Parallelization of algorithms with hard data dependency has a need of task synchronization. Synchronous parallel versions are simple to model and program, but inefficient in terms of scalability and processors use rate. ...

While there is abundant research on how to formulate strategies and several models of strategic positioning have been advanced, there is still scant academic research about how to conceptualize and measure strategy execution. ...

This article examines Brazil's unique experience with bilateral investment treaties (BITs) - the country signed 14 of them in the 1990s, but none was ever ratified. The case is puzzling for a number of reasons. First, BITs ...

This paper introduces the PN-PEM framework. It is based on the representation of an algorithm with Petri Nets. Frequently, a real algorithm needs a large Petri Net to be represented. We present a way to model an algorithm ...

Executive coaching is a common leadership development intervention whose complexity is underestimated. The triangular relationships between coachee, coach, and organization give rise to conflicting interests (Fatien-Diochon, ...