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91	Spirituality and Leadership: Integrating Spirituality as a Developmental Approach of Improving Overall Leader Effectiveness Houston, George Gregory 21 March 2014 (has links) No description available. Management Organization Theory Organizational Behavior Psychology Behavioral Psychology leadership spirituality definition effectiveness development quantitative competency correlation T-test regression analysis Campbell Leadership Index CLI Executive Dimensions ED leaders senior level executives
92	The Myth of Incentive-Based Sales Strategies: an Empirical Analysis Contradicting Prevailing Theories using Data Mining and Hypothesis Testing Techniques Liang, Yidan (Nickia) January 2023 (has links) In recent decades, the use of incentive-based reward programs to foster customer loyalty and promote sales has become prevalent in various industries. While these strategies are widely accepted and implemented, there is a significant gap in empirical studies to ascertain their real-world effectiveness. This thesis embarks on a comprehensive examination into the effectiveness of an online business's reward program, utilizing data from the past five years and employing data mining techniques, including RFM (Recency, Frequency, Monetary) model and clustering algorithms; hypothesis tests are employed to further strengthen the drawn conclusions. Contrary to popular theories, the findings reveal that small incentives such as rewards did not induce significant changes in customer purchasing behavior, nor did they effectively boost sales among rewarded customers. A control group of non-rewarded top-class customers showed more robust purchasing patterns. These unexpected results challenge existing beliefs and call for a critical re-evaluation of current practices in sales promotion and customer loyalty. The research underscores the need for empirically grounded strategies, further exploration into alternative loyalty-building methods, and a recognition of the complex realities influencing customer engagement. Reward Program Reward Evaluation Data Mining RFM Customer Segmentation Clustering K-Means Hypothesis Testing One-Sided T-Test Marketing Effectiveness Incentive-Based Sales Strategy Sales Promotion Business Administration Företagsekonomi
93	Managing Intellectual Property and Licensing: A Study on Cooperative Research Centres Sheen, Peter Bernard January 2005 (has links) This thesis examines the perceived importance by two-tiered management of Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) for managing a range of intellectual property issues. Fifty survey items are presented to the executive directors and commercialization managers of 62 CRCs. The survey items are categorized under four themes: relationships with collaborators, project management; design and implementation of agreements; and specific licensing issues. An analysis of the data, using a series of independent samples t-tests, repeated measures t-tests, chi-square tests for independence or relatedness and goodness of fit, shows a range of results. There are significant differences between executive directors and commercialization managers on a number of issues. There are particular emphases or trends about certain issues for the whole sample of managers. These findings are compared with text analyses of 23 CRC strategic planning documents. This is done in order to explore any similarity, difference or nuance between what the managers say in response to the survey items, compared with what is stated in the codified policies of the CRCs. While there is a high degree of consistency among certain themes between the two sets of findings, the overall analysis points to the need for the CRCs to have a better understanding and practice of commercialization opportunities, especially through the involvement of third party commercial interests. It is argued that accommodating third party commercialization interests involves the application of an important knowledge economy principle that has an important bearing on the future economic viability and competitiveness of the CRCs. Chief executive officer Chi-square test for goodness of fit Collaboration Commercializable intellectual assets Commercialization Commercialization manager Competitive advantage Cooperation Cooperative Research Centres Executive directors Human capital Independent samples t-test Intangible assets Internet Innovation Intellectual property Issues Know-how Knowledge economy Knowledge management Licensing Managers Managerial know-how Mann-Whitney test Patenting Project Management Relationships Repeated measures t-test Research and development Supporting intellectual assets Text analysis Third party licensing
