it is essential to consider policy assessment in policy cycle. however, ex-ante evaluation has been rarely reviewed in the policy evaluation literature. in the article, a five-phase process of ex-ante evaluation of science and technology policies in policy cycle using grounded theory is offered. for this purpose, through literature review, ten keywords were searched and finally, having chosen 5...

By using the Transfer Matrix Method, explicit formulas for the embedding distribution of doubly hexagonal chain graphs are computed. Dedicated to Ante Graovac 1 Fasciagraphs and rotagraphs An interesting topic that I have learned from Ante Graovac in the 1980’s [1, 2] is that about fasciagraphs and rotagraphs. Such graphs are frequently studied in crystallography and in mathematical chemistry. ...

Seminal works in the application of design science research (DSR) in IS emphasize the importance of evaluation. However, discussion of evaluation activities and methods is limited and typically assumes an ex post perspective, in which evaluation occurs after the construction of an IS artifact. Such perspectives can assume that the evaluation is an empirical process and its methods can be select...

The achievements of a group frequently depend on the efforts of just a few members but represent a public good benefit to all members. This paper investigates such a situation: the private provision of a public good whose level is determined as the maximum effort made by a group member. Members’ costs of effort are envisioned as either commonly known or privately known. With perfect information...

As organizations continually implement changes to their information and communication technologies (ICT) infrastructure, change has become an increasing part of "business as usual". Managers are routinely requested to justify expenditure, explain business benefits, and provide ex-ante and ex-post evaluations of ICT initiatives. Ex-ante evaluation is defined as predictive evaluation, and is ofte...