Introduction The process by which an OD consultant goes about working with an organization has been compared to the way in which a detective goes about solving a crime. The consultant "detective" searches for clues and continually uses the data at hand to guide next steps. The overall intervention strategy is therefore, molded and shaped by both some overall objective and the insights gleaned f...

In this paper, we investigate the long run dynamics of the intraday range of the GBP/USD, JPY/USD and CHF/USD exchange rates. We use a non-parametric filter to extract the low frequency component of the intraday range, and model the cyclical deviation of the range from the long run trend as a stationary autoregressive process. We find that the long run trend is time-varying but highly persisten...

As an exploratory step toward integrating differing views in the field of top management succession, this study takes an open system’s perspective and examines the effect of top management succession on organizational performance, in particular decision-making accuracy, under conditions where various organizational and environmental factors can interact. Through a formal computer simulation mod...

The normal development of the healing process takes approximately 8 months. The beginning of healing is marked by inflammatory phenomena which reach their maximum extent towards the 40th to the 50th day. After this period, the wound becomes less congestive and a sclerous reaction of the neighbouring tissue takes place. This retraction continues until approximately the 6th month when, on the con...

We examine whether price dispersion is an equilibrium phenomenon or a cyclical phenomenon. We develop a finite strategy model of price dispersion based on the infinite strategy model of Burdett and Judd (1983). Adopting an evolutionary standpoint, we examine the stability of dispersed price equilibrium under perturbed best response dynamics. We conclude that when both sellers and consumers part...