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Designing the future : the US advanced research projects agency and revolution in computing /Guice, Jon. January 1997 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 1997. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 282-313).
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Two essays : "Trading-up" and "trading-in" durable goods ; Version and competitive upgrades in the software industry /Viard, Victor Brian. January 2000 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, the Faculty of the Graduate School of Business. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.
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Explaining economic development; a case study of state policies towards the computer and electronics industry in Taiwan (1960-80).Lam, Danny Kin-Kong, Carleton University. Dissertation. Political Science. January 1992 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Carleton University, 1992. / Also available in electronic format on the Internet.
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The geography of technopoles computer and electronic product manufacturing by MSA, 2005 /Miller, Jason C. January 1900 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2007. / Title from PDF title page screen. Advisor: Keith Debbage; submitted to the Dept. of Geography. Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-63).
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An analysis of customer service management strategies in an information technology organisationMajavu, Nyanisa January 2004 (has links)
This study was evoked by a discussion with one of Dimension Data’s Service Management Executives. The discussion was centred around customer service management focus and on how to bring all stakeholders within the organisation to share this common goal. The critical aspect does not merely mean improving quality, but to exceed customers’ expectations according to Manning (1989:63). Quality and customer service have become a way of life rather than, short-term projects that can begin and end at will emphasises Manning (1989:91). There is a myriad of evidence to suggest that services are becoming critical to economic growth in most developing economies, one of such is South Africa. Thus South African industry requires substantial reflection both from the government and private sector regarding issues of service. Organisations therefore need to understand products and services as complex clusters of value adding satisfactions. The main problem of this research is as follows: What customer service management strategies are at the disposal of an information technology organisation? The main problem will be solved in the form of three sub-problems, by identifying what customer service management is. Secondly, depicting a customer service management model and lastly recognising customer service strategies that exist within Dimension Data.
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Next Generation Cloud Computing Architectures: Performance and PricingMahajan, Kunal January 2021 (has links)
Cloud providers need to optimize the container deployments to efficiently utilize their network, compute and storage resources. In addition, they require an attractive pricing strategy for the compute services like containers, virtual machines, and serverless computing in order to attract users, maximize their profits and achieve a desired utilization of their resources. This thesis aims to tackle the twofold challenge of achieving high performance in container deployments and identifying the pricing for compute services.
For performance, the thesis presents a transport-adaptive network architecture (D-TAIL) improving tail latencies. Existing transport protocols such as Homa, pFabric [1, 2] utilize Shortest Remaining Processing Time (SRPT) scheduling policy which is known to have starvation issues for long flows as SRPT prioritizes short flows. D-TAIL addresses this limitation by taking age of the flow in consideration while deciding the priority. D-TAIL shows a maximum reduction of 72%, 29.66% and 28.39% in 99th-percentile FCT for transport protocols like DCTCP, pFabric and Homa respectively. In addition, the thesis also presents a container deployment design utilizing peer-to-peer network and virtual file system with content-addressable storage to address the problem of cold starts in existing container deployment systems. The proposed deployment design increases compute availability, reduces storage requirement and prevents network bottlenecks.
For pricing, the thesis studies the tradeoffs between serverless computing (SC) and traditional cloud computing (virtual machine, VM) using realistic cost models, queueing theoretic performance models, and a game theoretic formulation. For customers, we identify their workload distribution between SC and VM to minimize their cost while maintaining a particular performance constraint. For cloud provider, we identify the SC and VM prices to maximize its profit. The main result is the identification and characterization of three optimal operational regimes for both customers and the provider, that leverage either SC or VM only, or both, in a hybrid configuration.
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IT recruitment : an investigation to identify a practical process and approach to evaluating software developer candidatesWilken, Jakobus Johannes 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2008. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of the study was to identify an effective and appropriate framework or
process for evaluation of software developers. Critical review of existing literature on the
subject revealed that there are various factors that influence the evaluation of software
developers for employment including the impact of the skills shortage; changes in the way
software developers evaluate employers; and a fresh look at expanding the resource pool
where software developers can be found.
