Drawing on work from transfer theory at the individual unit of analysis, this study examines positive and negative transfer effects in organization acquisitions. Data University of California, Riverside We use the term "dysempowerment" to represent a concept that describes a faulty or impaired...

In this paper, we present a heuristic procedure based on tabu search (TS) and intelligent memory structures for solving this problem. The TS method starts with a feasible schedule generated by a greedy forward dispatching procedure, then through a series of intensification and diversification...

This study analyzes the opinions of the presidents and chancellors of major public universities throughout the United States regarding the development (fund raising )function in their institutions. The chief executive officers of the 40 universities which generated over $20 million in private...

In this paper, we develop a nonlinear programming (NLP) model to jointly determine the optimum financial incentives and price discount levels for each rate class. The model aims at maximizing net revenues. It includes nonlinear relationships representing the impact of incentives on productivity...