered share a desirable property: the representation of a rotated object is equal to the rotated representation of the object before rotation. This makes the …
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Performing the role of Chief Risk Officer: Reconceptualising Enterprise Risk Management in Search of Better Decision Making
… theory to inform this role. There is a dearth of supporting explanatory theory, and lack of insight with respect to translating world-level concepts of ERM into operational systems and processes in organisations. The thesis contributes to filling this gap by exploring ways in which CROs may …
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Developing a unified manufacturing and sourcing strategy in a multi-business unit engineering firm
… linkages between levels of management and functional groups that are necessary precursors to developing a successful outsourcing strategy. Finally, it presents an analysis of the growing importance of the strategic sourcing function within the engineering firm, the informational inputs …
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The research support needs and expectations of emerging researchers employed at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology’s Faculty of Education: a case study
Providing research support services is an important role and function of an academic library. Nationally and internationally, academic institutions are under pressure to improve the quality and quantity of their research outputs. An important aspect in developing a research culture is the provision …
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Generalized Matrix-fractional Functions and Their Applications
The support function of a closed convex set is a central object in convex geometry as it completely identifies the underlying set. For a particular class of sets -- the graph of matrix valued mapping $Y\mapsto -\half YY^T$ over an affine manifold $\set{Y\in\Rnm}{AY=B}$, their support functions are …
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Strengthening and expanding the Citizen Corps
… sponsoring agencies who determine the roles and functions of the volunteers within their organization. However, not defining the CC as an independent support function within the NPS makes it difficult to isolate data for the purpose of creating Target Capabilities Lists, measuring performance, …
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Examining Quality of Hire as a Function of Person-Organization and Person-Job Fit at "PharmCo"
… a quality of new hire criterion measure as a function of both P-O fit and P-J fit; that measure is examined in the current study. Results were limited because there were only six quality of hire ratings for managers included in the data set. Furthermore, no significant differences were found …
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How successful firms go beyond aligning their IT strategy with business objectives
… value like other assets do. IT is not a mere support function in such organizations. IT not only serves the internal businesses of the company but it acts like a business in dealing with suppliers. The framework of Strategic Alignment Model (SAM) identifies this as the balance of internal and …
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Keystone Law: A Study into the Characteristics and Implications of Change in an International Platform Law Firm
… predicated on remote working with a centralised support function. The research is founded upon a qualitative design with an interpretivist perspective. The UK legal marketplace has changed considerably in the last twenty years or so and the Keystone model of business has grown, such that in three …
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A phenomenon of the critical factors of accounting information system (AIS) effectiveness
… system, which are user commitment, technology support function and teamwork. Furthermore, this study is different to earlier studies in that its findings uncover additional factors that are antecedents for the critical factors of AIS effectiveness. Moreover, the perceived importance-performance …
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Setting standards for student services: exploring the views of student support service professionals in higher education on their contribution to the student experience
Student support services is a relatively unknown function within Irish higher education and is generally considered part of the broader non-academic administrative provision within HEIs. Findings from this qualitative study suggest that those employed in this area do not see themselves in this …
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The Role of Financial Management in Sustaining Competitive Advantage in Medical Devices Distributing Companies: The Case of Jordan
… financial management from a traditional support function into a strategic driver of sustainable competitive advantage, particularly within the medical device distribution case company in Jordan. It examines three financial management disciplines—traditional, strategic, and behavioural—and …
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From compliance to coping: Experiences of Chief Risk Officers in UK banks 2007-2009
… report optimistically. Seeking senior management support to resist this pressure, many CROs instead found their Board prioritising sales activity over risk governance. Though employed as compliance managers, many CROs reinterpreted their role as a commercial support function, becoming coping …
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Coping with Intimate Partners' Substance Use and Gambling Problems: The Role of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
… of people with SGP, we must understand the function of coping and social support in the task of dealing with a partner's SGP, as well as the role of IPV in that process.</p><p>To this end, 222 female intimate partners of people with SGP were recruited from the community to complete an online …
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Social Vulnerability and Public Health: Developing A Metric For Medical Emergency Management In Florida
… correlate with the responsibilities of Emergency Support Function 8 (public health and medical services). Consequently, this research develops the concept of medical vulnerability, an explicit construct that demonstrates those underrepresented vulnerable populations. The concept is operationalized …
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Integrating Social Determinants of Health to Advance Understanding of Sickle Cell Disease Pain Outcomes
Background: Pain interference captures the functional impact of pain in sickle cell disease (SCD) and is shaped by clinical and social context. Evidence remains limited on how multilevel social determinants of health (SDOH), including area-level indices, relate to pain interference in adults with …
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Expectations and Experiences of Undergraduate Students Who Participated in an Alumni Mentoring Program
… consistent with Kram's (1985) mentoring career support function.</p> <p>The study concluded that university students in a mentoring program with alumni primarily sought career and academic related information, which they received to their satisfaction, meeting their expectations and creating a …
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An investigation of technical support issues influencing user satisfaction
… must develop new ways of providing service and support to the user community. This study investigates the relationship between information systems support structures, support services, service quality and the characteristics of a diverse user population. This includes investigating technical …
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Structural and functional differences in support in close relationships between the East Asian and the Western cultural contexts
<p>To whom do we turn for support in times of need, and what does the support from close others convey? The answers to these questions provided by social psychologists have largely been based on the Western ideals of being a person and relating to others; it has been taken for granted that the …
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A survey of word processing centers in the urban corridor of Virginia
… centers had not adopted the administrative support function.