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The results of a management redesign: A case study of a private child welfare agency

Ezell, Mark; Casey, E.; Pecora, P. J.; Grossman, C.; … - 2002

This paper reports on the restructuring of a large, private nonprofit, child welfare agency, and includes a description of the change objectives, the process of planning and implementing the changes, and the impact of the changes. The findings discussed here focus on changes in staff turnover...

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an analysis of the diffusion and implications of e-business technologies

Köllinger, Philipp - 2006

concern the dynamics of technological change. They are analyzed considering the diffusion and implications of e …

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Hydrogen Uptake of DPB Getter Pellets

Dinh, L N; Schildbach, M A; Herberg, J L; Saab, A P; … - 2009

-empirical model, based on gas diffusion into solids, to predict the performance of the getter pellets under various conditions. The …

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A Collaboration and Commercialization Model for Exascale Software Research

Seager, M; Gorda, B - 2009

notable exceptions, there has been little diffusion of technology from the R&D collaborations to industrial efforts and little …

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Numerical models and their role in emergency response: a perspective on dispersion modeling for emergency preparedness

Greenly, G.D.; Dickerson, M.H. - 2009

Numerical models on several levels of complexity should be available to the emergency response planner. They are a basic tool but must be used in conjunction with both measurements and experience. When these tools are used in a complimentary fashion they greatly enhance the capability of the...

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The Transfer and Diffusion of New Technologies: A Review of the Economics Literature

Curlee, T.R. - 2008

the interface between the public and private sectors in promoting the transfer and diffusion of new technologies. Our … and diffusion by various disciplines and from numerous perspectives. Unfortunately, the policy implications of those … among the disciplines with respect to technology transfer and diffusion by summarizing the perspectives presented in the …

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A Study of the Time Varying Mean Replacement Age of Consumer Durables

Steffens, P.R.; Balasubramanian, S. - 1998

Forecasting category or industry sales is a vital component of a company’s planning and control activities. Sales for most mature durable product categories are dominated by replacement purchases. Previous sales models which explicitly incorporate a component of sales due to replacement assume...

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An aggregate sales model for consumer durables incorporating a time-varying mean replacement age

Steffens, Paul R. - 2001

Forecasting category or industry sales is a vital component of a company's planning and control activities. Sales for most mature durable product categories are dominated by replacement purchases. Previous sales models which explicitly incorporate a component of sales due to replacement assume...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437713

Mobile data technologies and small business adoption and diffusion : an empirical study of barriers and facilitators

Van Akkeren, Jeanette; Harker, Debra - 2003

The technological environment in which contemporary small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operate can only be described as dynamic. The exponential rate of technological change, characterised by perceived increases in the benefits associated with various technologies, shortening product...

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INVESTOR OVERLAP AND DIFFUSION OF DISCLOSURE PRACTICES

Jung, Michael J - 2010

This paper examines how one firm’s commitment to provide more public disclosure affects other firms’ disclosure practices in subsequent periods. I develop an investor demand-driven explanation for why and when firms adopt the disclosure innovation of a first-mover firm. I test the hypothesis...

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