Without shared understanding, hardly any group learning takes place. Though much has been written about the essence of shared understanding, less is known about how to assess the process of reaching shared understanding. Therefore, the study focuses on ways of assessing shared understanding. A conceptual framework is described that makes a distinction between the process of reaching shared unde...

In the effort to develop critical cyberphysical systems, existing computing formalisms are extended to include continuous behaviour. This may happen in a way that neglects elements necessary for correct continuous properties and correct physical properties. A simple language is taken to illustrate this. Issues and risks latent in this kind of approach are identified and discussed under the umbr...

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A model for analyzing multiple categorical dependent variables is presented and developed for use in organizational research. A primary example occurs in the foreign market entry literature, where choice of ownership (majority, equal, or minority) and “function” (acquisition or joint venture) are simultaneously endogenous; only separate univariate ownership-based and function-based choice model...