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Alternative Electricity Market Systems for Energy and Reserves using Stochastic Optimization
(University of Waterloo, 2005)This thesis presents a model that simulates and solves power system dispatch problems utilizing stochastic linear programming. The model features the ability to handle single period, multiple bus, linear DC approximated ... -
The Effect of Tangible Rewards on Perceived Organizational Support
(University of Waterloo, 2005)Using survey data from 61 employees, a regression analysis was performed to measure the effects that tangible rewards have on the employees? perception of organizational support. The analysis found that when employees ... -
The Use of the Internet in Distributing Packaged Software
(University of Waterloo, 2006)To reflect common practice in the software industry and extend transaction cost theory, this research developed building on previous research and empirically tested a model based on to identify conditions in which software ... -
Researching the Researcher: A Social Network Analysis of the Multidisciplinary Knowledge Creation Process
(University of Waterloo, 2006)This research describes the relationship between several social network characteristics and knowledge creation outputs in the form of patented intellectual property of researchers by investigating the case of the University ... -
Analysis of IV-pump Management Alternatives Using Simulation
(University of Waterloo, 2006)The objective of this thesis was to better understand the patterns of IV-pump use throughout the hospital in order to provide guidance to the hospital on alternative pump management methods. In the current system, when ... -
THREE ESSAYS ON VENDOR MANAGED INVENTORY IN SUPPLY CHAINS
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), Consignment Inventory (CI) and a combination of both (C&VMI) are supply-chain sourcing agreements between a vendor and customer. VMI allows the vendor to initiate orders on behalf of the ... -
A Model of Household Online Buying
(University of Waterloo, 2006)The Internet has made profound changes in how people conduct their daily lives as well as how they buy goods and services. This study's objective is to shed light on the use and diffusion of online or electronic buying ... -
EFFECTS OF TASK STRUCTURE ON GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING
(University of Waterloo, 2006)This thesis investigates the effect of problem structure on performance and behavioural variety in group problem solving. In addition, it examines the effects of problem solving strategy in group problem solving. <br ... -
The Role of Impression Management in Goal Setting
(University of Waterloo, 2006)This paper examines the effect of impression management on goal level and commitment to the goal. Participants involved in a goal-setting program in the United States were asked to complete a web survey regarding their ... -
A Conceptual Model for Assessing the Value of Information Technology
(University of Waterloo, 2006)The value of an IT system can be considered from a number of different perspectives. Specifically, the same IT system can be valued differently across different stakeholders, time periods, usage environments, and other ... -
Build, Rent and Sell: Options for Commercializing New Technologies Arising from University Research
(University of Waterloo, 2006)This research investigates the strategic governance choices made in commercializing new technologies arising from university research. <br /><br /> Departing from the traditional licensing vs. start-up approach, it ... -
A conceptual framework to explain technology acceptance of electronic negotiation utilizing software agents
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Electronic negotiation (e-negotiation) is a relatively new technology that has spawned as a result of the growth of electronic commerce (e-commerce). While researchers have dealt with a variety of topics in the area of ... -
A Model of Household Online Buying
(University of Waterloo, 2006-12-01)The Internet has made profound changes in how people conduct their daily lives as well as how they buy goods and services. This study's objective is to shed light on the use and diffusion of online or electronic buying ... -
Role of Category Structure in Human Information Processing
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-19)This investigation will use this ability in a different way. Studies have shown that a category can create a grade structure of prototypical items. We will take a graded structure generated by a category, and see if we can ... -
The Intensity of the Insight Experience in Problem Solving: Structural and Dynamic Properties
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-19)Field theory of Lewin was used to analyze the experience of insight problem solving. It was proposed that insight is characterized by the intensity of the experience at the moment of solution. It was argued that the intensity ... -
An Improved Convex Optimization Model for Two-Dimensional Facility Layout
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-23)The facility layout design problem is a fundamental optimization problem encountered in many manufacturing and service organizations that was originally formulated in 1963 by Armour & Buffa. This thesis derives a convex ... -
A Branch-and-Cut Algorithm based on Semidefinite Programming for the Minimum k-Partition Problem
(University of Waterloo, 2007-04-20)The minimum k-partition (MkP) problem is a well-known optimization problem encountered in various applications most notably in telecommunication and physics. Formulated in the early 1990s by Chopra and Rao, the MkP ... -
New Benders' Decomposition Approaches for W-CDMA Telecommunication Network Design
(University of Waterloo, 2007-04-24)Network planning is an essential phase in successfully operating state-of-the-art telecommunication systems. It helps carriers increase revenues by deploying the right technologies in a cost effective manner. More importantly, ... -
An Investigation of Basic Probability Operations Using AND and OR Operations
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-23)The purpose of this thesis was to observe people’s abilities to compute probability problems at a fundamental level. The problems in this study were presented in an abstract format to ensure non-ambiguity in its interpretation. ... -
Meaning Construction: Cognitive Processes of Conceptual Interaction
(University of Waterloo, 2007-07-06)This thesis proposes a theoretical framework explaining cognitive processes of meaning construction through conceptual interactions. It was noted that while the nine models or theories (Fuzzy Sets, Selective Modification ...