This study provides evidence that diversity efforts are associated with improved organizational performance. We explore the benefits of by analyzing long-term shareholder value (Tobin's q) and short-term performance (return on assets) companies cited for being leaders in area diversity. Tobin's q is significantly higher included DiversityInc Top 50 list than other companies, implying increase v...

We study cooperative games with a priority structure modeled by poset on the agent set. introduce Priority value, which splits Harsanyi dividend of each coalition among set its members over no other member has priority. This allocation shares many desirable properties classical Shapley value: it is efficient, additive and satisfies null axiom. provide two axiomatic characterizations value invok...

the diversity and abundance of bees associated with alfalfa and onion fields in mashhad and chenaran were evaluated from mid june until late october 2010. considering the type and flowering period of the studied crops, by using a standard sweeping net, either a weekly or biweekly sampling program of apoid bees were carried out in selected fields for both crops. as a result, 17 species of 15 gen...

OBJECTIVES As part of a consultancy project on occupational health, the Delphi method was used to identify research priorities in occupational health in Malaysia. METHODS Participation was sought from government ministries, industry, and professional organisations, and university departments with an interest in occupational and public health. Two rounds of questionnaires resulted in a final l...

chemical insecticides have been widely employed for the control of storage grain pests. this has caused such problems as insecticide resistance along with contamination of foodstuffs with chemical residues. thus, there is a growing interest in using pathogenic control agents as alternative. in this study, the potential of beauveria bassiana (bbweevil™, a commercial product containing 2×109 coni...