In order to improve the robustness of systems that perform similarity searching, it may be necessary to augment a collection of images in a Multimedia DataBase Management System (MMDBMS) with an additional set of edited images. Previous research has demonstrated that space can be saved in such a system by storing the edited images as sequences of editing operations instead of as large binary ob...

a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Event study Green operations Green supply chain Stock prices Sustainability Recycling Remanufacturing Although firms have been taking green supply chain management (GSCM) initiatives, it is not known whether they create value for firms. We analyze 104 announcements related to GSCM using an event study, and determine what causes statistically significant gain in s...

in this article, the factors considered in the evaluating performance of urban management in ardabil are classified in two axes: 1. enabling and supporting entrepreneurs (with 10 components) and 2. providing the appropriate environment for entrepreneurs (with 6 components) and their importance are determined using the technique of multiple comparisons. the statistical population in this study a...

performance management is one of the special topics of strategic human resource management that is a useful tool for improving the performance of the employees and the organization. if the performance management is designed and implemented in the organization with its requirements and prerequisites, it can identify some of the organization’s problems to provide feasible strategies to solve them...

Present research is primarily concerned with study of the relationships between the variables knowledge management, organizational learning, and organizational performance in the Shabestar Branch of Islamic Azad University. The required data, based on the research model, was gathered through distribution of a questionnaire among the employees of this university. To examine the relationships bet...