A real-time method is presented to adoptively estimate three-dimensional unmodeled external torques acting on a spacecraft. This is accomplished by forcing the tracking error dynamics to follow the Lyapunov function underlying the feedback control law. For the case where the external torque is...

Structural classification and parameter estimation (SCPE) methods have been used for studying single-input single. output (SISO) parallel and feedback nonlinear system models from input-output (I-O) measurements. The uniqueness of the I-O mappings of different models and parameter uniqueness of...

This paper demonstrates the utility of systems and control theory in the analysis of economic systems. Two applications demonstrate how the analysis of simple dynamic models sheds light on important practical problems. The first problem considers the design of a retail laboratory, where the...

There is great interest in the application of technological solutions driven by a thriving CRM industry. It has been shown the more effective the implementation of SFA, the greater its impact on increased sales performance. Previous research on SFA adoption has focused on the individual as the...

Purpose – This article aims to consider success in terms of the financial returns and risks of new public management (NPM) in state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Design/methodology/approach – Financial returns of New Zealand SOEs were examined through a review of their annual reports over a...

Purpose: This article considers success in terms of the financial returns and risks of new public management [NPM] in state-owned enterprises [SOEs]. Design/Methodology/Approach: Financial returns of New Zealand SOEs were examined through a review of their annual reports over a five year...

Darbo rinkos problemos, kurias sprendžia Kauno TDB, yra viena iš svarbiausių socialinių sričių, tačiau vis dar nepakankamai žinoma, apie šios srities paslaugas. Taigi kyla klausimas, ar Kauno TDB teikia kokybiškas paslaugas? Ar yra galimybė pasiekti didesnį paslaugų efektyvumą?...

Der vorliegende Band vereinigt Beiträge zu zentralen Bereichen des Public Managements. Dabei werden Fragestellungen und Herausforderungen für Wissenschaftler und Praktiker aufgezeigt, Entwicklungen im öffentlichen Sektor empirisch nachgezeichnet und Problem- sowie Erfolgsfelder der...

Überblick: Erkenntnisziel der Arbeit lag zunächst in einer systematischen Beschreibung der New Public Management Reformen im deutschen öffentlichen Forschungssektor. Ein be-sonderer Fokus lag dabei auf der leistungsorientierten Mittelzuweisung an die einzel-nen Forschungseinheiten,...

Purpose - This paper considers the potential for profit under new public management, through a study of New Zealand's state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Methodology/approach - 'Examination from the outside' involved analysis of financial data from 2001 to 2005 for the SOE sector. 'Inquiry from the...