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My philosophical case study concerns textbook presentations of the theory of demand. Does this theory contain anything more than just a collection of tautologies? In order to determine its empirical content, it must be viewed holistically. But then, the theory implies false factual claims. We...
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legislative environments, as well as changes incustomer expectations and competitor behaviour. Knowledge management tools such … benchmarking for internal and external best practices, as well as competitiveintelligence to gain important external decision …-making knowledge, can be as beneficial toSMMEs as they are to the large corporate entities. However, knowledge management islargely …
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cognition in consumer decision-making. Journal of Consumer Research 26: 278], this study shows that for a high-risk setting …
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carry important implications for future research in human resource management by integrating the macro- and micro …
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For leased equipment, the lessor carries out the maintenance of the equipment. Usually, the contract of lease specifies the penalty for equipment failures and for repairs not being carried out within specified time limits. This implies that optimal preventive maintenance policies must take these...
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international water utility sector. Risk management, interms of protecting the public health from pathogenic and chemical hazards … and making explicit approaches to risk managementand decision-making that have formerly been implicit. Here, we review the … at the strategic, programme and operational levels of decision-making. Ouranalysis extends the application beyond that of …
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advantages, the companies applying such systems may also encounter problems in decision-making process because of the highly … existed in the organizational decision-making process, proposing and implementing a suitable BI platform using Iranian …
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O agronegócio do Leite desempenha um papel importante dentro do setor agropecuário; todavia, tem sofrido os efeitos das diversas políticas macroeconômicas e setoriais. De forma semelhante, o agronegócio do leite tem relevância para o estado de Rondônia. A característica da produção no...
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Modern computers make possible a new blending of systems, man, and cybernetics in the detailed simulation of large … simulation as one which efficiently provides correct, robust estimates required by decision-making needs, together with well …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to connect two discourses, the discourse of cybernetics and that of design …-informed concept of second-order cybernetics, on the other hand. In the course of this conceptual exploration, the distinction between … science and design is explored with cybernetics located in the dialectic between the two. Technology-centered design is …
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