In addition to the literature review opinions of 11 purposively selected participants in the
Westem Cape, which deal with this issue on a daily basis were obtained. For the research
an interpretivist philosophy shaped the approach to a research strategy of grounded theory
and data collection that was based on semi-structured interviews without pre-conceived
theories, which gave the research its inductive and qualitative character.
The research results presented findings that covered the following applicable areas:
recruitment policies; minimum criteria that software developer candidates must meet; skill
levels; desired characteristics; market related critical success factors; resource channels;
evaluation processes and techniques in practise.
In keeping with the approach to grounded theory research three major categories were
identified namely: finding suitable software developers; the profile of a suitable software
developer; and lastly, the approach to evaluate candidates. Analysis of the relationship
between these categories and associated sub-categories led to the following conclusions:
• in order to effectively assess a software developer's technical skill, it is
necessary to administer a practical test or assignment;
• formal and recognised tests of behavioural characteristics are not essential to
form an accurate assessment of a candidate's character, but is advisable;
• recruitment agencies may well be most effective as a source of candidates but
cannot be regarded as the most effective channel to find suitable candidates.
Herein lies a comparison of quantity versus quality. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van die studie was om 'n effektiewe en gepaste raamwerk of proses te
identifiseer vir die evaluasie van sagteware programmeerders. 'n Kritiese oorsig van
bestaande literatuur op die onderwerp het laat blyk dat verskeie faktore 'n invloed het op
die evaluasie van programmeerders met die oog op indiensstelling. Hierdie faktare sluit in
die impak van die huidige vaardigheids tekort; verandering in die wyse waarop
programmeerders potentiële werkgewers evalueer; en vernuwe denke met betrekking tot
bronne waar sagteware programmeerders gevind kan word.
Tot aanvulling van die literatuur is opinies op die onderwerp van 11 doel-geselekteerde
verteenwoordigers van organisasies in die Wes-Kaap ingewin. 'n Navorsing strategie van
'gegronde teorie' and data insameling by wyse van semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude is
gevolg. Versigtigheid om nie vooropgestelde idees en teorieë te laat geld nie het aan die
navorsing 'n induktiewe en kwalitatiewe karakter gegee.
Die bevindinge het die volgende toepaslike areas gedek: werwings beleid ; minimum
kriteria waaraan programmerings-kandidate moet voldoen; vaardigheidsvlakke; verlangde
karakter eienskappe; mark-verwante kritiese sukses faktore; werwings bronne; evaluasie
prosesse en tegnieke.
Onder leiding van die benadering tot gegronde teorie is die volgende drie hoof kategorieë
geïdentifiseer: die vind van gepaste programmeerders; die protfel van 'n gepaste
programmeerder en laastens, die benadering tot evaluasie van kandidate. Analise van die
verwantskappe tussen hierdie, sowel as sub-kategorieë het tot die volgende slotsom gelei:
• die afneming van 'n praktiese toets of taak is noodsaaklik vir effektiewe
evaluasie van 'n programmeerder se tegniese vaardigheid;
• formele en erkende toetse van gedrags eienskappe is nie noodsaaklik nie, maar
wel aanbevole, om 'n akkurate beeld van 'n kandidaat se karakter te vorm;
• werwings-agentskappe mag 'n effektiewe bron van kandidate wees, maar kan
nie beskou word as die mees effektiewe bron van gepaste kandidate nie. 'n
Vergelyking tussen kwaliteit en kwantiteit is hier ter sprake.
