This dissertation examines the utility of adaptive agent modeling (also referred to as agent-based modeling or individual based modeling) as a tool in public policy research. It uses the adaptive agent technique to produce useful results in three diverse areas. It demonstrates that the adaptive...

IS vendor organizations are increasingly using program management practices to manage complex projects (Gierra 2004). The move to program teams is due to the realization that the management of many client projects and their underlying dependencies requires teamwork among project managers from...

Esant konkurencingai IT kompanijų rinkai, didelis dėmesys teikiamas kuriamų sistemų kokybei. Kuriant informacines sistemas, svarbūs ne tik analizavimo, projektavimo, kūrimo etapai, bet ir kuriamo produkto testavimo procesas. Tiksliai, laiku bei kokybiškai atliktas testavimas leidžia...

The alleged privacy paradox states that individuals report high values for personal privacy, while at the same time they report behavior that contradicts a high privacy value. This is a misconception. Reported privacy behaviors are explained by asymmetric subjective beliefs. Beliefs may or may...

The dissertation mainly consists of two articles: INVESTMENTS IN KAZAKHSTANI DAIRY FARMING: A COMPARISON OF THE CLASSICAL INVESTMENT THEORY AND THE REAL OPTIONS APPROACH Abstract This study analyzes the explanatory potential of the real options approach (ROA) regarding the reluctance of...