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University of Western Ontario
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Institutional Or Structural: Lessons From International Electricity Sector Reforms
October 5, 2007, 12:00am PDT
The widespread privatization of national electricity sectors across both the developing and developed world provides a broad base of experience to assess the relative performance of various...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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White Papers
Innovation-as-Practice: Examining The Relationship Between Leaders' Espoused And Enacted Innovation, And Innovation Outcomes And Firm Performance
May 23, 2008, 12:00am PDT
Innovation is widely regarded as a critical source of competitive advantage in an increasingly changing environment and thus has attracted considerable attention from both academics and...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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White Papers
Darwinism - A New Paradigm For Organizational Behavior?
June 20, 2006, 12:00am PDT
The paper reflects a growing interest in Darwinian ideas and their increasing application to work and organizational issues, analyzes factors that have impeded its adoption as a paradigm and...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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Developing Autonomic Feedback Control for Heterogeneous Systems Using Cascaded Controllers
January 1, 2011, 12:00am PST
The motivation of the paper is based on the static use of reference point values in dynamic feedback control systems that are based on control theoretic techniques. Reference point values are...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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White Papers
International Trade, Technology Diffusion, And The Role Of Diffusion Barriers
January 1, 2010, 12:00am PST
This paper assesses the welfare impact of trade and technology diffusion as well as the change in the cross-country distribution of GDP due to removal of trade costs and diffusion barriers. The...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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White Papers
Information, Liquidity And Asset Prices
October 10, 2008, 12:00am PDT
The authors study economies with multiple assets that are valued both for their return and liquidity. Exchange occurs in decentralized markets with frictions making a medium of exchange essential....
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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Operational Capability Development in Vendor Internationalization: The Case of China's IT Service Industry
October 12, 2010, 12:00am PDT
As China transforms itself towards a leading destination for global IT outsourcing, major Chinese IT vendors increasingly face the challenge of effectively servicing three major client bases with...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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White Papers
Optimal Retail Pricing And Inventory Polices With Uncertain Dynamic Demand
August 16, 2006, 12:00am PDT
We develop a dynamic demand rate model for the optimization of retail sales, solving the joint inventory and pricing problem. The inclusion of a demand rate that is dependent upon past pricing...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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White Papers
Keyword Enhanced Web Structure Mining For Business Intelligence
December 3, 2006, 12:00am PST
The paper explains the method of keyword enhanced Web structure mining which combines the ideas of Web content mining with Web structure mining. The method was used to mine data on business...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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An Empirical Study on the Procedure to Derive Software Quality Estimation Models
August 1, 2010, 12:00am PDT
Software quality assurance has been a heated topic for several decades. If factors that influence software quality can be identified, they may provide more insight for better software development...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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The Effects Of Asset Price Changes On Economic Security In Canada, 2005-09
December 1, 2009, 12:00am PST
The purpose of this short paper is to explore some of the impacts on economic security of asset price changes since Statistics Canada's last Survey of Financial Security (SFS) was conducted in...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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White Papers
Information Asymmetries And Regulatory Decision Costs: An Analysis Of U.S. Electric Utility Rate Changes 1980 - 2000
February 2, 2010, 12:00am PST
The authors argue that information asymmetries between regulators and firms increase the administrative decision costs of initiating new policies due to the costs of satisfying evidentiary or...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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An Efficient Technique for Extracting Fuzzy Rules From Neural Networks
December 31, 2010, 12:00am PST
Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) have the ability to model input-output relationships from processing raw data. This characteristic makes them invaluable in industry domains where such knowledge...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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The Impact Of Management Earnings Forecasts On Firm Risk And Firm Value
May 3, 2009, 12:00am PDT
This paper investigates whether voluntary management disclosure of earnings forecasts influences investors' long-term assessment of firm risk and firm value. The authors control for possible...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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White Papers
Dividends And Stock Valuation: A Study From The Nineteenth To The Twenty-First Century
January 28, 2007, 12:00am PST
Using a comprehensive database of monthly U.S. economic and price-based factors from 1871 to 2005, the authors investigate the relationship between the actual values of the S&P Composite Index and...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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Web Prefetching With Machine Learning Algorithms
April 21, 2008, 12:00am PDT
Prefetching algorithms can effectively reduce web latency and dramatically improve responsiveness of interactive web applications. The authors propose a new history-based prefetching algorithm...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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Josh Lerner: Recipient Of The 2010 Global Award For Entrepreneurship Research
June 1, 2010, 12:00am PDT
This paper describes the academic contributions of the 2010 recipient of the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research, Professor Josh Lerner of the Harvard Business School. Lerner's empirical...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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White Papers
Collaborative Signal and Information Processing in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Review
October 14, 2009, 12:00am PDT
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have become a significant research challenge, attracting many researchers. This paper provides an overview of collaborative WSN, reviewing the algorithms,...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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Software
Sell Books Western 1.0 (Mobile)
September 1, 2011, 12:00am PDT
Sell your used textbooks to the University of Western Ontario Bookstore using this instant price quote app! It allows you to scan the barcodes of books that you'd like to sell using your phone's...
