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• Representing Uncertainty In Decision Support

  BNET - 2007-03-20

  There are more than 20 measures of uncertainty and many modeling paradigms. The research question is, "How do we know which is the right choice in an OR/MS situation?" The author's talk listed some of these choices and pointed to a background paper and bibliography. Here the author summarizes this...

  Tags: Uncertainty, Decision Support, University Of Colorado, Modeling, Research Question, Research & Development, Data Mining, Tools & Techniques, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management

• Learning On The Quick And Cheap: Microfoundations For The FDI Productivity Transmission Mechanism

  BNET - 2005-12-29

  Gains from productivity and knowledge transmission arising from the presence of foreign firms have received a good deal of empirical attention, but theoretical micro-foundations for this mechanism are limited. Here the author focuses on production by foreign experts who may train domestic unskilled workers who work with them. Gains from...

  Tags: Knowledge, University Of Colorado, Worker, Foreign Direct Investment, Strategy, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Management, Investment, Finance

• Spinning a Winning Web: Attracting and Retaining Top Performers

  BNET - 2004-10-01

  Many leaders complain about how difficult it is to attract, rely on, and retain good people. Yet, simultaneously, they engage in practices that actually encourage turnover rather than attract and retain top performers. This article presents the steps that can be taken right away to improve an organization's working environment...

  Tags: Web, University Of Colorado, Leadership, Channel Management, Management, Marketing

• Understanding Competitive advantages

  BNET - 2003-01-01

  An organization operates in an external environment marked by competition between rival firms. Competitive advantage spells out the ‘uniqueness' of the organization vis-à-vis its competitors. When the organization achieves a higher rate of return than its competitors, it is said to have gained the competitive advantage. The paper examines the...

  Tags: Competitive Advantage, University Of Colorado, Strategy, Management

• Decision Analysis

  BNET - 2003-01-01

  Decision analysis is the process of choosing the most suitable decision alternative from a large number of alternatives under uncertain future conditions. It involves taking into account the prevailing risk factors. The paper examines the different steps involved in decision analysis. Some related examples are also illustrated.

  Tags: Decision Analysis, University Of Colorado, Managerial Accounting, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Finance, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

• The Influence of Leadership, Individual Attributes, and Climate on Innovative Behavior: A Model of Individual Innovation in the Workplace

  BNET - 2002-11-02

  The present study integrates a number of independent streams of research on the antecedents of creativity and innovation to develop and test a model of individual innovative behavior. The model posits that leadership-leader-member exchange, charisma, and leader role expectations and individual problem-solving style effect innovative behavior directly and indirectly through...

  Tags: Innovation, Workplace, Behavior, University Of Colorado, Leadership, Strategy, Management

• Structuring Family Business Succession

  BNET - 2000-05-05

  This article examines the perception of potential family business leaders from a behavioral economics theory perspective. The findings suggest that high financial and behavioral sunk cost, as well as the requirement to 'earn' the right to lead the family business results in the future leader valuing the business more highly....

  Tags: Succession, Financial, University Of Colorado, Future Leader, Financial Accounting, Leadership, Finance, Management

• A Formal Approach to Architecture-Based Software Testing

  BNET

  A formal software architecture specification makes the analysis, design, and construction of a complex system intellectually tractable by characterizing the system at a high level of abstraction. Such a specification enables the engineer to reason about how the system requirements are satisfied in terms of the assignment of functionality to...

  Tags: Software, Software Testing, University Of Colorado, Specification, Boulder, Software Architecture Specification, Tools & Techniques, Management