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Fast, effective heuristics for the 0-1 multi-dimensional knapsack problem

Fleszar K.; Hindi K.S. (OXFORDTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND, 2009)

The objective of the multi-dimensional knapsack problem (MKP) is to find a subset of items with maximum value that satisfies a number of knapsack constraints. Solution methods for MKP, both heuristic and exact, have been ...
Firm internationalisation and export incentives from a Middle Eastern perspective

Ahmed Z.U.; Julian C.C.; Baalbaki, Imad; Hadidian T.V. (, 2006)

Purpose - The purpose of this research is to explore the incentives to export that Lebanese entrepreneurs face when engaging in international business. Design-methodology-approach - The study was based on an empirical ...
Fitting the Pht-Mt-s-c time-dependent departure process for use in tandem queueing networks

Nasr W.W.; Taaffe M.R. (CATONSVILLE5521 RESEARCH PARK DR, SUITE 200, CATONSVILLE, MD 21228 USA, 2013)

This paper considers time-dependent Pht-Mt-s-c queueing nodes and small tandem networks of such nodes. We examine characteristics of the departure processes from a multiserver queueing node; in particular, we focus on ...
Founders, private equity investors, and underpricing in entrepreneurial IPOs

Bruton G.D.; Chahine S.; Filatotchev I. (MALDENCOMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN 02148, MA USA, 2009)

One of the most important events in the life of an entrepreneurial firm is when it undergoes an initial public offering (IPO). Combining signaling theory with research on the role of information asymmetry in pricing of ...
Fractional Brownian motion with H 1-2 as a limit of scheduled traffic

Araman V.F.; Glynn P.W. (SHEFFIELDTHE UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL MATHEMATICS STATISTICS, SHEFFIELD S3 7RH, ENGLAND, 2012)

In this paper we showthat fractional Brownian motion withH 1-2 can arise as a limit of a simple class of traffic processes that we call 'scheduled traffic models'. To our knowledge, this paper provides the first simple ...
From bureaucratic organizations to learning organizations: An evolutionary roadmap

Jamali D.; Khoury G.; Sahyoun H. (, 2006)

Purpose - To track changes in management paradigms from the bureaucratic to the post-bureaucratic to the learning organization model, highlighting core differentiating features of each paradigm as well as necessary ingredients ...
From ratings to trust: An empirical study of implicit trust in recommender systems

Guo G.; Zhang J.; Thalmann D.; Basu A.; Yorke-Smith N. (Association for Computing Machinery;, 2014)

Trust has been extensively studied and its effectiveness demonstrated in recommender systems. Due to the lack of explicit trust information in most systems, many trust metric approaches have been proposed to infer implicit ...
Gaps in female labor participation and pay equity: The impact of cultural variables

Sidani Y.M. (, 2013)

Purpose: This study aims to address gender gaps in labor participation and earned income. The paper assesses the role of education and cultural dimensions in impacting female labor indicators. The paper tests two separate ...
Gender, age, and ethical sensitivity: The case of Lebanese workers

Sidani Y.; Zbib I.; Rawwas M.; Moussawer T. (2009)

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to address issues of gender, age, and ethical sensitivity and to address the interplay of gender and age and levels of ethical sensitivity within the Lebanese context. Design-methodo ...
Gendering CSR in the Arab Middle East: An institutional perspective

Karam C.M.; Jamali D. (CHARLOTTESVILLEPO BOX 7147, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22906-7147 USA, 2013)

This paper explores how corporations, through their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities, can help to effect positive developmental change. We use research on institutional change, deinstitutionalization, and ...
Globalization and international accounting research: An agenda for the future

Manassian A. (, 2007)

The study of international accounting is increasing in importance because of its ramifications upon business practices world-wide. International accounting is inextricably linked to the globalization movement that is ...
Good organizational soldiers: Conflict-related stress predicts citizenship behavior

Karam C.M. (BINGLEYHOWARD HOUSE, WAGON LANE, BINGLEY BD16 1WA, W YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND, 2011)

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine employee behavior in times of conflict. The author seeks to examine the relationship between employee conflict-related stress and engagement in organizational citizenship ...
Governanace and performance of IPOs: The impact of private equity investors and legal institutions

Filatotchev I.; Bruton G.; Chahine S.; Wright M. (, 2007)

Although agency theory argues that there is a direct relationship between ownership patterns and performance, the empirical evidence to date has been mixed. However, previous studies have focused on samples of large mature ...
Governance, ownership structure, and performance of IPO firms: The impact of different types of private equity investors and institutional environments

Bruton G.D.; Filatotchev I.; Chahine S.; Wright M. (CHICHESTERTHE ATRIUM, SOUTHERN GATE, CHICHESTER PO19 8SQ, W SUSSEX, ENGLAND, 2010)

This paper examines performance effects of ownership concentration and two types of private equity investors (venture capitalists and business angels) in firms that have recently undergone an initial public offering (IPO) ...
Greedy random adaptive memory programming search for the capacitated clustering problem

Ahmadi S.; Osman I.H. (AMSTERDAMPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 2005)

In the capacitated clustering problem (CCP), a given set of n weighted points is to be partitioned into p clusters such that, the total weight of the points in each cluster does not exceed a given cluster capacity. The ...
Guided construction search metaheuristics for the capacitated p-median problem with single source constraint

Osman I.H.; Ahmadi S. (BASINGSTOKEBRUNEL RD BLDG, HOUNDMILLS, BASINGSTOKE RG21 6XS, HANTS, ENGLAND, 2007)

In the capacitated p-median problem with single source constraint, also known as the capacitated clustering problem, a given set of n weighted points is to be partitioned into p clusters such that the total weight of the ...
Handbook of research on e-transformation and human resources management technologies: Organizational outcomes and challenges

Bondarouk T.; Ruel H.; Guiderdoni-Jourdain K.; Oiry E. (IGI Global;, 2009)

Digital advancements and discoveries are now challenging traditional human resource management services within businesses. The Handbook of Research on E-Transformation and Human Resources Management Technologies: Organizational ...
Handbook of Research on Strategic Performance Management and Measurement Using Data Envelopment Analysis

Osman, Ibrahim H.; Anouze, Abdel L.; Emrouznejad, Ali (IGI Global, )
How export marketing research affects company export performance: Evidence from Turkish companies

Koksal M.H. (, 2008)

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to help exporting companies to increase the performance of their exporting activities through collecting sound export information and using it effectively. Specifically, the research ...
HRM in the Middle East: toward a greater understanding

Afiouni F.; Ruel H.; Schuler R. (ABINGDON4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OX14 4RN, OXFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, 2014)

Since the publication of the first special issue on human resource management (HRM) in the Middle East in this journal in 2007, the last seven years have witnessed a significant increase in the volume and breadth of topics ...

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