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A DESCRIPTIVE FRAMEWORK FOR THE FIELD OF DATA MINING AND KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY

PENG, YI; KOU, GANG; SHI, YONG; CHEN, ZHENGXIN - In: International Journal of Information Technology & … 07 (2008) 04, pp. 639-682

Despite the rapid development, the field of data mining and knowledge discovery (DMKD) is still vaguely defined and lack of integrated descriptions. This situation causes difficulties in teaching, learning, research, and application. This paper surveys a large collection of DMKD literature to...

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Non-Financial Performance Measurement in the banking sector: four grounded theory case studies

Al-Enizi, Faisal M.N.; Innes, John; Kouhy, Reza; … - In: International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and … 3 (2006) 3, pp. 362-385

To understand the use of non-financial performance measurements (NFPMs), a programme of research was conducted in the banking sector of the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries. This study is exploratory and is the first attempt to study NFPMs in the banking sector within the GCC context....

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The claims culture: a taxonomy of attitudes in the industry

Rooke, John; Seymour, David; Fellows, Richard - In: Construction Management and Economics 21 (2003) 2, pp. 167-174

This paper presents an analysis of a familiar aspect of construction industry culture that we have dubbed 'the claims culture'. This is a culture of contract administration that lays a strong emphasis on the planning and management of claims. The principal elements of the analysis are two sets...

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Gendered Social Indicators and Grounded Theory

Austen, Siobhan; Jefferson, Therese; Thein, Vicki - In: Feminist Economics 9 (2003) 1, pp. 1-18

This article outlines a pilot program undertaken to assess the advantages and disadvantages of including significant elements of grounded theory in research measuring women's progress. This pilot program, carried out in Western Australia, aimed at broadening the range of data collection and...

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A grounded theory of construction crisis management

Loosemore, Martin - In: Construction Management and Economics 17 (1999) 1, pp. 9-19

Construction crisis management research is in an exploratory state where contemplated questions are of more value than hasty answers. For this reason, this paper is more concerned with theory formulation than theory testing. More specifically, it derives a grounded theory of construction crisis...

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Criteria for evaluating research: the unique adequacy requirement of methods

Rooke, John Alfred; Kagioglou, Mike - In: Construction Management and Economics 25 (2007) 9, pp. 979-987

The Unique Adequacy requirement of methods (UA) is proposed as a means of evaluating research in construction management. UA addresses the problems stemming from the significance of conscious action in constituting human organization. These may be summarized as: first, that objectivity is a...

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A grounded theory of women's career under-achievement in large UK construction companies

Dainty, Andrew; Bagilhole, Barbara; Neale, Richard - In: Construction Management and Economics 18 (2000) 2, pp. 239-250

In response to impending skills shortages and changing employment patterns, the UK construction industry recently has made considerable efforts to attract more women to its professions. However, despite their increasing representation, there are indications that women experience difficulties in...

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Assessment strategies: what is being measured in student course evaluations?

Smith, G. Stevenson - In: Accounting Education 13 (2004) 1, pp. 3-28

In developing classroom teaching strategies, it is important for the accounting instructors to obtain feedback that allows them to adjust their teaching methods to fully meet the needs of their students. One important form of feedback comes from students' course evaluations. These course...

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Middle Management in Agriculture: Roles, Functions, and Practices

Bitsch, Vera; Yakura, Elaine K. - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 10 (2007) 02

The role of middle managers in agriculture and agribusiness has been neglected by applied - as well as disciplinary … analyzes middle managers' authority in human resource decision-making and human resource management practices based on in …-depth interviews analyzed through a grounded theory approach. Results show that these middle managers use both traditional and …

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Análisis de los factores que influyen en el proceso de creación de una cooperativa de trabajo asociado

Coll Serrano, Vicente; Cuñat Giménez, Rubén - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006

This paper aims to contribute to existing knowledge related to the worker cooperative (CTA) creation process by studying the factors that influence the process using an inductive-deductive method: the Grounded Theory. For this reason, a total of 37 in-depth interviews have been carried out with...

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