Competition in which goods or rents are allocated as a function of the various efforts expended by players in trying to win these goods or rents is a very common phenomenon. A subset of examples comes from marketing, litigation, relative reward…
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High dynamic range imaging (HDRI) methods in computational photography address situations where the dynamic range of a scene exceeds what can be captured by an image sensor in a single exposure. HDRI techniques have also been used to construct…
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Companies can analyze, engineer, and elevate their own human networks, says Karen Stephenson, a pioneering social scientist. This article was adapted from a presentation done by Karen Stephenson at The Conference Board, New York, May 2002.
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Individuals and business owners engage in an increasingly complex array of financial decisions that are critical for their success and well-being. Yet a growing literature documents that in both developed and developing countries, a large fraction…
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Information management is a required competency for nurse executives, both for current and future practice. This article describes the chief nursing executive's role in information technology, presents suggestions for maintaining information…
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Large innovating firms are a major source of the world's technology, and in the 20th century have shown great resilience in absorbing successive waves of radical innovations. The key characteristics of these firms derive from the properties of their…
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The recent focus of federal funding on comparative effectiveness research underscores the importance of clinical trials in the practice of evidence-based medicine and health care reform. The impact of clinical trials not only extends to the…
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Background: Surgical care is emerging as a crucial issue in global public health. Methodology is needed to assess the impact of surgical care from a public health perspective. Method:s A consensus opinion of a group of surgeons, anesthesiologists,…
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This paper explores the relationship between common practice as defined by a simple reading of PMBOK Chapter 11 and best practice as approached (but not quite achieved) by two alternative guides (PRAM and RAMP) in terms of key points of contention…
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Foreign (non-mainland Chinese) architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) firms may face difficulties managing construction projects in China because they are unfamiliar with this new operating environment. This study investigates project…
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The SenseCam is a wearable camera that passively captures images. Therefore, it requires no conscious effort by a user in taking a photo. A Visual Diary from such a source could prove to be a valuable tool in assisting the elderly, individuals with…
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We develop a model of portfolio choice to nest the views of Keynes--who advocates concentration in a few familiar assets--and Markowitz--who advocates diversification across assets. We rely on the concepts of ambiguity and ambiguity aversion to…
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The thalassemias occur at some of their highest frequencies in the developing countries, particularly those of Asia. In many countries, facilities for the control of these conditions are extremely limited. Although a great deal can be done to help…
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Traditional econometric models assume a constant one-period forecast variance. To generalize this implausible assumption, a new class of stochastic processes called autore- gressive conditional heteroscedastic (ARCH) processes are introduced in this…
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It is argued that the received interpretation of Knight's classic riskuncertainty distinction - as concerning whether or not agents have subjective probabilities - constitutes a misreading of Knight. On the contrary, Knight shared the modern view…
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Abstract: In recent years, project driven organizations in knowledge intensive domains have been more and more discussed and analysed. Among the plurality of research perspectives adopted to interpret the organizational peculiarities of such a way…
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In this paper, we investigate how detailed tracking of user interaction can be monitored using standard web technologies. Our motivation is to enable implicit interaction and to ease usability evaluation of web applications outside the lab. To…
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Investigated how often people are wrong when they are certain that they know the answer to a question. Five studies with a total of 528 paid volunteers suggest that the answer is "too often." For a variety of general-knowledge questions, Ss first…
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Status is the prominence, respect, and influence individuals enjoy in the eyes of others. Theories of positive illusions suggest that individuals form overly positive perceptions of their status in face-to-face groups. In contrast, the authors argue…
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This paper argues that firms have particular institutional capabilities that allow them to protect knowledge from expropriation and imitation more effectively than market contracting. I argue that it is these generalized institutional capabilities…
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