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Acceptance of a Remote Desktop Access System to Increase Workspace Awareness
(University of Waterloo, 2000)Awareness systems are being designed and implemented to improve employee connections. This study examines the variables that affect the acceptance of an awareness system. The awareness system that was used for this ... -
Access to Government Micro-data for SME Internationalization Research
(University of Waterloo, 2012-02-10)International entrepreneurship (IE) is “a combination of innovative, proactive and risk-seeking behaviour that crosses national borders and is intended to create value in organizations”. The IE literature has been concerned ... -
Accuracies of Optimal Transmission Switching Heuristics Based on Exact and Approximate Power Flow Equations
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-24)Optimal transmission switching (OTS) enables us to remove selected transmission lines from service as a cost reduction method. A mixed integer programming (MIP) model has been proposed to solve the OTS problem based on the ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
ANALYSIS OF SHIPMENT CONSOLIDATION IN THE LOGISTICS SUPPLY CHAIN
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-19)Shipment Consolidation (SCL) is a logistics strategy that combines two or more orders or shipments so that a larger quantity can be dispatched on the same vehicle to the same market region. This dissertation aims to emphasize ... -
Analysis of Stochastic Models through Multi-Layer Markov Modulated Fluid Flow Processes
(University of Waterloo, 2021-07-19)This thesis is concerned with the multi-layer Markov modulated fluid flow (MMFF) processes and their applications to queueing systems with customer abandonment. For the multi-layer MMFF processes, we review and refine ... -
An Analysis of Workplace Training in Canada: Evidence from WES
(University of Waterloo, 2012-05-18)With fast development of technology and globalization competition, firms today are in a changing environment. Skills obsolete quickly. To prevent the skill shortage, training has been given more and more attention. However, ... -
Analyzing an acquisition model and optimizing stock abnormal return using simulation techniques
(University of Waterloo, 2003)The relative economic efficiency of acquisitions as a means of restructuring financially distressed firms is investigated. Yearly accounting and daily stock price data are extracted for the period between 1979 and 1998 ... -
Answering Consumer Health Questions on the Web
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-21)Question answering is an important sub task in the field of information retrieval. Question answering has typically used reliable sources of information such as the Wikipedia for information. In this work, we look at ... -
Antecedents of High-growth and Gazelle Enterprises: An Empirical Study
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-14)This research explores a problem important to both management strategists and policy-makers: what makes some companies grow rapidly? This topic is important as high-growth companies create a disproportionally high percentage ... -
Anticipatory Batch Insertion To Mitigate Perceived Processing Risk
(University of Waterloo, 2004)The literature reviewed on lot-sizing models with random yields is limited to certain random occurrences such as day to day administrative errors, minor machine repairs and random supply due to faulty delivery of parts. ... -
Applications of stochastic modeling and data analytics techniques in healthcare decision making
(University of Waterloo, 2017-12-19)We present approaches utilizing aspects of data analytics and stochastic modeling techniques and applied to various areas in healthcare. In general, the thesis has composed of three major components. Firtsly, we propose ... -
Are environmentally friendly firms more innovation-oriented?
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-27)This study aims to explore the relationship between corporate environmental responsibility and firm’s innovation decision. It proposes that firms investing in environmental protection are more likely to have strong dynamic ... -
Ascertaining the effects of malevolent acts in a developing market on the stock returns of firms operating in those markets
(University of Waterloo, 2012-05-18)Experiencing malevolent acts is a common feature when conducting business in parts of the developing world, but the effects that these acts have on a firm’s stock price have not received sufficient attention by the literature. ... -
Asymmetric dependence and its effect on helping behaviour in work groups
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-20)A case study of two software teams in a large American software company revealed evidence of a power imbalance and intergroup conflict. The case study was used to generate questions about the effects of task-dependence ... -
Auctions for Targeted Television Advertising
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-26)Television advertising is a billion-dollar industry in the United States. Currently, advertisers place their messages in television programs that are estimated to have a high proportion of their target demographic viewers. ... -
Bankers' Perceptions of the Role of Technology in Addressing Financial Exclusion
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-20)Financial inclusion is a measure of the ability of a population to make use of financial services. High rates of financial inclusion in a country are empirically correlated with high levels of economic development in that ... -
Batch Ordering and Batch Replenishment Policies for MTS-MTO Manufacturing Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-10)Hybrid Make-To-Stock (MTS)-Make-To-Order (MTO) manufacturing is a well known policy that captures the benefits of both MTS and MTO policies. This manufacturing policy is adopted by many manufacturing firms because it allows ... -
Beam Me 'Round, Scotty! II: Reflections on Transforming Research Goals into Gameplay Mechanics
(ACM, 2018-10-23)We reflect on the design, implementation, and testing of the experimental testbed game Beam Me 'Round, Scotty! II and the numerous design lessons learned in transitioning theoretical research questions about social presence ...