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The moderating effect of a chief information officer's competence on IT investment and firm performance
(2010)
With the uncertainty of market environment and variety of customer requirements, an increasing number of organizations are implementing Information Systems(IS) to improve their competitive advantage, and large amounts of ...
Comparison between the thermal properties of fully dense and porous NiTi SMAs
(2010)
In this paper the results and methodology for evaluating the dependence of the thermal properties of porous and fully dense NiTi SMAs on temperature and porosity using an experimental–numerical approach is reported. In the ...
Ethics and Socially Responsible Investment : A Philosophical Approach
(Ashgate Publishing, 2010)
Post-foundational development management - power, politics and complexity
(2010)
Development management as a practice borrows extensively and uncritically from management theories developed in the private sector, which are based on ideas of predictability and control, and systemic whole change. In ...
Abbey Steel : Conquering the steel recycling market
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2010)
This chapter summarizes a case study involving recycled steel trader Abbey Steel Ltd. The company, with the assistance of the University of Hertfordshire Academics enhanced its customer retention by designing and implementing ...
The concept of a routine
(Edward Elgar Publishing, 2010)
The significance of routines in modern, learning, innovating economies is widely appreciated. Routines are vital to all organizations. Hence it is important to understand both how they can be built and how they can be ...
Representations of time in symbol grounding systems
(AAAI, 2010)
This paper gives a short overview of time representations in current symbol grounding architectures. Furthermore we report on a recently developed embodied language acquisition system that acquires object words from a ...
Does size matter? : The experience of a small simulation centre
(2010)
Background: Healthcare simulation centres (SC) are becoming widespread across the UK. However, simply providing access to simulators does not guarantee their effective use. Idea/Concept: Modest SC using trained faculty can ...
An Adaptive, Automated, Individualised Assessment System for Introductory Statistics
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)
The geography of reflective leadership : the inner life of democratic learning communities
(2010)
This article argues the philosophical case for broadening the concept and practice of reflective leadership to embrace spiritual learning. It was given the best paper award when presented at the International Philosophy ...