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Defining and Aligning Supply Chain Objectives Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic 3
In order to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies face numerous strategic decisions of utmost importance for their future. Being aware of one‘s…
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Comparative Analysis of Terrorists’ Objectives Hierarchies
To develop effective counterterrorism strategies, it is important to understand the capabilities and objectives of terrorist groups. Much of the understanding of these groups…
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Effects of Proactive Decision Making On Life Satisfaction
Proactive decision making, a concept recently introduced to behavioural operational research and decision analysis, addresses effective decision making during its phase of generating alternatives.…
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Can Novices Create Alternatives of The Same Quality as Experts?
The quality of alternatives is crucial for making good decisions. The process of generating high-quality alternatives can be enhanced by using decision makers’ objectives…
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Combining Value‐Focused Thinking and Balanced Scorecard to Improve Decision‐Making in Strategic Management
Zielorientierung ist der Schlüssel zum strategischen Management. In diesem Bereich ist die Balanced Scorecard eines der am häufigsten verwendeten Managementinstrumente. Sie strukturiert die Hauptziele…
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Developing and Validating the Multidimensional Proactive Decision-Making Scale
On the basis of an extensive interdisciplinary literature review proactive decision-making (PDM) is conceptualised as a multidimensional concept. We conduct five studies with over…
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Identifying and Structuring the Objectives of the Islamic State of Iraq and The Levant (Isil) and its Followers
This study addressed three questions: 1. What are the objectives of the leaders of ISIL? 2. What are the objectives of the followers of…
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Creating More and Better Alternatives for Decisions Using Objectives
The quality of alternatives is crucial for making good decisions. This research, based on five empirical studies of important personally relevant decisions, examines the…