This paper aimed to evaluate Water Use Efficiency (WUE) indices for crops and horticulture productions. In doing so, after gathering data from 164 farmers, we investigated water withdrawal cost indices and monetary return per cubic meter of water through two econometric and managerial approaches . Besides, water shadow pricesand dry matters of per cub meter of water were calculated. The results...

T development of the information systems (IS) literature in Management Science during the past 50 years reflects the inception, growth, and maturation of several different research streams. The five research streams we identify incorporate different definitions of the managerial problems that relate to IS, the alternate theoretical perspectives and different methodological paradigms to study th...

The development of the Information Systems (IS) literature in Management Science during the past fifty years reflects the inception, growth and maturation of several different research streams. The five research streams we identify incorporate different definitions of the managerial problems that relate to IS, the alternate theoretical perspectives and different methodological paradigms to stud...

Models of risk-adjusted or economic return have become considerably more important in the banking industry as the industry has become less regulated. These models range from traditional funds transfer pricing (FTP) models to more sophisticated models of economic value added (EVA). Although grounded in basic principles of economics, these models can be quite complex in practice. In this paper, w...

on discussion about managerial ability of women outside home, social scientists refer to the wide range of women in labor force on one hand and to the discrimination against women on the other. although women occupation is considered as an evidence of change, but providing opportunities for them in order to fulfill their abilities is of primer significance. this requires identification and eval...

This research has concentrated on the physical and socio-economic impacts of vegetation-based management scenarios targeting on flooding and soil erosion issues in the Ramian watersheds. The Ramian watershed with an approximate area of 24000 ha is located in Golestan, Iran. For each sub-watershed, four biological actions (activities) and 16 management scenarios have been considered. Physical im...