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A Novel Approach to Organizational Control
This paper argues that organizations may adopt one of two forms of control: behavior control or output control. Behavior control rests on the specification of rules and procedures and on the use of hierarchical surveillance to insure that those…
Optimal Design of a Multi-item, Multi-location,Multi-repair Type Repair and Supply System
The design of a system with many locations, each with many items which may fail while in use, is considered. When items fail, they require repair; the particular type of repair being governed by a probability distribution. As repairs may be…
Patterns of Joint Intentions and Acquisitions Among Major Durable Goods
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A Perspective on Research in Computer-Based Information Systems
This paper attempts to place research on computer-based information systems in perspective. The interdisciplinary nature of the information systems field is stressed. A conceptual framework to classify and guide research on computer-based…
Price-Level Restated Accounting, and the Measurement of Inflation Gains and Losses
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Pricing Of Initial Equity Issues: The French Sealed-bid Auction
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A Risk-Return Analysis of Common Stocks As Inflation Hedges
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Sales Force Performance and the Use of a Sales Information System
The results of a study of sales force performance and the use of a sales information system are presented. A descriptive model is discussed which identifies expected predictors of sales force performance and the use of a sales information system…
Subsidies in the Use of Revolving Credit
This paper deals with the measurement of subsidies in the use of consumer retail revolving credit under current local and institutional arrangements. The possibility of subsidies among credit users stems from three basic sources: (i) legal…
Television and Efficiency in Higher Education
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The Advantages of Domestic and International Diversification
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The Capital Asset Pricing Model: Traditional and "Zero-Beta" Versions
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The Effect of Disclosure on Consumer Knowledge of Credit Terms: A Longitudinal Study
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The Effectiveness of Alternative Instructional Media: A Survey
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The Information Content of Student Evaluations of Faculty and Courses
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The Present and Potential Linkages Between the Microtheoretical Notions of Behavioral Science and the Problems of Advertising: A Proposal for a Research System
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