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Outsourcing of IT functions has become a widespread corporate practice, which has naturally led to concerns among IT works about how this affects their jobs. The issue is complex, and many companies...
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Researchers have studied interpersonal interventions as a means of increasing the performance of work teams. However, for short-term teams working on contrived tasks of short duration—a combination...
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One of the most successful and useful implementations of 3D virtual worlds is in the area of education and training. This paper discusses the use of virtual worlds in education and describes an...
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The structure and behavior of the U.S. surface freight transportation industries are undergoing dramatic change as a result of the decrease in federal government economic regulation of these...
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Research surrounding visualization for computer and network security has produced differing accepted methods for adequately developing security visualization products. The current work proposes a...
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The major concern of this paper is predicting decision-maker momentum to change product and service offerings in response to significant uncertainties as an antecedent to organizational change. From a...
View ArticleEvolution of Motor Carrier Contracting
The relationships between motor carriers and their shippers have hanged a great deal since regulatory reform of the U.S. truck transportation industry began in the late 1970s. Prior to this regulatory...
View ArticleTransportation Labor Relations: Contemporary Developments, Challenges, and...
Historically, labor costs have represented the largest cost component of the transportation industry. The industry is heavily unionized, and transport workers generally receive higher wages than the...
View ArticleStrategies for Accessing Volume Markets in the Beef Industry: A Review of...
Given the increasing consolidation in the U.S. meat industry, smaller and specialty producers often have difficulty breaking into the market in profitable volumes. This paper examines three...
View ArticleSecond Life and Other Virtual Worlds: A Roadmap for Research
Virtual worlds like Second Life are becoming important tools for, among other activities, socialization, social networking, entertainment, collaboration, and business development. These environments...
View ArticleA Design Methodology and Implementation for Corporate Network Security...
Research surrounding visualization for computer and network security has produced differing accepted methods for adequately developing security visualization products. The current work proposes a...
View ArticleIt's just a game, or is it? Real money, real income, and real taxes in...
Virtual worlds like Second Life offer players opportunities to earn real-world income through their activities in the game. It will not be long before governments begin to establish policies and...
View ArticleTruck Driving Environments and Their Influence on Driver Fatigue and Crash Rates
The development of a typology of commercial vehicle driving environments, estimate of the percentage of drivers falling into each type of driving environment, and driving environment effects on driver...
View ArticleDedicated Truck Facilities as Solution to Capacity and Safety Issues on Rural...
This paper identifies the safety and operational benefits of constructing dedicated truck facilities on a rural Interstate corridor. The Interstate highway segment in the case study is a 164-mi...
View ArticleCultural influences on Facebook practices: A comparative study of college...
Facebook has been adopted in many countries with over 80% of its user-base being outside of the US and Canada. Yet, despite this global dominance, not much is understood of Facebook usage by...
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