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Hall, Katy. "Creating a strategic teaching dialogue with students and teachers on the World Wide Web /." [Rohnert Park, Calif.], 2000. http://petal.fortbragg.k12.ca.us/success.
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Macleod, Andrea Georgia. "'Determined to succeed' : perceptions of success from autistic adults." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2016. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6798/.
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This qualitative study employed a participatory approach to consult with sixteen autistic students on their experiences of success. Participants were students at five different UK higher education institutions. Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, the research explored how they defined their successes and made sense of them in relation to their autism diagnoses. A flexible, multi-staged interview process was used. Evaluations indicated that the methodology enabled participation on both practical and theoretical levels. Participants became co-analysts of their data and demonstrated commitment to the project. The students described a wide range of successes, from the academic to the deeply personal, providing powerful counter-narratives to the dominant deficit-based interpretation of autism. The encouragement of one key individual (professional, family member or friend) had often been greatly influential to their achievements. Findings indicated the need for participants to both resist essentialist discourses regarding autism and to make themselves ‘extra-visible’ as an autistic person in order to assert their rights, with the autism diagnosis perceived as both an aid to self-understanding and a cause of additional barriers. In raising awareness of their own needs, participants contributed to broader understandings of autism, becoming educators and role models. The research demonstrates the importance of insights from autistic individuals, in particular showing how making sense of the autism label relates to perceptions of success. Implications for post-diagnostic support are discussed.
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Holmes, Marilyn, and Viv Thompson. "Intervening for Success." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2012. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-82586.
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Krastev, Radostin, Mohamad Ahmad, Arkadiusz Puciato, and Radostin Krastev. "Military business success." Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/9920.
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The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program was created in 1982 to stimulate research and development among small businesses while providing the government innovative technical and scientific solutions to challenging problems. In SBIR, Phase I awards are made for research projects to evaluate the scientific and technical merit of an idea. Phase II awards are made to further develop selected Phase I projects that demonstrate the greatest potential. In Phase III commercialization occurs, however no SBIR funding is available. This research identifies and measures the variables that shape the success of the Naval Air System Command's (NAVAIR) SBIR program from the stakeholders' point of view. As different stakeholders have different perspectives on how they perceive success in this program, this study identifies the variables that shape the success of NAVAIR's SBIR program from the firms' viewpoint. To identify the variables that shape the success of NAVAIR's SBIR program from the firms' perspective, we conducted a qualitative research. The analysis and results were generated based on the interviewees' perceptions and responses. This study concluded with the factors influencing the success of the firms in the SBIR and from the findings several recommendations were made for the SBIR program and future research.
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Venter, H. "Measuring academic success." Tshwane University of Technology, 2013. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1001658.
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Shvets, Alina. "What is success?" Thesis, Київський національний університет технологій та дизайну, 2020. https://er.knutd.edu.ua/handle/123456789/15374.
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Scott, Troy. "Controlling for success." CONNECT TO ELECTRONIC THESIS, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1961/6982.
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Brown, Stacy D. "Prescription for Success." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2008. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5260.
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Mullins, Jane. "Achieving success and getting the blues : success, self-identity and disappointment." Thesis, University of Essex, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.504883.
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Usually we associate personal success with pleasure and happiness, rather than anything depressing or disappointing. When I received the results for my Psychology degree I questioned the meaning of my life. I wondered what I could do next after having fulfilled that goal; this is probably a common feeling for many individuals. I had put all my energies into my studies for the degree but things felt quite flat afterwards. It was not depression as such but it made me wonder why individuals felt depressed after having fulfilled their goals. I decided to undertake a Master's degree in Psychoanalytic Studies, and I focused on the issue of depression after success in adulthood for my thesis. I found that psychoanalytic theorists had researched the reasons for the occurrence of depression after success in adults. They argued that a successful event may sometimes trigger an unresolved internal conflict causing depression after the successful event. I was reluctant to accept a psychoanalytic argument as a definitive answer. I wanted to know if there were any particular social influences on the individual that could cause such depression. Around about that time, I watched an episode of the American comedy 'Fraser'. The particular episode seemed to highlight a social connection between success and depression. Fraser was portrayed as in his thirties, a psychoanalyst who gave advice on the radio for personal problems based on his psychoanalytic knowledge. In the episode he was presented with a lifetime's award for both roles; however, in the days following the presentation he suffered from depression. He was seen as reflecting on his award and repeatedly asking his father 'If I've had a lifetime's award, what do I do now?' As far as I know, the character hadn't suffered from depression before the award. His award was clearly intended as a public or social distinction for his work which might be expected to make him feel good. However, the events in the episode suggested Fraser had achieved his award ahd did not know what to do next and this seemed to cause his depression after success. The social event had led to Fraser's negative feelings about his success. I decided to