12,258 research outputs found
It\u27s a Business: A Financial Analysis of the BCS System and Its Alternatives
There is an annual debate over the structure of the postseason format of college football. In this thesis, the current format is explained, along with two popular alternatives. Gameday profitability is determined for each of the three formats to provide an answer to the question of which format is the most lucrative
Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College and Virginia Commonwealth University
This paper describes a research apprenticeship to encourage and to inspire minority students to major in disciplines that lead to careers in biomedical research
Low Power Dynamic Scheduling for Computing Systems
This paper considers energy-aware control for a computing system with two
states: "active" and "idle." In the active state, the controller chooses to
perform a single task using one of multiple task processing modes. The
controller then saves energy by choosing an amount of time for the system to be
idle. These decisions affect processing time, energy expenditure, and an
abstract attribute vector that can be used to model other criteria of interest
(such as processing quality or distortion). The goal is to optimize time
average system performance. Applications of this model include a smart phone
that makes energy-efficient computation and transmission decisions, a computer
that processes tasks subject to rate, quality, and power constraints, and a
smart grid energy manager that allocates resources in reaction to a time
varying energy price. The solution methodology of this paper uses the theory of
optimization for renewal systems developed in our previous work. This paper is
written in tutorial form and develops the main concepts of the theory using
several detailed examples. It also highlights the relationship between online
dynamic optimization and linear fractional programming. Finally, it provides
exercises to help the reader learn the main concepts and apply them to their
own optimizations. This paper is an arxiv technical report, and is a
preliminary version of material that will appear as a book chapter in an
upcoming book on green communications and networking.Comment: 26 pages, 10 figures, single spac
Innovative Capacity of Firms: on why some firms are more innovative than others
In this paper we report a study into innovative capacity of UK SME firms. We argue that the
ability of a firm to develop successful innovations is a function of their innovative capacity.We
developed the concept in this paper and suggest it is largely determined by four sets of factors
including culture, resources, competence and networks. The discussion first focuses on the
background to the study.We then move on to characterise the factors influencing innovative
capacity at the firm level. We formulate a model of innovative capacity and innovation
performance. This allows us to draw a set of propositions regarding the drivers of innovation
performance. Discussion then focuses on the research methodology where research design and
methods of data collection are revealed. In the results section, we present the output of regression
analyses conducted on our data set. This is followed by the discussion section and lastly the
conclusion
Performance pay and managerial experience in multitask teams: evidence from within a firm
This article exploits a quasiâexperimental setting to estimate the impact that a commonly used performanceârelated pay scheme had on branch performance in a large distribution firm. The scheme, which is based on the Balanced Scorecard, was implemented in all branches in one division but not in another. Branches from the second division are used as a control group. Our results suggest that the Balanced Scorecard had some impact but that it varied with branch characteristics, and, in particular, branches with more experienced managers were better able to respond to the new incentives
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