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Defining the Span of Control
The uses of the concept, “Span of Control,” have become so varied over the past years that in its present form it is no longer useful as a means of communicating information between scholars. This paper argues that the span of control is a useful…
A Descriptive Model of Information Systems in the Context of the Organization
Dynamic Memory Allocation in a Simulation Environment
This paper investigates the performance of dynamic memory allocation and deallocation algorithms when used to manage memory for simulation programs. A total of 35 different algorithms were programmed for test. A set of 18 different test demand…
Expected Inflation Implied by Capital Market Rates
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External Economic Relationships and the Process of Development: A Framework for Discussion
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Forecasting the Market Return on Common Stocks
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Frameworks for Information Systems
Six frameworks for information systems are reviewed. Each framework is evaluated on a series of criteria describing its usefulness for academicians and practitioners. The evaluation demonstrates that each of the frameworks is best suited for…
A Goal Partitioning Procedure for Modeling Coordination Activities in a Hierarchical Decentralized Organization
A mathematical model of the resource allocation decision process in a two level decentralized organization is presented. The model and solution procedure are capable of representing a wide range of behavioral situations. Some important aspects of…
Improved Penalties for the Branch and Bound Algorithm
Improved penalty calculation for the branch and bound algorithm, as applied to mixed integer programming problems, are presented. For a given variable, finding the best (“up” or “down”) penalty requires solving a mixed integer program. When…
Imputing Expected Security Returns From Portfolio Composition
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Inflation, The Kessel-Alchian Hypothesis, and the Value of the Firm
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Inter-Industry Profitability Under Uncertainty
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International Pricing of Risk: An Empirical Investigation of the World Capital Market Structure
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Investment Objectives: Diversification, Risk and Exposure to Surprise
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Job Shop Scheduling with Due Dates and Operation Overlap Feasibility
This paper uses a formulation of the job shop problem with due dates that allows successive operations on a job to overlap in the schedule. Setup times and multiple transports of sublots are two applications where this formulation can result in…
Marketing Communication And The Hierarchy-Of-Effects
A recurring problem for marketing communication planners is the nature of the hierarchy of communication effects. Does awareness lead to comprehension to conviction and then to purchasing behavior? It depends. In fact three kinds of hierarchies…
Marketing Information and Decision Systems: Coming of Age in the '70's
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Minority Financial Institutions, Inner City Consumers, and The Hunt Commission Report
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Monopoly and the Distribution of Wealth
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Note on the Validity of the Random Walk for European Stock Prices
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