study this issue from a sociological perspective for my PhD. I undertook a study of 24 women and 6 men; who were or had been depressed. The study revealed that only eight of the individuals had depression after what they perceived to be a successful event, such as after giving birth, or after losing a partner and becoming a successful single parent. However I could not conclude that the success had caused the depression because most of the individuals had suffered from depression intermittently for several years prior to the success. The individual's depression may have led them to believe that it was their success that had caused their depression. Only one individual with postnatal depression, which was presumably physically caused, said that she had suffered no previous depression before giving birth to each of her three children; however I did find feelings of disappointment after success in some of the individuals. This was an interesting finding as I had recently read Ian Craib's (1994) book The importance of disappointment. He argued that disappointment is an inevitable feature of 'all individuals' lives,' and his work suggested individuals feel disappointed whether they do, or do not, obtain success. I discarded the interview data from the depressed individuals and started a new study. I decided to interview successful individuals focusing on the role of disappointment or negative feelings after success rather than depression. To explain how, and why, individuals respond to success in the way they do, I analyse their success, failure and disappointment. Consequently the areas to be explored in the thesis are the linkages between success, failure, and disappointment. I now discuss each of these concepts in turn. Key concepts: Success is often thought of as an achievement or fulfilment of a goal. Achievement is defmed as a successful accomplishment of, or performance in, a socially defined goal (Marshall, 1994: 3), such as obtaining a highly paid professional job, or passing an exam at college. Success and achievement seem to refer to the same sequence of events, success is the achievement of a goal and achievement is successfully fulfilling a goal. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) defined success as 'the prosperous achievement of something attempted; the attainment of an object according to one's desire: now often with particular reference to the attainment of wealth or position' (1989: 93). Success can therefore be defined as an achievement of a desired aim or goal that is usually linked to wealth, position or skill. Individuals are likely to feel successful when they save money and accumulate wealth or when they take on a business venture and accumulate profit. Success may be the obtaining of a high position within an organisation or structure, or it may be connected to work produced by an author, or artist who receives some form of reward for their work. An actor may feel successful when he or she gets a good review or becomes famous. Alternatively an athlete may feel successful and euphoric when they win a gold medal at the Olympics.
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Teji, Tarlok Nath. "Accounting for UK retailers' success : key metrics for success and failure." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2016. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/accounting-for-uk-retailers-success-key-metrics-for-success-and-failure(ba6cf84c-700e-4641-b1c1-76f2c61b7a68).html.
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This thesis provides an understanding of retailers’ performance metrics and measurement. In doing so it lays bare the over reliance on historic published accounting reports as the de facto standard for retail performance reporting. In addition, it exposes the weakness in retail accounting reports as well as retail failure prediction models that are dependent on financial ratios as key variables. This thesis also casts light on the non-financial performance metrics used by retailers. All retailers use performance metrics but do not always report them in a coherent and defined way to give a transparent picture of their actual performance. The subject of performance, and metrics in particular, can be approached from multiple disciplines, yet there is an absence of detailed guidance or discussion of retail performance metrics, for retail boards, in any literature. To comprehend a UK retailer’s performance, it is argued that there is a prerequisite to understand the full context of the UK retail landscape, and the multitude of metrics, both financial and non-financial, this brings into play when discussing performance measurement. Accordingly, the objectives of this thesis were to identify: what retail performance metrics are used by retail boards to manage their performance; what these boards claim about their performance in the public domain; and what disconnect there may be between these two areas. A pragmatic worldview in the interpretative tradition frames the research epistemology. This inductive approach is supported by a multiple case study design strategy using informed grounded theory to conduct research into six case companies (four successful and two failed) in order to discover the retail performance metrics they use and report. The findings show an abundance of metrics in use at retail boardroom level and a ‘sifting matrix’ is devised to cluster the metrics to aid comprehension and ranking into the 20 focus areas which retail boards consider important. These focus areas provide a basis for a suite of metrics, ‘the vital few’ within which six were found to be consistently and persistently used that could form an industry standard. In addition, there was evidence that retailers adapt their metrics as they change, giving substance to the notion of adaptive resilience in performance measurement. Any disconnect between metric use and disclosure was explored through a conceptual framework, ‘a journey matrix’, where retailers are on a journey to becoming trust intelligent with their disclosure of retail performance metrics. The transparent disclosure of retail performance metrics provides the explicit link to gaining trust and demonstrating good governance practice implicit within stewardship theory. The ‘journey matrix’ is also proposed as an alternative developmental viewpoint for analysing retailers’ annual reports and accounts. The development and disclosure of retail performance metrics lacks guidance on definitions, calculation bases and recommended disclosure. Without guidance, the voluntary proliferation of selective reporting is likely to render performance, as published by retailers themselves, opaque and confusing. This thesis starts the debate about board level retail performance metrics research and provides a framework to assist retail boards to evaluate what they use and what they disclose in their journey to gain the trust of stakeholders.
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Skovly, Jørgen. "Information Systems Success : An empirical study on the appropriate success criteria and the real value of critical success factors." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for datateknikk og informasjonsvitenskap, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-23007.
