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COMPLEXITY AND THE MULTIPLE IMPACTS ON NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: RESULTS FROM A FIELD STUDY

KIM, JONGBAE; WILEMON, DAVID - In: International Journal of Innovation and Technology … 09 (2012) 06, pp. 1250043-1

Most technology-based product development programs are becoming more complex and difficult to manage. New technologies, increasingly knowledgeable customers, partnered development projects, differentiated global markets, and more sophisticated product development practices make corporate...

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Controlling von Projektbudgets mit Earned Value Analysen

Kesten, Ralf - Nordakademie Hochschule der Wirtschaft - 2004

Controller bieten dem Management interne Beratung und Unterstützung aus dem Blickwinkel finanzieller Handlungsmotive an (vgl. Kesten 2001, S.30 ff.). Dies trifft auch bei der Planung, Abwicklung und Kontrolle von Projekten zu. Der Beratungsfokus liegt dabei insbesondere auf Fragen zur...

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Water Managers’ Boundary Judgments and Adaptive Water Governance. An Analysis of the Dutch Haringvliet Sluices Case

Meerkerk, Ingmar; Buuren, Arwin; Edelenbos, Jurian - In: Water Resources Management 27 (2013) 7, pp. 2179-2194

In this paper, we explore how managing actors’ boundary judgments influence the adaptability of water governance. We approach this question by examining the relationship between the way water managers frame, and act in, complex water issues on the one hand and develop adaptive water governance...

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Towards proactive airport security management: Supporting decision making through systematic threat scenario assessment

Cole, Mara - In: Journal of Air Transport Management 35 (2014) C, pp. 12-18

An airport is the gateway which facilitates access to air transport. As a reaction to very diverse attacks on the air transport system during the last decades a broad range of security measures has been introduced to mitigate possible threats. The challenge to provide a trouble free experience...

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Human Resources Integration Methods Used in Big Organizational Change Projects

Rennung, Frank; Luminosu, Caius; Draghici, Anca - ToKnowPress

This paper analyses the scientific basis for an appropriate selection of human resources integration methods by considering the socio-psychological aspects (“soft factors”). The focus of this paper is the presentation and analysis of methods used for human resources integration (such as the...

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Complexity management in practice: A Viable System Model intervention in an Irish eco-community

Espinosa, Angela; Walker, J. - In: European Journal of Operational Research 225 (2013) 1, pp. 118-129

While soft OR tools offer specific solutions to manage complexity in organisations, little is known concerning soft OR tools to deal with self-organisation in communities. This paper describes an action research project where the authors facilitated a process of self-organisation in a developing...

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A Framework for Understanding the Interdependencies between Mass Customization and Complexity

Blecker, Thorsten; Abdelkafi, Nizar; Kaluza, Bernd; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004

Mass customization is a business strategy that aims at satisfying individual customer needs, nearly with mass production efficiency. It induces a high complexity level because of various customer requirements and a steadily changing environment. However, mass customization has some potential to...

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Financial difficulties and perseverance in postsecondary education: where we stand today

Miningou, Élisé Wendlassida; Vierstraete, Valérie; … - In: International Journal of Education Economics and Development 5 (2014) 2, pp. 194-208

barriers and persistence in postsecondary education, mainly in the USA and in Canada. We find that students' financial …

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Provider perceptions of electronic medical records and e-prescribing and their integration into safety net clinics

Hotchkiss, Renee Brent; Mason, Mondi A.; John R. … - In: International Journal of Public Policy 8 (2012) 1/2/3, pp. 79-91

This paper reports the findings of a formative study that examined knowledge, readiness, and perceptions of healthcare providers in safety-net clinics about electronic medical records (EMR) and e-prescribing. It was conducted in six safety net clinics in southeast Georgia that serve a...

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The Muslim veil in the USA and France: a comparative analysis of law and policy

Salton, Herman T. - In: International Journal of Public Policy 10 (2014) 6, pp. 333-367

The USA and France are often perceived as having different, if not antipodal, legal and political systems. At first … sight the treatment of the Muslim veil at school confirms this impression, for this piece of clothing is seen in the USA as … angle. By adopting a comparative perspective, it looks at the treatment of the Muslim veil in France and the USA before 2004 …

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