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Essays on Exploitation and Exploration in Software Development
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Author
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Temizkan, Orcun
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Date Created
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2012
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Subjects--Topical
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Information technology, Business, Information science
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Description
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Software development includes two types of activities: software improvement activities by correcting faults and software enhancement activities by adding new features. Based on organizational theory, we propose that these activities can be classif...
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Optimal purchasing strategy for bandwidth: A buyer's perspective
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Author
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Vergara, Frances
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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Computer science, Business
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Description
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In today's burgeoning business environments, data frenetically pulses through massive interconnected networks as firms create, compile, and disseminate vast amounts of information. Organizations need to acquire the bandwidth that allows them to ef...
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PRICING STRATEGIES FOR ONLINE MULTIPLAYER GAMES
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Author
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Parker, Neal
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Date Created
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2013
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Subjects--Topical
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Information technology, Business
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Description
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This dissertation examines the different pricing strategies available to online multiplayer game publishers. We develop mathematical models of the pricing decision that the publisher engages in and conduct a numerical experiment to identify critic...
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PROMOTING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT THROUGH MANAGERS' STRATEGIC USE OF MEETINGS
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Author
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Allen, Joseph
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Date Created
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2010
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Subjects--Topical
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Communication, Psychology, Industrial, Business
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Description
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Employee engagement is a positive, fulfilling, work-related state of mind that researchers suggest is characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption in work activities. Employee engagement is heavily marketed by HR consultants and recently rec...
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S&P 500 Index Reconstitutions: An Analysis of Outstanding Hypotheses
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Author
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Baran, Lindsay
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Date Created
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2010
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Subjects--Topical
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Business
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Description
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The market reaction to announcements of S&P 500 index changes shows a sustained price increase for added firms and a short-term price decline for newly removed firms. We explore the outstanding hypotheses regarding liquidity, certification, and in...
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THREE ESSAYS ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, RISK AND CROSS LISTING
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Author
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Zhang, Xinde
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Date Created
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2010
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance, Business
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Description
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In Chapter 1, we set up an equilibrium model which emphasizes cost of corporate governance. The model indicates that better corporate governance increases the likelihood of dispersed corporate ownership structure. In Chapter 2, we use a sample of ...