This technical appendix is dedicated to the completion of the proof of Proposition 1, whose sketch was given in §A of [1], as well as to the proof of the auxiliary results that were stated in the same section without proof. Completion of Proof for Proposition 1 Following our proof sketch in §A of [1] we show that there exists δ0 ≥ 0 such that for any sequence of initial states {ξn} ⊆ Ξ with |ξn...

Recent research on instructional technology has focused increasingly on the potential of computer support to promote collaborative learning. Socio-cultural theories have been imported from cognate fields to suggest that cognition and learning take place at the level of groups and communities as well as individuals. Various positions on this issue have been proposed and a number of theoretical p...

Jérémie Maillard studied at the University of Lorient, France, and holds a combined Masters degree in Polymer and Composite Design / Mechanics and Materials Engineering, and more recently attained NACE Coating Inspector Level 2 – Certified. He is an engineer in the Technical Services Department at Belzona Polymerics Ltd. where he is responsible for business development and technical support wit...

With an increasing number of vehicles with significant computing and communication, many applications such as vehicular Internet hot-spots, digital and entertainment content’s broadcast, Intelligent Transportation Systems applications, and highway management will become possible. This “vehicular mobile commerce” will actively involve vehicles and users in both extending the existing mobile comm...

The role of a product manager is challenging, complex, and often misunderstood. Across the high-tech industry, the product manager title is used in many ways to describe drastically different duties and responsibilities. Diverse interpretations regarding the role of the product manager have created for some an untenable situation where they struggle to define their own role. Properly defining a...

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This paper develops a real options model of capital structure to understand two distinct roles played by intellectual capital in corporate financing decisions. First, intellectual capital limits a firm’s debt capacity because of its low liquidation value. Second, intellectual capital enhances a firm’s debt capacity through its positive impact on the earnings dynamics. We show that the former is...