94	模糊期望值與模糊變異數的檢定方法 / Methods on Testing Hypotheses of Fuzzy Mean and Fuzzy Variance 張曙光, Shu-Kuang,Chang Unknown Date (has links) 在許多實際情形下，傳統的統計檢定方法是不足以應付的。故本論文提出模糊檢定方法，我們定義出模糊樣本期望值與模糊樣本變異數的計算方法，再針對不同的模糊資料，分別提出不同的檢定方法，去解決最實際需要解決的問題，其中包括推廣古典的統計檢定方法與自創的檢定方法。關鍵字：隸屬度函數，模糊樣本取樣，模糊樣本期望值，模糊樣本變異數，人性思考，t檢定，F檢定，模糊常態分配。 / In many expositions of fuzzy methods, fuzzy techniques are described as an alternative to a more traditional statistical approach. In this paper, we present a class of fuzzy statistical decision process in which testing hypothesis can be naturally reformulated in terms of interval-valued statistics. We provide the definitions of fuzzy mean, fuzzy distance as well as investigation of their related properties. We also give some empirical examples to illustrate the techniques and to analyze fuzzy data. Empirical studies show that fuzzy hypothesis testing with soft computing for interval data are more realistic and reasonable in the social science research. Finally certain comments are suggested for the further studies. We hope that this reformation will make the corresponding fuzzy techniques more acceptable to researchers whose only experience is in using traditional statistical methods. Key words: Membership function, fuzzy sampling survey, fuzzy mean, human thought, t-test, F-test, normally distributed. 隸屬度函數模糊樣本取樣模糊樣本期望值模糊樣本變異數人性思考 t檢定 F檢定模糊常態分配 Membership function fuzzy sampling survey fuzzy mean human thought t-test F-test normally distributed
95	An investigation of physics teachers’ technological pedagogical content knowledge and their learners’ achievement in electricity Kotoka, Jonas Kwadzo 22 July 2019 (has links) The purpose of this study is to investigate physics teachers’ (TPCK) and their learners’ achievement in electricity. A purposive sample of 42 Grade 11 physics teachers and 1423 learners participated in the study. An explanatory mixed method research design was employed in the study to collect data. A survey questionnaire (PTTPCKQ), consisting of six-point Likert scale questions, was answered by participating teachers. Similarly, their learners responded to a confirmatory questionnaire (LCPTTPCKQ). The learners also responded to the Electricity Learning Confirmatory Questionnaire (LELCQ) and wrote an achievement test called Learner Electricity Achievement Test (LEAT). The data collected was analysed both quantitatively and qualitatively. Quantitatively, it was found that a positive, statistically significant relationship existed between physics teachers’ experience and their learners’ achievement [Spearman’s rho (42) = .39, p = .011] as well as physics teachers’ TPCK and their qualifications [Spearman’s rho (42) = .33, p = .003]. There was also a positive statistical relationship between physics teachers’ TPCK and learner achievement, yet this was not statistically significant. There were positive, statistically significant relationships between all the constructs of the physics teachers’ TPCK and their TPCK from the analysis of the PTTPCKQ. There were positive statistically significant relationships between all the constructs of the physics teachers’ TPCK and their TPCK, according to the analysis of the LCPTTPCKQ. Furthermore, comparing the learners’ responses on the LCTTPCKQ and their teachers’ responses on the PTTPCKQ, it was found that both learners and teachers provided similar responses for all the constructs of TPCK except TCK. Qualitative data analysis further revealed that the technologies used by these teachers were PhET Simulations, YouTube Videos, Power Point Presentations, Interactive White Boards, and Mindset Videos. Finally, between 12.9% and 5.2% of the learners reported that their teachers had neglected to teach some sections of the electricity in the curriculum. / Mathematical Sciences / Ph. D. (Mathematics, Science and Technology Education) Electricity Physics teacher Lesson plan Grade 11 physics t-Test Spearman’s Correlation Chi-square Test Learner achievement 537.071268 High school students -- South Africa Academic achievement -- South Africa
96	Corporate Social Responsibility : i finanskrisens farvatten / Corporate Social Responsibility : On Stranger Tides Dahlin, Marcus, Spångberg, Winston January 2012 (has links) Bakgrund och problem: Finanskrisen hemsökte företag, och påverkade även företags CSR-kommunikationer världen över. Studien har etablerat att det finns alternativa utgångar för företag som kommunicerade ut CSR under finanskrisen. Den ena stigen skildrar CSR-kommunikation i dystert manér, på så sätt att åtagandet bortprioriterades under finanskrisen, medan en annan stig skildrar att CSR-kommunikation användes som ett sätt att dra ekonomiska fördelar. Det kan därmed poneras att finanskrisen har påverkat svenska företags CSR-kommunikationer. En ytterligare annan stig skildrar dock att finanskrisen inte påverkade företags CSR-kommunikationer. Syfte: Studiens syfte är att undersöka om och hur och varför eller varför inte finanskrisen har påverkat CSR-kommunikationer i Sverige, genom att fokusera på indikatorer för CSR och ställa frågor till företagsansvariga. Metod: Studien utgår från en kvantitativ undersökningsmetod, därvid data samlades in genom datoriserad innehållsanalys och webbenkäter. Ett populationsurval med 126 företag verkandes i Stockholmsbörsens