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Acquisition War-Gaming Technique for Acquiring Future Complex Systems: Modeling and Simulation Results for Cost Plus Incentive Fee Contract

Mathematics, 2018
This paper provides a high-level discussion and propositions of frameworks and models for acquisition strategy of complex systems. In particular, it presents an innovative system engineering approach to model the Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition ...
Tien M. Nguyen, Hien T. Tran, Andy T. Guillen, Tung X. Bui, Sumner S. Matsunaga   +4 more
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Effects of incentivizing viral suppression in previously incarcerated adults living with HIV

HIV Research & Clinical Practice, 2020
Background: The amount of HIV in a person’s blood can be suppressed to an undetectable level through antiretroviral therapy medications (ART). Adhering to an ART regimen can improve a person’s health and reduce HIV transmission.
Forrest Toegel, August F. Holtyn, Sarah Pollock, Andrew M. Rodewald, Jeannie-Marie Leoutsakos, Michael Fingerhood, Kenneth Silverman   +6 more
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Cross-country comparison of engagement in apprenticeships. A conceptual analysis of incentives for individuals and firms

International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2019
Purpose: A fundamental assumption of the apprenticeship model is that there are benefits to both employers and individual learners. This paper offers a broad conceptual interrogation of an inherent assumption in the apprenticeship model, in that it ...
Maia Chankseliani, Aizuddin Mohamed Anuar   +1 more
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The Effect of Incentivized Electronic Word-of-Mouth (EWOM) on Consumer Purchase Intention

Journal of Management and Entrepreneurship Research, 2021
Objective: Social media has a strong impact as a reference for consumers in getting information about the product. Electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM), which is usually delivered by social media, is still the most secure advertising media.
Muhammad Husni Tamrin, Nurul Huda
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Merger Efficiency and Managerial Incentives [PDF]

, 2013
We consider a two-stage principal-agent model with limited liability in which a CEO is employed as agent to gather information about suitable merger targets and to manage the merged corporation in case of an acquisition.
Kräkel, Matthias, Müller, Daniel
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Incentives for smoking cessation.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019
BACKGROUND Financial incentives, monetary or vouchers, are widely used in an attempt to precipitate, reinforce and sustain behaviour change, including smoking cessation.
C. Notley, S. Gentry, J. Livingstone-Banks, L. Bauld, R. Perera, J. Hartmann-Boyce   +5 more
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Monetary Incentives in Mail Surveys [PDF]

, 1975
Eighteen empirical studies from fourteen different researchers provide evidence that prepaid monetary incentives have a strong positive impact on the response rate in mail surveys.
Armstrong, J. Scott
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Using technical assistance to bridge evidence‐to‐action gaps in biodiversity conservation

Conservation Science and Practice
The field of biodiversity conservation is in the midst of a cultural and practical transformation around evidence use, but the necessary institutional and technical support is still emerging.
Natalie S. Dubois, Katie Safford, Lexine Hansen, Aradhana Roberts, Sara Carlson   +4 more
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Characterising concerns and misinformation shaping global HIV vaccine confidence and demand: a structured literature search and content analysis

BMJ Global Health
Background Demand for a future HIV vaccine, similar to other vaccines, is vulnerable to misinformation. A number of studies have examined HIV vaccine acceptability and demand, but few have systematically explored the specific concerns and misinformation ...
Brendan Maughan-Brown, Harsha Thirumurthy, Alison Buttenheim, Candice Maylene Chetty-Makkan, Simamkele Bokolo, Teniola I Egbe, Megan Rabin, Sarah Penuela-Wermers   +7 more
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What Brings Out the Best and Worst of People With a Strong Explicit Achievement Motive? The Role of (Lack of) Achievement Incentives for Performance in an Endurance Task

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
An explicit achievement motive is intuitively related to good performance. In contrast, the present paper directs attention to conditions where individuals with a strong explicit achievement motive display poor performance.
Julia Schüler, Wanja Wolff
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