Provided by The University of Western Ontario - Bookstore
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Software
iWestern 2.6 (Mobile)
October 4, 2010, 12:00am PDT
iWestern is the official mobile resource of The University of Western Ontario.Use this resource to keep up-to-date on Western News, Mustangs, events and other happenings.Also available is the...
Provided by The University of Western Ontario
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A Survey of Clustering Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks
November 29, 2006, 12:00am PST
In this paper, the authors examine currently proposed clustering algorithms for wireless sensor networks. They will briefly discuss the operations of these algorithms, as well as draw comparisons...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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Performance Evaluation of an Anonymity Providing Protocol for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
August 1, 2006, 12:00am PDT
Malicious nodes in a mobile and wireless ad hoc network can be a threat to the security and/or anonymity of the exchanged data. While data encryption can protect the content exchanged between...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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Secure Clustering and Symmetric Key Establishment in Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks
October 2, 2010, 12:00am PDT
Information security in infrastructureless Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) is one of the most important research challenges. In these networks, sensor nodes are typically sprinkled liberally in...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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SLA Automated Negotiation Manager for Computing Services
September 27, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Success in today's marketing arena can often depend on companies embracing effective new technologies and integrating them into their business model. In the computing service supply industry,...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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Defining and Formally Specifying the Behavior of Cooperative Distributed Systems
September 28, 2008, 12:00am PDT
Cooperative Distributed Systems (CDS) represent a class of open distributed systems, where entities are willing to share their capabilities with others. This paper first presents a high-level...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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Experimental Triple-Play Service Delivery Using Commodity Wireless LAN Hardware
September 4, 2008, 12:00am PDT
This paper studies the feasibility of utilizing Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) technology to deliver the Triple-Play services (video, voice and data) over a specific system model. Existing...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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White Papers
Defining and Formally Specifying the Behavior of Cooperative Distributed Systems
September 28, 2008, 12:00am PDT
Cooperative Distributed Systems (CDS) represent a class of open distributed systems, where entities are willing to share their capabilities with others. This paper first presents a high-level...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
-
White Papers
Secure Clustering and Symmetric Key Establishment in Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks
October 2, 2010, 12:00am PDT
Information security in infrastructureless Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) is one of the most important research challenges. In these networks, sensor nodes are typically sprinkled liberally in...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
-
White Papers
Performance Evaluation of an Anonymity Providing Protocol for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
August 1, 2006, 12:00am PDT
Malicious nodes in a mobile and wireless ad hoc network can be a threat to the security and/or anonymity of the exchanged data. While data encryption can protect the content exchanged between...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
-
White Papers
A Survey of Clustering Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks
November 29, 2006, 12:00am PST
In this paper, the authors examine currently proposed clustering algorithms for wireless sensor networks. They will briefly discuss the operations of these algorithms, as well as draw comparisons...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
-
Software
iWestern 2.6 (Mobile)
October 4, 2010, 12:00am PDT
iWestern is the official mobile resource of The University of Western Ontario.Use this resource to keep up-to-date on Western News, Mustangs, events and other happenings.Also available is the...
Provided by The University of Western Ontario
-
Software
Sell Books Western 1.0 (Mobile)
September 1, 2011, 12:00am PDT
Sell your used textbooks to the University of Western Ontario Bookstore using this instant price quote app! It allows you to scan the barcodes of books that you'd like to sell using your phone's...
