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Title: An Exploration of the Diffusion Dynamics of Open Source Software (OSS): An Agent-Based Computational Economics (ACE) Approach
Author: Zaffar, Muhammad
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Business, Information science
Description: Despite the rising popularity of Open Source Software (OSS), there is limited understanding of the factors that affect the diffusion of OSS at the organizational level. Review of the literature suggests that previous empirical and analytical studi...

Title: DEVELOPING AND VALIDATING JOINT DYNAMIC AMBULANCE RELOCATION AND FLEXIBLE DISPATCHING STRATEGIES: A SIMULATION-OPTIMIZATION APPROACH
Author: Li, Xun
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Operations research, Information technology, Business
Description: Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system's mission is to provide timely and effective treatment to anyone in need of urgent medical care throughout their jurisdiction. The main goal of most EMS deployment is to reduce mortality, disability, pain an...

Title: Essays on Exploitation and Exploration in Software Development
Author: Temizkan, Orcun
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Information technology, Business, Information science
Description: 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...

Title: Optimal purchasing strategy for bandwidth: A buyer's perspective
Author: Vergara, Frances
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Computer science, Business
Description: 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...

Title: PRICING STRATEGIES FOR ONLINE MULTIPLAYER GAMES
Author: Parker, Neal
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Information technology, Business
Description: 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...

Title: THE DIFFUSION AND IMPACT OF RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION IN SUPPLY CHAINS: A MULTI-METHOD APPROACH
Author: Wu, Xiaoran
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Information technology, Business
Description: As a promising and emerging technology for supply chain management, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a new alternative to existing tracking technologies and also allows a range of internal control and supply chain coordination. RFID has ge...