Large Cap och Mid Cap studerades. Hypoteser skapades utifrån etablerade teorier, med avsikt att besvara studiens ställda syfte. Slutsatser: Svenska företags CSR-kommunikationer förhöll sig desamma, alternativt ökade smått under finanskrisen. Däremot påverkades inte svenska företags CSR-kommunikationer signifikant av finanskrisen. Webbenkäterna svarade särskilt på varför inte finanskrisen påverkade CSR-kommunikationer i Sverige. Svaren visade tendenser på att svenska företag erfor att det inte fanns affärsmöjligheter att inhämta under finanskrisen. Svenska företag visade dessutom tendenser på att ha CSR-kommunikation som en långsiktig strategisk fråga. Detta kan förklara varför svenska företags CSR-kommunikationer inte bortprioriterades under finanskrisen. Corporate Social Responsibility CSR kommunikation finanskrisen legitimitetsteorin intressentteorin aktieägarteorin teorin om investeringsbedömningar teorin om företags etiska beteenden förklarande vetenskaplig utgångspunkt deduktiv forskningsansats longitudinell undersökningsdesign tvärsnittsdesign large cap mid cap datoriserad innehållsanalys ord fraser Global Reporting Initiative GRI webbenkäter t-test regressionsanalys korrelationsanalys univariat analys Business studies Företagsekonomi
97	土地徵收補償之地價分析 / An Analysis on Land Value of Land Expropriation Compensation 劉庭如, Liu, Ting Ju Unknown Date (has links) 2013年9月1日起，土地徵收將改採「市價」作為地價補償之基準，期以實現土地之「公平正義」。在文獻回顧中，本文歸納合理的徵收補償為在符合現行法令下，交易市場中最可能的價格。即不論由時間軸，亦或地區範圍軸作觀察，都應為合理之價格，不存在非正常上漲之情形。本文蒐集2011年至2013年桃園航空城範圍內外之成交案例，運用獨立樣本t檢定，分析範圍內之成交價格是否會受到其開發計畫之影響。研究結果顯示，無論是區分範圍內外，抑或從土地使用分區或分季觀察，範圍內之平均成交價格皆受到航空城計畫之影響，與範圍外相同用地之成交價格，呈現非常顯著之差異。若依據現行的土地徵收補償市價查估辦法，在限制案例蒐集時間下，估算補償價格時無法避免參考非正常上漲之成交價格；此外，將收益法視為配角，亦會導致當比較法之估算價格有所偏頗時，無法由收益法作為權衡，合理的估算補償價格。 / From September 1st on , the government changed to adopt market value as expropriation compensation, in order to practice justice of land. In Literature Reviews, this paper generalize the definition of reasonable expropriation compensation is the most probable price in the market according to current law. In other words , this reasonable price can not rise sharply through the aspect of time and region. This paper collected the transaction price of Taoyuan Air City from 2011 to 2013, then using independent t-test to analyze that will Taoyuan Air City have impact on the transaction price. The empirical results showed that whether from the inside or outside of Taoyuan Air City or zoning or observation from different period, the transaction price must be influenced by Taoyuan Air City, resulting in manifest difference between the inside transaction price and the outside transaction price. Under the limited time of collecting market cases, the government can not avoid estimating unreasonable expropriation compensation according to the current law; Besides, the Income Capitalization Approach is treated as a supporting role which would lead to unreasonable expropriation compensation because of unbalanced prices. 土地徵收補償市價查估辦法桃園航空城徵收補償獨立樣本t檢定 Taoyuan Air City expropriation compensation independent t-test
98	Vytvoření a ověření optimálního tréninkového plánu v soutěži Ocelový muž\\ / Creation and Verification of Optimum Training Plan for the Competition Called "Ocelový muž"\\ ŠAFAŘÍK, Milan January 2007 (has links) This work aims at creating and verifying the trainig plan which develops dynamic and endurance skills needed for the competition called {\clqq}Ocelový muž``. The dissertation comprises three parts. The first part deals with the competition {\clqq}Ocelový muž``, the problems concerning dynamic and endurance skills, sports training and other interconected aspects. The next part is devoted to compiled training plan and to the testing of dynamic and endurance skills. Acquired knowledge is discussed and its summary is stated in conclusion.
99	Statistické plánování experimentů pro účely optimalizace kvality / Design of experiments for quality optimization Havlásek, Radim January 2009 (has links) This thesis is aimed to Design of Experiments methodology. Main purpose of this thesis is to create detailed materials for lessons of Design of Experiments in Quality Control courses. Thesis contains case studies which are applicable for education purposes. Design of Experiments has been applied for solder joints quality evaluation. Solder joints have been modeled in software ANSYS and finite element method has been applied for thermomechanical stress evaluation.
100	Efron’s Method on Large Scale Correlated Data and Its Refinements Ghoshal, Asmita 11 August 2023 (has links) No description available. Statistics Simultaneous Hypothesis Testing Large Scale Analysis Step-Wise Procedures False Discovery Rate (FDR) Family Wise Error Rate(FWER) Holm's Step-Down Procedure Refined Step-Down Algorithm Bootstrap Simultaneous Confidence Interval Contingency Table Strata Chi-Square Test Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test Nonparametric Tests 2-sample t-test

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