In this work we propose a new distributed evolutionary algorithm that uses a proactive strategy to adapt its migration policy and the mutation rate. The proactive decision is carried out locally in each subpopulation based ...

Salesperson adaptivity and proactivity are two emergent forms of sales performance that are particularly important when work requirements cannot be clearly anticipated and employees need to address complex situations. This ...

Changes in climatic conditions are unavoidable and irreversible and an early and effective adaptation in farming systems will be vital for resilient agriculture. Although the extant literature has described factors that ...

This paper proposes three new hybrid mechanisms for the scheduling of grid tasks, which integrate reactive and proactive approaches. They differ by the scheduler used to define the initial schedule of an application and ...

The objective of this research is to examine the effect of proactive managerial behavior and international business networks on three dimensions of international performance exhibited by an SME. Specifically, the export ...

Impression management tactics have recently been identified as effective strategies for coping with work stressors. However, despite the evidence that using a combination of tactics can provide more favorable outcomes than ...