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Success is a complex concept, that people have been trying to understand for some time. Extensive research has been conducted in order to improve our understanding, and thus increase our chances for achieving success. However, as projects still continue to fail, the real value of this research seems unclear. This thesis emphasizes the distinction between variables that may cause success (success factors), and variables that are part of success (success criteria). Success is not a 'black and white' concept, in that different viewpoints may produce different evaluations, due to different underlying criteria. Hence, the same IT project may be considered successful from one viewpoint, while a failure from another. In addition, the context affecting IT projects will differ from project to project, both within and between organizations. This thesis suggests that this context can not be limited to a certain set of dimensions. The difference in context produces differences to the appropriate definition of success between projects. Hence, no general ultimate list of success criteria for all projects seems to exist. This thesis therefore makes an effort to investigate whether dynamic selections of success criteria are applicable, through two qualitative case studies. However, both of the dynamic selections investigated came up short in the cases studied. Hence, the appropriate success criteria seems to remain a matter of definition, that needs to be concluded and agreed upon by each respective project team.Some research has attempted to reduce success down to lists of what they refer to as critical success factors. However, as context will differ from project to project, no ultimate list of success factors seem to exist. The lists of critical success factors are in addition unfortunately sometimes presented with an indication of a guaranteed success. One would therefore be tempted to believe that it is relatively easy to achieve success. However, this study demonstrates that the possible value of a mere list of factors seems limited, by investigating how user involvement, one of the most heavily discussed and recognized success factors, is dealt with by project teams in practice. The thesis concludes that the challenges related to user involvement goes beyond the question of whether to involve users or not, and correspondingly that listing user involvement as a critical success factor in itself has little value.
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Lee, Brooke. "Texas Success Initiative Test Scores as a Predictor of College Mathematics Success." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5893.
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Advisors use placement test scores as a means of predicting students' proficiency in mathematics; however, there is a debate about how accurately these scores predict students' success. This nonexperimental quantitative study focused on one test, the Texas Success Initiative (TSI). The purpose of the study was to determine whether the test is an accurate predictor of students' success in college algebra for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors, and whether students who took the test continued pursuing a STEM major. The theoretical framework for this study was Tinto's theory of retention. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software was used to generate 500 random cases from 2,339 students ranging from 18 to 50 years of age who enrolled in Math 1414 during the Spring 2015 to Spring 2017 semesters at the Texas community college setting. Hierarchical multiple and logistic regression were performed to test whether the TSI scores significantly predicted students' math grade and retention. The hierarchical multiple regression revealed that the TSI score explained only 13% of the variance in math grades (R2 = .13). The logistic regression showed that the TSI score explained a variance of only 7% (Nagelkerke R2 = .07) and yielded a higher number of false positives in predicting retention in a STEM mathematics track after controlling for high school GPA, gender, ethnicity, and age. Findings revealed no significant relationship between TSI scores and students' academic success and retention. The results from this study may contribute to positive social change by providing academic advisors with additional knowledge of the best practice for placing students to achieve success in college math courses.
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Roy, Jayati. "Success and successes : a study of adult distance learner perceptives in Malaysia." Thesis, Open University, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.270085.
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Kimock, Joseph. "Predicting commissary store success." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/44595.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimitedWhat external factors affect a commissary store’s success? This thesis analyzes the impact of demographics, local prices and competitors on commissary stores sales per square foot. These three factors were found to account for approximately 60 percent of the variation in sales per square foot between different store locations. The only influential groups for commissary success were active duty members, retirees, and their dependents-Reservists and National Guard members had no impact. Equally important was the price differential between commercial grocery stores and commissary stores in the local area. The number of competitors did not matter in sales predictions.
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Bass, Joseph. "Success in Technology Organizations." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2013. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/5604.
