There is no doubt that management practices are linked to the productivity and performance of a company. However, research findings are mixed. This paper provides a multi-disciplinary review of the current evidence of such a relationship and offers suggestions for further exploration. We provide an extensive review of the literature in terms of research findings from studies that have been tryi...

An attempt was made to identify the productivity level of different zones of Nanak Sagar reservoir through the application of Geographical Information System (GIS). Based on biological, hydrological and soil parameters, thematic layers were created by interpolating point wise annual average value of given parameters and three models were developed using the weighted overlay method in ArcGIS v.1...

   Measuring the performance of a production system has been an important task in management for purposes of control, planning, etc. Lord Kelvin said :“When you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meager and unsatisfactory kind.” Hence, manag...

Approximately 60-70% of all recombinant human glycoproteins are produced in Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells. Production in CHO cells, however, is often plagued by low productivity when compared with other host cell lines, including bacteria and yeast. For this reason, investigating ways of improving the productivity of CHO cells producing recombinant proteins has been an active area of resear...

Soil plays a key role in the global carbon (C) cycle. Most current assessments of SOC stocks and the guidelines given by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) focus on the top 30 cm of soil. Our research shows that, when considering only total quantities, most of the SOC stocks are found in this top layer. However, not all forms of SOC are equally valuable as long-term stable stores ...

iv 1 Background and Assumptions 1 1.1 The Importance and Challenges of Software Assurance Measurement 1 1.2 Why Security Is a Concern 1 1.3 Purpose of This Report 3 1.4 Intended Audience 3 1.5 Scope 4 1.6 Constraints 5 2 Definition of Terms 6 2.1 What Is Software Assurance? 6 2.2 What Is Software Assurance Measurement? 6 2.3 Measurement Domains 7 2.4 Critical Programming Errors 8 3 Measurement ...