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    Selecting the neural network topology for student modelling of prediction of corporate bankruptcy (2001)
    Bradford : Emerald
    Campus-wide information systems 18 (2001), S. 13-22 
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    ISSN: 1065-0741
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Computer Science
    Notes: Neural network topology selection refers to a systematic procedure for selecting between competing models. Naturally, it is regarded as a key aspect in optimisation and replicability of neural network performance. When constructing neural network topologies, it is necessary to determine from the outset the general taxonomy of the neural network architectures to be constructed. The taxonomy considered in this study is the general taxonomy of time-varying patterns which subsumes many existing architectures in the literature and points to several promising neural network architectures that have yet to be examined. The context of the problem is that choosing the right neural network topology for use in a particular domain such as corporate bankruptcy prediction with optimum generalisation performance is not, in any case, a trivial problem. The results of experiments presented in this paper would serve as a baseline against which to select between two competing architectures.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/10650740110364390
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    Application of the analytic hierarchy process to prioritise irrigation asset renewals: the case of the La Khe irrigation scheme, Vietnam (2003)
    Oxford : Emerald
    Engineering, construction and architectural management 10 (2003), S. 382-390 
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    ISSN: 1365-232X
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Architecture, Civil Engineering, Surveying
    Notes: In recent years, many organisations responsible for economic infrastructure have developed asset management systems to improve the financial and service performance of their facilities. Asset management is an integrated approach to improving the ability of an irrigation system to deliver water at a defined level of service in the most cost-effective manner. This paper describes how the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is applied to identify priorities for asset renewals in the La Khe irrigation scheme in North Vietnam. The AHP methodology was coupled with the expected maximum utility (EMU) to evaluate renewal priorities of assets grouped by types and by location within the hydraulic system.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09699980310509354
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    Optimising the design of sewer networks using genetic algorithms and tabu search (2004)
    Oxford : Emerald
    Engineering, construction and architectural management 11 (2004), S. 101-112 
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    ISSN: 1365-232X
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Architecture, Civil Engineering, Surveying
    Notes: This paper describes the application of heuristic techniques for designing gravity wastewater collection systems. Designing sewer networks can be a time-consuming task that is largely based on trial and error where suitable pipe diameters and slopes combinations for all pipelines between manholes must be identified. Since there is a large range of possible slopes, diameters and roughness coefficients of pipes, only a small number of combinations of these parameters are usually analyzed in traditional design processes. Identifying a minimum cost design is an important issue when constructing sewer networks. In this paper, genetic algorithms and tabu search techniques are implemented to solve this difficult optimization problem. An adaptive rule and a dynamic search strategy were developed to assist the search procedures find better solutions.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09699980410527849
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    Mapping out the future progress of eB2B (2000)
    Bradford : Emerald
    Balance sheet 8 (2000), S. 15-16 
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    ISSN: 0965-7967
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Economics
    Notes: Highlights eBusiness-to-business (eB2B), which comprises 84 per cent of online revenue - strongest of all in the financial sector. Profiles the various companies involved - such as Westpac and Citicommerce, Chase, American Express, Cybercapital and Epoch Partners. Espouses that there is more than one way to succeed in this e-area. Concludes that eB2B will be at the foundations of the new economy and that the new market leaders will, industry-wide, take up the challenge.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000005377
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    On misdirecting management (2002)
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    Strategy & leadership 30 (2002), S. 5-9 
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    ISSN: 1087-8572
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Economics
    Notes: The authors argue that consultants are of two types: self-promoting gurus and educators. Gurus that pontificate and promote their proprietary problem solving techniques do not educate their clients. They promote maxims that define rules of behavior but do not increase the competence of managers. They promote their proprietary solution as a fix for all problems instead of trying to increase managerial understanding of a particular corporate puzzle. They provide maxims that are really platitudes and panaceas without proof of effectiveness. A significant proportion of the advice produced by such management gurus is either incorrectly inferred from data (but nevertheless may be true) or is unsubstantiated by genuine evidence. Examples are drawn from the work of Peters, Covey, de Geus, and Hamel. Recommendations for providing management with defensive measures include: recognition that flawed research techniques produces flawed evidence; recognition that many seemingly wise maxims are really platitudes; and effective selection and use of internal and external consultants who perceive their mission to be the individualized education of managers and the solution of their organization's particular problems.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/10878570210442498
