Thesis (Ph. D.)--Heinrich-Heine-Universität, 2007. / Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-223) and index.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2004. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p.141-159 ).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Michigan, 1995. / Bibliography: leaves 241-256.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Michigan, 1995. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Bibliography: leaves 241-256.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2005. / Supervisors: Larry D. Browning and Ronald E. Rice. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1994. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 123-129). Also available via the Internet.

In 1971, scientist Ray Tomlinson sent what is now considered the first email message. It was considered as “nothing short of revolutionary … deserv[ing] a spot in the list of great communication inventions such as the printing press, telegraph and telephone” (Festa, 2001). Whereas email was first used exclusively in the military (Arpanet) and in academic circles, it has now become almost ubiquitous, used widely for private, as well as for business correspondence. According to a Berkeley study (Berkeley, 2000), there were approximately 440 million corporate and personal [e-] mailboxes worldwide in 2001, of which more than a third was corporate mailboxes. As a result of the extensive use of email in the corporate environment, Information Officers have to ensure that the use of email adds business value. In an “always on” market place, the efficiency, immediacy and cost effectiveness of email communication are immediately evident. A study by Ferris Research, quoted by Nchor (2001), shows that there is “an overall productivity gain of US$9000 per employee as they send and receive emails to get projects done.” However, the use of email in the corporate envi-ronment also poses business risks that need to be uniquely addressed. Among these “key business risks” (Surfcontrol, 2001) are security risks, viruses, legal liability, pro-ductivity loss and bandwidth abuse. To address the risks mentioned above and to protect the business value of email, spe-cific policies have to be implemented that address email usage. Information Security Policies are defined in most corporate environments. In a study done by Elron Soft-ware (2001), 83% of respondents who have abused email have company policies regu-lating email usage. There appears to be a gap between policy conception and policy implementation. Various factors inhibit effective policy implementation – ethical, legal and cultural. The implementation of corporate policy becomes especially complex in multinational environments where differing information law Email usage is ubiquitous in the modern business environment, but few companies adequately manage the risks associated with email.

Discussions via electronic mail are becoming commonplace to support decision-making and coordinating activities. Users of these technologies are usually dispersed either in a geographical and/or a temporal sense. Thus, unlike participants in face-to-face meetings, participants in electronic text discussions cannot speak to each other nor can they see each other. Unfortunately, few guidelines exist which identify the tasks for which electronic text and face-to-face meetings are effective. This study examines how communication via electronic text impacts the processes and outcomes of negotiation in dyads. Electronic and face-to-face discussions are characterized by the efficiency of the communication media supported by each, and by media richness, the ability of those media to convey social and emotional information. These communication media will be compared and contrasted on the ability of each to support a negotiation task which requires two participants to simultaneously solve a logical problem and resolve conflicting objectives. In a controlled laboratory experiment, pairs of subjects with either a competitive or an integrative bargaining orientation completed the Bilateral Monopoly Task in one of four communication media (text-only, text-plus-visual-access, audio-only, audio-plus-visual-access). As hypothesized, an integrative bargaining orientation and/or the relatively efficient audio mode of communication lead to a higher joint outcome. In addition, visual access (which conveys a rich array of social and emotional information) resulted in a higher joint outcome for subjects with integrative bargaining orientations, but lower joint outcomes for those with competitive orientations. The results indicate that bargaining orientation and communication medium have a marked impact on negotiation processes and outcomes. An efficient communication media is required to closely examine negotiation issues, and to reduce uncertainty about the constraints inherent to the negotiation task itself. Media richness strongly moderates the effect of bargaining orientation. A rich media enhances both the predisposition of an integrative bargainer to trust, and a competitive bargainer to dominate, the other party. Uncertainty regarding the logical structure of the task was reduced only via verbal communication, while equivocality regarding the bargaining orientation of the negotiating parties was reduced only via visual communication.

Sum Wai Chun. / Thesis (M.Sc.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references. / Acknowledgement / Abstract / Thesis / Chapter I --- Introduction --- p.P.1 - P.3 / Chapter II --- System Overview of RAMU --- p.P.3 - P.5 / Chapter III --- Hardware Implementation of VRU --- p.P.5 - P.8 / Chapter IV --- Software Design of RAMU --- p.P.8 - P.15 / Chapter V --- Software Support of RAMU --- p.P.15 / Chapter VI --- Potential Applications of RAMU --- p.P.16 - P.17 / Chapter VII --- Suggested Further Works --- p.P.17 - P.18 / Chapter VIII --- Demonstrated Applications Developed on RAMU --- p.P.18 - P.19 / Chapter IX --- Conclusion --- p.P.19 / Bibliography / Chapter Appendix 1 -- --- TIU / Chapter * --- Circuit layout / Chapter * --- Circuit Operation of TIU / Chapter * --- DIP Switch Settings of TIU / Chapter * --- Data Sheets of8255 / Chapter * --- Data Sheets of MC145436 / Chapter Appendix 2 -- --- Application Generator / Chapter * --- User Guide of the Application Generator Program / Chapter * --- Program Listing of AppGen. Pas and its supporting units / Chapter - --- M__AppGen.Pas / Chapter - --- DataStru. Pas / Chapter - --- ColorDef. Pas / Chapter Appendix 3 -- --- AEM / Chapter * --- Parameters of Running the AEM / Chapter * --- Program Listing of LAppExec.Pas and its supporting units / Chapter - --- ToneCard. Pas / Chapter - --- VrpSupp. Pas / Chapter - --- MiscUtil. Pas / Chapter - --- DataStru. Pas / Chapter - --- LanMStru. Pas / Appendix 4-- Manufacturer Manual of VRP-70 Voice Card

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