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In today's economic environment, it is advantageous for technology organizations to be cognizant of prevalent influences on success and failure and to incorporate this knowledge into their business and innovation strategies. Technology organizations were defined within this research as those in the business of created competence which is expressed in terms of entities consisting of devices, procedures, and acquired human skills (Clarke, 2005). Although, no organization contains the ideal mix of culture and ideological emphases, some have amassed impressive track records of great success. A literature review was used to identify factors relevant within similar contexts such as influences on creativity, innovation, Research and Development (R&D), etcetera. The salient factors identified within the literature review were hypothesized as being very important to great success within technology organizations. A conceptual model was created that visually illustrated the interactions of those factors and their influence on technology organization success which was defined as average annual revenue growth and direct new job creation. An internet questionnaire was utilized to test the hypotheses among 15 very successful technology organizations according to their respective Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) or equivalents. These companies were randomly chosen from a population of the technology organizations included in Inc. Magazine's Inc. 5000, a list of the 5000 fastest growing companies in America. The questionnaire primarily consisted of Likert questions designed to test the hypotheses. The dependent variable in the statistical analyses, technology organization success, was ranked according to average annual revenue growth and direct new job creation relative to the other organizations within the sample set. The top category in typical questionnaire Likert questions included the adjective “very” that was interpreted to imply that the particular factor was exactly or precisely essential to affect that level of success, this in the collective opinion of the CTOs. Not meeting the threshold of exactly or precisely was interpreted that the factor may not be essential to that level of success. Rejection of the respective null hypotheses and subsequent acceptance of the alternative hypotheses were interpreted as evidence that particular factors were essential to great levels of technology organization success. And, the conceptual model was updated accordingly. Acceptance of null hypotheses demonstrated that the factors may not be essential; therefore, they were excluded from further discussion and the model. Seventeen key factors and/or categories were identified according to the Chief Technology Officers within the population of very successful technology organizations as having substantial influence on the success of those organizations. Recommendations were made to technology organizations aspiring towards prolific levels of success. As a check, three open-ended questions were included and used to verify that no consensus crucial elements were omitted within the Likert question section of the questionnaire. There were no consensus factors identified within those open-ended questions.Ph.D.
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Canat, Mert. "Enterprise Architecture Success Factors." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-247884.
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Enterprise architecture aligns organizations business processes, information systems andtechnical layers. Its role has become more challenging than ever before with the modern dayrapidly changing environment and technological advances. Considering these aspects, this thesistries to evaluate the success factors that affect enterprise architecture management.The thesis is done at Volvo Cars, in collaboration with Ferrologic. Twelve success factorssignificant for Volvo Cars’ enterprise architecture management are defined after a series of semistructuredinterviews with architects working at the company. This is followed by a surveyevaluating the factors sent to architects throughout Sweden. In the end, the factors are dividedinto four groups according to their impact level. The survey reveals that the businessunderstanding of the technical side, requirement definitions & handling requirement changes,high-level management involvement, and cross-functionality are perceived to be most impactfulsuccess factors for the industry professionals, in no particular order.Enterprise Architecture är skapat för organisationens affärsprocesser, informationssystem ochtekniska lager. Dess roll har blivit mer utmanande än någonsin tidigare med modern tid somsnabbt förändrande miljö och tekniska framsteg. Med tanke på dessa aspekter försöker dennaavhandling utvärdera framgångsfaktorerna som påverkar företagsarkitekturhantering.Avhandlingen görs hos Volvo Cars, i samarbete med Ferrologic. Tolv framgångsfaktorer som ärbetydelsefulla för Volvo Cars företagsarkitekturledning definieras efter genomförandet avhalvstrukturerade intervjuer med arkitekter som arbetar hos företaget. Detta följs av enundersökning som utvärderar de faktorer som skickas till arkitekter. I slutändan delas faktorernain i fyra grupper beroende på deras påverkanivå. Undersökningen visar att ett bra förståelse avden affärs sidan för den tekniska sidan, kravdefinitioner, förändring i hanteringskrav,engagemang och överfunktionalitet är dem största framgångsfaktorerna.
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VAUGHAN, MARY ELIZABETH. "THE SUCCESS OF WEARABLES." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/614173.
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The data collected in this paper, both primary and secondary, shows us a lot about the success
wearables have had and what their future looks like. Results showed that the main reason users
comply with their wearable is that they can explicitly see their progress throughout the day.
They value being able to see the number of steps and miles increasing at the tip of their
fingertips. The majority of users have had a positive experience with their wearable and like to
see themselves accomplishing a goal everyday. After using their wearables, users significantly
increased their physical activity per week and saw a positive difference in their lives. Wearables
are having a significantly positive impact on users as many have increased their level of activity,
and are motivated to be more active on a daily basis. Fitbit by and large is the industry leader in
fitness bands.
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Gable, Guy Grant. "Consultant engagement success factors." Thesis, University of Bradford, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.332872.
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De, Villiers Ronelle. "Fear of success revisited." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18292.
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Bibliography: pages 149-173.The unresolved question of whether Fear of Success is a motive or a measure of gender-role stereotypes is at the centre of the confusion about this construct. The purpose of the present study was to re-explore the nature of Fear of Success through the relationship of this construct to other theoretically related variables. The list of variables included Self-Efficacy, Autonomous and Social Achievement Values, Attitudes Towards Women, Positive and Negative Affect and Age. Cronbach and Meehl's (citedin Tresemer, 1976a) statement that the nomological net of propositions in which a construct is embedded must show predicted relationships with that construct, fostered the expectation that at least some of these variables would predict Fear of Success. It was anticipated that establishing a relationship with either the sociological or the personality constructs would clarify the nature of Fear of Success. The sample consisted of 240 white, English-speaking Capetonian women. The sample was restricted to women from the same cultural group so as to avoid the introduction of confounding variables, and to facilitate comparison of the results with the bulk of the research, most of which has been conducted in America. Furthermore, subjects were drawn from the working population· rather than students, as many researchers in this field have done, so that results would be generalizable to the workplace. Each subject was administered a questionnaire containing the following scales: Good and Good's(1973) Fear of Success Scale, The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule which was developed by Watson, Clark and Tellegen (1988), Tipton, Everett and Worthington's(1984) Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale, Spence and Helmreich's (1972) Attitudes Towards Women Scale and the Autonomous and Social Achievement Values Scale which was compiled by Strümpfer (1975).