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A Longitudinal study of Wang Laboritories [i.e. Laboratories].January 1992 (has links)
by Yip Wai Ling, William. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [60]-[61]). / Chapter Chapter1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1. --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2. --- Objectives --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter2 --- Literature Search --- p.3 / Chapter 2.1. --- Organizational Life Cycle --- p.3 / Chapter 2.1.1. --- Evolution And Revolution As Organizations Grow --- p.3 / Chapter 2.1.2. --- Crises In a Developing Organization --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1.3. --- A Longitudinal Study of The Corporate Life Cycle --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2. --- Family Business --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.1. --- The Problem of Institutional Overlap --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.2. --- The Role of Founder in Creating Organizational Culture --- p.13 / Chapter Chapter3 --- Research Methodology --- p.15 / Chapter Chapter4 --- Finding and Analysis --- p.17 / Chapter 4.1. --- Birth Phase (1951 - 1961) --- p.18 / Chapter 4.1.1. --- Situation --- p.18 / Chapter 4.1.2. --- Strategy --- p.19 / Chapter 4.1.3. --- Impact of Family Business --- p.21 / Chapter 4.1.4. --- Implications --- p.22 / Chapter 4.2. --- Growth Phase (1961 -1966) --- p.23 / Chapter 4.2.1. --- Situation --- p.23 / Chapter 4.2.2. --- Strategies --- p.26 / Chapter 4.2.3. --- Impact of Family Business --- p.28 / Chapter 4.2.4. --- Implications --- p.29 / Chapter 4.3. --- Maturity Phase (1967-1971) --- p.30 / Chapter 4.3.1. --- Situation --- p.30 / Chapter 4.3.2. --- Strategy --- p.33 / Chapter 4.3.3. --- Impact of Family Business --- p.34 / Chapter 4.3.4. --- Implications --- p.37 / Chapter 4.4. --- Revival Phase (1972 - 1984) --- p.37 / Chapter 4.4.1. --- Situation --- p.37 / Chapter 4.4.2. --- Strategies --- p.44 / Chapter 4.4.3. --- Impact of Family Business --- p.46 / Chapter 4.4.4. --- Implication --- p.47 / Chapter 4.5. --- Decline Phase (1984 - ) --- p.48 / Chapter 4.5.1. --- Situation --- p.48 / Chapter 4.5.2. --- Strategy --- p.51 / Chapter 4.5.3. --- Impact of Family Business --- p.51 / Chapter 4.5.4. --- Implications --- p.51 / Chapter Chapter5 --- Implications - Managing the conflict between family business and company growth --- p.53 / Chapter Chapter6 --- Conclusion --- p.57 / References / Interview
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Interventions to recruit and retain women in the South African ICT industry.Motloutsi, Veronica Mmakoma. January 2008 (has links)
Thesis (MTech. degree in Business Information Systems.) / The study aims to investigate the intervention programmes that are currently being implemented in South African organisations in an effort to increase the recruitment and retention of women in the Information and Communication Technology industry.
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Testing the limits of inclusive capitalism : a case study of the South Africa HP i-communityMcFalls, Ricarda 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MPhil (Sustainable Development Planning and Management))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. / In the run-up to the Millennium Development Goals of 2015, the United Nations Global
Compact and others are targeting major corporations to play an active leadership role in
promoting sustainable development. Increasingly, corporations are encouraged to do so
while pursuing profit-making business opportunities yielding social good in developing
countries. Beyond corporate citizenship, the ideal of “inclusive capitalism” is
popularized by C.K. Prahalad, who evangelizes to corporations about the benefits of
marketing to the untapped market opportunity offered by the 4 billion poor consumers
that make up the “Bottom of the Pyramid”. Hewlett Packard, under former CEO
Carley Fiorina embraced this concept; and, supported by President Thabo Mbeki,
launched a high profile project to test this proposition at the 2002 UN World Summit on
Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. Launched as a three year Public Private
Partnership between Hewlett-Packard, the Limpopo Province and the Mogalakwena
Municipality, the project aimed at “creating breakthrough models of sustainable
development, not altruism, at global replication, not local exclusivity”. Influenced by the
author’s status as an IT industry insider in Africa, this narrative case study draws on
privileged access to sources. While a single case study cannot serve to validate or
discredit a development model, it can effectively expose tensions and contradictions
within a model
The case examines what happened in the company’s search for these “breakthrough
models” in South Africa, and reveals how the competing logics between business realities
and development imperatives are not easily reconciled. Early language around the
inclusive capitalism or BOP discourse emphasizing unlimited business opportunities and
poverty eradication through profits may set unrealistic expectations for business
executives.
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