Provided by The University of Western Ontario - Bookstore
-
White Papers
Collaborative Signal and Information Processing in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Review
October 14, 2009, 12:00am PDT
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have become a significant research challenge, attracting many researchers. This paper provides an overview of collaborative WSN, reviewing the algorithms,...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
-
White Papers
Josh Lerner: Recipient Of The 2010 Global Award For Entrepreneurship Research
June 1, 2010, 12:00am PDT
This paper describes the academic contributions of the 2010 recipient of the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research, Professor Josh Lerner of the Harvard Business School. Lerner's empirical...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
-
White Papers
Web Prefetching With Machine Learning Algorithms
April 21, 2008, 12:00am PDT
Prefetching algorithms can effectively reduce web latency and dramatically improve responsiveness of interactive web applications. The authors propose a new history-based prefetching algorithm...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
-
White Papers
Dividends And Stock Valuation: A Study From The Nineteenth To The Twenty-First Century
January 28, 2007, 12:00am PST
Using a comprehensive database of monthly U.S. economic and price-based factors from 1871 to 2005, the authors investigate the relationship between the actual values of the S&P Composite Index and...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
-
White Papers
The Impact Of Management Earnings Forecasts On Firm Risk And Firm Value
May 3, 2009, 12:00am PDT
This paper investigates whether voluntary management disclosure of earnings forecasts influences investors' long-term assessment of firm risk and firm value. The authors control for possible...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
-
White Papers
An Efficient Technique for Extracting Fuzzy Rules From Neural Networks
December 31, 2010, 12:00am PST
Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) have the ability to model input-output relationships from processing raw data. This characteristic makes them invaluable in industry domains where such knowledge...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
-
White Papers
Information Asymmetries And Regulatory Decision Costs: An Analysis Of U.S. Electric Utility Rate Changes 1980 - 2000
February 2, 2010, 12:00am PST
The authors argue that information asymmetries between regulators and firms increase the administrative decision costs of initiating new policies due to the costs of satisfying evidentiary or...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
-
White Papers
The Effects Of Asset Price Changes On Economic Security In Canada, 2005-09
December 1, 2009, 12:00am PST
The purpose of this short paper is to explore some of the impacts on economic security of asset price changes since Statistics Canada's last Survey of Financial Security (SFS) was conducted in...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
-
White Papers
An Empirical Study on the Procedure to Derive Software Quality Estimation Models
August 1, 2010, 12:00am PDT
Software quality assurance has been a heated topic for several decades. If factors that influence software quality can be identified, they may provide more insight for better software development...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
-
White Papers
Operational Capability Development in Vendor Internationalization: The Case of China's IT Service Industry
October 12, 2010, 12:00am PDT
As China transforms itself towards a leading destination for global IT outsourcing, major Chinese IT vendors increasingly face the challenge of effectively servicing three major client bases with...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
-
White Papers
Information, Liquidity And Asset Prices
October 10, 2008, 12:00am PDT
The authors study economies with multiple assets that are valued both for their return and liquidity. Exchange occurs in decentralized markets with frictions making a medium of exchange essential....
Provided by University of Western Ontario
-
White Papers
International Trade, Technology Diffusion, And The Role Of Diffusion Barriers
January 1, 2010, 12:00am PST
This paper assesses the welfare impact of trade and technology diffusion as well as the change in the cross-country distribution of GDP due to removal of trade costs and diffusion barriers. The...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
-
White Papers
Developing Autonomic Feedback Control for Heterogeneous Systems Using Cascaded Controllers
January 1, 2011, 12:00am PST
The motivation of the paper is based on the static use of reference point values in dynamic feedback control systems that are based on control theoretic techniques. Reference point values are...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
-
White Papers
Darwinism - A New Paradigm For Organizational Behavior?
June 20, 2006, 12:00am PDT
The paper reflects a growing interest in Darwinian ideas and their increasing application to work and organizational issues, analyzes factors that have impeded its adoption as a paradigm and...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
-
White Papers
Innovation-as-Practice: Examining The Relationship Between Leaders' Espoused And Enacted Innovation, And Innovation Outcomes And Firm Performance
May 23, 2008, 12:00am PDT
Innovation is widely regarded as a critical source of competitive advantage in an increasingly changing environment and thus has attracted considerable attention from both academics and...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
-
White Papers
Institutional Or Structural: Lessons From International Electricity Sector Reforms
October 5, 2007, 12:00am PDT
The widespread privatization of national electricity sectors across both the developing and developed world provides a broad base of experience to assess the relative performance of various...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
-
White Papers
Experimental Triple-Play Service Delivery Using Commodity Wireless LAN Hardware
September 4, 2008, 12:00am PDT
This paper studies the feasibility of utilizing Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) technology to deliver the Triple-Play services (video, voice and data) over a specific system model. Existing...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
-
White Papers
SLA Automated Negotiation Manager for Computing Services
September 27, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Success in today's marketing arena can often depend on companies embracing effective new technologies and integrating them into their business model. In the computing service supply industry,...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
-
White Papers
Keyword Enhanced Web Structure Mining For Business Intelligence
December 3, 2006, 12:00am PST
The paper explains the method of keyword enhanced Web structure mining which combines the ideas of Web content mining with Web structure mining. The method was used to mine data on business...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
-
White Papers
Optimal Retail Pricing And Inventory Polices With Uncertain Dynamic Demand
August 16, 2006, 12:00am PDT
We develop a dynamic demand rate model for the optimization of retail sales, solving the joint inventory and pricing problem. The inclusion of a demand rate that is dependent upon past pricing...
Provided by University of Western Ontario
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