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Paul, Matthias. "Success in referential communication." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/21454.
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In verbal communication we constantly use singular terms with the intention to refer to certain objects we have in mind. The central question that I will be concerned with in my thesis concerns the conditions under which such referring acts are successful. That is, what must be the case such that a hearer can be credited with understanding the referential use of a singular term by some speaker? Like other writers I locate the interest in this question in the following tension that arises with regard to it: on the one hand it seems that the object referred to in a referring act should be constitutive for communicative success, that is agents will succeed in this form of communication if and only if their underlying thoughts refer to the same object in the world. But on the other hand it seems that communicative success in referring acts cannot be object-dependent in such a way, as examples similar to Frege's Hesperus-Phosporus one or certain 'empty' cases like children's uses of the name 'Santa Claus' show. The aim of my thesis is to come up with a satisfying account of success in referring acts which resolves this tension. In this regard various traditional and recent accounts will be discussed, in particular the prominant Fregean one which requires identity in the entertained modes of presentation for communicative success, and Evans' (1982) hybrid account that combines an external success condition with a Fregean one. Yet it will be argued that all those accounts fail on descriptive grounds. An alternative account of communicative success will be proposed which in some aspects closely resembles Evans' one but which also departs from it in crucial ways. First, a different Fregean success condition will be appealed to, and secondly also the distinction between cases of referential communication which are object-dependent and those which are not will be drawn along different lines. Perception-based cases where one intends to refer to an object currently perceived are considered to be object-dependent, whereas other cases, in particular the communication-based ones where one intends to refer to an object one has heard of from others, are not treated in such a way. The resulting account will allow us to overcome the problems faced by previous accounts.
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Kingdon, Lorraine B. "Success on the Range." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/295612.
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Jussila, Pertti, and Kirsten Wenderholm. "Mission accomplished? : Measures of Success and Critical Success Factors in Startup Project Management." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-105507.
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This research studies project success in the context of decision-makers in young, entrepreneurial companies, namely startups. More precisely the companies are European companies that are independent, active and under 10 years of age, and furthermore identified as startups through a framework created from literature derived from Organizational Life Cycle theory and other pluralistic literature about startups. The main concentration is in the concepts related to project success: Project Success Criteria and Critical Success Factors, based on two research questions: 1. “What success criteria are perceived to be most relevant in the project management of startup firms?” 2. “What critical success factors are perceived to be most relevant in project management of startup firms and why?” Previous studies on project management have been mostly conducted in the context of large organizations and typically in a quantitative form. Studies in project management of startups have been scarce, and in project success, nonexistent. Researchers have called upon project literature that concentrates on particular organizational context. In this study, existing theories are studied to find the most suitable framework for success criteria. This study is conducted as a case study, wherein interviews were conducted with startup founders, partners and CEOs, located in Finland, Sweden and Germany. The data collection in the interviews consisted of both semi-structured questions and rating of importance regarding the elements of aforementioned theoretical frameworks of Project Success Criteria and Critical Success Factors, creating a rich set of data, forming holistic cases of the view of project success. The resulting indicate that the most relevant success criteria for startup decision-makers are connected to customer relations, which dictates also the importance of short-term and long-term goals. The economic goals as well the preparation for future were more polarizing. The concentration on customer criteria is not divergent from previous research, but the importance of team criteria is a noticeable difference and a common theme across cases. It is also noticeable in the statements of interviewees that in the startup context the uncertainty regarding products, customers, and economical factors create certain tensions in project success assessment. In Critical Success Factors, there were also clear themes that mirror the aforementioned results. It furthermore became apparent that startups do not have clearly established tools or methods for their project management, which may distinguish them from larger, more established organizations.
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Genade, Marius. "Defining key success criteria to measure project success for Warehouse management system implementations." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/95589.
