This Delphi study identifies problems that have significant impacts on profits gained from large engineering and construction projects in a European company. Information quality gained remarkable weight among the identified problems. The problems were ranked in accordance to their estimated impact on the project profit margins. Within a consolidated list of 125 problems identified altogether, t...

The decay width of the Z gauge boson into three jets has already been computed at the leading order (LO) including complete quark mass effects [1–3] where it has been shown that mass effects could be as large as 1% to 6%, depending on the value of the mass and the jet resolution parameter yc. In fact, these effects had already been seen in the experimental tests of the flavor independence of th...

The experimental results on the falling down of scaled factorial moments in azimuthal variable φ is studied in some detail. It is shown that this phenomenon may be referred to the influence of transverse momentum conservation. The existing experimental data from DELPHI, EMU08, NA22 and UA1 are successfully explained. Various methods are proposed to partly eliminate this influence and rule out t...

Delphi [1] is often used to combine and refine the opinions of a heterogeneous group of experts in order to establish a judgment based on a merging of the information collectively available to the experts. However, in this process it is possible to submerge differences of opinion and thus suppress the existence of uncertainty. In many situations it might be advisable to run separate Delphis usi...

The purpose of this study was to examine academic department chair perceptions about the future influence of web-based distance education on departmental operations and their changing role as academic leader. Using a rating, modified-policy Delphi method, the researcher worked with 22 department chairs employed at public, urban universities in the United States to develop 76 factor statements a...

Local industries are crucial for enhancing urban competitiveness and are closely related to national economic performance. To sustainably develop local industries, a set of assessment indices should be formulated in addition to factors such as geographical environments, cultural history, development processes, and industrial structures for governments to promote development policies while satis...

Rowe and Wright’s paper "The Delphi Technique as a Forecasting Tool" was initially reviewed by four experts in the area of judgmental forecasting. Following three rounds of revisions, the paper was accepted for publication. It was then sent for commentary by Professors Ayton, Ferrell, and Stewart. The lead paper should be of interest to researchers because it identifies important aspects of the...

Formerly one of the Yugoslav republics, Slovenia declared its independence in June 1991. Together with Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Poland, Slovenia forms the group of leading IS technology markets among the new democracies in Central and Eastern Europe. The Delphi technique was used to compile a list of the key issues in information systems (IS) management in Slovenia, to quantify them, an...

Identifying how insurgents disrupt established markets is a major challenge. In this paper we study the disruptive potential of Skype, which is an Internet start-up company and potential insurgent to the telecom market. Our analysis is composed of two parts. First, we describe a Delphi study based on an analytical instrument developed by Rafii and Kampas that shall help us to discover Skype’s d...

This paper presents a patient safety applicator tool for implementing and assessing patient safety systems in health care institutions. The applicator tool consists of critical processes and performance measures identified in the context of the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) Health Care Criteria for Performance Excellence. The Delphi technique was used for gaining consensu...