Search Results - subject:"quantitative methods"

Quantitative methods and Economic History

Daudin, Guillaume - Centre de recherche en Économie (OFCE), Sciences … - 2010

This paper makes the point that quantitative methods should be part of the toolkit of all economic historians. In the … first part I will show that quantitative methods have been obviously important in the rise of economic history as a field up … the 1980s. In a second part, I will illustrate through examples that quantitative methods coming from various social …

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State vulnerability and the facets of development: Some lessons from transitional economies of South-East Europe

Cojanu, Valentin - In: International Journal of Development Issues 9 (2010) July, pp. 131-145

Purpose – The overlapping measures of “state vulnerability” prompt a double interrogation: about their methodological validity, and analytical relevance. Against this epistemic framework, the purpose of this paper is to ask whether the relentless quest for precision may prevent obtaining...

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Understanding customer needs through quantitative analysis of Kano's model

Wang, Ting; Ji, Ping - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 27 (2010) 2, pp. 173-184

Purpose – The paper aims to help companies develop a better understanding of customer needs through quantitative analysis of Kano's model. Design/methodology/approach – A novel approach is developed to measure and quantify the relationships between customer satisfaction and the fulfillment...

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Konkurentų tyrmo ir vertinimo sistema

Tomaševičiūtė-Korobačiuvienė, Beata Sofija - 2009

Baigiamajame magistro darbe atlikta mokslinėje literatūroje paskelbtų konkurentų tyrimo ir vertinimo metodų ir sistemų koncepcijų sisteminė ir lyginamoji analizė. Darbo tikslas – sukurti konkurentų tyrimo ir vertinimo sistemą.Sukurta konkurentų tyrimo ir vertinimo sistema nurodo...

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Consensual commitment: A grounded theory of the meso-level influence of organizational design on leadership and decision-making

Rowland, Paul; Parry, Ken - 2009

This research examined the relationship between organizational design and leadership in decision-making teams. It used a grounded theory-based qualitative research design. The validity of the research was enhanced by data triangulation, wherein quantitative psychometric data augmented the...

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Business failure prediction using decision trees

Gepp, Adrian; Kumar, Kuldeep; Bhattacharya, Sukanto - 2009

Accurate business failure prediction models would be extremely valuable to many industry sectors, particularly financial investment and lending. The potential value of such models is emphasised by the extremely costly failure of high-profile companies in the recent past. Consequently, a...

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The performance implications of temporal orientation and information technology in organization-environment synergy

Dibrell, Clay; Davis, Peter S.; Craig, Justin B. - 2009

Purpose: This paper aims to provide new evidence regarding the firm performance implications of using temporal orientation (time pacing) and information technology (IT) to align an organization with its task environment. Design/methodology/approach: Using questionnaire data provided by top...

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Exploring perceptions of "foreignness" in virtual teams: The impact on member satisfaction and turnover intention

Garrison, Gary; Harvey, Michael G.; Moeller, Miriam - 2009

This paper uses status inconsistency theory to identify factors related to satisfaction with the composition of virtual teams to predict turnover intentions. The paradox that increasing diversity maximizes the creation and use of organizational knowledge while increasing dissatisfaction and...

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Scales in services marketing research: a critique and way forward

Gilmore, Audrey; McMullan, Rosalind - In: European Journal of Marketing 43 (2009) 5/6, pp. 640-651

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the use of measurement scales and to illustrate some of the drawbacks of using scales for measuring service quality without due recognition of the limitations and rigidity of such scales, especially when they are applied to the complexity of...

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Forecasting quantitatively using micro/meso/macro‐economics with scenarios for qualitative balance

Forge, Simon - In: Foresight 11 (2009) 1, pp. 43-60

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to report on a novel approach to assessing long‐term policy and technology impacts. This approach combines a qualitative forecast with a tri‐level quantitative projection to provide a broadly socio‐economic analysis. It is aimed at forecasting...

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