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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.The storage and distribution of goods in warehouses have been around for centuries. Information systems and technology have enabled business to run various different functions, like accounting, successfully. Companies soon realised the additional benefits technology can bring to their operations. Increase in product throughput and increase in product range are some of the examples that add additional complexity to the warehousing and distribution functions. In order to cater for the additional complexity, to gain improved customer service levels and gain a strategic advantage in delivering the right product, in the right place at the right time, companies are implementing warehouse management systems (WMS). However, the WMS implementations are complex and involve various different stakeholders. Failed WMS implementations can negatively affect the operations. There are many risks associated with the WMS implementations and many companies have had to issue profit warnings in the past due to failed implementations. Various viewpoints on project success exist but this research report has aimed to provide a framework of key success criteria which organisations can use to evaluate the success of their implementation. Since WMS are generally rolled-out across various sites within a specific supply chain, measuring and evaluating the success of the first project can guide the project team to achieve more project success in the future, eliminating the risks associated with failed implementations. This study clearly defines the difference between project success, project management success, critical success factors and key success criteria. Literature on the topic is limited and therefore this study looked at various sources like peer-reviewed literature, popular literature and case studies. The findings of the report indicate that there is a list of ten different key success criteria which organisations can focus on in order to measure and improve their project success. Taking ownership, change management, managing stakeholder expectations, communication, training and testing are some of the key success criteria that were identified. This study concludes by presenting a framework which organisations can use to measure the success of their WMS implementation.
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Kennedy, Nicholas B. "Built to Succeed: An Econometric Study of NBA Roster Composition and Playoff Success." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2014. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/918.
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NBA general managers are responsible for all aspects of roster management and seek to acquire players with complementary skills. Ayer (2012) examines elements of roster composition, including player types and the impact of the composition of a team’s top two and three players on winning games. I expand the literature on roster composition by redefining player types and examining the impact of star and role player combinations on playoff success. Contrary to popular belief, I find that general managers should avoid superstar point guards, as teams featuring this player type tend to underperform in the playoffs. The results of this study suggest that teams should seek to acquire, among other player types, two elite wings, one defensive-specialist, and one three-point specialist, all found on a total of five championship teams from 1994 to 2013.
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Schaupp, Ludwig Christian. "Website Success: An Integrated Theoretical Model." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27418.
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As evidenced by the sheer number of websites presently on the Internet and the exorbitant amount of dollars that are spent on maintaining corporate websites determining the successfulness of these websites is of the utmost importance. In building a successful website the design must match the organizationâ s objectives and these objectives need to be clearly defined. However, the objectives of a website differ depending upon the website type. As a result, from the user perspective, this results in varying ideas of satisfaction as well as success. Thus, from the user perspective determining success across websites is both goal and context specific. This dissertation investigated five variables which were believed to impact website satisfaction: information quality, system quality, perceived effectiveness, social influence, and trust. Theories in information systems success and information technology adoption provided theoretical foundations for this dissertation. The research was conducted by surveying multiple respondents, who were regular users of two different websites, each fitting into a different category within the taxonomy of websites. Structural equation modeling techniques were used to build the models of determinants of satisfaction for each website. The research results indicate that depending upon the type of website being evaluated different determinants of satisfaction were present. Four variables were found to be significant determinants of website satisfaction in the online community website: information quality, perceived effectiveness, social influence, and trust. However, in the information specific search website only three variables were found to significantly predict website satisfaction: information quality, system quality, and perceived effectiveness. Thus, this dissertation has shown that website usersâ determinants of satisfaction and overall successfulness is dependent upon the context of the website being evaluated and that determinants of satisfaction are goal specific. Several contributions were made by this study. In particular, this research is one of the first to empirically measure determinants of satisfaction, from the user perspective, in varying website contexts.Ph. D.
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Hill, Josh R., and Kevin L. McGraw. "Navy Contracting Analyzing Critical Success Factors and Perceived Impact on Success within an Organization." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/17414.
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Critical Success Factors (CSF) are essential ingredients within an organization that are necessary to meet critical mission objectives. Identifying those factors can be a vital asset and assist leadership in achieving successful outcomes in contract management. This report will focus on three major contracting commands within the United States Navy Naval Supply Systems Command, Global Logistics Support (NAVSUP-GLS), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), and two major Department of Defense (DoD) contractors. The report analyzed contract critical success factors from information and feedback received from each agency. In particular, the research identified any statistically significant correlation within these activities using a detailed regression analysis. The report concluded with findings of significance to Naval contracting activities based on apparent correlations between Critical Success Factors CSFs and recommendations for further research.
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Corella, Arezu Kazemi. "Identifying College Student Success: The Role of First Year Success Courses and Peer Mentoring." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195550.
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Student Success continues to be a topic of great interest in the Higher Education Literature. Fifty percent of those students who enter a four-year institution actually graduate and 25 % of first year students do not persist into their second year in college. First-year success courses and peer mentoring along with other programming strategies have been developed to improve retention and success for college students during their first-year of college. This study explored how college students from nine different institutions defined college student success. In addition, students from these institutions were surveyed to find out how and if first-year success courses and/or peer mentoring contribute to college student success. Follow-up interviews allowed for a deeper understanding of how first-year success courses and peer mentoring contribute to college student success. The study found a new comprehensive definition for college student success. Also, first-year success courses and peer mentoring do have positive relationships with college student success however, they also have some shortcomings that were identified in this study.
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Keller, David Arthur. "An integrated model of early community college student success: understanding success in developmental mathematics." Diss., University of Iowa, 2011. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/996.
