Decision Areas Research Articles

Exploring Sustainability Implications for Manufacturing Strategy Decision Areas-A New Model with a Case Study

There is a growing need for the firms to factor the sustainability concerns in developing their manufacturing strategy (MS). MS content comprises of competitive priorities and decision areas (DAs) of manufacturing and MS process generally revolves around two approaches to strategic reconciliation: an inside-out approach (resource based) and the outside-in approach (stakeholder requirements). There is only a handful of models in MS incorporating sustainability concerns. Few models that consider sustainability do not factor the resource-based view. This paper proposes a new model to include both resources-based view and stakeholder requirements of strategic reconciliation in MS while incorporating sustainability. A case study is conducted to validate the relationships depicted in the proposed MS model and also to derive insights on sustainability implications of MS DAs.

Operational analytics data management systems

Prior to mid-2000s, the space of data analytics was mainly confined within the area of decision support systems . It was a long era of isolated enterprise data ware houses curating information from live data sources and of business intelligence software used to query such information. Most data sets were small enough in volume and static enough invelocity to be segregated in warehouses for analysis. Data analysis was not ad-hoc; it required pre-requisite knowledge of underlying data access patterns for the creation of specialized access methods (e.g. covering indexes, materialized views) in order to efficiently execute a set of few focused queries.

Children as an emotional amplifier in Northern Illinois white-tailed deer interactions

ABSTRACTThis pilot study identified and provided initial exploration into the notion that the presence of children can increase or amplify the emotional significance of encounters with white-tailed deer. Qualitative data demonstrated that Northern Illinois natural area decision makers found deer encounters to be more memorable when simultaneously sharing space with children. The theoretical frame was informed by Experiential Learning Theory and the Theory of Emotional Memory. Implications for environmental education practice and research are discussed.

Reciprocal Effects: Toward a Theory of Mass Media Effects on Decision Makers

The article presents a framework for the analysis of reciprocal effects of mass media—in this case, their impact on subjects of media reports, especially on decision makers in areas of politics and business. It outlines a feedback model with three sets of variables referring to (1) media coverage and media as institutions, (2) awareness and processing of information, and (3) observable effects on subjects and others.The article presents several theories that explain effects on decision makers and illustrate the relevance of this approach with empirical data from a broad range of quantitative studies. In the final section, theoretical and methodological problems of such an approach are discussed.