This dissertation explores the phenomenon of organizational employees' continuance in using Knowledge Management Systems (KMS). Due to the nature of the information and communication technology (ICT) that comprise KMS, the desired goals of these systems cannot be attained unless they are used...

This paper examines optimal targeting and sequencing strategies in the setup proposed by Ballester et al. [3]. The setup features payoff externalities and strategic complementarity among players, who non-cooperatively determine their contributions. We first analyze a two-stage game in which...

This paper describes a novel approach for predicting the thermal impact of gas cavitation in hydraulic circuits. The developed model utilizes a thermal-hydraulic modeling concept for calculating the oil temperatures inside the control volumes divided from the circuit, taking into account the gas...

As a common practice, various firms initially make information and access to their products/services scarce within a social network; identifying influential players that facilitate information dissemination emerges as a pivotal step for their success. In this paper, we tackle this problem using...