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The Nature Of Project Success, Michael J. Cuellar Dec 2013

The Nature Of Project Success, Michael J. Cuellar

Michael J. Cuellar

This paper investigates the ontological status of project success. The literature shows that success has historically been considered to be an objective property of a project, one that can be assessed and the status of the project as a success or failure determined. However, this approach is shown to have serious deficiencies in dealing with certain project results. As an alternative, this paper suggests that following the subjective view of project success; success should be considered as a politically determined social construction. The paper advocates using Archer’s Morphogenetic Social Theory (Archer 1995; Cuellar 2010b) to explanatory mechanism. Under that theory, …


A Stochastic Walk Along Mexico's Mesoamerican Frontier, Gregory J. Brock, Constantin Ogloblin Nov 2013

A Stochastic Walk Along Mexico's Mesoamerican Frontier, Gregory J. Brock, Constantin Ogloblin

Gregory J. Brock

No abstract provided.


A Stochastic Walk Along Mexico's Mesoamerican Frontier, Gregory J. Brock, Constantin Ogloblin Nov 2013

A Stochastic Walk Along Mexico's Mesoamerican Frontier, Gregory J. Brock, Constantin Ogloblin

Gregory J. Brock

No abstract provided.


Categorizing Efficient Xml Compression Schemes, John N. Dyer Jan 2013

Categorizing Efficient Xml Compression Schemes, John N. Dyer

John N. Dyer

Web services are Extensible Markup Language (XML) applications mapped to programs, objects, databases, and comprehensive business functions. In essence, Web services transform XML documents into and out of information technology systems. As more businesses turn to web services data transfer, XML has become the language of web services. Unfortunately, the structure of XML results in extremely verbose documents, often 3 times larger than ordinary content files. As XML becomes more common through Web services applications, its large file sizes increasingly burden the systems that must utilize it. This paper provides a qualitative overview of existing and proposed schemes for efficient …


The Current Status Of Abet Accreditation Of Information Systems Programs, Ron Mackinnon, John N. Dyer, Kevin L. Elder Jan 2012

The Current Status Of Abet Accreditation Of Information Systems Programs, Ron Mackinnon, John N. Dyer, Kevin L. Elder

John N. Dyer

As of March 2012 there were 35 Information Systems (IS) programs at 34 universities accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). This paper investigates these ABET accredited IS programs to see what these programs have in common and how do they differ from other IS programs. The data was collected by visiting the web pages of the selected IS programs. This paper includes a study of the required IS courses, elective IS courses, required programming courses, required business courses, the title of the IS program (IS/MIS/CIS), the department and college where the IS program was located and …


Desk-Top Software Development Using Html Applications, John N. Dyer Jan 2010

Desk-Top Software Development Using Html Applications, John N. Dyer

John N. Dyer

While many business managers today have experience with office productivity software, internet browsing, and html development, few outside of the I.T. field have the knowledge, skills and experience in developing desk-top applications. The purpose of this article is to provide a relatively simple (but little known) method of developing and deploying Windows client-side applications, called html applications (HTA), using html, Windows Scripting Languages (WSL), and Windows COM and Objects. Few standard programming courses (with the exception of Visual Basic (VB)) include topics directly related to Windows application development. A recent literature review found no textbooks or journal articles, and few …


Американский Брок: "Никто Не Может Объяснить, Что Такое Социализм?", Gregory J. Brock Apr 1991

Американский Брок: "Никто Не Может Объяснить, Что Такое Социализм?", Gregory J. Brock

Gregory J. Brock

No abstract provided.