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Integrating efficient investment in human resources and manpower planning in Indonesia

Swasono, Yudo - 1990

vocational secondary schools and higher education. The divergence can be explained by, among other things, a high wage … education and skills in the labor force which are extrapolated into the future by manpower requirement approach. …

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A theory of adaptive reference points in decision-making and negotiation

Bottom, William Paul - 1989

Careful examination of the evidence relating to decision framing revealed a regularity not previously noted. A theory of outcome framing consistent with this finding is developed. An implication of the theory is that the formulation effect will be eroded under the types of experience available...

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Statistical classification of item-response patterns into misconception groups in rule space

Kim, Sung-Hoon - 1990

In an effort to further explore a specific aspect of rule-space theory, identification of students with respect to their error rules, three major questions were raised: (a) How do the discriminant-function approach (DA) and the k-nearest-neighbor approach (KNN) perform for the classification of...

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Profiles and adaptive strategies of owner-managers of medium-sized firms in Kenya

Mwaura, Muroki Francis - 1994

The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) to develop a profile of owner-manager entrepreneurs of 30 medium-sized firms in the "missing middle" sector of Kenya's economy, and (b) to investigate the business strategies used by these managers through the various stages of growth of their...

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Human resource development and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa

Boakye, Jacob - 1995

is high, and the education does not respond sufficiently to labor market requirements, nor engender self …-employment opportunities. Inadequate agricultural production, nutrition, health care, poor female education, and excessive population growth …Population growth was associated with reduced investment in higher education, resulting in indeterminacy of its …

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Perceptions of trained and untrained entrepreneurs regarding internal and external business problems and their implications for training

Nguiru, Robert Gichira - 1995

The purpose of this study was to develop and compare the profiles of entrepreneurs who completed a specific Small Business Development Program (SBDP) and those who have not received any business training with a view to identifying training needs for the two groups. The results were obtained from...

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Analysis of office automation competencies needed by office managers

Erickson, Brenda Kay - 1996

business education and competency theory, a survey instrument was developed and reviewed by three groups. A cover letter and …

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Implementing a technological innovation in small business centers in Kenya: Barriers and user concerns

Githeko, Jason Munyiri - 1996

Problem. The performance of African institutions has been negatively affected by the difficulty of communicating with other institutions. Despite several attempts to use low-cost computer networks to alleviate this problem, little is known about the factors that influence the success of...

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Multiple interactive competition among multiproduct firms: Theoretical and empirical analysis

Hong, Min-Chow - 1989

This research attempts to observe competitive behaviors in a multiple reaction-multimarket setting. Competition is treated as the game of exerting price and product decision variables in several markets. The products sold in the markets are partial substitutes for each other. The interaction...

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New techniques for the dimensionality assessment of standardized test data

Kim, Hae-Rim - 1994

A new index based on the conditional covariance of item scores given a latent variable is defined and investigated to assess dimensionality in educational and psychological test data. This index successfully detects the test dimensionality in both identifying the number of dimensions present in...

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