Abstract A benefit of randomized experiments is that covariate distributions of treatment and control groups are balanced on average, resulting in simple unbiased estimators for treatment effects. However, it is possible that a particular randomization yields covariate imbalances that...

A key issue in the successful management of an Information Technology (IT) outsourcing contract is the measurement of the vendor's performance to ensure that all agreed outcomes are achieved. An effective performance measurement system (PMS) provides both control and accountability of the vendor...

The objectives of this study were to validate the Maslach Burnout Inventory - General Survey(MBI-GS) and the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI), to determine the construct equivalenceand item bias of these instruments for employees in an earthmoving equipment industry in South&ca of different...