Multinational corporations claim that their synergistic innovative capabilities--their ability to create and deploy innovations rapidly and successfully--have been enhanced by global R&D. But have they? In attempting to answer this question, the authors seemlessly integrate rigorous quantitative analysis--e.g., multivariate regression, factor analysis, and partial least squares analysis--with qualitative analysis of data from interviews and surveys.
The data are provided by senior R&D executives in approximately 80 global R&D facilities from leading North American, European, and...
Multinational corporations claim that their synergistic innovative capabilities--their ability to create and deploy innovations rapidly and success...
The success of e-government -- whether it is at the local, regional, or central level -- largely depends on user acceptance of e-government, which requires a thorough understanding of stakeholder concerns. Stakeholder Adoption of E-Government Services: Driving and Resisting Factors examines the stakeholders of e-government and reveals the stages of growth or service maturity levels. This publication sheds light on the paradigms and fundamental discourses of the e-government adoption process, including empirical studies in both developed and developing countries. Given these perspectives,...
The success of e-government -- whether it is at the local, regional, or central level -- largely depends on user acceptance of e-government, which req...
The knowledge of dental age, bone age and chronological age will provide more comprehensive patient care in dentistry.There is justifiable emphasis on the relationship between dental, bone and chronological ages.Medicine and Dentistry has currently embarked upon an era of biological ages (dental and bone age)that is drastic departure from legal age (chronological age). Dental age and bone age is useful in dentistry to formulate treatment plan and its useful as an additional source of information in the field of Orthopedics, Orthodontics, Pediatrics, Endocrinology, Hematology, Forensics and...
The knowledge of dental age, bone age and chronological age will provide more comprehensive patient care in dentistry.There is justifiable emphasis on...
The present book is the outcome of the research work carried out by the main author in the form of PhD work under the supervision of the co-author. The book consists of seven chapters followed by a bibliography. Sufficient review of the concerned literature has been done. A generalized gamma type model has been proposed and its statistical analysis has been carried out with its various characteristics. The proposed model is useful for the analysis of life time data related to engineering, medical and bio-medical sciences. Several applications of the proposed model have been outlined. The book...
The present book is the outcome of the research work carried out by the main author in the form of PhD work under the supervision of the co-author. Th...
In an attempt to instil trust in their performance, credibility, integrity, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and good governance, many public organizations are in effect viewing tax-paying citizens as consumers. Little research exists to explore synergies between the market economy, public administration reformation, and their complex bilateral effects. This book takes a timely look at the heightened need for public administration reform as a result of the economic challenges currently faced by nations across the globe. In particular it explores the roles of eGovernment and a...
In an attempt to instil trust in their performance, credibility, integrity, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and good governance, many publi...
(Chapters 11 to 14) summarise important features of the biological clock at the level of whole animal covering all vertebrate classes (fish to mammal). Chapters 15 and 16 are on long term (seasonal) rhythms in plants and higher vertebrates. Short term rhythms (ultradian rhythms), the significance of having a clock system in animals living in extreme (arctic) environments, and the diversity of circadian responses to melatonin, the key endocrine element involved in regulation of biological rhythms, have been discussed in Chapters 17 to 19. Finally, a chapter on sensitivity to light of the...
(Chapters 11 to 14) summarise important features of the biological clock at the level of whole animal covering all vertebrate classes (fish to mammal)...
This book attempts to address, explore, and conceptualize the epistemological paradigms of SMS as an alternative marketing channel or in combination with other existing traditional channels. It promotes a multichannel strategy in the light of synthesized marketing distribution, consumer behavior, and information and communication technology (ICT)-related behavioral theory to develop, establish, and launch a guiding theory and practice for this emerging area. Usage of mobile phones and hand-held wireless devices is growing and diffusing so quickly that 21st century marketing...
This book attempts to address, explore, and conceptualize the epistemological paradigms of SMS as an alternative marketing channel or in combinatio...
This book presents a systematic study of the synthesis of optically active polymers, discussing in detail the syntheses of three different types of optically active polymers from helical polymers, dendronized polymers and other types of polymeric compounds. It also explains the syntheses of optically active azoaromatic and carbazole-containing azoaromatic polymers and copolymers; optically active benzodithiophene; and optically active porphyrin derivatives. The final chapter discusses different properties of optically active polymers such as nonlinear optical properties, chiroptical...
This book presents a systematic study of the synthesis of optically active polymers, discussing in detail the syntheses of three different types of...
This book is a concise, comprehensive and up-to-date account of fundamental concepts and potential applications of biological timekeeping mechanisms in animals and humans. It also discusses significant aspects of the organization and importance of timekeeping mechanisms in both groups. Divided into seven sections, it addresses important aspects including fundamental concepts; animal and human clocks; clock interactions; clocks and metabolism and immune functions; pineal, melatonin and timekeeping; and clocks, photoperiodism and seasonal behaviours. The book also focuses on biological clock...
This book is a concise, comprehensive and up-to-date account of fundamental concepts and potential applications of biological timekeeping mechanism...
