This dissertation is a cross-linguistic investigation into the structure and interpretation of imperatives and related constructions. We identify universal morphosyntactic principles of imperatives and explain variations in the syntax of imperatives as a consequence of the interaction between the universal principles and the morphosyntactic system of a particular language. Based on these conclu...

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Strategic enterprise information systems (SEIS) are networked and integrated information systems developed to help support corporate strategic decisions. They are sold on the basis that they can provide a competitive advantage to the organization, although prior research has demonstrated that realizing the benefits from such systems is not always easy, especially when there are multiple stakeho...

Contrart-to-duty imperatives are those which tell us what we ought to do if we violate some of our obligations. In this work, we give an inconsistencyfriendly framework for contrary-to-duty imperatives and introduce three semantics for it: static, dynamic and topological. The static semantics uses the standard modal paraconsistent approach whereas the dynamic semantics views violations as dynam...

Failure to identify the right institutionalization framework has caused derailments of major public sector Digitally-Enabled Service Transformation (DEST) projects in the UK, such as the NHS-National Program for IT (NHS-NPfIT) and BBC Digital Media Initiatives (BBC-DMI). Although such cases have generated much debate among the research community, majority of the discussions have been dominated ...

The quest for substance, capability, and strategic autonomy goes on – or does it? Is the objective of CSDP territorial defence autonomy, crisis management softer security concerns like peacekeeping, border management, protection shipping lanes, and/or cyber security? Union needs to move beyond familiar complaints about lack common culture EU intrusion into NATO responsibilities. Geostrategic ec...