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The purpose of this study was to integrate traditional student success models with theories which focus on nontraditional students to create a model of early community college student success. The researcher sought to understand the pre-college behaviors, attitudes, and attributes, from both cognitive and noncognitive domains, which influence the success of first-time community college students enrolled in a developmental mathematics course. First-time community college students enrolled in Elementary Algebra (N=385) were surveyed on their educational goals, prior academic achievement, anticipated interactions during the first semester, and items from the Noncognitive Questionnaire (NCQ) (Sedlacek, 2004). Institutional data supplemented the survey variables as well as provided all dependent variables.
Factor analyses were conducted to reduce the number of anticipatory variables. Descriptive statistics were reported for all dependent and independent variables. Both linear regression and logistic regression were utilized to examine the six research questions. Variables were entered into the regression equations in five blocks: demographics, college plans, prior mathematics achievement, anticipated experiences and interactions, and noncognitive variables. The model proved to be statistically significant in explaining each of the six dependent measures of student success. Moreover after controlling for the first four blocks of independent variables, six of the eight noncognitive variables reached statistical significance in its relationship to at least one dependent variable, with at least one significant finding regarding the effects of noncognitive variables on each of the six outcome measures.
The findings of the study suggest noncognitive variables are useful in predicting student success and persistence at least early in the community college experience. Future researchers, policymakers, and administrators will gain insights into the application of noncognitive variables with a population of community college students.
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Brown, Thomas José. "Success in Civil MIlitary Operations /." Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2005. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/05Sep%5FBrown%5FThomas.pdf.
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Dynes, Morgan. "Neuroticism and emotion regulation success." Connect to resource, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1811/45449.
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Engström, Stefan. "Success factors in asset management." Doctoral thesis, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm, Finansiell Ekonomi (FI), 2001. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hhs:diva-590.
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This thesis consists of four essays on the topic of asset management. The first essay, Performance and Characteristics of Swedish Mutual Funds studies the relation between fund performance and fund attributes in the Swedish market. The results show, among other things, that good performance is to be found among small equity funds, low-fee funds, funds whose trading activity is high, and in some cases, funds with good past performance. The second essay, Does Active Trading Create Value? An Evaluation of Fund Managers' Decisions decomposes fund performance and examines how it is influenced by fund managers' strategic and tactical decisions. The results support the value of active portfolio management in Sweden. The essay also finds a positive relation between performance and fund managers' voluntary trading decisions. In contrast, there is some evidence of inferior trading decisions when fund managers are forced to trade. The third essay, Investment Strategies, Fund Performance, and Portfolio Characteristics analyzes the relation between fund performance and fund managers' investment strategies. The results show that neither momentum characteristics nor the valuation of stocks in the fund portfolio can explain differences in fund performance. The findings also show a positive relation between performance and the degree of diversification of the fund portfolio. The last essay, Costly Information, Diversification, and International Mutual Fund Performance examines how fund managers' costly search for information affects the performance of mutual funds that invest in Asia and Europe. The essay shows that fund managers who select from a smaller set of Asian stocks perform better than those who select from a larger set. Moreover, the performance of large international mutual fund companies is similar to that of their small competitors. This suggests that there are no economies of scale in the costly search for information.Diss. Stockholm : Handelshögskolan, 2001
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Hreinsson, Ingi Geir. "Entrepreneurial leadership, predictors of success." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/MQ27511.pdf.
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Kaczorowski, Janusz. "Physical attractiveness and economic success." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape11/PQDD_0007/NQ44470.pdf.
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Engström, Stefan. "Success factors in asset management /." Stockholm : Economic Research Institute, Stockholm School of Economics (EFI), 2001. http://www.hhs.se/efi/summary/589.htm.
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Easton, Christopher M. "Residents associations : strategies and success /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1992. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ENV/09enve13.pdf.
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Barnes, Ben. "User involvement + project success : revisited /." Leeds : University of Leeds, School of Computer Studies, 2008. http://www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/fyproj/reports/0708/Barnes.pdf.
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Jonckheere, Michael. "Independent management consulting business success." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1593127.
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The purpose of this study was to determine the key factors involved in operating a successful independent management consulting business. For those working in the independent management consulting industry or looking to begin, this study aimed to provide information to help define what success means and identify the most important contributors to achieving that success. The study gathered data via online survey and semi-structured interviews from people who have owned an independent management consulting business. Trends in the data were identified and compared with current research to determine the key factors in operating a successful independent management consulting business.
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Gray, Roderic John. "Organisational climate and project success." Thesis, Anglia Ruskin University, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.264984.
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Wyatt, Madeleine. "Ethnicity and differential career success." Thesis, City University London, 2011. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/3356/.
