Modeling and simulation technology is the use of models to develop data as a basis for making managerial or technical decisions. It can be a valuable tool for program managers—but it is one that is vastly under-used. This article provides a business-case framework (a methodology to evaluate investment opportunities) for program managers within the Department of Defense to use when determining h...

The author performs a thought experiment on the concept of a record based on FRBR and library system functions, and concludes that if we want to develop a functional bibliographic record we need to do it within the context of a flexible, functional library systems record structure. The article suggests a new way to look at the library systems record that would allow libraries to move forward in...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify and explain how leadership behaviors sales managers can enhance the development salespeople within context those interpersonal connections interactions that ecosystem. Design/methodology/approach authors collected analyzed qualitative data from in-depth interviews with a sample 36 professionals. Over 47 hours were transcribed via NVivo. statement...

Purpose – This paper sets out to define and describe paired comparison analysis as a method for prioritizing the factors that have the most impact in a digital library project. Design/methodology/approach – Using theory and example, the paper relates the use of paired comparison analysis to the successful prioritization of competing demands in digital library projects. Findings – Paired compari...

the current study aims to examine and identify competency dimensions, factors and indices for managers of science and technology parks of iranian public university in order to present of a conceptual model. the targeted population consisted of two parts including experts in the field and managers and experts in science and technology parks. for this purpose, exploratory method was used and data...

High costs related to the preparation of resources, manpower shortages, lack of space, and an inability in information resources have inevitably enforced information needs for their users through resource sharing, ILL library, database intelligence, politics, and political resources instead of using "resource property”. This study is an applied and descriptive study. The tool for gathering data...