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    Case study: how a Weyerhaeuser unit executed a winning strategy using Desert Storm's fast-cycle, strategic action approach (2004)
    Bradford : Emerald
    Strategy & leadership 32 (2004), S. 45-54 
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    ISSN: 1087-8572
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Economics
    Notes: This case of a Weyerhaeuser business unit's use of the military's methodologies provides an example for businesses that are faced with a daunting challenge to develop and execute strategies in a complex, rapidly changing business environment, when timely implementation is an important key to success. The goal of the industrial segment of Weyerhaeuser Building Materials (WBM) division was to accelerate innovation and growth in a stagnant market after two previous, unsuccessful attempts. The complexity of the task was large: 70 geographically dispersed locations and decision makers, new matrix organization, and a multi-market environment in 12 regions. The industrial segment of WBM developed a revenue-growth initiative and accelerated its execution by applying the fast-cycle methodology of Desert Storm strategists in the 1991 military air campaign. The new strategy completely repositioned the business.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/10878570410547689
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    Corporate branding in a banking environment (2002)
    Bradford : Emerald
    Corporate communications 7 (2002), S. 87-91 
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    ISSN: 1356-3289
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Economics
    Notes: This study explores the concept and management of a corporate branding strategy in a large South African bank. The authors review the process that Absa Bank took in developing a corporate brand after merging four banks in their group into one new large one. Models of corporate branding are reviewed and then compared with the actual process undertaken by the banks. Interviews were conducted with key managers within the bank as well as in their advertising agency. The results show that Absa bank followed the processes described in the comprehensive models.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13563280210426142
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    The business of memes: memetic possibilities for marketing and management (2000)
    Bingley : Emerald
    Management decision 38 (2000), S. 272-279 
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    ISSN: 0025-1747
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Economics
    Notes: Introduces the business community to the new science of memes. The roots of the meme concept from Richard Dawkins' original work in the area of biology to the social (business) world are outlined, and the value of its study (memetics) proposed. One claim from memetics is that it can help provide an understanding of the human mind. This claim is explored within the context of advertising and management theory. The conclusion from this project to operationalise the meme concept for a business audience is, however, mixed. Whilst memetics has an intuitive appeal to it, much more is still needed before mankind's mind may be understood, "filled" and manipulated at the discretion of advertisers and management thinkers using a memetic understanding.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00251740010371748
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    A review of servant leadership attributes: developing a practical model (2002)
    Bingley : Emerald
    Leadership & organization development journal 23 (2002), S. 145-157 
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    ISSN: 0143-7739
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Economics
    Notes: Servant leadership is an increasingly popular concept in the repertoire of leadership styles. While an intuitively attractive concept, it is systematically undefined and not yet supported by empirical research. Reviews the servant leadership literature with the intent to develop a preliminary theoretical framework. Builds a foundation for categorizing and appraising the functional and accompanying attributes of servant leaders. Once categorized, a formative, rational servant leadership attribute model is constructed. The authors call for further development of the model and empirical research to support it.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01437730210424
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    Pimps for paradise: missionaries, monetary funds, and marketers (2000)
    Bingley : Emerald
    Marketing intelligence & planning 18 (2000), S. 337-345 
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    ISSN: 0263-4503
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Economics
    Notes: Missionaries, monetary funds, and marketers make strange bedfellows. The paradisal visions that they promote appear quite distinct. It seems to slander some more than others to label all three as pimps. And despite the phenomenon of serial addictions, the religious zealots, impoverished wretches, and compulsive consumers of the world seem to form mutually exclusive, if not mutually hostile, groups. Nevertheless, missionaries, international monetary funds, and other marketers all strive to incite passionate longing toward something far better, for which those seduced must pay a price. All three seek to fan the fires of fanaticism with promises of a future paradise, immediate or distant. And all three threaten hellish punishments for those who reject these promises. There are, I contend, more similarities than differences among the conversion tactics and promises of these three panderers to human fears and longings. By examining the overlapping manner in which each purveys promises of paradise, we may better understand the tap roots of human emotion that each seeks to incite.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02634500010348923
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