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Patterns of intended and actual fertility among subgroups of foreign-born and native-born Latinas

Rogelio, Saenz (contributor) - 2004

count variable, such as CEB. Even fewer analyses have incorporated "ideal" fertility as an explanatory factor of actual … used to assess the impact of independent factors on ideal and actual fertility among Latinas, as compared to white women …. In the comparative analyses of ideal and actual fertility (CEB), the independent variables in demographic composition …

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Work process knowledge in Scottish visitor attractions

Marr, Shuna A - 2007

moving towards multi-functional team working, driven by an urgent need to develop quality, customer-focussed strategies to …

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Embracing a modern contract – progression since Latham?

Lord, Wayne E. - 2008

Sir Michael Latham and Sir John Egan in their reports “Constructing the Team”, “Rethinking Construction” and …

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Contribution of cross-functional teams to the improvement in operational performance

Santa, Ricardo; Ferrer, Mario; Bretherton, Phil; … - 2010

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of cross-functional teams in the alignment between system effectiveness and operational effectiveness after the implementation of enterprise information systems (EIS). In addition, it aims to explore the contribution of cross-functional...

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Mapping and modeling of oil and gas relational data objects for warehouse development and efficient data mining

Nimmagadda, Shastri; Dreher, Heinz - 2006

Oil and gas industries archive volumes of heterogeneous data. These companies, by virtue of their diverse operations, comprise of complicated organizational structure. The nature of organizational set-up with several operational units, often results with communication barriers among operational...

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Modelling rail track deterioration and maintenance: current practices and future needs

Ferreira, Luis; Murray, Martin H. - 1997

As commercialisation and privatisation of railway systems reach the political agendas in a number of countries, including Australia, the separation of infrastructure from operating business dictates that track costs need to be shared on an equitable basis. There is also a world-wide trend...

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Modelling urban public transit users' route choice behaviour: review and outlook

Liu, Yulin; Bunker, Jonathan M.; Ferreira, Luis - 2009

This paper reviews the main development of approaches to modelling urban public transit users’ route choice behaviour … outlook into the possible future directions of modelling transit users’ route choice behaviour. Based on the comparison with … the road area. Particularly, in light of the recent advancement of modelling motorists’ complex road route choice …

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A Bayesian approach to financial model calibration, uncertainty measures and optimal hedging

Gupta, Alok; Reisinger, Christoph - 2010

In this thesis we address problems associated with financial modelling from a Bayesian point of view. Specifically, we …

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Destructive leadership in family businesses: Modelling social exchange between generations

Robinson, David; Harvey, Michael G.; Yupitun, Mark - 2009

The purpose of this article is to address the effects of social exchange, in particular leadership communication, between the current leader of a family business and the prospective future leader when one is the parent and the other, a next-generation offspring. In light of previous literature...

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MAKING SENSE OF AGRICULTURAL TRADE POLICY REFORM

Vanzetti, David; Peters, Ralf - 2003

Proposals for agricultural trade reform put forward by the main protagonists remain far apart, with little sign of convergence. In an attempt to progress the negotiations towards a successful outcome, the chairman of the WTO Committee on Agriculture has proposed a compromise. The alternative...

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