This paper examines the nature and characteristics of the ownership relationship between objects in an object-oriented database. The ownership relationship is distinguished from the Part-Whole relationship since these two are often confused. Dimensions of the ownership relationship are detailed and described with clarifying examples from the financial securities markets. These dimensions are: 1...

In order to realise the potentials of CRM, relationship-specific processes need to be designed and implemented. Yet the following questions still remain: what is the difference between relationship processes and traditional product and transaction-oriented processes and how can relationship processes be identified and designed? Based on business definitions (e.g. how can a customer relationship...

This paper examines the nature and characteristics of the ownership relationship between objects in an object-oriented database. The ownership relationship is distinguished from the Part-Whole relationship since these two are often confused. Dimensions of the ownership relationship are detailed and described with clarifying examples from the nancial securities markets. These dimensions are: 1) ...

objective: the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between defense mechanisms and adaptation strategies on psychological well-being of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in shiraz.   method: the design  was  a correlative study. samples of 80 patients aged 18 to 40 years, at least primary school level and also in the final stages of life were selected. this study...

Research on close relationships has frequently contrasted one's own interests with the interests of the partner or the relationship and has tended to view the partner's and the relationship's interests as inherently aligned. The present article demonstrated that relationship commitment typically causes people to support their partner's personal interests but that this effect gets weaker to the ...

Research on close relationships has frequently contrasted one’s own interests with the interests of the partner or the relationship, and has tended to view the partner’s and the relationship’s interests as inherently aligned. The present article demonstrated that relationship commitment typically causes people to support their partner’s personal interests, but that this effect gets weaker to th...

Cloud manufacturing (CMfg) is a new-generation, centrally-managed, service-oriented networked manufacturing model that can provide manufacturing resources and services to users in different locations (Wu et al. 2013b; Archimede et al. 2014). Cloud computing enthusiasts have advocated CMfg as a direct extension of cloud computing in the manufacturing sector, but the full application of cloud com...

The rapid growth of the Internet and the expansion of electronic commerce applications in manufacturing have given rise to electronic customer relationship management (e-CRM) which enhances the overall customer satisfaction. However, when confronted by the range of e-CRM methods, manufacturing companies struggle to identify the one most appropriate to their needs. This paper presents a novel st...