This article presents an index of the work quality for Santiago de Cali (Colombia). Our results show that the "comunas" with higher quality are 17, 19, 22 and, 2. "Comunas" 13, 21, 15,3, 7, 20 present poor quality of the work. In this way we show spatiality patterns of the work quality. Also,...

This article presents an index of the work quality for Santiago de Cali (Colombia). Our results show that the "comunas" with higher quality are 17, 19, 22 and, 2. "Comunas" 13, 21, 15,3, 7, 20 present poor quality of the work. In this way we show spatiality patterns of the work quality. Also,...

The dichotomous characterization of the business cycle in recessions and expansions has been central in the literature over the last fifty years. However, there are various reasons to question the adequacy of this dichotomous approach for our understanding of business cycle dynamics, as well as...

The dichotomous characterization of the business cycle in recessions and expansions has been central in the literature over the last fifty years. However, there are various reasons to question the adequacy of this dichotomous approach for our understanding of business cycle dynamics, as well as...

In this thesis, we study brand choice problem via the following three perspectives: a company's market share management, introduction of customers with different perspectives, and an analysis of an application domain which is illustrative of these issues. Our contributions following these...

The dichotomous characterization of the business cycle in recessions and expansions has been central in the literature over the last fifty years. However, there are various reasons to question the adequacy of this dichotomous approach for our understanding of business cycle dynamics, as well as...

The IT revolution is already a reality for companies of advanced nations and for many emerging nations as well such as the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China). But what about companies of other nations ? Our paper fills a gap by questioning the drivers of IT adoption and especially the role...