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Located in western Massachusetts, the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a national research university recognized for superb faculty, outstanding teaching and top-notch students who come from across the state and around the world.
Number of Employees 1,169
NAICS Code Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools: 611310
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Take A Proactive Approach To Dealing With Conflict
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- 2009-01-01
Most people and organizations find conflict uncomfortable and undesirable and think if they just don't talk about it, it will go away. While conflict can be uncomfortable, disruptive and often scary, the benefits of conflict, when handled well, outweigh the moments of discomfort. So how can conflict in organizations be...
Turning Personal Conflict Into Productive Teamwork
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- 2009-01-01
If two people own a business together, and they both believe their goal is to get the Raytheon account, no problem. But what if one wants to get the account and the other wants to reduce the debt. Is that a problem? No. These are compatible goals. But if one...
Decision Support System For Fisheries Management
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- 2005-11-08
This paper presents a decision support system that is oriented toward fisheries policy and management decisions. The important current issues involve the development of an optimal harvesting plan for the fishing industry. A simulation optimization has been built to assist authorities in scheduling for a fleet of hundreds of vessels...
Intrinsic Motivation for Reinforcement Learning Systems
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- 2005-05-20
Motivation is a key factor in human learning. The authors learn best when they are highly motivated to learn. Psychologists distinguish between extrinsically-motivated behavior, which is behavior undertaken to achieve some externally supplied reward, such as a prize, a high grade, or a high-paying job, and intrinsically-motivated behavior, which is...
Information Flow Structure In Large-Scale Product Development Organizational Networks
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- 2004-11-30
This paper analyzes the statistical properties of real-world networks of people engaged in Product Development PD activities. We show that complex PD networks display similar statistical patterns to other real-world complex social, information, biological and technological networks. The paper lays out the foundations for understanding the properties of other intra-...
International Production and Sourcing: Trends and Issues
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- 2004-06-26
This paper summarizes recent trends in international production and sourcing purchase of inputs of goods and services. It focuses on the reasons why firms produce and source outside of their home countries, and some of the constraints on such production and sourcing. This is followed by a survey of the...
Strategic Market Planning And Marketing Management
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- 2003-01-01
The paper throws light on the importance, relevance, and the elements of the strategic planning process and marketing management. The same is necessary for a company to gain competitive advantage in the market. A sound strategic planning process is interwoven around the corporate mission of the company and aims to...
Business Definition
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- 2003-01-01
A business can be seen as a strategic content and a strategic process. The former perspective of business spells out the area of operation of the firm and the type of customers served by the firm. The latter perspective of business outlines the methodology adopted by the firm in seeking...
Competitive Advantage
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- 2003-01-01
The external environment of a firm consists of the moves and counter moves executed by its competitors. Competitive advantage of the firm is measured by how much more value the firm is able to provide to its customers as compared to its rival firms. Strategy of an organization is the...
Frameworks For The Analysis Of Industry Environments
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- 2003-01-01
Strategy of an organization is the roadmap towards attainment of its long term goals and objectives. Strategic management is the process of operationalization of the firm's strategy. It entails obtaining a fit between organizational strategy, structure, and environment. Strategic orientation of the organization is imperative in order to compete successfully....
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