Since organizations have limited resources, it is not possible to invest in every opportunity which is recognized or imagined. Once a set of promising projects has been identified and investigated, it is necessary to reject some projects but invest in others. In this respect, the process of...

Human existence is characterized by discontinuities, chaos, instabilities, constant changes, and paradoxes (Firat and Venkatesh, 1996). A challenge to social scientists is to construct theories which explain human behavior, given the plurality and complexity of human behavior. At the same time,...

The northern spotted owl ( Strix occidentalis caurina ) was declared a threatened species by the US Fish and Wildlife Service on June 22, 1990. Its listing as a threatened species makes it illegal not only to harm the owls directly, but also to destroy their habitat. Uncertainty associated with...