processes, this study developed theoretical constructs for scaling and amalgamation of the different performance measures, and … for analyzing the different kinds of trade-offs. The scaling of performance measures yields a consistent or dimensionless … alternative methods for scaling and amalgamation. Also, recognizing that project outcomes are not always known with certainty, the …

fractal power laws and scaling will be explained. The main part focuses on the estimation of the tail index as a scaling …

Guttman (1947) developed a scaling method in which the items measuring an attribute can be ordered according to the … strength of the attribute. The Guttman scaling model assumes that every member of the population belongs to a scale type and … contingency tables, pi-star can be applied to latent class models, including scaling models for dichotomous data. This study …

The thesis deals with processes of economic innovation in the German medical device industry. Michael Porter … „innovation“, „cluster“ and „medical device industry“. In chapter 2 the German medical device industry is examined on its … different innovation indicators. Chapter 3 uses Michael Porter`s enhanced economic cluster model as the framework for a …

Innovation ist von zentraler Bedeutung für Entwicklung und Wirtschaftswachstum. Innovation findet in einem … oder Effizienz. In drei Aufsätzen untersucht diese Dissertation die Verwendung von Auktionen im Kontext von Innovation … Lizenzen zur Nutzung einer patentierten Innovation an Unternehmen in einem oligopolistischen Markt. Das Kapitel analysiert eine …

innovation, either to reduce production costs for a given output, to create a new product or service, or to deliver products to …