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Micro and small companies constitute the backbone of private business in Europe, accounting for nearly 99% of all enterprises, more than half of total employment in the private sector and an even greater proportion of new jobs. Despite their crucial place in the economy, there has been little...
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We introduce a diffusion of innovation model based on a network threshold approach. Realistic network and threshold … illustrate these interdependencies we outline how the impact of an actor targeted by a change agent spreads through the network …
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growth of tech firms. In this talk, I argue that the complexity sciences, particularly a simulation methodology known as …
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too high. We have used game theory to develop models of how non-cooperative but non-malicious players in a network …
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Litchi is an important crop in the mountainous part of northern Thailand yet its profitability has declined during the last 15 years. The replacement of litchi fruit orchards for seasonal flowers and vegetables has external costs related to increased levels of soil erosion, pesticides, and...
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Trotz intensiver Auseinandersetzung der Adoptionsforschung mit dem Einfluss von interpersoneller Kommunikation auf die Adoption von Individuen sind nur schwache oder widersprüchliche empirische Belege in der Literatur zu finden. Am Beispiel eines innovativen Anästhesiegeräts untersucht Jan...
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networks through a framework of network preferences when seeking career-related advice with specific focus on three key … men’s and women’s network preferences. I find that both men and women most prefer seeking advice from same-sex multiplex … personal networks because it highlights the complex psychology that drive network preferences regarding gender-based homophily …
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This paper explores the differences that can exist between individual and aggregate loss guarantees in an environment where guarantees are only provided at an aggregate level. The focus is on understanding which traffic parameters are responsible for inducing possible deviations and to what...
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In order to improve the security of customer data, the credit card companies have come together to create a security standard, called Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), which involve mandatory requirements for merchants that accept credit card transactions. All restaurants...
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these two strategies, including the creation of a bridge network communication infrastructure. The study disclosed other …
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