Software testing should play a major role in the de nition and improvement of software development processes, because testing is the most precise, most easily measured and controlled part of the software lifecycle. However, unless testing goals are clearly related to true measurements of software quality, the testing may appear to improve, but the software will not. Much of current testing theo...

Whereas previous studies have been primarily focused on the structural features of Information Technology governance, this paper describes an exploratory study of IT governance processes. Rooted in competing theories of organizational decision-making, and based on a case study investigation of large complex organizations, this paper examines the design and effectiveness of IT governance process...

Herein, Compact-Testing (CT ) and Charpy V-Notch (CVN) testing have been done on four Friction-Stir-Processed (FSPed) samples: BM (Base-Metal), FS (FSPed-Sample), FN5 (FSP Nano-ZrO2-coated/560 rpm rotational speed) and FN9 (FSP Nano-ZrO2-coated/900 rpm), to investigate the KIC and the dominant parameters on it for St 37 steel. Experiments are also surveyed and validated by ABAQUS. Results showe...

The ReflecTable is a digital learning environment that explores how design games and video-led reflection might be combined to bridge the gap between the theoretical and practical components of design education. The concept seeks to leverage the qualities of exploratory design games and video to inspire design students to critically reflect upon the relationship between their evolving design pr...

This dissertation project aims at developing a theory-based model that explains the positive impact of IT governance on the business performance of the firm. The research takes the perspective of the resource based view of the firm and integrates the economic theory of complementarities as well as the concept of relatedness. The increase of business performance is rooted in the generation of su...

Reservation Wages, Search Duration, and Accepted Wages in Europe This paper uses data from the European Community Household Panel, 1994-99, to investigate the arrival rate of job offers, the determinants of reservation wages, transitions out of unemployment, and accepted wages. In this exploratory treatment, we report that the arrival rate of job offers declines precipitously with jobless durat...

This paper discusses a method, Generation in Context, for interrogating theories of music analysis and music perception. Given an analytic theory, the method consists of creating a generative process that implements the theory in reverse. Instead of using the theory to create analyses from scores, the theory is used to generate scores from analyses. Subjective evaluation of the quality of the m...

Firms are embedded in networks of inter-organizational relationships which influence the behaviors and performance of firms and the flow of resources among them. The purpose of the study is to develop a conceptual framework of Cross-border industry networks with the focus on competitive and collaborative elements. First, we identify simultaneously the collaborative and competitive elements of t...

This exploratory research examines the decision-making processes of experienced IT project managers at the initial start-up stage of their projects and at key decision points during project execution. The focus is on the decision-making related to potential problems (risks) at the start, and materialized problems during the course of the project. Decision processes are viewed from the perspecti...

In this exploratory paper, we discuss quantitative graph-theoretical measures of network aesthetics. Related work in this area has typically focused on geometrical features (e.g., line crossings or edge bendiness) of drawings or visual representations of graphs which purportedly affect an observer’s perception. Here we take a very different approach, abandoning reliance on geometrical propertie...