We extend our previous works of deriving linguistic summaries of time series using a fuzzy logic approach. To obtain a more advanced evaluation of summaries, we perform a multi-criteria analysis of summaries by assuming as a unifying quality criterion Yager's measure of informativeness of the...

This paper examines the diverse responses of the German states to the Code Napoleon at the beginning of the nineteenth century. These states differed both in the extent to which they adopted the Code, and the extent to which they retained the Code after Napoleon’s influence waned. In order to...

Most studies that apply fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) rely on macro-level data, but there is an increasing number of studies that rely on units of analysis at the micro level, i.e., municipalities, communities, local associations, programs within protected areas or...

The aim of this article is to demonstrate how Ragin's (2000) method of qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) can be effectively employed to meet some of the current challenges in the study of innovation and project management. Chief among those are the need for holistic and multi-level...