The debate about the nature of fixational eye movements has revived recently with the claim that microsaccades reflect the direction of attentional shifts. A number of studies have shown an association between the direction of attentional cues and the direction of microsaccades. We sought to determine whether microsaccades in attentional tasks are causally related to behavior. Is reaction time ...

The evolution of texture was discussed during the formation of ultra-fine and nano grains in a magnesium alloy severely deformed through accumulative back extrusion (ABE). The microstructure and texture obtained after applying multiple deformation passes at temperatures of 100 and 250°C were characterized. The results showed that after single ABE pass at 100°C an ultrafine/nano grained microstr...

The essay offers a reading of Penelope Fitzgerald’s Beginning Spring (1988) and relates it to the cultural conception Modernity as an age “disenchantment,” potential contribution “subtler language” literature (to borrow Charles Taylor’s phrase) “re-enchantment” world. Following brief theoretical introduction concept Disenchantment, framed by Lukács, Weber, Taylor and, more obliquely, Roland Bar...

Special Issue Alexander Osterwalder Business Model Foundry In this paper, we argue that information systems (IS) research has the potential to contribute to improving strategic planning, just like it has substantially contributed to improving decision making and its support in organizations in the past. Based on our work and experience in the field of business models, we outline how IS research...

Available online 15 January 2014 To speed up strategic alliance in R&D activities, different forms of R&D organization structures can be summarized into different roles including the input-oriented, the output-oriented, and the matrix organization structure. Themost commonmode of strategic alliance consists of horizontal and vertical integrations. However, the study adopting absorptive capacity...

The compensation for undesirable outputs resulting from operational activities requires measurement applications and control systems to reduce material and energy consumption and to protect the indispensable natural resources as well. In general environmental management applies the Ecocontrolling system to ensure its tasks. The controlling tasks of strategic, tactical and operative management h...

Nowadays, more and more businesses transform into service-oriented enterprises in order to sustain their competitive advantage. To ensure that the underlying information technology (IT) can best support the transformation, we aim to develop an IT-business alignment framework to assess the quality of alignment in the context of service-oriented enterprises. Based upon the existing literature, we...

Addis Ababa city administration is known for its poor implementation of good governance to the public. The main objective study assess while rendering services ordinary citizens. research methodology employs both quantitative and qualitative approaches using data collection instruments with IBM SPSS statistical packagxe vs. 21. findings indicate favourable results in meeting needs To that effec...

Strategic planning is a critical part of establishing an organization’s direction. Although strategic planning is utilized throughout the United States Air Force today in various forms, group sessions can become time-consuming without structured planning and a focus on group communication. Computer-supported strategic planning, making effective use of technology, is one way to improve the strat...