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Despite evidence that the representation of minority-ethnic employees in the workforce is improving, many are concentrated at lower organisational levels and experience more difficulties reaching senior positions than their majority-ethnic (i.e. white) colleagues (ONS, 2011). The percentage of minority-ethnic individuals entering the workplace is continually rising (ONS, 2011) meaning differential career success is a topic of increasing importance. However, thus far, very little research in organisational psychology has focused on ethnicity (Cox, Nkomo & Welch, 2001; Kenny & Briner, 2007). Therefore this thesis presents three studies designed to enhance our knowledge of minority-ethnic career experiences and the processes that contribute towards differential career success. All studies took place in a large U.K. public sector organisation. The first study compared the causal attributions that minority-ethnic (n=20) and majority-ethnic (n=20) managers made when recalling significant positive and negative career experiences during semi-structured interviews. In the second study, template analysis was used to examine the interview transcripts for career experiences identified as important for career success by minority- and majority-ethnic managers. An important difference between the groups was their perceptions of informal organisational processes. Researchers have argued that political skill may enhance individuals' power and control over informal processes (e.g. Ferris, Davidson & Perrewe, 2005) and have also suggested, but not yet tested, that minority groups may be disadvantaged in developing these skills (Ferris, Frink & Galang, 1993). Therefore, study three built on the findings of study two, and tested the 'political skill deficiency' hypothesis, by determining whether minority-ethnic employees (n=114) rated themselves lower on political skill than majority-ethnic employees (n=197), and whether this was associated with differential career success. Overall findings suggested that there were important differences in the way minority- and majority-ethnic managers made sense of their career experiences. Minority-ethnic employees' lower ratings of political skill were also associated with differential career success. Implications of these findings and practical initiatives to address differential career success are discussed in the final chapter, as well as directions for future research.
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Hahamis, Panos. "e-Government initiatives : analysing success." Thesis, University of Reading, 2015. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.668949.
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Baker, Maria. "Fertilization success in commercial shellfish." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2001. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/189935/.
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Merriman, Carolyn S. "Success on the NCLEX-RN." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8408.
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Merriman, Carolyn S. "Success on the NCLEX-RN." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8410.
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Merriman, Carolyn S. "NCLEX Success: Preparation Begins Today!" Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8416.
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Choi, Chung For. "Enhancing business process reengineering success." HKBU Institutional Repository, 1996. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/59.
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Brown, Thomas JoseÌ. "Success in Civil Military Operations." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/2004.
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The purpose of this thesis is to answer the question of what determines the success of Civil Military Operations (CMO). With the United States military involved in the largest CMO mission since World War II in Iraq, answering this question becomes even more important. In this thesis, success will not be confined to tactical, operational or strategic CMO success. To determine what causes success or failure in CMO, this thesis will conduct three different case study analyses of Iraq based on the three predominant ethno-religious regions of the country: Kurdish North, Sunni Center, and Shi'a South. In order to analyze, compare, and contrast these three separate cases, this thesis will use three independent variables: integration of CMO in all phases of the operations; balance of CMO between the combat or civilian operations; and attitude of the Host Nation (HN) or occupied area. These variables set the conditions necessary for CMO success. In conclusion, this thesis provides essential principles for CMO planning and identifies requirements in doctrine, training, organization, and structure of CMO forces for future operations.
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Jantvik, Tamas. "Sensory integration - success and failure /." Luleå : Luleå university of technology, 2009. http://pure.ltu.se/ws/fbspretrieve/3283467.
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Sjögren, Ulf. "Success and failure in endodontics." Umeå, Sweden : Dept. of Endodontics, Umeå University, 1996. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/35846701.html.
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Pack, Robert P., S. Loyd, Angela M. Hagaman, A. McCaffrey, and S. Livesay. "A Local Prescription for Success." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3196.
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Romans, Charles Edward. "Systematic approach for design success." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2014. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/4737.
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An organized and systematic approach to a creative workflow is the underline basis for acquiring design success. As a nontraditional student, I have had the opportunity to gain valuable experience belonging to organizations that have developed and acquired proven systematic business models. These models were necessary for the overall success in establishing efficient training systems, maintaining quality control, product and service production, employee and customer satisfaction.
The United States Armed Forces is where I first gained invaluable experience within a systematic organization. I knew there were experiences that could be gained outside of the small southern town where I was raised. This led me to join the United States Army which also provided me with the needed financial support via the military's college fund program and allowed me to pursue my educational aspirations. I have acquired a resilient mental stamina from the military's systematic step-by-step approach to problem solving. I attribute my successes I have achieved in my career and in graduate school because of this approach.
This systematic approach also enabled me to successfully manage a small business for ten years. The attention to detail, discipline, alertness, etc. are other main components acquired from the military and career experiences that has allowed me to demonstrate fortitude in my collegiate studies.
My master studies in 3D Design with emphasis in Product Design has required substantial research in the uses of computer modeling software, prototyping technologies and design principles. I have continued incorporating the systematic approaches into my research to achieve an efficient workflow for developing products by properly utilizing the technologies and methods necessary to achieve design success.