An important step to improving processes is first understanding them. I report here a case study in process understanding using the process modeling language Interact. I illustrate both the language and the process iteratively, somewhat in the way it might actually be done, and then provide the completed model. I close with lessons to be drawn from this study about understanding and improving p...

There is now considerable controversy concerning the role that incremental change plays in the process of organizational transformation. Some scholars assert that incremental change is the primary source of resistance to more radical re-orientations, while others argue that on occasion, ongoing incremental change can produce dramatic transformation. To help reconcile these competing perspective...

Objective of this paper is to identify key prerequisites as well as enablers for inter-organisational knowledge management. Considering knowledge as being something bound to individuals, the authors are convinced that knolwedge itself cannot be managed unless the individual and his communication behaviour is put at the heart of the observations. Baseline of the underlying work is a first draft ...

We completely solve the problem of enumerating combinatorially inequivalent d-dimensional polytopes with d + 3 vertices. A first solution of this problem, by Lloyd, was published in 1970. But the obtained counting formula was not correct, as pointed out in the new edition of Grünbaum’s book. We both correct the mistake of Lloyd and propose a more detailed and self-contained solution, relying on...

We present an informal survey (meant to accompany another paper) on graph compression methods. We focus on lossless methods, briefly list available approaches, and compare them where possible or give some indicators on their compression ratios. We also mention some relevant results from the field of lossy compression and algorithms specialized for the use on large graphs. — Note: The comparison...

1 and Theory 2 3 4 Jay M. Goldberg and Joseph C. Holt 5 Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences, University of Chicago, 6 Chicago, Illinois 7 8 AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS. Both authors conceived the research. JCH did the experiments. 9 JMG analyzed the data and wrote the first draft of the paper, which was then modified 10 by both authors. 11 12 Running head: Discharge regularity, ve...

Let Q κ = (Q, ≤ Q) be a strongly κ-dense linear order of size κ for κ a suitable cardinal. We prove, for 2 ≤ m < ω, that there is a finite value t + m such that the set [Q] m of m-tuples from Q can be divided into t + m many classes, such that whenever any of these classes C is colored with < κ many colors, there is a copy Q * of Q κ such that [Q * ] m ∩ C is monochromatic. As a consequence we ...

*This is the first draft of the paper that will be the basis of the Welcome Lecture (What are advances in knowledge doing to the large industrial firm in the new economy?) on 6 June, 2002, at the DRUID Summer Conference on Industrial Dynamics of the New and Old Economy – who embraces whom?. It will subsequently be expanded into a joint paper with Nick von Tunzelmann. Comments welcome.

Many cancer survivors experience severe fatigue long after they have finished curative treatment. The aim of this study was to develop an intervention strategy that aims to decrease cancer-related fatigue by integrating a physical activity coaching system in primary care physiotherapy. This development started from the current state of the art. Therefore, firstly, an overview is given about phy...

Agent applications are often viewed as unduly expensive to develop and maintain in commercial contexts. Organizations often settle for less sophisticated and more traditional software in place of agent technology because of (often misplaced) fears about the development and maintenance costs of agent technology, and the often mistaken perception that traditional software offers better returns on...