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Preliminary frameworks and models for telework maturity within organisations
This paper is a preliminary step to assess the feasibility of telework for any given organisation. We posit two qualitative frames of telework to define the additional, digital referential platforms that exist with regard to work today: abstraction and conceptualisation. To communicate research within this field we utilise a language taxonomy derived out of a review of the relevant literature. Furthermore, we propose a transformer model to serve as a means to i) interpret quantitative aspects of telework such
as metrics and KPIs and ii) inform stakeholder decisions with regard to appropriate telework
configurations for their respective company
Inventories and the business cycle: an equilibrium analysis of (S,s) policies
We develop an equilibrium business cycle model where producers of final goods pursue generalized (S,s) inventory policies with respect to intermediate goods due to nonconvex factor adjustment costs. When calibrated to reproduce the average inventory-to-sales ratio in postwar U.S. data, our model explains over half of the cyclical variability of inventory investment. Moreover, inventory accumulation is strongly procyclical, and production is more volatile than sales, as in the data. ; The comovement between inventory investment and final sales is often interpreted as evidence that inventories amplify aggregate fluctuations. In contrast, our model economy exhibits a business cycle similar to that of a comparable benchmark without inventories, though we do observe somewhat higher variability in employment, and lower variability in consumption and investment. Thus, our equilibrium analysis reveals that the presence of inventories does not substantially raise the cyclical variability of production, because it dampens movements in final sales.Business cycles - Econometric models ; Inventories ; Equilibrium (Economics)
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Using Twitter to Support Students' Design Thinking
The goal of the short-term study abroad course
“International Perspectives on Biomedical Engineering
Design” is to enable students to consider sociotechnical
factors in designing clinically translatable solutions. In
addition, comparison of healthcare systems in Europe and
the United States enables students to see the impact of
culture on healthcare because people in these locations
have similar medical resources. Students seek to define an
actionable problem statement that summarizes the needs
and insights identified through interviews with healthcare
professionals. Methods recommended for formulating
actionable problem statements include creating a Madlib or
want ad. However, such approaches did not resonate with
our student group. In this presentation, we describe our
experiences using Twitter as a method for students to
succinctly write actionable problem statements that spur
creative problem solving.Cockrell School of Engineerin
Summer Residency of Pacific Halibut in Glacier Bay National Park
Glacier Bay National Park (Fig.1), as a Marine Protected Area (MPA), is phasing out commercial fishing of Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) within the park. The species continues to be commercially harvested outside of the bay
Facilitating Seed Sector Transformation in Africa: Key Findings from the Literature
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