We study the problem of a society choosing a subset of new members from a finite set of candidates (as in Barberà, Sonnenschein, and Zhou, 1991). However, we explicitly consider the possibility that initial members of the society (founders) may want to leave it if they do not like the resulting new society. We show that, if founders have separable (or additive) preferences, the unique strategy-...

Environmental technologies are becoming increasingly important for business firms to reduce environmental impacts and differentiate from competitors. In this paper, fundamental approaches of strategic management are presented and the strategic significance of sustainability initiatives and Green Information Technology (Green IT) is analyzed. Environmental strategies are introduced and the impor...

In this paper we describe the results that came out from the project of employing the IPv6 protocol over the Greek Research & Technology Network (GRNET). In the way of this process one of the big issues that had to be considered was the transition strategy that would be deployed. The main goals of a transition strategy are to be smooth enough and therefore to put the less of configuration overh...

Now, we come to offer you the right catalogues of book to open. branch strategy taxonomy and performance models is one of the literary work in this world in suitable to be reading material. That's not only this book gives reference, but also it will show you the amazing benefits of reading a book. Developing your countless minds is needed; moreover you are kind of people with great curiosity. S...

Information Industries assume that information is seen as a valued resource that enables organisations and individuals to improve their effectiveness, efficiency, and overall competitiveness. For Information Industries to bridge rather than divide further the global economy to information rich and information poor, we need to understand better how firms, particularly local firms, can successful...

This paper discusses the design characteristics management accounting systems should have to be useful for strategic planning and control and provides brief introductions to strategic variance analysis and profit-linked performance measurement models. It shows two multi-period, multi-product models (Banker, Chang and Majumdar 1993; Banker and Johnston 1989) are specified, can be related to Port...

This paper provides a theoretically grounded framework for designing and analysing business models for ICT services, products and systems. It critically revisits the most topical literature on business modelling, as well as general strategic management, industrial organisation and network economics literature. Business model design is interpreted as the (re)configuration of control parameters o...

To cite this Article Concho, A. , Ramirez-Marquez, J. E. , Herald, T. and Sauser, B.(2011) 'Optimal component substitution within system evolution planning considering multiple-vendor, functionally equivalent commercial products', Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 23: 5, 509 — 526 To link to this Article: DOI: 10.1080/09537325.2011.565663 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2011.5...

We ask whether the absence of information about other voters’ preferences allows optimal voting to be interpreted as sincere. We start by classifying voting mechanisms as simple and complex according to the number of message types voters can use to elect alternatives. We show that while the elimination of information about other voters’ preferences allows optimal voting to be interpreted as sin...